Family

God knew what he was doing when he made the family system! I don't what I would have done the last few months if it had not been for my family. My wife 2 girls and my son have been the best thing for me. God has used them in such a way to help me deal with the death of my dad. My wife is so awesome, so real, and has been my example of of Christ. She has comforted me, let me vent, made me laugh, has gotten on me when I didn't realize I was being... well you know. My girls have been so good with each other... almost like best friends which has help me... I love them! TJ is only 9 but has help in asking questions that has not made me sad but gets the mind off of the hurt. His baseball and now football is helping me. Now this area may be hard here in a few weeks. You dad was a big football fan. We always talked football. I would call dad about my High School team that coach, TJ's football team and of course THE Ohio State University Buckeyes!!! But I know God will see me through it so it will not be so bad. After what HE has done in July I know he will not let it be too bad.
God knew we would need family. I thank God for my wonderful wife! My awesome Girls and my kick butt son... thank you Jesus for waiting on me through my family!!!!

Emotional Healing

Its been little over a week since I preached my pop's (dad) funeral. Its been pretty hard on me... I just can't get over that he is gone. But just like God, He came yesterday and did some emotional healing when I was least expecting it. I have been questioning not the why but the timing of his death... I just got down to Fla for a much needed vacation. He died a week before my brother's wedding... which dad was going to be the best man and I was doing the service. So the timing is what I was having trouble with... but then yesterday HE (God) shows up and the TIMING was perfect! Or should I say... HE MADE IT A PERFECT TIME!!!!!
As church started yesterday mom walks through the doors... wasn't expecting her to show up for a while at church, but she showed up... we took a quick vote before service started about having Pm church service. Everyone voted to not have it....the sermon I was preaching was part 2 of a 2 parter... "Life Lessons for Life's Mountains... which I had finished before I left for vacation... boy did I need this sermon yesterday... everything fit for me and my family and God showed the people of my church He was there not only for us but for them too! Mom came to the altar to get help with me and many others... Since we were not having church in the evening I was free to go watch my boy (TJ 9) play in a coach pitch baseball tourney. The game to get into the championship game, his first at bat he hit a 2 run Home run... before the tourney started he said he wanted to hit a home run for his papaw!!!!!!!!!! This was his first over the fence home run... and let me tell you it was a SHOT! I started to cry because he did it for papaw!!! But that was not all... in the championship game they were up and only needed two runs to run rule the team to win the title and here comes TJ with 2 runners on and kills one over the tall fence, dead center field to end the game.... Firecracker Coach pitch Champions!!!!!! I cried again......
Thank you Lord for a wonderful day of healing!!!!!!!!
He's waiting............ and his timing is perfect!!!!!!!