This morning, as my son and I were playing outside – baseball, tennis and golf – he looked at me and asked if I wanted to watch the birds. Now, this was quite startling since he isn’t known for his strong ability to sit without squirming. However, I thought I would give it a shot. I pulled my lawn chair and then pulled up his and we sat together looking at and listening to the birds.
While listening to the birds (there wasn’t much watching to do) my precious boy’S attention was drawn to the rocks on beneath our feet, and we began to inspect the various shapes and colors of these fine inanimate objects. Consequently, the examining of the rocks led to the throwing of the rocks. All of this was great fun.
Now, to the average reader, these events would not seem that big at all, but let me tell you this morning was priceless. Since leaving the pastorate to prepare for the Chaplaincy and help my family transition to their new home, I have been blessed with the opportunity to spend 6 glorious weeks with my wife and kids before “shipping” out (actually, I will be driving). During this period of retirement (ha, ha), I have been able to be apart of every second of their lives.
This morning I was able to spend uninterrupted time with my first born. He has brought me joy every step of his life and I am honored to be known as his daddy. This morning was a great morning because my little boy had my undivided attention and I had his. I thank the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob for BIRDS and ROCKS for today we were able to enjoy both.
CH Ken said,
9 May 2007 at 3:22 am
Amen, brother…thank you God for birds and rocks!
Great post.
chaplainkay said,
9 May 2007 at 7:56 pm
CH Ken,
Thanks for the kind words. It was good hearing from you. Time is ticking away. See you and 2LT soon. Hopefully, I’ll talk to you sooner.
Jonathan said,
11 May 2007 at 2:06 am
It sounds like you are being blessed with great time with your family and I am happy that you are. I pray God blesses you and your family during this time yall have together.
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Ethan said,
11 May 2007 at 8:54 pm
Hey I’m assuming you know who this is and I just wanted to say that your post has touched me. We all need to thank God for the little things. We all fail to do it. Thanks for the reminder.
P.S. I get to see you one last time! This weekend. My mom and sister are coming too. Looking forward to it.
Love,
YCBM
chaplainkay said,
12 May 2007 at 2:21 am
Thank you all for the kind words. It’s neat how God uses words placed on one’s heart to touch others. Thanks be to Him.
Steve said,
12 May 2007 at 3:35 am
Thanks to a Loving God, life is truly wonderful!! See you Sunday!