Starting Fatherhood

In just over a week I will be a dad.  I will be joining the ranks of those who get ugly ties on Father's days.  My wife and I have decided to skip the early childhood years and go strait to having teenagers.  O, and we are going to have 3 and are expecting a 4th sometime soon.

We are going to be houseparents in a long term residential program for at risk teen boys.  We are very excited, not only because we have been out of work for so long and were feeling the tightening of our belts, but we are called to this.  In my heart I am a pastor, I think.  I am very excited to share my life and my God with these boys and help them figure out how to be men.

The other day I had a scary revelation. I am going to be filling the role of a father for these guys.  The father role is one of the primary ways we think of God. (No pressure right?)  The thought still freaks me out a little bit.  But I am being sent for a reason. So here we go. Pray for me.