A year ago we were anticipating the arrival of our first born child. We weren’t sure if it was going to be a boy or girl, and if I’m honest, there were a lot of things that I was unaware of. Our little boy is now nearly a year old and I can say that everyone is right, it goes by so fast. It seems like yesterday I was holding him in the hospital to let my wife get some rest, and now he is scooting and sliding around our floors, pulling himself up on whatever he can get his hands on.
Psalm 25:1-2 “Lord, I put my life in your hands. I trust in you, my God…”
Life is so different from a year ago. I remember all of the emotion and excitement going through my head last July. I was weeks away from having a baby, I felt incredibly huge, baby showers were over, and I was just waiting. I didn’t have a classroom to set up, which felt so strange. I walked, I listened to music, I played piano for hours, and I ate nothing but vegetable soup. Would the baby be a boy or girl? Would he or she be healthy? How would the first year go? Would it be as hard as I had heard from my friends with new babies?
In 2018 I (finally) caught the reading bug. Reading has always been fun for me, but to be honest I’ve struggled to enjoy it in the past. I’m a slower reader, but I found that when I pushed past that I really enjoyed what I read. Here are the books that I read this year.
“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” -Deuteronomy 31:6
I never would have imagined the last two months would go as they have. They’ve been joyful, they’ve been painful, they’ve been surprising, and they’ve been exhausting. Through it all, they’ve continuously reminded me of the Lord’s love and faithfulness and that we can do nothing apart from Him. So thankful that He is with us every step of the way.
Our son was born on September 6th, and he is truly our little miracle from the Lord.
He says, “Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
“There’s not enough time for….”
“I can’t believe how fast time is going!”
I think most of us have said something similar to one of these statements at least one time recently, right? I know I have.