Wednesday, June 20, 2007

What More Could A Man Ask For?

I am a blessed man! Two recent events have really brought that point home in my life. Of course, last Sunday was Father's Day. The day before that, June 16th, was also signifigant in my life, an "anniversary" day. These two dates really got me thinking about where I am in my life.
Let's start with my wife, Terri Lynn. She has been in my life for 23 years. We met on June 16th, 1984, when I was twenty. So that means she's been in my life more than half my life. WOW. Mere words on a page fall miserably short when trying to express how totally blessed I am to have her. She is an amazing wife and mother. I could continue to list all of her attributes but I'll list just one more. MOST important of all is she has a incredible walk with the LORD! She has always been willing to follow God's will for her life. And I believe God has blessed her because of her obedience. I could, and probably should, go on and on.
Now let's talk about Father's Day. My two teenage sons, Morgan and Nathan, asked me what I wanted as a gift. My response "Nothing". Then I continued with "Well, not nothing. What I want I already have. What I want for Father's Day is to know that my children are walkng with the LORD and I know that they are so what more could I ask for?"
The LORD has also chosen to totally bless me with amazing men of God that I can call both friends and co-workers. The staff that God has assembled for Element Church is a total blessing in my life. As I continue to get to know them better and listen to their passion for God and for the lost of this city, my love and respect for them only grows.
So, here I am on this great adventure of helping plant a church. I have an awesome wife, incredible kids, great friends, and a relationship with the living God.
So I ask again--"What more could a man ask for?"

2 comments:

Jeff Maness said...

You DA MAN! Love ya bro!

Anonymous said...

As we were sitting on the deck enjoying our ice cream in the cool breeze after a HOT summer day and you kept saying, "what more can a man ask for?" I though tyou were just enjoying a beautiful evening looking at the stars with me... Now I know exactly what you were meaning. Thanks for the kind words, babe. I love you!