It's been a long time since I've blogged. Maybe you missed me, and maybe you didn't. But either way, I'm here to share and encourage.
A new season...
By now you should all know that I'm going to become a father at any second now. My beautiful, heroic wife is due October 14th, but can go into labor at any given moment. We are having a boy, and he shall be called Kasen Hamin Yi (I'll explain the meaning of his name later in this entry). I get asked a lot if I'm nervous or excited or scared or if I'm ready. The answer to that is "yes" to all of the above. But I don't think that it's unusual to feel those emotions. I find my confidence, as I enter into this new season, knowing that God is confident in Helan and myself to be good stewards of Kasen. I can't wait to my little guy.
During my waiting for Kasen to arrive and join our family, the Lord has been working on my heart day in and day out. I'm slowly beginning to understand more of what the Father's Love looks like. It's amazing that Kasen is still "baking" inside Helan's belly, but already I love him unconditionally. Already I can't wait to hold him and tell him I love him. I can't wait to comfort him when he's in distress or laugh with him when he's being goofy. I believe that the Lord sees all of us this way. No matter how much we blame Him for when things don't go our way, or the instances where we may reject Him, He still loves us and sees us as His child. It's impossible for God to not love us. His love is unconditional and His love goes beyond finite thinking.
A new reason...
This is how I feel about my wife, and my soon-to-be born son. It is impossible for me to not love my growing family unit. I would do anything to give them the life they want and deserve...Even my own life. But the difference between us and God, is that our love isn't perfect. That's why pursuing the Lord is so imperative because there is no greater example of perfect love than His. As we aggressively pursue God, we can't help but further experience and come to a better understanding (full understanding will never happen because God is infinite) of what love looks like. It's through this journey in seeking the Lord, that I've come to see more of the Father's heart. God's continuing expression of the Father's heart is one that I hope to be able to teach, demonstrate and pass along to Kasen. This is my new reason.
Kasen means "pure" in Scandinavian origin. It also means "heavily armored" or "armored warrior" in Latin.
His middle name, Hamin, was given to him by my mom. It means "belongs to God" or "God's people".
His name is pretty loaded with meanings which I love. Honestly, Helan and I had no idea that Kasen meant any of those things. UW has a star wide receiver on their football team named Kasen Williams. I just saw that name, and really liked it. I shared it with Helan, and through her prayers, that was the name that God kept showing her. So what seemed to be just a name I liked, turned out to be more than that.
So here's to a new season, and new reason.
Kasen means "pure" in Scandinavian origin. It also means "heavily armored" or "armored warrior" in Latin.
His middle name, Hamin, was given to him by my mom. It means "belongs to God" or "God's people".
His name is pretty loaded with meanings which I love. Honestly, Helan and I had no idea that Kasen meant any of those things. UW has a star wide receiver on their football team named Kasen Williams. I just saw that name, and really liked it. I shared it with Helan, and through her prayers, that was the name that God kept showing her. So what seemed to be just a name I liked, turned out to be more than that.
So here's to a new season, and new reason.
