The Mind of Malloy

Prayer time with Miles...

 I love praying with my kids. I am always surprised at what comes out of their mouths. I tried to record them one day praying but they noticed and started to ham it up. But when they pray, especially Miles, it's gets good. 

This morning, on our way to school, I asked Miles to pray. A few weeks ago, I told him to only pray for things and use words that he understands. He was praying for "the glory of the Lord to fall down from heaven and into the lives of people over the earth" I don't know if he understood what he was praying. So today, he was praying for the usual, mom, dad, Gavin, Grammy, Aunt Carla, and the baby. The at the end, he snuck in, "Let us be prophets of God today Amen!" So I said, what does that mean? He then started in on some of the prophets and their roles in the bible and what they did for Jesus. Soon after that, we were in a discussion about who was baptized, or "babatized", in the bible.

Then he dropped the bomb. He says well you shouldn't be baptized until you ask Jesus to come live in your heart. I asked him if he had done that. "Of course, a long time ago!" 

So here I am now thinking and praying and seeking some counsel on the next step for my 5 year old son. I don't want to assume that he is saved and realize later that he is not, but I also don't want to discourage him from his decision.

Any words of wisdom out there??

I know I'm supposed to know, and I do, but I guess it hits really close to home when it's your own kids.

-G-

Prayer...

Every morning that I bring my boys to school, I pray with them. They have the chance to pray for whatever they want to. I usually give them some direction or we will end up praying that Spider Man or Batman will come over and play. This morning as I was leading Miles, I asked him to pray that our house would sell. He actually picked up in conversations that we are renters and that we are really hoping to sell our place in Florida. He said that he wanted to pray for that tonight. Then he said this, "Daddy, we don't have to pray all the time!" I said that prayer is like a conversation with Jesus. I then asked him how he would feel if I didn't talk to him for a whole day. He said, "That would make me happy!" Prayer time was short...

-G-

Haircut for Gavin...

Before...

After...

I love my boys!!

-G-

Family Fun Day...

Friday!! Normally, we use this day as time to have some family fun. Our past few Fridays have been really tough on the boys with the move and such, so we decided to go to the biggest mall in NC, Concord Mills! As we were eating lunch, we noticed a bunch of Wii's set up. So we went over and saw that it was a Wii Resort. We were able to play all of the new motion sensitive games with the new remotes. It was fun. BUT, don't let this post fool you, Gavin had a MAJOR meltdown that ended our day!

-G-

8 Years and counting...

Today is our 8th wedding anniversary! I am so thrilled that Tammy has stuck with me. She is my joy and a tremendous blessing. I can't imagine my life without Tammy!

-G-

So sad...

My fam is still out of town. Life stinks when they are not home!!!

-G-

Easter...

What a day! We had a great time of worship at church then went home and had some friends over for lunch and the egg hunt. There were 7 kids in all at the house. You can go check out some of the pictures here. 

-G-

The Fam is coming home today...

I'm pretty excited that my family is coming home this afternoon. I have been a bachelor now for a week. My wife has been loading pictures of our boys on Facebook, so I have somewhat seen them. It is fun to talk to them on the phone. The weirdest thing is that it has only been a week and it seems like Gavin 

-2- is talking more. He is ready for his "big boy" bed. It looks like I may have to convert his crib today! SO I will get to see them for about an hour then back up to the church for Triple and Metro tonight. I'll give you the scoop tomorrow form tonight's services.

-G-

Husband of the year...

My wifey went to Georgia this week to visit some friends. Each year, her and her best friends go away for a long weekend of no husbands and no kids. Last year, I watched the boys here in Florida while she was in the north Georgia mountains. This year, she took the kiddos to her mother's house where they will stay for a few days while Tammy is gone. Tammy always comes back refreshed and rejuvenated which is always good for everyone. It is a very sweet time for her to be with her friends of 25+ years. So guys, get your wives a weekend getaway pass for her and her friends. She'll love it and love you for it!

There is one downside...I miss them like crazy and it has only been one day!

-G-

V-Day Cake...

SO my wife is amazing! My family was sick this weekend except for me (thanks Airborne) but Tammy found a way to make a cake for us boys on Saturday. Lucky for me, the boys fell asleep and missed out on the cake. I didn't! It was good! Miles didn't throw up on it!

-G-