Yesterday at church, we dedicated eight children and welcomed on stage six young families. It was an electric day. Parents wrote special messages to their children and read them before the entire congregation. I had the opportunity to pray over each child dedicating them to the Lord and calling upon the church to raise these precious ones to know God and Jesus as their Savior.
I love young families. And God has blessed our church recently with quite a few new families who have found CCF as their home church.
I love families because they are full of energy. Never a dull moment. Whether it is the new couple just starting out or the family that welcomed their third child, life is full of action. And for me, it takes me back to those electric years in my life!
I love young families because they are open to new things! I hate to admit it, but getting older means that we sometimes close ourselves off to new experiences. Young families are still pretty wide open. And as a result, they introduce me to new things. I had the most fascinating conversation recently with a man at my church who is starting a crypto currency! Don’t hear that every day!
I love young families because they represent the future leaders of our church and God’s kingdom. And so many times, I find very capable people! I love giving them responsibility and seeing them “run with it.”
I plan to fill my life with more young families. And I continue to pray that God will make me a blessing to them.
Brian Boone 
May 8th, 2018 at 9:33 am
Dear Brian…so good to be receiving your posts again! For some reason, since moving to Poulsbo, I’d dropped off your mailing list. CCF is such a young (at heart), vibrant and loving church community…I know everyone regardless of age is blessed when they arrive. The humble and engaging spirit of our Lord is always their to greet them. Love in Christ…Pat