Yesterday was a Zach & Dad kind of day…after being sick for the first couple of weeks of January with a nasty stomach virus of some sort that kept him out of school for about a week and a half it seems Zach is back to himself. Yesterday I surprised him at school to eat lunch with him…the look on his face when he saw me in the hall was amazing! We got to spend time eating lunch together than I told him that later that night after basketball practice maybe we could go get some ice cream at McDonald’s…but it was our secret :)

He really liked that idea and here is proof that will incriminate us…

He had to make sure to wash his face so no one would know when we got back to the house! It was a fun day spending time with him and creating some special moments with him. I can just imagine what was going through his head as he said this is a Dad & Zach Day.

This got me to thinking…is this how I feel when I spend time with God? Or is it more of the reverse? What I mean by that is that often times I can feel too busy or rushed when it comes to my relationship with God when all He wants is to get some ice cream with me each day. Focused time with him developing our relationship. He is always there wanting to spend that time with us if we would just take a moment to stop and connect. Reminds me of the book Refuel by Doug Fields that I read a while ago and even have used as a message series in Student Ministry of Stop, reflect and connect with God daily.

Yesterday was fun day connecting with Zach and doing a Dad & Zach Day and I look forward to making this more of a “norm” than what it has been, and also making the time for Drew & Tyler too…I need to be having these connections with my kids. I also want to use this as a way to remind me of having Ice Cream with my Heavenly Father too…wonder if I can get the Hot Fudge everyday without the calories :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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