Luke
Tomorrow is Luke’s birthday. He will be 8. Crazy. I remember the day he was born like it was yesterday. I recall I was so amazed by the strength of my wife who gave birth w/o drugs. But I remember as well how I felt when I first saw Luke and realized we had a son. I had such a deep love for him and he ‘hadn’t done ‘nothing for nobody’. I got a small glimpse of the depth of the Father’s unconditional love for me at that moment.
There are so many things about Luke that I love and am proud of…
1. I love his heart of compassion. Sometimes its buried but I see glimpses as he talks about caring for the poor.
2. I like how he loves to learn.
3. I like that he shares what he knows not in a bragging way but simply matter of a fact. I learn a lot of interesting things from him. Last night, I learned that African elephants have two fingers on their trunk ends while Asian elephants have one. I had no idea.
4. I am proud of how high he scored this year on the tests given to him by the Talented and Gifted teacher at his school. (Though Robin won’t let me brag and tell you.)
5. Even though its challenging as a parent at times, I like how God has made him and how he views the world differently.
6. I like that he loves to hike, climb rocks and just be out exploring.
7. I was proud of him last week at the Cub Scout Camp when he got a bull-eyes the first time he ever did archery and then 2 bull-eyes, 2 – “9′s” (the next ring) and 1 – “8″ in 5 BB shots. He’s got marksman skills I never had.
8. I like how he tries at baseball. I don’t care if he’s ever great or even good. I just like that he tries and seems to have fun.
9. I love it when he at 8 isn’t too big to crawl up in my lap and hug me.
10. I was amazed when he said last night: “I’ve asked Jesus to come into my heart several times and change my habits.” Sometimes I can’t tell where his heart is so I was beaming when he said this.
I love my big boy! He is special and precious to me. I hope he has a great 8th birthday!
