I havent enjoyed birthdays much over the past few years, for a variety of reasons (none of which have to do with being old), but today was... Awesome. Not because of any special gift or anything. Julie West Lewis and I have really tried to downplay the gimme gimme gimme mindset of such holidays with the kids and it would be hypocritical of us to treat ourselves any differently. I did get two awesome gifts, though. She bought me a replacement popcorn popper and... A Captain Mewica (America) T-Shirt! I have always loved superheroes and Desarae is my little nerd-in-training... She LOVES Captain Mewica, in spite of my efforts to sway her toward cooler superheroes that I prefer, but she wont budge. She had a Captain Mewica cake for her birthday (because Julie is amazing and made it for her!) and she was soooo proud that her daddy was Captain Mewica today. I want to be a superhero to my wife and my kids and, in the end, Captain Mewica is fine by me. As I told Julie before she went to bed a couple hours ago, I have never felt more content than I do right now. Sure, there are tons of things happening and life never seems to stop throwing craziness our way, but I have faced some demons over the past few weeks, professionally and personally, that have all led me to a conclusion that I have never fully put voice to: I am living my childhood dreams. Not many guys can (or will) say that they dreamed about being husbands and fathers since childhood, but I did. God has given me so much more than I ever could have imagined, yet almost none of it is in the packaging I would have expected. How amazing is that! I knew 30ish years ago that I was going to be a husband and a father and I couldnt wait for that to happen, but a stepdad/foster dad/bio dad/adoptive dad??? W O W ! ! ! The truth is, I feel unstoppable... I know thats dangerous to say, because such statements almost always precede serious trials (Gee have we had any lately? LOL), but I wont deny it. God has seen us through so many impossible situations and I am 100% certain that he will continue to do so. Truth is, its not me who is unstoppable, its Him. We just get to laugh, scream, cry, and hold our breath as he guides us.
Posted on: Wed, 26 Nov 2014 07:00:00 +0000
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