Emotional in my old age

well each and every day I become more away of how old I am. I just can't believe it! All these kids growing up around me! It makes me sad, yet makes me proud. Kids moving on to youth and other kids coming into mainstreet. Before you know it, I'll be attending their high school graduations! Even kids from Masters Commission. We are in recruitment season and I am blown away that I now have students that were born in the '90s!!! Its like we keep getting older, but all our students stay the same age! It is quite an amazing and weird feeling.

Like I said... in my old age I have realized how emotional I have become. But God has shown me something so cool in the midst of this realization. I just returned a week ago from my brother-in-laws wedding down in south texas and I found myself tearing up at the wedding. As you all probably know, our dear friends Chris and Whit, just had their beautiful baby boy the week before that and as I held that wonderful gift, I couldn't help, but get all choked up. I began to ask myself why I had become so "emotional" in situations like this. And God softly spoke to me that it was because it reminded me of Him! These have got to be the two best relationships we as humans can experience and they are a beautiful representation of Him. The relationship of a father to his son and a husband to his wife. There is so much selflessness, honor, respect, and a whole bunch of other really cool words like that. There are moments in life where you get a glimpse of God's beautful love for us, His precious children/His lovely bride. So next time you find youself in that moment. Just thank Him for allowing you the opportunity to experience His love.

Anyways... if you capture that, it is powerful. With that said, I am so excited about this new season in life. With the baby coming, our life is about to change like never before and I am excited about it. It will be a season of selflessness and love. Which I guess are one in the same. I can feel God preparing me for just such a season.