First of all I fully realize that we are slacking...correction I am slacking on blogging and posting new pics of the kids. Now that we have that formality out of the way I wanted to share some updates with you as we head into Christmas. Tamara and I ran a 5k last weekend in preparation for the Little Rock half-marathon in March. We are doing well and training is going pretty well, although this week has been a bit challenging due to the hustle and bustle of Christmas shopping and such.
Cooper last night almost brought tears to my eyes that if I weren't trying to be macho probably would have as I over heard him telling Tamara something very sweet out of the love in his heart for his mommy. He said, Mommy, you know what makes you so beautiful? When you give us kisses. Usually when he tells Tamara she is beautiful or pretty it is because I have coached him to do so, but not this time. This time it was a little boy who loves his mommy expressing to her the out of a pure heart. It was so precious. Then, if that little boy didn't come over to me and melt my heart even more. He said, Daddy, you know what my favorite part of the day is? When I hear the door open when you get home from work and I come running to you saying Daddy Daddy because you're the bestest Daddy in the whole wide world. To be honest it was everything I could do not to let a tear roll down my face and then he threw his arms around my neck and gave me a big hug and kiss and said I love you Daddy!!!
I am pretty sure I could have died right there and my life been complete. Think about in terms of Christmas, think about how God loves to hear us make this realization that He is the bestest Daddy in the whole wide world when we turn from our sins and run to Him throwing our arms around His neck and saying I love you Daddy. Praise Him because it never matters what we have done or how far we have strayed from Him, when we turn and repent from our way of life and run towards Him He embraces us and we feel the love of the bestest Daddy in the whole wide world.
Jack is talking better and better every day and I am pretty sure on the cute scale this kid is a 10+, they all are but there is something about Jack's personality right now that I am so in love with, minus the whining and the grumbling. Even when he says no he makes the cutest face, with his no ending with big puckered lips and a furrowed brow. Everything with Jack right now is 5 minyets (minutes) and he is so in love with this little bible that was Tamara's from 1979. I don't know if there is significance there or not, but I can't help but think about all the time we spent praying over him with a Psalm posted in his hospital bed that it is no wonder he loves his bible. He wants to take it everywhere and he wants Cooper (Bubba) to take his bible everywhere. Often Jack will walk around the house with his bible and then bring Cooper his bible and say to Cooper, Bubba bible...rea it (read it), then he will pick up my bible and bring it to me and say, Daddy bible...rea it. Accountability! It has been such a beautiful reminder of not only my need to be in God's word but my need to model that before my family where it is part of our life. Jack loves to read stories about Moses, Samson, Goliath, and Jesus; I only wish I could type those words like they sound coming out of his precious little mouth. What an amazing gift we have in him.
Sweet Kate just loves her mom and dad, why you ask? She sleeps like Jack did when he was little, meaning a lot. Tamara usually feeds Kate between 7 or 8pm and we don't hear from her again until 8'ish the next morning. She is so laid back and beautiful. In fact, I felt my Daddy protector kick in the other day as I heard Tamara say something Luke Davidson being her boyfriend....in my head I was thinking yeah right when she is 25. We are looking so forward to Christmas and spending our first full holiday season together with full quiver. Thank you for the blessing that you are to our family.
God Bless You All
Stephen and Family
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