A BEGINNING

Dear Sons,

On Wednesday, I heard a mother talk about her MAN child. I may have heard that expression before but I don't remember when. That comment made me think of the two of you. You are my MAN children.

You know that I spent Saturday-Tuesday in NC by myself. You know that I spent most of my time praying for your dad and the two of you. Actually I prayed for me, too. What you may not know is that before we came home from the hospital after you were each born, I prayed over you. I committed both of you to the LORD. I prayed knowing in whom I believed, I prayed convinced He was and is able to guard you - you are what I entrusted to Him, until that day He returns or calls you home. (That is based on 2 Timothy 1:12)

While I was in NC, this verse came to my mind:

Train a child in the way he should go,and when he is old he will not turn from it.
Proverbs 22:6

Even though you are both MEN, you are still my children. Even though you are both MEN, my responsibility in training has not stopped. It has just changed. So I created this blog for you.

I am asking you to check it out every day. It's from me to you. It will be God led.

Today I want you to know that I pray for you both EVERY day

Every day is different. It is different because every day is new. God's mercies are NEW every morning (Lamentations 3:22-23). So depending on what is happening in your life and depending on how the Holy Spirit leads my prayers I pray for you.

I pray that you will be men who walk with God.
I pray that you will be men who pray to God.
I pray that you will be men who listen to God.
I pray that you will be men who will be the spiritual leaders of your households.
I pray for your future wives to be women of God.
I pray for you to be safe.
I pray (still do this) that if you are doing anything that you shouldn't be doing
that me and your dad will find out so that we can assist you in stopping.
I pray for you to laugh hard.
I pray for you to love each other. (Read Psalm 133)
I pray and I pray and I pray for you both.

I love you,
Mom