I get a text this morning from my wife….first of all, I love getting texts from my wife, secondly…especially like this. Me(Angie) and Bubby (Tanner) are enjoying our bean (coffee) together He put 3 creamers in, because daddy puts 3 in his coffee. He said he wants coffee every day. I do not know what it is, but stuff like this makes a dad emotional.
The first thing I think is….my son wants to be just like me!!!!!! YES, I HAVE MADE IT. The second thing I think of…CRAP, my son wants to be just like me. I have failures, I have fallacies, I get mad often….why the heck does he want to be like me. Then I get it…he watches me, he sees what I do, he listens to the way I love his mom, the way I treat his sisters. He knows if I want to play with him, or if I just feel like sittin on the couch. He knows if daddy wants to read to him, or if he just feels like going to bed. I have started to see something in the last month….I HAVE BEEN SPENDING A BOAT LOAD OF TIME WITH HIM….and it is rubbing off. We have daddy dates, where we just go to Biggby and sit. We sit at home and shoot basketball in the house, and he says “money” everytime he makes it. We pray together at night….and he says he wants to pray about “GOD.” This is amazing and all….but it is a huge responsibility.

As a dad I have to be careful and live truthful in front of my son, teaching him what love is. Teaching him what my parents have taught me….that they are my second priority….next to my walk with God. It is a Father’s responsibilty to show their children the love of God. I know Tanner loves being like his Dad….but I truly would want to know that if he were to take a walk in my shoes, and be able to become his dad for a day….that he truly would know the love that I have for Him, his mom, his sisters, my family and most of all my Savior.