Over the past month I feel like everything has changed. That change can be zeroed in around a single event... Katylynn entering our life.
It's interesting how few moments like this are in our lives. For me, I can think of 2 events that are at the same level.
September 9-13, 1995 - September 9th I privately turned my life fully over to Christ. September 13, I went public. Everything changed. I often refer to it as the time where Jesus wrecked my life.
It changed the way I viewed and interacted with this world.
It changed the way I approached my decisions.
It changed the course of my future.
It seems impossible to live my life without Jesus invading the space in some way or another... and I love it!!!
May 6, 2000 - I said "I do" to Miss Janelle Lister. She became Janelle Prenkert. Two became one. Everything changed. It was no longer about "I" and "me", it was about "us" and "we".
It changed the way I viewed and interacted with this world.
It changed the way I approached my decisions.
It changed the course of my future.
It seems impossible to live my life without Janelle invading the space in some way or another... and I love it.
Now, Katylynn is here. I'm a dad. We're parents to her. At night, when I get up and feed her, I often find myself just staring into her face thinking about nothing will ever be the same.
I can't view and interact with this world in the same way.
I can't approach my decisions the same way.
I can't view the future the same way.
I don't want to live my life without Katylynn invading the space in some way or another... this is awesome!!!
It's interesting how few moments like this are in our lives. For me, I can think of 2 events that are at the same level.
September 9-13, 1995 - September 9th I privately turned my life fully over to Christ. September 13, I went public. Everything changed. I often refer to it as the time where Jesus wrecked my life.
It changed the way I viewed and interacted with this world.
It changed the way I approached my decisions.
It changed the course of my future.
It seems impossible to live my life without Jesus invading the space in some way or another... and I love it!!!
May 6, 2000 - I said "I do" to Miss Janelle Lister. She became Janelle Prenkert. Two became one. Everything changed. It was no longer about "I" and "me", it was about "us" and "we".
It changed the way I viewed and interacted with this world.
It changed the way I approached my decisions.
It changed the course of my future.
It seems impossible to live my life without Janelle invading the space in some way or another... and I love it.
Now, Katylynn is here. I'm a dad. We're parents to her. At night, when I get up and feed her, I often find myself just staring into her face thinking about nothing will ever be the same.
I can't view and interact with this world in the same way.
I can't approach my decisions the same way.
I can't view the future the same way.
I don't want to live my life without Katylynn invading the space in some way or another... this is awesome!!!
2 comments:
Dec. 14th, 2007: my blog was linked to by Derry. my hits will never be the same again.
You know, I never knew that the "Pat Lister" at denom HQ was the lovely mom of the lovely Janelle. But, I was there last week and she helped me make the connection.
Two great families coming together!!
Terry
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