Don't Think I Don't Think About It

Dash had his 3 year old wellness check-up last week and he got 2 shots. He was cracking me up the whole time saying things like, "Dr. Wu where are youuuuu?" He cried for a second on the second shot but stopped as soon as saw the stickers. When the nurse left he rubbed his thighs and said, "Ugh, I hate that shot doctor." At age 3, young Dashal appears to be just under average height and weight compared to his demographic. No suprise there. Kaed is the same way.

We've got a guest speaker at church Sun-Wed this week. I really like him (Jay LaRue). Here's a couple of points in his message last night worth sharing (with my paraphrasing):

1. Dash has my DNA in him which means if we were seperated for the next 20 years, he'd still do some things like me (or look like me) because we have a lot of the same blueprints. We will be alike in a number of ways because we're the same family - I'm his dad. Now, I'm not Kaed's dad, but even by spending time with me he'll pick up on some of the things I do and choose to do them in a similar way - not everything, just some things. In short, Dash will be known to some people as "Andy's son" because he'll look and act a little (or a lot) like me (kind of scary). Kaed could as well - to a lesser extent - because of the time he has spent with me.

When will we, as Christians, be known to others as sons and daughters of Christ because of how we look to them? Just like we look like our biological fathers, when will be identified by looking like our Spiritual Father? Do our traits resemble the traits of Jesus? That's tough...but good.

2. "Don't go to church. You'll feel better about yourself. I didn't think I was a bad husband until I went to a marriage retreat. I didn't think I needed to hear about forgiveness until I found out how many offenses I was carrying. I thought I did a couple of things pretty well until I realized it was just when I was by myself. . . But I go to church because I'm not interested in the things of myself. I want the things of Christ. It's ok to let go of our flesh because we should not be self-centered or self-absorbed; rather Christ-centered and Heavenly-minded."

Nothing to revealing, but very good to hear and meditate on. Chew on it.