April 03, 2003
Wow. I'm gonna be a dad. I have to admit, this is both very unexpected and very exciting! It's also pretty daunting, when I really think about it. This child will depend on Genia and I for everything -- food, water, clothing, and most frighteningly, spiritual growth. We are entrusted by God with this child to teach and raise according to His ways. Ways that we don't successfully keep ourselves most of the time. So many people have issues with God and Christianity because of the ways their parents introduced them to religion and how their parents "used" religion in their lives. It's pretty scary. Changing a diaper will be easy. Shaping a life will be much harder. Of course, this is nothing new under the sun, and nothing that I can't receive grace to handle.
Posted by John Hawbaker at April 3, 2003 09:35 AM | TrackBack