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Hello,

So here I am in the 29 HQ blogging. Some people are really good at this. I mean I have a friend who writes something everyday and he has a real life job and everything. i guess its just a question of developing habit. However, there are so many other good habits i am trying to develop at the moment that blogging is fairly far down the list. This is my top five 'I am trying to develop this habit' list

1. Healthy eating
2. Connecting with friends regularly
3. Making time to be creative (writng, t-shirt ideas etc)
4. Getting 8-9 hours sleep
5. Getting up in the morning early enough to have some time to think and pray

Until I can start getting these 5 things underway then I am afraid my blogging will continue to be sporadic. Maybe I should just timetable it into my work hours. As generally I want to do this so that those people that manage to visit our web-site regularly will at least have something new to read in the form of my ranting and ravings. Which to be frank (shirley) is better than nothing? (that was rhetorical). K, well if you came out to our recent launch parties know the guys and I really appreciated it. We all had a great time and are excited about what the future holds in store. Hopefully I'll blog again soon (or maybe thats not the attitude)

McGladius

Nothing deep here. Just a few random thoughts about becoming a dad.

Wow! At the time of writing this, it is less than a week until my wife is due to give birth to our first child. What a rollercoaster experience it has been but I won't get into that now, that's another blog! Right now, I have to give God thanks for His faithfulness and provision in our lives. God knows how to look after His children.

We don't know if we're having a boy or a girl so for now I will refer to the child as a he.

As I count down the days until I see my first child I am filled with mixed emotions. Firstly, I feel excitement. I am having a baby! There is going to be a new edition in my family. My extended family, my 29 brothers, my church family and everyone else all get to experience the joy of seeing us bring a child into this world. I am looking forward to being able to hold my baby and watch him grow and develop and do all the things a dad is privileged to do with his kids. At the same time, I feel nervous and slightly inadequte. I am bringing a child into the world and that is a great responsibility which many a man has shied away from. I feel the pressure of being a good father knowing that I will need to live out the values I teach my child. My life will be an open book to my child and I want him to see a godly man with character and integrity. I want my child to see a good reflection of Jesus when he looks at me.

I remember walking on the street a couple of weeks ago at about 3pm when school finishes. As I passed all the rowdy school kids it occured to me that one day my child would no longer be a baby but one of these teenagers coming home from school and it made me think. I realised how necessary it will be for me to imprint godly principles in my child's life to give him a foundation to stand strong in a world that grows more wicked by the day! (Or so it feels).

I know my life is about to be changed forever, (so people keep telling me) and I am glad about that. But I know this baby will bring with him a new series of blessings, adventures, pains, joys, challenges and life lessons. But ultimately I know I have the perfect example of a good father and that is found in my Heavenly Father. So even now I look to Him for His complete wisdom and guidance and grace to help me to live out what He exemplifies in my life everyday.