like father, like son....

I was reminded of a great parenting principal today, via my 10 year old son.

Noah and I were working on the yard today, before we started I had grabbed a new spool of line for the weedwacker.  When the weedwacker ran out of line I forgot where I'd put it.

As I checked my pockets and started to look around the yard, Noah calmly looked at me and said "Daddy, you put it right there", as he pointed to the spool.  "I always pay close attention to everything you do" he added.

Woah.

That's a big responsibility. I'm no where near perfect, yet I've got these kids who lookup to me and look to me for examples on life.

After a dozen years and 4 kids, I'm still learning how to be a better parent.  I'm going to screw it up along the way sometimes.
And apparently, the kids will be watching, closely.  My prayer is that through it all, they will see my love for them, their mom, God and others.