PROUD OF MY KIDS!

My wife and I have been blessed to have three great kids, all boys as many of you know. It's hard to believe that two of them are grown up and gone while one is a sophomore in high school. But time slows down for no one. I often talk to parents who can't wait for their kids to leave home but that has not but the case for us. We loved having our kids at home and love it when they come back home. It was and is always our intent to be involved in their lives - at school, in sports, in music, in the pursuing of a vocation, hunting, fishing, watching football, whatever. Of course, the church and our faith played a major role in our lives together and still does. This is what enables us to be united as a family when it comes to celebrating the good times as well as going through the most difficult of days as was the case these past few months with Todd's situation. I'm proud to say that even during the darkest of days I've seen my kids be faithful to Jesus and stand firm in the faith. I wouldn't trade that for anything in the world. For those of you who are still rasing kids (when do you stop, anyway?), pray for them daily. Place them in God's hands. You can't control their actions nor can you control their choices but your prayers can influence them and God will honor the integrity of your heart. He's honored my heart's desire for my kids and He will do the same for you. To Him be praise!