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My son Micah came up to me a few days ago out of the clear blue and said, “Dad, I need to talk to ya in private.”  I said “ok” and we walked out the front door to the screened- in porch and shut the door behind us.  I was waiting with baited breath because my son is known for saying hilariously shocking statements to anyone.  He motioned me to come closer and as I bent down, with his chubby little hands he grabbed my neck gently and began to whisper in my ear.  He said, “Um Dad, Um could we um you know um, Dad, um could we hang out just the guys (he has a little sister and brother and a gorgeous mom) and go swimming and maybe go to the movies and um spend the whole day together…just the guys?”  In an instant I felt like a little kid, a humbled and thankful parent, a proud father and a very blessed man all at once.  Without hesitation I said, “you bet”.

It was one of those memories I’ll hold on to forever.  As I have reflected on that conversation I couldn’t help but wonder if God feels the same pure joy when we just want to “hang” with him.  If He is our father and we recognize what we have been given as His children what an amazing thing that he bends His loving ear toward us and gives us His full attention.   I don’t know about you, but I find myself all too often distracted and wondering why that kind of pure joy and relationship doesn’t show up through work, achievement, busyness, whatever…DUH!!  I have to constantly be reminded to come back to that love relationship I have been extended through Jesus.  Access to the divine…to infinite, unconditional love.  Friendship beyond what I’ve ever known on earth.  Maybe we just need to ask Him today “um, could we hang out, um, just us?”  I don’t know…just thinking about that today…

MN