As I worked on Sundays message this week I actually thought for a little while God might not work on me quite as much as the previous weeks.  This series, "I screwed up" has been awesome for our church and myself.
We're talking about parenting this Sunday.  I've always thought of myself as being a really good Dad.  My oldest, Michelle is our children's minister.  Andrew is a sophomore at a Christian college and Jacob is being raised in a Godly home.  But as I've been studying this week I have seen where I do fall short.  My problem is that I've been comparing myself to the Dad's of this world, not the perfect Dad - God the Father.

One area that has really hit me has been with my youngest son Jacob.  He is about to turn nine.  Jacob is just like his Dad.  Sometimes it truly scares me that another Dean Herman is being formed.  Not sure the world can handle another one.

Anyway, Jacob has been doing some really silly stuff lately.  Wasn't sure what was up.  He's always been an efficitionate little boy.  But some of that is because the Herman family is a very touchy feely family.  He's really been seeking some extra attention.  As Michelle and I we're talking about this on Monday something struck me.  Something a good Dad would have picked up on earlier.

I think Jacob has become a little jealous of Hudson, our 15 month old grandson.  When he comes over he gets all my attention.  I love being with that little man.  He has me wrapped around his finger.  It doesn't take a blind person to see this, and certainly a little boy can pick up on it.  I've let my son down.  I've allowed him to think I love my grandson more than him.

I'm going to make some changes at the Herman home.  I want to begin dating my son.  Take him out to dinner, just me and him.  Go to the movies, just the two of us.  Go to the park and throw the football more often.  Do things with just the two of us.  Show him he is my son and I love him dearly.  I believe this will help when Hudson does come over.  Jacob will know I love both of them.  When Hud man is around Jacob won't feel intimidated.

Dad's, remember our children are only small for a short while.  I can't believe my baby girl is married and has a baby of her own.  It seems as if Andrew and I were fishing in farm ponds when he was four just the other day.
And it won't be long until Jacob is grown and gone.  As important as 5 Point Fellowship is to me, my boy needs me even more.


Ephesians 6:4 
Fathers, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.