#7

Sunday afternoons are quite possibly the best part of my week.  This Sunday is no exeption.  After a very good Sunday School message, Baylee, Steph, and I met one of Steph's best friends from high school, her husband, and her sister at Wild Burger on 50th and Indiana.  BTW, if you haven't had a burger there, they definately don't suck.  Great burger, great convo, and fun hanging out with the gang.  We're on the way home and Baylee, dressed in her beautiful Sunday dress, was teetering on the brink of sleep.  We decide she doesn't need to sleep in the car since changing her at home will get her wired for sound, so we keep her butt awake.  Not fun at all.  Changed her clothes and she laid right down and went right to sleep, as did mommy and daddy.  We all got up after a 2-3 hr nap and that kiddo was happy as a lark.  She's been so happy and so much fun these past few days and its so exciting to see her learn.  She's so smart and makes my heart glad to see her learn and advance.  Its sad too because i can remember picking her up from her old daycare around noon everyday and her having a bottle and napping with me in the recliner.  Her tiny little head would fit in the crook of my elbow and her little feet would barely reach my hands.  She was and still is so beautiful but was so helpless then.  Makes me just a tad bit sad but excites me that she's getting so independent.  For those that read this that have kids you completely understand where I'm coming from.  For those that haven't been blessed with Gods joy of kids, it is truly a blessing and when people say they grow up too fast, they aren't lying.  14 months have flown by and I couldn't be prouder of this joy in my life.  I know, I'm bragging and boasting about her but I'm a dad, I get to do that from time to time.

Much love and happyness to all who read this, It's gonna be a great week peeps.

Heath

#6

Well here it is, I'm blogging for the second time in a week.  Holy cow!!! 

I've been thinking about myself lately (sounds kinda self-centered) and have made some discoveries about myself.  I'm not and never have been the fastest guy on any team i was on.  Wasn't the most athletic nor the tallest.  I've been a decent golfer until the last year due to being a new father and having the cancer crapola.  Never the strongest nor the smartest person in pretty much any room I was in.  But I've figured out what I'm really good at being, and its been a trial by fire. And not to sound egotystical, but I'm a darn good dad, and I think thats what God has put me on this earth to be.  Yes, trial by fire is the understatement of the year.  My daughter is my everything and I would do absolutely anything for this kiddo.  And no, I don't have the best paying job in the world and I regret the fact that I haven't finished college. My dad told me, my grandaddy would have loved to watch me walk across that stage and recieve that diploma, but he would have loved to meet this precious angel of mine even more.  There I go, off on a tangent again.  Anyway, other than the whole college thing, no regrets.  My job does afford me the ability to pick my Baylee bug up anytime after noon any day of the week.  Sucks to go in at 4am but from noon on, the day is mine.  So from time to time we have daddy/Baylee afternoons, and those are the best days ever.
So thank you Lord for allowing me to be a father.  Its not the easiest job and the pay stinks but I wouldn't trade it for the world.
Heath

Hard headed but inspired

I've heard it said I don't know how many times, God does things for a reason and puts people in your life for a reason and He has a reason for everything. I'm 35 and heard that my whole life.  it's hit me in the head like hail stones on a tin roof my entire life. Now as a 35 yr old I'm finally able to understand it. Like one of those hail stones finally busted through that tin roof of my head.  I have a beautiful wife in my life that gave me a gorgeous daughter that I'd do anything for. I have friends that are physically close to me that I can lean on in hard times and talk to about all of my "gobbledy-goo." I have friends on the various social media outlets that are as supportive as anyone ever. I have a Sunday school class that would burn down the house for my family if it would help us in the least. I have family that would drop anything to/be with us anywhere anytime. I've had people that really inspire me as well. I have a person that doesn't even know but that has been about as inspiring of a person as anyone could be. Baron Batch is a Texas Tech graduate and played football for the Red Raiders. He was drafted be the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 7th round in the NFL draft. From all reports I've read he's really impressed in training camp. Well Wednesday during full contact practice, after running the ball and making a great play, he went down untouched and a popping sound was heard. He tore his ACL. The very next day he was blogging about it and calling this a detour that God has put in front if him. What an attitude. His dream of playing football in the NFL is in jeopardy and dim his blog, he's just taking it all in stride. I have no idea how someone could be so calm in such stormy times. 
So if you have a hankerin to read his blog go to baronbatch.blogspot.com. Read the whole thing. Every blog entry is good. May take some time but well worth the read. 

Heath