Life-Verse

One of my best friends in the entire world jcisonline is very passionate about integrating altars into a child’s life.

An altar is some sort of a reminder of a time when Jesus showed up in your life.

Ok, so thinking about this altar idea, I felt like I needed something to commemorate the induction of another member of the Lewis family–McKenna.  I’m looking at Bible verses that can act as an altar in my family’s life.

This Bible verse will function as the altar in my life of McKenna’s arrival, and I want it to speak to McKenna’s identity.

I think it will be difficult to find, but I believe that there is a single verse that will encompass the thoughts and feelings Jessica and I went through, and at the same time communicate to McKenna that she truly is a gift from God.

I will let you know what I come up with, and if you have any ideas send them my way.

Lead and Invest

I have a sink or swim mentality.  I prefer to jump into things and figure them out as I go along.  Well that is all fine until your speaking about being a father to a little girl.

EKKKKK!  I know.  No way do I think that a first-time father should figure things out as they go–so I read a ton of books written by “fathers of the years.” 

I dove into these books and found that the number one quality of a great father is someone who is connected with Jesus.  The overarching theme of all the books I read is that the father must be the leader of the household and give everything they have to the family (in terms of time, love, investing in their children).

Sounds like common sense I know, but in the post-modern era we live in now common sense is not so common.

Fathers: Lead and Invest

Making a Shift!

My Wife, Jessica, at 24 Weeks (now we are at 32ish)

 

OMG!  Only 1 1/2 months left before McKenna will make her appearance into the world! 

Very, very exciting! 

With the arrival of our very first child and a shift in my responsibilities at Brookwood Church, I decided to move the general theme of my blog in the direction of children’s ministry and parenting. 

Stay tuned! It is gonna be CRAZY!

No Pressure Dad, but…

I picked up a book a few days ago about being the father to a little girl.  The book is great (a Focus on the Family resource) and I haven’t been able to put it down.  It is called “She Calls Me Daddy” and the author, Robert Wolgemuth, does a great job of setting it up.  Robert walks fathers through 7 things to know about building a complete daughter and I want to share a couple with you over the next few posts.

The crazy thing about everything that I have read and studied the past few months (and Brookwood Church is going through a great series right now called Captivating a Wild Heart –Best Series I have ever heard!).  The importance of a father in the life of a child is huge (no pressure dad).  The father is the only person that can answer his son’s question of–am I a man?  And the father is the one who gives worth and value to their little girl. 

So the time is getting nearer and nearer for this girl to be here (March 29) but I can say that God is preparing me for this journey better that I could have imagined.