Questions About Family 

Q: How has parenthood changed you?
PMB: Immediately, I became less selfish on every issue of life.  You know, it was no longer about my personal dreams and goals and I had someone else’s dreams and goals to care for.  That’s the one thing that just stands out the most.

Q: Most fun family activity?
PMB: My most fun activity is when I take my kids to Disneyland on a Sunday night when nobody’s there.  On a weird night where kids are going to school the next morning.

Q:  What’s your favorite part about being a dad?
PMB: I think playing with the kids, having fun with them. Just acting crazy with them. That’s my most enjoyable part.  My wife enjoys the nurturing part more.  The moment I get home it’s kind of hard for me because I’m so high-strung when I get home, I’m always taking them to do something. And so I just think the joy of having fun with them, especially now my girl is four, I can take her to do almost anything, and she has fun.  A little harder when their two, but this age is like the golden age, I think, right now, it’s just so much fun. I took her to go see the Water Horse last night. She could sit through the whole movie, and just watch it, you know what I mean?  It doesn’t have to be animated now. It’s awesome.

Q: Neatest characteristic of your five year old daughter Mia
PMB:  I think the neatest thing about her is the way that she is so what I’m not. She’s a very cuddly person, I’m not. And she’s made me crave that cuddle affection. She goes to bed downstairs every night in her bed. It kind of freaks her out a little bit, it’s not the best thing. So three o’clock in the morning, after she goes to bed by herself, she always crawls up into our bed, and I wake up, and her face is like this close to me. And to me, normally I hate that. When I sleep, I want to be on the other end.  But she’s been able to touch a side of me that I’ve never seen before where now it’s like I almost feel like I’m missing something if her knee’s not on my back in the middle of the night or something (laughs). So she’s brought out that whole affectionate, closeness, want to hug and
want to cuddle side of me that I’ve never seen before.     

Q: Neatest characteristic of your 2 year old son Caden?
PMB:   He’s the opposite. The thing I like most about him is that he is very communicative, he’s very talkative, he’s very much like me, so I relate to him very well.  He’s always chatty, he’s very smart with words, he’s unbelievable how quick he is on talking already. I just think the thing I like most is how verbal he is.  He’s definitely becoming more like a boy now. Starting to see the rough-house come out a little bit.

Q: Best characteristic about your wife Caroline?
PMB: The best thing about her is that her passion for ministry makes ministry so enjoyable to do. She shares the same vision and the same calling, and we never have to fight the battle of ministry being the enemy. And the fact that she bought into this thing years before I met her is the most exciting thing. She was already sold on it before we even got married as much as I was, and it gives us such a common interest, a common joy, and we share so many experiences together where it’s hard to separate our marriage life from ministry life because it’s all together. And that’s a good thing because it gives us something to talk about and dream about and think about, you know? I don’t think you have to turn that side off and then turn on a new side when you get home because I think it’s all beautiful together. 

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