June 2, 2013 everything changed… yet again!
Say it with me out loud, “CHANGE!” I know it’s never easy to change,
but we’ve gotten used to it in our household.
Normalcy in the Miller house consists of chips and salsa and
loving on the San Antonio Spurs. That’s about it! We’ve been a small family on
the move ever since April 2008 when we left San Antonio on this epic and wild
journey. Now, with the addition of
Caroline Jane Miller, we find ourselves in a brand new season with an even
bigger adventure. 3 years of Lauren’s MD residency might not seem like a long
time, but for us, that’s a lifetime! I’m super proud of Lauren. She’s killed
it, and there’s not a lot of people who could have done what she’s done over
the past 5 years. These next 3 years will be the most difficult, but I'm a big believer in my girl.
We are finally getting settled in Denver, CO, the city where
Lauren and I lived when we got married nearly 12 years ago. We are living in
our favorite neighborhood, Platt Park, just 1 block away from our old house.
Caroline gets to hear her daddy tell stories as we stroll down “memory lane”
and look forward to making new memories, meeting new people and finding joy
with every sunrise.
12 years ago I never thought we’d be living here again.
There’s a lot I never thought would happen, and if someone with psychic
abilities were to have told me half of this stuff ahead of time, I would have
freaked out. I’ve only known an "adult life" of full time ministry. Those days will be
back again, but I’m in no rush at all... There’s a lot of ministry to be done outside
the box of traditional, local church ministry. The first, primary job of this pastor starts at home!
While my full time job is no longer pastoring, teaching and
discipling a bunch of people at a local church, this new role of being a pastor 24/7 to my
daughter is really unexpectedly insane! I’m still a bit nervous about this new
season, but I am convinced that this is what is best for our family during this time, to be a stay-at-home dad with Caroline! She’s my ‘lil disciple. She's the most important disciple I've ever had in nearly 15 years of doing this "discipleship" thing.
Caroline is my precious princess, my chubby little pumpkin and my funny little
booger bug (to name a few)! I love my baby girl with wild abandon and relentless tenacity. I'm not a violent man (nearly a pacifist, actually), but I will hunt a man down if anyone thinks of hurting this girl.
This little nugget makes my heart melt. She gets me all
weepy some days. We laugh a lot together, and I get to see new developments
every single day. It’s quite amazing! I never thought being a parent would be
so challenging, tiring and yet so incredibly beautifully profound on many levels. Lauren and I are truly blessed.
Most of my blogs are about theology, ministry, relevant issues and biblical
ramblings. I’ll keep those MillerTime Ministries posts up and running … www.millertimejedidiah.blogspot.com. But this new blog site, www.millertimestayathomedad.blogspot.com, will solely be dedicated to my adventures with CJ! I realize there
probably aren’t many stay-at-home dads out there (as I’m sure more moms will
read these blog posts), but if you are like me, and called to be a stay-at-home dad, I’d
love to hear from you (millertimeministries@yahoo.com).
Tell your story! Write down these priceless memories during nap time, in between a load of laundry and the dishes.
Some day, you can share it with your little cupcake. She'll love it.
Cheers to all of the stay-at-home dads out there. We might be small
in number, but we are mighty in influence! Stay tuned for the adventures of MillerTime & The Nugget!
Peace
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