Baby

I DON'T KNOW, ALL I KNOW IS--- I can't stop thinking about this little guy on the way. Every Dad to be probably has this moment. I guess this is mine.

I'm XCITED.

Honestly, I'm having a hard time sitting down. I've watered the lawn, detailed the car, vaccumed the house, strapped down the car seat, swept the kitchen floor, washed couch cushions...what, yes...washed couch cushions.

Embrassing behavior.

I thought nesting was for Moms.  I even asked Ryan if she wanted me to tidy up the house.  I've never said that before.  Masculinity seems to be out the window.

Jaw-dropped at the place we are in life. 

I hoped and prayed for years for a woman like this.    She lights up my world.

Not a clue of what is ahead, but going in WIDE EYED

April 26 - 7:30 AM  Arriving at Hoag Hospital -

Needed to make sure if this is not just a test.....

Dr. Anne Kent says "this is the real deal."  

Water had broke at this point.  Says we can't leave.

Fine with Dad as I know we are in good hands.

The views from our room weren't bad either.

Walking the halls to crank things up!  She wouldn't stop walking...

Then she slowed down.  

I wanted to say, Labor isn't for babies, but that didn't work.  Labor is seriously not for wimps! 

1 Samuel 1:27

I prayed for this child, and the Lord granted my request.

 Samuel- God Heard

SAMUEL TYLER WALL

Born April 26 - 9:04 PM

7lbs 5 oz

I think he is perfect.  He's looked me in the eyes a few times and we are definitely already buds!

Mom = Amazing!

Ryan is doing great.  She kept her cool the whole time.  We both couldn't talk when they put Sam in her arms.  Cried like "babies".  :)

Happy Family!

Unbelievable- We both feel like we have just been given the world.

As I sit here Ryan and Sam are sleeping and I can hardly type cause my eyes are filled with tears.  Pretty safe to say I will never be the 

same. 

Here are a few more of my favorites---

-So any more advice on parenthood?  Anyone?????-

Looks like these two will get along great. 

Pretty sure we have Grandma approval

Let's make this official-  Loosen the grip though lady- sheesh!

Sammy Boy 

Rise and shine son-  time to experience your first morning.  

Now I get what all those parents were saying about no sleep.

Let's get outta here-  Peace out hospital!

-Home for the 1st time-

Wow- I sure do have one amazing Mom!

So, who are you????

Very tasty dude cake from Creighton

And then Uncle Creighton pouring on some love.

More on the way....guaranteed. :)

Quotatious

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you did not do than the things you did. - Mark Twain

Between the great things we cannot do and the small things we won't do, the danger is that we do nothing!

Kansas City WKND

You must quit looking at other peoples lives and wishing you had theirs. It is never going to happen. Start saying "God, Here I am!"

Everything is equal is God's eyes.

He wants you to enjoy your life and only you can do what He has called you to do....

Dave, her husband, believed God had put them together. He would cry and pray for her by himself because she was so hard to get along with their first few years of marriage.

Kansas City Seminar

Giving is the opportunity to participate in God's work.

God didn't call us to continually IN-REACH.

You must count the cost on the front end, make your mind up, and finish what you start.

The more you do the right thing, the easier it becomes to do the right thing. GOOD MUSCLES.

Genesis 11:31 Tera settled before the Job was done. Abraham had to continue. Tera settled and died.

*******Alot of people have the gift to take them somewhere, but not the character to KEEP them there.

EX--Eagle; Pecking the egg. Sometime easier isn't good.

I will do my best to do everything right.

Be easily excited by what God is doing in your life. LOOK at what you DO have.

***3 THINGS to BLESS this ministry
1)Excellence
2)Integrity
3)Keep strife out of your life

Everything we do right we will have to do it on purpose.

Stop telling God what you don't have.

20 X a day-God is right here and is watching me.

Anything you have to hide, something is wrong with it.

Psalm 139 7-12
Get the junk out of your life.

If you don't think you are good enough, you are right. Thats why it's called the divine exchange.

EXCELLENCE AND INTEGRITY

The world expects us to stand up for what we believe.

Galatians 6:7
Heart- 1/2 on the world. 1/2 on God.

Our SOCIETY- Comfort seekers. Going against downhill moral slide is not always comfortable.

COMMIT-Determine in your heart. We live too shallow. often following mind/will/emotions

MUST LIVE-What did I commit to?

To grow spiritually, start doing what you should do when you don't feel like it.

Jesus got up every day and did good.

What would happen if we prepared our hearts w/ the same amount of time that we do our exterior every morning?


HAIRDRESSER*** The hairdresser wanted to do Joyce' hair even on her day off. GOD gives His people favor. Do you know how valuable it is to have God's favor???????????????????????????

WAKE UP in the morning. You have purpose. Your purpose is to glorify GOD!

DOG POOP. Kids ask Dad to go to movie w/ just a little bit of nudity. A little bit of cussing, etc. He then makes cookies w/ just a little bit of a new ingredient.

Daniel 6:3 Daniel was promoted above the presidents because he had an excellent spirit. JOSEPH too... Have an excellent spirit.

When you stand for righteousness you will aggravate people.

Most people want enough Jesus to stay out of hell, but not enough to walk in victory.
Fire insurance.

We need to be more concerned about our reputation in heaven than on earth.

Submit to God, resist the devil and you will be free.

Pray you make excellent choices. (Lights off in the hotel room)

Philippians 4. If we are not excellent in our thought life we will not be excellent people. Ever.

Get into agreement w/ how God feels about you. Speak it out clearly.

You will not rise above how you feel about yourself.

Start the morning confessing the Word of God.

Numbers 13:23

Stop thinking of worst case scenario and all the problems.

I know I'm not where I need to be, but I'm thankful I'm not where I was...

3X a day. devil, Let me remind you, I've been bought with a price.
The enemy wants to steal your focus and aggravate you. WE HAVE AN INHERITANCE and we need to start claiming what is rightfully ours.

Pray you can know the power that is available to you.

Pay attention to the little things. Little boy, little fish and bread. Fed 5,000. Little guy, little slingshot, killed a giant.

Character is seen in the man who treats the person who can do nothing for them very well.

When you go all the way w/ God you can lose a lot of people in your life for a while.

Our problem is we often think everything to death.

Don't compromise....Compromising is going just a little below what you know is right.
We don't feel good when we compromise.

Psalm 12:1
Philippians 1:9-10

Ryan-If God wants us to be together we should be.

2 Timothy 3.