T, you are just in that perfect phase right now of giving the best toddler kisses.

You pucker up on your own, or sometimes when we go in for a hug, and you gently make the “mmm” sound as you lean in.

Sometimes you have a nose that needs wiped and sometimes you have a little drool going on…

But 80-90% of the time they are these perfect little sweet pecks of joy.

You got to going back and forth between mom and I last night for 5 minutes. Kiss one, walk back, kiss the other, repeat.

It was so big of an event that 30 minutes later, K was asking for “extra kisses on the lips” at tuck in time.

I even dished out a few extra kisses to a skeptical looking H.

There was a lot of love last night in this house!

Please keep the kisses coming.

I love you.

-Dad

Today was the last day of summer.

Sad but true.

I had to work.

But mom took the day off and took you girls to Chick-fil-a, a back to school pool party, and out for snow-cones.

H, you will have Mrs. Davis for second grade.

K, you will have Mrs. Hathaway for Pre-K.

T, you are still in daycare at Learning Tree and – honest to goodness – I unfortunately don’t even know your teacher’s name.

Sorry! (There’s a rotation in there.)

Anyway.

I can’t wait to see what you do this year with your lives.

I hope you grow and learn and live.

I hope I get to go to every single Wednesday chapel and we take 99 vacations.

You are too young for this, but if you weren’t, I would tell you to stop and take a few moments this year – and enjoy being a kid!

I love you.

-Dad

Title: Standing On Their Sholders – David
Speaker: Brandon Hayes
Location: Lubbock, TX
Date: 15 August 2021
Verse: 1 Samuel 17

I. You don’t need a position to be used by God; you need a passion for God’s glory

II. Giant slayers aren’t self-confident, they are God confident

III. David’s personal victory over Goliath points us to Jesus’ permanent victory over every giant