A New Chair

A friend of mine bought a new car. He did something I've always dreamed of. He won an auction on Ebay for a car in Texas and drove it home. That's a two-fold blessing: a new car and a road trip. But wait... There's MORE! I think it might be a four-fold blessing... New car, road trip, winning the auction (c'mon, that's exhilarating!)...AND bringing his son with him. Dad and son, new car, Texas BBQ, road trip--dude! Does that sound fun, or what?!

As my friend told me this story, my heart stirred at the thought of doing something like this with my own son someday (he's 4--or, as he says, "foh-anna-haf"). Then I remembered I did! Just the day before, actually! (How quickly we forget these things.)

On Tuesday, Jaden and I drove over to San Jose in my van to pick up a really nice leather chair Jessie and I bought the night before. We didn't plan on buying a piece of furniture that day; but we had been looking. (By the way, we got a smokin' deal on a floor model--WAY discounted and already broken in!) So, we didn't have a vehicle to bring it home with us that night. As we talked about how we were going to get it, I quickly became excited about the thought having a daddy-son moment the next day.

Getting a new piece of furniture is fun...but spending time with my boy on a mission--that's a memory in the making. These are precious moments to me--and to him as well. And just think: this is how God feels about us. He loves spending time with us. When's the last time your went on a road trip with your Daddy? He's just waitin' for you to hop in His ride.