What kind of husband will your son be?

And she made this vow: "O Lord Almighty, if you will look down upon my sorrow and answer my prayer and give me a son, then I will give him back to you. He will be yours for his entire lifetime."
1 Samuel 1:11 NLT

I just finished reading Sheri Rose Shepherd's Preparing Him For the Other Woman. I have been purposefully reading this book slowly, taking in a chapter at a time. I heard Ms. Shepherd speak at an Extraordinary Women's conference last October, but did not get the book until several months later. It's a very interesting story actually.

After her talk, Ms. Shepherd invited everyone in the audience to come get a free book and to even have it signed if they wished. There was a limit of one book each, and while it was hard to choose between this book and His Little Princess, which was a book of love letters from God to my daughter, which was something she sorely needed, and still needs to hear. And honestly, don't we all? I made the choice to get the book for my daughter and was sure I would get the other book another time.

About six months later, a friend at church who had attended the same conference approached me, book in hand and asked me if I had left the book in her vehicle. She didn't select it at Sheri's table and she didn't know anyone who had. I told her that I hadn't either. She said that all she knew was that it was mine if I wanted it. I praise and thank God for that faithful friend for delivering me his gift because this book has been truly eye-opening.

There is so much that is involved in raising a child, let alone a boy, but because men are called by God to be leaders, there is a special mission. Not only are they leaders in their home, but spiritual leaders who go into battle against the enemy - honorable, pure, loving heroes who have real relationships with God - these are the boys that we need to be raising. I have to say there are many things I could be doing better to be raising a man to such a high standard.

Of course it can be done with faith in God and hard work. Is he not the great matchmaker?