This blog is for my parents…. I’ve never told them these things.. so here you go mom and dad I love you guys.
When people would ask me who my role model was I would always say some famous person. Emma Watson and Jennifer Lawrence were the two that always popped up first. Yes they are my role models as in how to hold yourself/ stand up for what you believe and that’s amazing. But they weren’t my role models on how to live life daily and I haven’t noticed that until recently.
My living life daily role models are my parents.
Ever since I was little I noticed that my parents had a deep love for Jesus. I saw this in how they loved on me, my siblings, and YoungLife kids.
I always wanted to be like them. I strived to love Jesus and others like they do. I still do.
There is something about my dads relationship with Jesus that really made me want to chase after God.
He starts off his morning with Jesus and a cup of coffee… (aren’t I observant Dad) He starts his day off with Jesus. I don’t think there is any better way… He spends time in the Bible getting to know Jesus intimately. I like to think that my dad and Jesus sit together on the back porch most morning with a cup of coffee and just talk.
When I was in middle school he tried to get me to read all these books about Jesus. But I didn’t.. (Sorry Dad) looking back I really wish I had. I’ve never seen someone so confident with their relationship with Jesus but also so humble about it. He doesn’t boast and rub it peoples face that he has this relationship. He just lives life as one of Jesus’s disciples. My dad is also one of the wisest people I know. (Don’t let it get to your head dad) I can ask him about almost anything… (almost) and we can have a conversation about it. I have learned so many things from these conversations.
Most people know my dad as the YoungLife guy and to family and some friends the person who never answers his phone and gives vague answers. (DON’T TRY TO DENY IT) He is also one of the funniest people I know. As in his jokes can be so bad sometimes you have to laugh. But once again he doesn’t go to far…. take that back he goes to far 95% percent of the time. Ask any of his prank victims. He has a fun outlook on life.
My dad is my role model because he knows how to be fun and serious, he is humble and wise, but most importantly he chases after a relationship with God daily.
My mom showed me how to love. She has one of the biggest hearts I have ever seen. She takes in people and loves them. She makes them apart of our family. No matter the circumstances she is there with open arms.My mom is selfless. She is always putting others before herself. I can go to her with anything. She listens no matter how silly the topic and makes you feel important. She makes you feel known. She’s also brutally honest…(what it’s true) Our conversations touch a variety of things and they never dull. And that’s because of my mom. She cares about the little things. She wants to know why I’m struggling and how Jesus is working in me. She digs deep.
My mom like my dad is constantly digging into her relationship with Jesus. She sends me snippets from devotionals, verses she finds and worship songs a lot. (You do it more than you think) My mom is wise in things that my dad isn’t…(Los Siento Dad, it’s why y’all work great) so when one parent doesn’t know something I turn to the other.
My mom is also one of the most fun people I know. No matter how embarrassed I get and how much I tell her to stop, she isn’t afraid to dance in public. She is constantly up for an adventure. (They are awesome)
My mom is my role model because she is selfless and caring, she loves deeply, she’s not afraid to be funky and fun and most importantly because of how much she shares Jesus’s love with others.
If I could learn one thing from each of them it would be my moms love for people and my dads intimacy with Jesus. But I hope to learn those things and so much more.
But my parents as a whole are a Dynamic duo in my mind. They work well filling in for each other. They aren’t afraid to be weird and they show people what a healthy relationship is. They are best friends and love each other a ton. And I constantly pray that I can have that in my future. My parents have raised four kids to love Jesus. They have shown us his love and I’m so grateful for them. They don’t push me to be someone I’m not. But they do push me to my limits when it comes to doing things I dislike. (pretty much things that involve heights…yuck) My parents didn’t push me to become a Christian and fall in love with Jesus. They just walked along side of me helping me when I needed it. They put my life in Jesus’s hands. They trusted him. They trusted me. No matter how crazy my ideas are… you know like leaving home and traveling the world for nine months they have supported me.
My parents are my favorite people in the world and I don’t tell them enough. They are my role models.
