I keep this hammer in my office to remind me of my tendency to turn backwards upon myself. We are all prone to prodigality. Self centeredness arranges our lives according to our plan, not His.
Recently, Jenna and I have been having some wonderful "game times" together.
We snuggle before bed time and play "Text Twist" and "Gutterball". Our laughter and mutual discovery of each other's vocabularies and personalities is delightful. God has used these times together to reveal to me how often I have been a prodigal father...putting church meetings, counseling, phone calls, visits, emails, and my own computer time before my role as a Father.
