Selah made me stop and think.

What is it about the face of your child that reminds you of the grace of God?  A friend, Hans, took this quick photo of my baby girl Selah Laurie and caught her with the cutest smile and a great pose.  I had not seen it until I was on facebook and for some reason it just made me thankful to God for allowing me to have 4 of the most amazing gifts of grace in my children.  Being a father cannot be explained, it can only be experienced.  Loving someone who can give you nothing in return and you not even expecting them to is overwhelming.  You give, give, give and give and they just live and that is not just enough it is a joy.  I want my children to have a full and meaningful life and I want to do all I can to provide that for them but all I want from them is a relationship.  I know that when they get older I am sure I will have more expectations but I cannot imagine loving them any less.  How did I, a totally selfish man, get a heart like that for my children?  It has to have been given to me from my Heavenly Father who has done the same for me.  Who has given, given, given so much to me and all I can do in return is live and for some reason that is not just enough it is a joy.  I am so thankful for the grace that God has shown me by being my Father and I, getting to be His Child, by no merit of my own. If me, being evil, love my children so much how much more does my good Father in heaven love me? That is amazing to think about.