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| Jordyn, Justin and Dad after building a driftwood fort on Kenai Lake late 90's. |
She replied: "I'm glad I was a fun kid for you, dad."
The unspoken sub-text here, from a young lady who is working so hard at adulthood, was: " Is it not cool me being an adult, dad? Did you prefer me as a kid?"
And of course I am very proud of her and her brother as they mature, and enjoy they're increasingly equal company (but darn they were cute kids).
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| Jordyn and Justin summer 2012 |
Now, though, we can share so many more things- Bob Dylan, The Beatles and Bach- not just Baby Beluga.
We get to talk literature beyond Harry Potter.
World history, philosophy, politics, religion, spirituality, world views, psychology- so many more ideas to explore.
We can build a house together. Ski at the same pace. Drive separately.
But we also get to talk about navigating college and careers, automobile ownership, travel costs and insurance, taxes and cost-of-living, budgeting, sex, relationships, mind-altering substances and internet safety.
The complexity has increased.
It's the same with Christmas.
We celebrate the birth of a baby full of promise and possibility.
But it gets more complicated.
Christmas is probably the funnest, most celebrative - and in some ways, least complicated - part of the church year.
But Jesus doesn't stay a cute baby in a manger- he can't. None of us can.
He was born for a mission- and a big one at that!
The kingdom of God on earth is a big job! It is realized only through God becoming flesh.
First in Jesus- and then in you and me!
Jesus is growing up - are we with him?
