Well, my tour is over.
The doctor says another weekend is too much given how far along my wife is in her pregnancy. She is measuring 39 weeks already! I was reluctant to go this past weekend but I took our son with me on the road and she got to just chill for the weekend. She needed that. So now Chris will carry the torch for these last few weekends. It’ll be great. (the kids like his voice better anyway!)
I’ve had a wonderful time being on the road, but I’ll take home any day. Especially if it involves another child. I’ve found nothing in this natural life that comes even close to the thrill of having children. My wife and I agree that it has even made marriage better which, if you’d asked me before, I’d have said was pretty hard to do. But now there is this little walking, laughing, playing, talking, singing representation of our love! (eating too…….lots)I am grieved by people who see their children as a hindrance to their selfish lives. Every story I hear about another abandoning, or even worse, abusive parent increases my belief that their is real evil in this world. Fortunately, there is also a real God among us.
When God reigns inside of you His priorities become yours. You care about what he cares about and seek the justice of His causes. Children are clearly a priority to Him. That is why Jesus’ message about children is one that Connersvine will always hold dear. In this world we have natural parents with children they care little or nothing about. They may say they do, but, let their words be proven by their works. On the other hand there is Jesus who, being a half natural man with no natural children, still gathered children to himself and rebuked those who tried to prevent it. He was completely opposite of our culture in every realm and on every level.
I want to love my children like the man/god Jesus. I want to feel Him rise up inside of me and empower me to live out the emotions I feel toward them. I guess that’s why leaving this tour is exciting for me. I’m home now to wait for another object of God’s affection through me. These affections are secrets the world cannot know without the voice of the one true Father.
Pray for us in this time. Sorry this is so long……….on second thought…..not sorry at all.
Hunter
Connersvine
How exciting!Your blogs always brighten my day! Sounds like it will be any day now!Having 2 of my own children I know how exciting this time is in your lives. I always look as my kids as a loan from God.They truly are His,and He has loaned them to myself and my husband.He has enough trust in us that we will do our very best to take care and love and encourage them as best we can while they are on this earth.He will someday ask for them back,I hope that I never forget that He loves them even more than myself (hard to imagine)!I thank God every day for them.There’s no greater joy!I was driving last spring when a mother goose was helping her her little goslings across the road.She seemed so proud,as if she was wanting everyone to see her sweet little babies.At the time I thought,if humans only treated their children the way this proud mama did.She had it down pretty well.I would challenge any one to even think about approaching her babies! She would take you out for sure!Well Hunter congratulations!It only gets better from here.Every year is better than the last. Don’t ever let any one tell you..oh just wait till they get to be teenagers,I promise this is so much fun!Be involved in everyting,love them, pray with them,and always Listen to them.You will be the best parents God could ever hope for,and a wonderful example for all.Praying for you.Please let us know when God’s gift arrives! Becky
oops almost forgot. Better start writing another song Hero II. I’m watching the news and they just arrested some parents because they have 5 children and they would’nt all fit in the back seat of the car, so they put 2 of them in the trunk ! OMG! Some people just should not have children!
Children are so precious! What a wonderful gift from God! I pray all will go well for your wife, you, and your son. I’m sure you are all very excited! Please keep us posted.
We will miss you on the tour. Fort Wayne isn’t that far away, so you could always make it a day trip with your son to join Chris for just one show on March 7th (hint hint!)
Spoil your wife before the baby comes and even more after. I know she will love having you home to help out. I have 3 kids and the first few weeks were always tough since my husband could only stay home a couple of days and none of my kids liked to sleep more than 3 hours at a time.
Take Care and enjoy this time with your family. It will be something you will always remember!
Well, it’s too bad I won’t get to see you in Wichita, Kansas this Saturday Hunter. I was really hoping to meet you and Chris! But I understand that God has a wonderful gift coming for you and your wife. I’m really glad that you wrote this blog too because I’ve been reading all the horrible stories here in Kansas City about abusive parenting and I just cannot stand it. It makes me sick. All the best for you and your family Hunter. God Bless and hopefully I’ll see you sometime this summer at the Colts Training Camp!
Congratulations on the impending birth!! I know what you mean about hearing horror stories of abandoned and abused children. Just in the past few weeks here, a 5-month-old baby was found tied in his carseat inside his crib, dead. He’d been there for 8 days. It makes me ill just typing that!
But it is refreshing to hear that people are as crazy about their kids as I am about mine! He has taught me more in his 2 1/2 years on this earth than I ever learned in the 25+ years before that! He is most certainly a blessing loaned to us from God.
Congratulations, Hunter- Your story gets me excited as my husband and I are going to embark on a family. We have been married 13 years, and it is definitely time! God has spoken to our hearts, and I cannot wait for Him to make it happen!
hey howdy hey,
wow that stinks! not about the baby of course, cause ya know thats great…what i meant was. it stinks your not going to be on tour, yea! yea meaning i got it..urgh.
anyways so this means you won’t be coming down for the FCA in Sarasota? how long do u believe yo’ll be out?