kurtI’m so thrilled that my ‘week’ of writing a blog is right next to Father’s Day, because I can’t wait to encourage my husband, and the father of our children, Kurt Weaver.

Before Kurt and I got married, I remember a conversation we had about the number of children we ‘wanted’, and his response was, “I dunno, maybe one…”  I sat there dumbfounded, as I had always wanted a larger family, and thought about what this meant for us as a couple.  My mind was flooded with questions like, “Will this be a constant matter of conflict in our coming marriage?”, “Will God need to change my heart, or his?”  Or, would God just give us quadruplets right off the bat, and Kurt would just have to engage immediately and completely with the sovereignty of God?

We love to laugh at this now, and as I look back on the last 13 years, I am amazed at how much God has grown this wonderful man, and brought him to a place of incredible faith for not just one, but six little Weavers!

Kurt has embraced each new little one with faith and trust in God, and has grown so much in leading them in the ways of the Savior.

One thing I want to highlight is Kurt’s ability to turn every conversation into a ‘Gospel Opportunity’.  We will be sitting at the dinner table, and he’ll read a verse, and without skipping a beat will ask the children how they see the gospel in what was just read.  To be honest, I sometimes sit there thinking, “How is he going to do it this time?  It is so obscure I can’t even find it!”  But, he is so quick to find the correlation between the two, and I sit there amazed at the work of God in his life, as he patiently leads the children to see the Gospel in all the Scriptures.  I am so excited for our children to have a father who cares so deeply for their souls.

Last but not least, I LOVE watching Kurt with his girls!  You see, Kurt never wanted daughters.  After having three sons, when asked if he wanted to have girls, he would respond, “I wouldn’t know what to do with them!”  He was raised in a family of all boys, and would tell you very bluntly that he didn’t have faith for daughters.  But, God in his wisdom gave us two sweet little girls, and I get tears in my eyes every time I watch Kurt interact with them– he ADORES them, and they him, and that’s putting it mildly!

Hebrews 11:6 says, “And without faith, it is impossible to please Him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek Him.”

When I think of fatherhood and Kurt, I think of one word- Faith!  Kurt’s faith in this area has grown by leaps and bounds and is exemplary, and I know that he sees these precious children, each one, as an undeserved reward from the hand of God.

~Kurt, thank you for embracing with great faith this fatherhood thing!  You are doing an amazing job, and we are all so grateful for the way you lead our family.  We are so blessed to call you Daddy and husband. Love, B, C, B, W, A, H & ?~