The young prince arrives tomorrow

I have been writing a lot about kingdoms lately. You should know that I view myself as royalty in mine. I’m not a arbitrary character or a filler role. I am the king.

Tomorrow, the prince arrives.

My wife (the queen) and I are making the final preparations as we spend our last day as parents of only two children.

I’m so excited that I couldn’t help but write about this today.

I’ve waited so long

I love my daughters Ella and Eden. I love them so much that I view them as these little magical creatures who live in my house. God knew what He was doing when he gave me daughters first.

But I can’t tell you how long I’ve wanted a son.

Even before being married I often thought about the weight of being the father of someone who would grow into a man. What successes in my life would I hope that he would share? What failures would I warn him to avoid? What things would I teach him? What would he teach me?

I’ve waited so long.

I remember with both of my daughters that I was the first person to kiss them. The first person that ever kissed them! How amazing is that?!

I can’t wait to hold my son David tomorrow in my arms. To be the first person to kiss him. To hold him. I can’t wait to whisper to him and tell him how long I’ve waited for him. How much I love him!

The young prince is coming.

Children

I’ve mentioned often on this blog and in interviews that I feel like somewhat of an anomaly in the Lifestyle Design niche since I am not only married, but have children.

Everyone writes about their adventures in Asia, outsourcing their tasks, living off of dollars and paying in rupees. We read about monetizing and optimizing.

But let me tell you a little about the adventure that is parenting.

My wife and I have been given the awesome responsibility of molding another human being! And not just one, but multiple humans. Lifestyle design? We are literally creating the foundation of thought that will carry these people throughout their lifetime. Their very names were given to them by us!

A lot of bloggers I admire are moving towards making an impact in people’s lives. They hope to raise money or provide support for people to make a better living. I love that and find myself drawing nearer to these types of people.

Why? Because as a parent, I absolutely impact people’s lives. My daughters will look to me for years as the primary man in their life. Even when they choose someone else to fill that role, I know that I’ll still have an impact. My son will form his first thoughts of being a man based on my words and actions.

It is humbling and bigger than anything you can possibly imagine if you have not felt it yourself.

My “why”

I am conscious of this impact that I will have on my children. That is the reason that I want to provide the best possible life for them. I want to show them that they have been created in the very image of something magnificent. I want them to see things early on that it has taken me decades to discover.

I want my children to be free.

Free of the restraints we put on ourselves. On each other. Free to pursue that which is bigger than what their peers think is possible. Free to live the amazing adventure that they were born into.

Tomorrow my long awaited son makes his debut appearance on planet Earth. As his eyes open to light for the first time and he draws those first few breaths, his adventure will begin.

I wanted to share this excitement with you.

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NOTICE:

I will likely be Tweeting and updating Facebook like crazy tomorrow. My wife and I are even considering doing a little Ustream action for family members who can’t be in town (nothing freaky, just us waiting the hours before…no birthing, I promise!!!) We did this with the birth of our daughters and loved being able to interact with family and friends in a situation where they obviously could not all be sitting with us waiting for that moment. Also, you should be forewarned that I may post a ton of pictures. Haha!

I invite anyone who sees the Tweets, Facebook updates, or Ustream invitation to join in and participate.

Wish us luck!