This is Jordan. Having just celebrated Father's Day, Kara and I thought it would be good for me to post something on the blog - something from a father's perspective. A little over three years ago on August 16th, 2011, a little blessing- and I mean little- came into our lives. He weighed in at a tiny six pounds and six ounces, and we named him Wesley. I was overwhelmed, over joyed, and just amazed that it had finally happened-- I had become a father. I remember the day he was born very well. The joy that comes over you as a father witnessing the birth of your child is indescribable. Only a few moments after he was born, thoughts started entering my mind. I think they go through every new father's mind. Thoughts of what will he become?; will he be the captain of his ball team one day/?; Will he go to college?; what kind of girl will he marry?; what kind of job will he have?; what kind of teenager will he be? Of course all of this along with "I hope I don't mess up my responsibility of being a father."
If you have read Kara's posts you will know what we are trying to do for Wesley. We are praying that God will open his understanding, and that God will continue guiding us. Thinking about all that has happened in this situation, I think of the words of Nehemiah 2:8, 18 "...according to the good hand of my God upon me." God's hand has been so good upon Kara and I and our family. We think of how the Lord has guided us to this point, the divine appointments He has led us to, the way He has prepared Kara and I, and the way He has provided. God's hand is truly good upon us. He has not withheld any good thing from us. All I can say is that I am blessed! Truly our children are an heritage of the Lord. God has entrusted them to us. I look at this as a responsibility from the Lord and privilege from Him as well. When we dedicated our first born Wesley to the Lord, we gave him back to the Lord to do with him whatever He wanted or desired for his life. God has not just chosen this path just for us, but for Wesley, as well as our two other children. We walk down this road together. As a father, I want the best for Wesley. I also want him to be the best that he can possibly be. God has given us His best as well. One day I hope to be able to tell our children that God's hand was good upon us, and if you will follow Him it will be good upon you and your family as well.
I am a truly blessed man, undeservedly. As the song says "God's been good." I thank the Lord that we have this opportunity and responsibility to serve Him in this way. When Kara and I first started dating we wanted to take a verse and make it our life verse. She has a life verse for herself and I have a life verse for myself, but we wanted to find one that was "ours". The Lord led us to Psalm 48:13,14. Verse fourteen states that God will be our guide even unto death. We have tried to apply that every day to our life. To let God guide us in every decision, no matter how big or how small. God truly has done that. I am so thankful that I get to be Wesley, Evan, and Hutson's dad! I am so thankful that God has been good to us and that He is guiding us. So until the next time you come down our road may the hand of God be good upon you!
Jordan
UPDATE: We are a little more than two weeks into Wesley's therapy and diet changes, and we have to say that he is cooperating phenomenally! He is doing far better than we thought he would. Though it is all new for him and things have changed tremendously around our home in the last couple weeks, he has taken on the changes and made great strides! We praise the Lord for the evidences of improvements we have already seen and trust that He will continue to do well as we press on with therapy!! Thank you for your prayers, and again, if you would like to help us out by making a donation towards the cost of Wesley's therapy, visit this link - http://www.gofundme.com/wesleyr
Many Blessings!
Kara
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