WE + 1

My wife is soundly sleeping in our bed this morning and I have snuck down to the living room to review the Lesson Study for today and fire off one of these blog entries. Writing is one of my therapies and I've been neglecting this blog for while. So much has happened in the past week or so. For one, we have been experiencing extreme weather out here in the Canadian Rockies. And for another, the news of WE + 1 has definitely began to reshape our lives in dramatic but amazing ways. [ see below: How we celebrated the news!]

I for one wanted to keep the news under wraps for a while. To me this was a family matter and hence a private thing. We also are still in a very delicate part of the pregnancy, and while we have faith that says when God gives us a gift He will sustain it, God only knows the ultimate breath and scope of His plan. But alas the news got leaked and found ourselves being showered with much appreciated congrats from all over. Ah the power of Facebook! Might as well embrace it for it is here to stay.

Speaking of Facebook, I posted something a few days ago which I still feel holds true to how I am truly starting to look at things in all aspects of my life...

Something kicks in when you realize you are going to be Dad.
Suddenly half-hearted efforts really annoy you.
This sh*t is serious boys and girls.
I am through joking around.

I see it now more than ever especially in how I approach my job. If this is how I am going to provide for my family, at least for the next little bit, then I want there to be no question as to my ability, work ethic, and commitment to be better every day as well as being excellent in the moment. And yes, I do find it particularly annoying when people do a lot of talking and yet cannot back up what they say with actions. Just shut up and impress me with your actions!

I have more comments on issues on all levels that have occurred in the past few weeks but I will continue in future blogs. Suffice it to say for now that I cannot change people but I sure can control my reaction to what they bring to the table.

Courage is not the absence of fear but rather the realization that there is something more important beyond it.