Precious Words from a 14 year old

I know this is supposed to be a Father's Day post.... but... I have to document this first.

Today.... I think that Derek and I received the biggest compliment that a child could ever give his parents.  And I don't think that he even realized what he was saying.

It was during the sermon in church and Preacher Rick was telling a story about a teenage girl that was dating a bad dude and was doing drugs.  (by the way, I'm a horrible story reteller... so the story went something like this...) The dad tried and tried to think of ways to stop her from the things she was doing.  Finally, he did research, and came to the conclusion that she just had a "bad story" and that he needed to change that and give her a "better story".  So the dad did more research and decided to fund an orphanage in Mexico which costs about $25,000.  So he did this and then called the mom and teenage daughter for a family meeting.  Well the mom and daughter were mad and couldn't believe that he had spent all their money on an orphanage! After some time, the daughter began researching the orphanage on the internet and really came around on the idea.  She became involved in fundraising for it and became passionate about it.  And after a while, she dumped that bad dude and she quit doing drugs.  For, her daddy had given her a "better story".  So Preacher Rick's point was to give your family a "good story".  (among other points)

This is when Brooks leans over and whispers in my ear, "I dare anyone to have a better story than us."

Precious.

I almost didn't believe my ears, and I asked him to say it again.   

I'm not saying that we are the perfect parents - by far we are not.  Truth is, there are a lot of families that are doing amazing things and we could never measure up to a lot of their "stories".  But to have a child say that to you, as a parent, makes your breath catch and a lump in your throat.  I guess we aren't doing too bad of a job after all.

It's so interesting to me that I titled this post  "CHANGING OUR STORY"

God is in every detail.
Even if he does make you wait a lot longer than you want to for something he has called you to do!
And I thought we were going through a not so great teenage stage with Brooks.  Just when you want to pinch their heads off.... they do something that makes you want to hug them so tight!

Love you Brooks!  Thank you for the best compliment ever!