Three Precious Gifts

I thought I'd take some time this week to talk about my three precious children. Why? I've written much about ministry in the church and to our culture, but there is one ministry that comes before both of these: our family!

Yet sometimes it seems so hard to balance work and family. How do you do it? I encourage you to leave a comment. Without a doubt there are other readers who could benefit from your wisdom.

So here it goes...I apologize if this reads like a Christmas letter!!!

Zachary (middle) is 8. He's in the 2nd grade and he wants to be a firefighter someday. He spends a good deal of his free time riding his bike, playing baseball, and practicing the piano. Zachary has a voracious appetite for music. Probably his favorite thing to do is to hide behind things and then jump out and scare the living daylights out of his dad!

Trevor (right) is 5. He's in Kindergarten and he wants to be a baseball player when he grows up. He play tee ball and is very athletic for his age. Trevor loves to play board games and he's also the family comedian. He loves his Gameboy and weather.com. He would do just about anything to play baseball in the backyard with his brother and his dad.

Kyrsten (left) is 2. Well, what can I say? For all the dads out there that have daughters, you know that having a little girl is special. Let's just say, I hope I can toughen up by the time she becomes a teenager or I'll be in big trouble! Kyrsten loves to eat and talk on the phone (her pretend one, that is!). She's quite independent. She's currently learning to go potty and put her shoes on.

I hope this helps you to get to know my family a little bit more. For those of you who are wondering why I left out my wife, I didn't forget her. I will talk about her in a later post.