Let's Get Personal

I was contemplating giving a post on the Parable of the Sower. I just got finished spending 2 1/2 hours playing cards with my 11 year old son, after putting my 4 year old son and 5 year old daughter to bed. My wife works at night and I work during the day so that one of us can always be with the Children... I guess the Dr. Laura thing: "Why have children if someone else is going to raise them?" (Talking about child-care, not to offend any of you parents who use it; I would never...)

Anyway, I didn't expect the cards to take that long with my son. It was a great time of simple father/son interaction, where we laughed, talked, and bonded. I am glad that we did it! (What game? Texas Hold 'em of course, lol! Quite the fad these days, no?)

Earlier in the evening I left a message on my wife's voice mail so that she would give me a call when she was heading home from work. She takes about 25 minutes to travel home from work providing there is no traffic.

I sat down here on the computer after hugging my son goodnight with every intention of expositing the Parable of the Sower. My wife on weekends usually doesn't get home until 12:30 - 1 am, so I figured I had some time. Just as I sat down and brought up blogger, my wife called, much to my surprise and excitement. She said she was already in the car and coming home... Not enough time to exposit the Parable I wished to visit.

I told her that when she gets home, the house will be perfectly clean, the bills done, kids put to bed, and candles lit. I told her we will dance.

I am constructing the moment. Maybe I'll throw in some Chicago...

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Miles Davis.

As much as I would love to be a teacher tonight, I much rather would be swinging in the arms of the most lovely and wonderful woman in the world, my gorgeous wife.

I am a blessed man... Can you have your cake and eat it too?

I am living proof that you can.

We shall see if I can make it into Luke 8 tomorrow...