"Assembly + 1 dad required!"

"It should say assembly plus 1 dad required!" says Lynn.

Lynn.
My best half.
My husband for 30 years.
My faithful assembly guy.

Over those 30 years Lynn has assembled, put together, constructed, fixed, handcrafted and given new life to so many things from:

• assembling baby cribs, underground sprinkler systems and a 200+ piece grill (no instructions included)
• putting together trikes, bikes, dollhouses, tents-with missing poles and hamster (escape) cages 
• constructing garden fences, swing sets, kennels and expanding bunny houses
• fixing empty gas tanks, broken hearts with pet funerals/burials and fixing a too talkative stuffed Barney 
• handcrafting furniture, an intricate trellis and the fastest pinewood derby cars  
• giving new life to 3 great kids and by adopting 'many not wanted kitties' plus other assorted pets

Lynn really has given his life to assemble, put together, construct, fix and handcraft his family in love. This week he has been assembling again...lots of college apartment furniture for our 18 year old daughter Cassidy as she gets ready to move out for college. A few fun girls days shopping for college furniture resulted in many boxes stamped with 'Assembly Required'.  Lynn's comment was, " It should say...Assembly plus 1 dad required!"

As I watch him assemble one more phase of our life, I realized how much love goes into assembling family, marriage and life. It all does require assembly and it's a blessing to have a dad that knows how to do it!

Makes me think of how sweet it is to know our Heavenly Father assembles our lives in love too. Take a look back over the years to see how much love God has put into assembling our lives by...putting together our families, constructing our homes, fixing our problems, handcrafting our God given gifts, talents and purposes and giving us life-physical and spiritual. Assembly and 1 Heavenly Father sure is required in every phase of our lives.

"...being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion..." Phil. 1:6