Tue 26 Sep 2006
Today our youngest son turns 3.
He's awesome. Completely different from our older son, Dylan is an old soul. He's determined and strong-willed…and hilarous.
I can vividly remember the details of his birth. The delivery room at the hospital in Waco. The way he squinted his face when the nursing attendant was cleaning him up.
I also remember how, when I would hold him to my chest, I couldn't keep my lips off his wobbly little head. It seemed like anytime his little head was within a few inches of mine, I automatically kissed him and cradled his 'tiny' little body (he weighed over 9 lbs at birth) in my arms. In the words of Bono, 'Freedom has a scent, like the top of a newborn baby's head'.
During our staff prayer time this morning, God reminded me how much he loves to show His affection to his children as well.
"Do you know how much I love you? Do you know that everytime you come near me, I love to caress you? To touch you? To kiss your little, wobbly head? Do you know that I can't help but love you?"
How much God must love His children. After all, if wicked, fallen, broken Eikon fathers know how to give good gifts to their children, how much more then must a Perfect Father know?
Like a breath of fresh air. Like a cup of cold water. So is the Father's love for His children. He IS love…He can't help it.
Happy Birthday, Dylan! I love you.
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September 27th, 2006 at 9:15 am
Do you miss those snuggle, cuddle times?
September 27th, 2006 at 1:27 pm
yeah…they are few and far between these days.
But there are some good times ahead!
September 29th, 2006 at 12:28 am
I was enjoying the picture again and breezing past the text when it suddenly struck me that in slightly more than a month our granddaughter will turn three! A propos of nothing, really. Just one of those moments that stops you in your tracks. I continue to be pleasantly surprised by any opportunity for ’snuggle times’.