Autumn

Dear Mamas of boys, I know. I know you can't see this right now. You probably can't even imagine the possibility. But someday, very soon, that noisy, combative, dirty, destructive, daredevil that sometimes has you exhausted, confused, and at your wits end will, hear me out now be sitting next to you and his own wife in church, cradling his own sleeping son, listening to the Word preached so he can lead his own family in obedience to Christ. It's the craziest recipe for success in the world but the noise and combat and dirt and destruction and breathless daring are the exact ingredients God chose to create men who will build successful business, provide for and protect growing families, and serve His church. If you squelch what is natural in the boy, you may also be hindering what is intended in the man. Discipline sinful behavior yes, but not masculine behavior. It may be challenging to live with now, but this morning as I was sitting in that pew next to my 19 y.o son and his little family it hit me how fast God turns what little boys are made of into the stuff of men.

Baby time! Please pray