My blog is the way I share what is going on in my head and my heart. So here goes. As I walked through Sea-Tac Airport yesterday I was actually a little sad. Don’t like being away from my family for three days. I’m rarely away for more than one night.

By the way, whenever I’m away speaking and I see kids I have this pavlovian reaction. I intensely miss my kids and want to give them a hug.

As I walked through Sea-Tac I was thinking about Parker because we were together last time I was in Seattle. I did an event with Len Sweet out on Orcas Island. And I had flashbacks of walking through the airport together. Part of the reason why I remember it so well is that we had deer antlers in our suitcase that we found on Mt. Constitution and we didn’t know if they would make it through security. For what it’s worth, they did. The security guy said, “That’s a first.”

As I thought about my kids I have overcome with such an intense desire to see them grow up to love God with all of their heart, soul, mind, and strength. No other desire even compares to that desire. On one level it scares me because I can’t control my kids. I can only entrust them to the Lord. And I actually have to rebuke the fear of it not happening because I don’t believe that is from the Lord. All I can do is use it as a prayer prompt. But my point is this: every other desire doesn’t even seem like a desire compared to my desire to see my kids grow up to love God.