God's Successful Marriage

  Welcome to the World, Genevieve Leann - A Special Family Reflection from God’s Successful Marriage “ Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.” — Psalm 127:3 There are moments in life that seem to stop time. For several hours, a family waits, prays, watches the clock, and hopes for good news. Then, in one beautiful moment, everything changes. A child takes her first breath, a mother and father meet their daughter, and a family grows larger. Today was one of those moments for our family - our third grandchild, Genevieve Leann, entered the world. As her grandfather, I find myself looking at her name and thinking about everything that name will one day represent. Today, she is a newborn daughter resting in the arms of her parents. In time, she will develop her own personality, her own laughter, her own interests, her own questions, and her own story. For now, however, she is simply Genevieve. She is precious, small, newly arrived, and already dee...

  “The righteous man walks in his integrity; his children are blessed after him.” — Proverbs 20:7 Father’s Day has a way of sneaking up on us. Mother’s Day often comes with flowers, brunch reservations, cards that make people cry, and a general understanding that we better not forget it. Father’s Day can feel a little different. Dad may get a card, a barbecue tool, a new pair of socks, or, if the family is feeling especially generous, permission to sit in his chair without being asked to fix something. And in true dad fashion, he may act like that is enough. But Father’s Day should be more than a quick thank you, a funny card, or another joke about the thermostat. It should be a moment to stop and honor the role of a father. Not because every father has done everything perfectly, and not because every home has had the same experience, but because fatherhood itself carries weight. It matters, it shapes lives and iIt leaves fingerprints long after the children are grown. A father’s ...