I'm really thankful for the relationship we have. He teases me a lot. He likes to tickle me and jump on my back. He can't stand to not have a sip (or 20 sips) of my diet coke. He loves to sing, brush his teeth, climb trees, and help me in the kitchen.
Today we sat across the table from each other eating our peanut butter sandwiches and tapping our fingers on the table. He is a person. Not just a baby, but a person. This growing up thing is really happening.
At church this morning I heard a phenomenal talk from a friend and older-than-me mama about raising boys. It was so encouraging and inspiring. She talked Biblical masculinity and how to nurture this in our sons. I'm so excited that this man-child will be a man one day. I have so much work to do. Or rather God has so much work to do - through me and my man-child. By His grace we can raise this little boy up to be a godly man - with a gentle and strong spirit, who loves the Lord, and lives life well.
SS is a terrific kid! I need to see him again!
ReplyDeleteYou & Grande need to read Wild at Heart. Our SS class read it last year....amazing. right along the lines of what you are talking about here:)
ReplyDeleteSuch a blessing to get to raise little boys and so much fun too. Lots of work and teaching, so glad God is there to guide us through that journey! Sweet moments
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking that he is so blessed to have a Mom like you who is committed to raising him to be a godly man! And it sounds like y'all have fun in the process!
ReplyDeleteSo sweet! I can't wait to hopefully have a little man myself one day!
ReplyDeleteLately I have been looking at E a lot and thinking "Wow...she's a person. Like a REAL person." I guess for so long it's just survival to keep them alive and suddenly you make it through that time and wonder where it went!
What a precious little man you have!
This is why I love reading your blog. You love your children with such a passion that so many parents just don't have. So many people see their children as a burden. It's refreshing to join you in rising above the day-to-day work and seeing a bigger picture of God's gifts to us.
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