This Kid

This kid?  Oh, this kid…he’s one of a kind.  He turned thirteen yesterday.  As in 1-3.  Count the candles, I’m not lying.

I don’t have words to describe what this kid does to my heart when I look at him.  I’m so very, very thankful for his precious life.  So proud to call him son.  To watch him growing into a responsible, thoughtful, and considerate young man.  To see God working in his life…molding him into something more than I can imagine.

My birthday prayer for this kid is that he would walk in and hold fast to the truth of God’s word, that he would hear and heed the silent whispers of the Holy Spirit, and that he would continue to grow in the nurture and admonition of our faithful, loving heavenly Father.

I’ll admit it, my heart has had about all the “birthday” it can take these past eight days.  Watching my babies grow up is one of the greatest blessings God has given me…but it is by no means easy.  Not in the least.

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