For My Son

For my beautiful Son. That's right, he IS beautiful. God entrusted this perfectly made boy into my care and said, "You will be his father. I have given you a precious gift."

I said, "What do I do? I don't know how to be a dad, much less a GOOD dad."

He said simply, "Love him. It is the beginning and end of all the answers you seek."

I said, "I'm scared Lord. What if I fail? What if I make mistakes?"

"Do it afraid." He told me. "Have faith in me and let me be your strength and wisdom."

"But what if I can't be there with him. Will he make the right decisions? Will he know how to make the right choices?"

"Show him the way and he will follow."

"Will he Lord? Will he? Because right now he is hurting. He is so sad and I don't know how to help him."

"Show him the way." He said. "Show him what faith can do."

This is for my beautiful Son Jayden. Because I love him... so much.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7elxC8LXfzE&feature=youtube_gdata_player

The Biggest Obstacle

One of our biggest obstacles in getting any work done is simply not getting to work. If you have something to do, get busy. Accomplishment requires activity so get up and get moving.

Positively Successful

Genuine success really does start with a positive attitude. Generally speaking, we may live in a pessimistic world, but without a positive attitude you're just clinging to the same mediocrity as everyone else. Learn to remain optimistic, cultivate a Can-Do mentality, and avoid anything and anyone that would only want nothing more than to watch you fall into their negativity.

Boundaries

Parents, teach your kids why boundaries are important. Teach them that boundaries are not meant to keep them locked up, but rather, to keep them protected. Within these boundaries is a safe freedom. But when they get outside of the boundaries, that is where they become susceptible to harm.

As a parent it is your job to communicate this to them in a way they can understand. To expect that they should just "know this" is not only naive but grounds for failure.

Yes, at some point they will test these boundaries, but if you've done your part in communicating the consequences of going beyond and the benefits and privileges of staying within them, they will soon learn that what waits for them on the other side is not freedom.

Beginnings

Better to begin what you say you’re going to do than to say what you’re going to begin.