The Blessings of a boy...

Unless you live in a girl house, you have no idea how crazy it can be. Emotions. Hormones. Craziness. Tears. Giggles. Everyone talking at once. It can put a poor boy over the edge. But our sweet son-in-law has handled it like a champ. At least in front of us. : )


Katie and Trey first met in middle school. It was a love/hate relationship. The friendship had its ups and downs. It actually stayed down for most of middle school and high school. There was even a time period when the "T" word could not be used in this house. But then things changed.


Trey asked Katie to go to their senior prom. The relationship blossomed from there. Even though we had known Trey for many years at that point, he was such a gentleman from the start. I am not sure if it was because he knew that Danny knew everything about him or if he just thought he would start off on the right foot. Either way, we were impressed.


We have always talked to the girls about marriage. About ours. About how we met. About our first date and our relationship. We also told them the story of their daddy asking my daddy for his blessing  before he proposed to me. The expectation that the boy that they wanted to marry would do the same was set at an early age. There was never a question that daddy would be asked first.


So when the phone call came from Trey asking Danny to go fishing, we had our suspicions. It took most of the day to work up the question, but when they returned the discussion had taken place. The blessing was granted. Katie was out of the country at the time so she had no idea what was happening. Trey came back over to the house the next night and had dinner with all of us. The sisters got their turn to ask questions and talk to him. It was a precious time of a family of five preparing to add another. The night ended with us praying over our future son and future brother. The thought of that night still makes my heart smile.


Soon after that the proposal took place. But as the summer came to an end, there was an opportunity for Danny and Trey to go on a trip to Israel together. It was an amazing time of bonding and growing in their relationship. They got to see each other without the girls. Without the distractions. Just two men sharing their stories and their lives and their thoughts. A gift from the Father for a father.


Today I am heading to Rome to celebrate our new son's birthday a day early. Tomorrow we will celebrate his life. The way he loves our daughter. The way he leads his new family. The way he shows our other two girls what a Godly husband should look like. Thank you for the way you love us. For your character and your integrity. For your acceptance of this girl family. For your respect for us that makes it so easy for us to respect you. For the man that you have become and for the husband that you are. We love you and are thankful you were born. You are a true blessing to so many. What a joy and privilege to call you our son!

I have no greater joy than to hear 

that my children are walking in the truth. 

3 John 1:4