09.14.05
9 Hours, 56 Minutes
Tomorrow is a big day for our family. All three kids have their first day of school! Lance & Chloe were homeschooled in the US, and so will start school for the first time. Trey is starting preschool.
We went out to dinner at our favorite restauraunt as a special treat before “freedom ends.” We came home, took showers, set our backpacks by the door and headed for bed. The house is quiet and my stomach is in knots.
When I felt God calling us to help with a church plant in Italy, my first and biggest concern was how it would effect the kids. Would the culture change cause them to become introverted and painfully shy? How will Italian kids treat American kids who don’t speak their language? The questions raced through my head. But I need to remind myself of two things:
1) God loves my kids even more than I do.
2) He’s with them even when I’m not.
Tonight after I prayed with the boys I hugged them and said, “I’m proud of you guys.” Lance turned to me and asked me why. I told him that I’m proud because he is so brave to do something that other kids don’t have to do. He smiled and I could see the twinkle in his eyes and this little squinting thing he does when he’s happy. (His mom and Aunt Brandy do the same thing, by the way.)
I’ve got some amazing kids, and I can’t wait to write tomorrow and tell you just how amazing they are…
Josh Furnal said,
09.14.05 at 1:44 pm
you are a good dad. the kids dont know what is coming there way, but you do… i wonder if, in his divine mercy, God keeps us in the dark, but walks with us through the uncertain times and admires the twinkle in our eyes expressed through faith.
sleep well friend…
- the don