As someone once told us, "The days are long, but the years are short". An airline stewardess told us that. I think she saw the dark circles under our eyes and the exhaustion in our gaze. Parenting isn't for the faint of heart. And I'm only 11 years in, which means...
Kids are curious. They love to learn and want to know how things work, why they don't, and what happened about everything. Unfortunately curiosity is one of those things that seems to fade as we get older.
It always feels like a fresh start. The new year brings with it ample opportunity for restarting, renewing, and refocusing on what we would like to be focused on.
There have been other circumstances that have caused me to question, lean into, and wrestle with God's definition of good. It is a real question to which the answer has deeply impactful consequences. Life is full of unexpected difficulties, ones far greater than a broken down car or dishwasher. It is in those moments we often ask the questions, "Is God For Us?".
Kids ask a lot of questions. A recent study states that "mothers are asked 228 questions a day". And that is just for one child. (My wife and I have 5 - sooo...) Parents get asked numerous questions a day.
Truth be told, questions are devices that can be used as fuel or fertilizer. They can burn a conversation to the ground or cultivate it to bear fruit.
Preacher on the Run... 