The arrival of my daughter Elliette has caused a great deal of self-reflection, priority setting, appreciation and wonder. I want to be the best dad I can be and that requires that I be honest with myself about areas of my own life that need improvement and growth, but what I have been thinking about a great deal the past few days is this: 1. How on earth can anyone do the job of parenting alone? My mom raised my sister and I completely by herself - no support, financial or otherwise, from my MIA “dad” - and I have always appreciated everything that she has done for us. But now I am in complete awe of what she did. I can’t imagine raising a child alone … amazing!
2. How on earth can anyone look into the eyes of a newborn baby and stand on the sidelines … or worse yet … walk away? I don’t understand it. Fathers tend to get a bad rap in our culture today, but fathers aren’t the problem … our problem is with men who act like boys and run from the responsibility of being the spiritual leaders, protectors, and fathers in their homes.
Please join me in praying for all of the single parents out there who are doing the impossible each and every day and for all of the MIA fathers in our culture - that they would stop living for themselves and begin living to serve God, their wives, and the children God has blessed them with.
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