Fathering in Faith

Coming out of the Thanksgiving season, the hardest part is seeing couples together. Them sharing the weight of their children.

And I want to add clarification here. The whole village is sharing the weight of Ramsey. I’m so thankful for my parents, Christina’s parents, her sister and brother in law and even cousins who all shared the weight of Ramsey the last few days. Especially at times I just couldn’t.

But what I’m missing is simply doing life with my partner. She didn’t write that note thinking it was our last year together. We were just getting started. I can bet when Christina gave me this card, I smiled, kissed her, and continued my day like normal. If I knew the weight of the words she wrote, I would have felt them more.

“To get to do life together with the one I love.”

Such a privilege to have those eight years married. To have two and a half years being parents together.

Don’t take for granted your privilege and the gift God has given you in your spouse and/or kids.

You still GET to do just that.

And maybe you haven’t got the chance to do that yet, but if God chooses to give you that privilege, honor that gift every day.

I’m so thankful for the gift of Christina. I wish I was able to spend both of our full lives together.