So here we are sitting in church today; me in my seat and my son on my lap.
He is a BIG lap sitter in church. Little guy doesn't like to sit by himself.


So, anyway, here we sit, and for no reason he turns & says...
"I wanna be just like you."


A little whisper, a 2 second comment...and a reason to be so grateful that I am alive.


My "combo-kid" as I call my son (he is the middle child, so he is the only one who is a combination of a BIG brother and a LITTLE brother) is a hugger. He always has been. He just likes to be around people. He loves being with mom & dad, and being "in our space".


Today was different because of that quick little comment.


He didn't just say he loved me. He didn't just say he was glad I was alive.


He said that he wanted to be like me.


Wow...a little pressure?


He's only six, but he still knows everything that has happened since November. But more, he sees me in all of my imperfect self. He knows I can get a little "loud" when I am mad, or frustrated. He has seen me cry. He has seen me at my best and my worst, and still he can say that he wants to be like me.


So, now, I need to give him something GOOD to emulate. Yet another new perspective on my life since November.


My kids.......pretty incredible huh?


Even without thinking about it, they give me reason to stay alive, AND they give me reasons to stay fit and continue to stay within the guidelines of my diet. And they give me reasons to make myself better every day; better than I was yesterday and better than I thought I COULD be.


I've told them & I'll tell you all....my sons & my daughter make it fun to be a daddy. Now, they make it necessary to STAY a daddy...for a good long time.


Good night & God bless.