Happy Father's Day! I feel like one of the most blessed women, being married to my husband, who is the best dad to our six amazing sons. Today was beautiful. The boys each made a card for their dad, and instead of spending some of his money to buy him something he doesn't need, they each gave him a Father's Day coupon for neat little gifts like: washing his truck, one hour of silence, an uninterrupted nap, etc. He also received the World's Best Dad Award! I got them the recordable Jungle Book card to record their voices saying Happy Father's Day and all of their names......it just about cut off when it got to Levi....haha..

He's awesome. He is a man of integrity. A man who is honest and upright, who fears the Lord. My alltime favorite scripture, which reveals God's promise for a man who fears the Lord, is found in Psalm 128:

1 Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in his ways.
2 You will eat the fruit of your labor; blessings and prosperity will be yours.
3 Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your sons will be like olive shoots around your table.
4 Thus is the man blessed who fears the LORD.
5 May the LORD bless you from Zion all the days of your life; may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem,
6 and may you live to see your children's children. Peace be upon Israel.

Ironically, our Pastor shared these verses within his sermon this morning in his instruction and encouragement to the fathers of our church. I'm thankful that I can say that this is true of my husband. My children are blessed to have him as their father. I am grateful to get to be that fruitful vine within his house.

The table's been cleared and he's relaxing now with a movie as I write this little note. After lunch, they ALL and I mean all six dogpiled him and wrestled for a good half hour. They don't know it just yet, but he's teaching each of them to be a man....and not just any man. He's not just teaching them to be hard workers like him, which is great. He's not just teaching them to be a family man, which is so important. He is teaching them by his every day example to love God, to fear Him and walk in His ways.

The Bible also says this and I believe it with all my heart: "I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth." (3 John 1:4) The truth is found in Jesus alone. The truth sets you free. There is nothing we desire more as parents than for our children to know God, love God and obey God - to walk in His ways, to walk in the Truth.

I'm thankful. :)
Brandy