My Body

(According to My 17 Year Old Brother)

I'm past the 'awkward-is-she-isn't-she-bump' stage and now into the 'cute-baby-bump' stage...

Nice

baby news...

So we're having a little girl.
Of course Jake and I are both excited, and a little petrified.
Little girls are so precious, and tender and strong.
When you meet a woman with her head on straight,
passionate about life, and emotionally balanced
it is an amazing thing.

But how do you get her from a crying helpless little infant to that strong, balanced, passionate, yet gentle woman?

Obviously maturity is a process
and there are no guarantees that she will be this woman
when she leaves our home,
but we want to give her the tools
to be the best possible version of herself that she can be.
Understanding of course that God has to be at work in her
or we have nothing.
Now following Him (or not) is done in her sight
and she takes part in the consequences of our decisions.

That is probably the scariest part of all that we have to be sensitive to Him regarding our little girl, we have to follow Him for her sake, as well as our own.

God we beg your continued grace...