2008 = No Worries

Looks like I’m back to my 2 month layoff between posts.

Sheesh!

So much has been going on.

Of course, the biggest thing in my life these days is the countdown to the birth of our baby. It’s been fun watching Liza go through her changes, and how great of a mother she already is. It’s fun feeling the baby move.

I can’t believe that we’re just over 2 months away!

We’ve got the furniture ordered, but not yet picked up. We have the ideas for painting, yet still have to paint. Things are so close, but at times seem so far away. We’re on the verge of being ready, but not really ready yet.

It’s fun watching Kobe protect his “mumma”. The other day we were at my parents and had Kobe with us. Kobe usually adores Tiger (my dog at my parents house), and annoys Tiger because Kobe always wants to be around him.

But Monday was different. Kobe was protecting Eliza from Tiger trying to get near her. Maybe it was jealousy, but that would surprise me. The 3 of them have cuddled many a time on one of the couches at my parents.

So my guess is Kobe knows Eliza is going through something, and is protecting Eliza.

Eliza is definitely “beaming” as a mother. It’s fun seeing someone become what they know they were born to do.

Surprisingly, I haven’t even fretted about changing a diaper yet. Can’t say I’m looking forward to it….but I’m not worrying about it.

As excited as I am about being a father, it still hasn’t sunk in. Me being who I am, I think more about the financial side of it right now. Things like:

Am I going to be able to provide enough?

What do we cut if the costs are higher than expected?

Can we survive without Eliza’s income?

We need a house?

But can I afford a house?

But then I have to think, “Life is good for the Hoods.” Praise God for it.

He’s always provided, and I know He always will. Even recently, I got good news in relation to our financial situation. Wooo Hooo!

See, I’m a “think through it” guy. I’m always thinking “what if…” and running scenario after scenario through my mind. But I know that all the planning I do, can often change with the direction God moves us. And then I start “what iffing” again.

Recently, another potential development made an appearance in decision world. The house and property that the Hood generation before me grew up on went on the market. And it's a steal. Ideally, I'd sell my condo today, purchase the home, and decide whether to renovate or build new.

What to do, what to do?

Here's what I've decided to do.

Not worry.

I was reminded of this great thought when I went with the Allen clan to see the Lion King at the Detroit Opera House. It was a great show, but I got something out of it too….

Hakuna Matata

No worries.

That’s how we should be. No worries. God’s got it all in control. He tells us countless times in His word not to worry. To know that He is in control, and He is God.

I knew that.

But it took a Simba, Pumbaa, and Timon to remind me of it.

So as I start the first blog of the new year a month late! Let me remind you…

Hakuna Matata.