coincidence vs providence revisited

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I know, you already know how I feel about this.  I don't believe in coincidence.  I got to share that thought with middle son today.  I had lunch today with my two youngest children, a minor miracle in and of itself.  A few months ago, that wouldn't have been possible.  What my children saw today was a different dad than the one they used to know and I saw today a man in my middle boy, and myself about forty years ago in my baby, who is anything but anymore.

Middle boy had something happen to him last week that was a perfect example of the argument for providence.  I asked him to look up the topic online and then compare it to his experience and decide for himself.  What he attributed to coincidence, I account for as God's providence.

It's nice to have a relationship with my kids again.  I missed out on so much I'll never get back, but I do love them so.  I also understand they don't have time for me at their ages but it's always nice to know your dad has your back and he's just a phone call away.  My kids know that.  And they know that I love them, in my own weird little way.

God has been doing mighty things in my life and I'm ever so thankful for them.  Having lunch and spending time with my sons is a Christmas miracle and a blessing I wasn't expecting.  How do you find the right words to say thank you to God for that.  For some reason, thank you just doesn't seem to even come close to describing how I feel about that.

I have a lot of things to be thankful for.  I have an amazing story to tell that I won't right now.  It'd take too long for starters, and I'm not really sure where that story leads, but I do know that God is so good and words like awesome or amazing some days just don't seem even remotely close to describing Him.

Today would be one of those days.


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