Wednesday, 5 July 2017

Are You Ready

Are you ready?

The thing we prayed for yesterday, we are being prepared for today to receive it tomorrow. We seldom understand all that entails the thing we are asking for, but The Heavenly Father in His infinite wisdom knows what we need to get where we need to go. It is just that we in the natural cannot recognize His works for what it is. That discomfort is our growth, that trying situation is our lessons, that difficulty is our qualifier. Know that He is preparing you for what He promised you. Thereal question is Are You Ready?

Saturday, 17 June 2017

Father's Day

A collegue asked me the other day, "How does it feels to be a father?" And at the time I told him it's awesome. I enjoy it and I am truly blessed to be a father of two beautiful, talented, loving individuals. 

But ultimately being a father leaves me with the feeling of the unknown.  The thing with parenting is you tend to get your results of whether or not you succeeded at parenting at the end of your children's childhood.  I won't really know if the seeds of wisdom, discipline, confidence and value really took root in their spirits until it comes to fruition in their lives.

It has been a simple goal of mine to be the kind of man my daughter would marry and I feel proud and confident in that union.  Also, to be the kind of man my son would want to be and I will be proud and admire him.  But I do not know what all I am doing now will be cemented in their beings. Which conversation would they remember most? Which chastising remark will they resent the most but appreciate later? Which hug will be the best? Which of my absences be the worst?

I am far from perfect and I have my fair share of baggage I have accumulated through these near three decades of life here on Earth. I just hope that I can continue to show these two beautiful souls what unconditional, unwaivering and unprompted love truly feels like throughout their entire lives.

For I do not how the story ends for us, but please know Rayna and Rawson you have truly taught me the love of God and I will make it my mission to ensure I am an embodiment of that for you both and who ever you bless to share your lives with.

Saturday, 13 May 2017

Sharing Your Story

What if the only reason you go through trails and tribulations is to teach you simple lessons.  Oftentimes our worst experience lead to very simple life lessons, be careful who to trust, do not pass up on opportunities, trust yourself.  Why is it that we cannot just take the lesson for what it is instead of enduring hardship to gain the knowledge?  Why do we always have to burn our hands on the stove of life instead of believing that fire is actually dangerous?  Is it that we are just stubborn, or is the complex difficulties needed to teach the simplicity of life?
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At times I wish I can just fast forward to the best parts of my life and skip over the low parts, the pain and disappointment.  But in hindsight I realized that I learned so much in that experience.  In the valley is where we gain the skill to handle the climb to the mountaintop.  "Rough waters make a better sailor"  I know this and accept this, but this is difficult.  I cannot remember who was the first person who informed me that this journey called life is easy, but that thought cemented in my subconscious.  Older and wiser, at least I hope, I have accepted that life is arduous, but that thought is not as comforting as I would have hoped.  But I have seen the growth over the years, so no matter how difficult it may be, its effective.
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So OK, life is hard, obviously.  But worth it, maybe.  Will it end, most definitely.  But a quote I came across this week, "Life isn't meant to be forever, you are meant to create something that will last forever."  So as I continue to make my imprint on the sands of time, I encourage you to continue sharing your story.  You will be surprised who else is experiencing what you are going through or overcame.  Again if you went through all of this just to help one person get one step closer to their goal, then you are serving a great purpose.

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