Today is my son's birthday. I find it hard to believe my youngest child is 9 years old. I think in some ways my children's birthdays are more important to me than to them. Obviously, they are excited about a party and presents. But I vividly remember their entrances into the world, and those days hold a special place in my heart. With each child are lives changed dramatically and permanently. That old saying that the days go slow, but the years go fast is particularly true in raising children. I sometimes find myself saying something about having young children, and then I realize, they really are not young children anymore. We are closer to teen years than we are to the toddler years. Sometimes I miss the little babies they were, but I would never want to go back to those years. Raising Josh has certainly been an experience. There have been a lot of hard days, and a lot of amazing days, but not too many days between those extremes. He is definitely an intense, challenging child. And although that can make him really difficult to raise, it also is what makes him so much fun. Life with Josh is full of surprises, and never boring. I can't even begin to imagine what we have in store for the rest of his life. I know that God has a spectacular plan for Josh. So I pray thar Josh is able to channel his energy and focus on becoming the extraordinary man which I know he can be.
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originally posted July 2012
Today is my son's birthday. I find it hard to believe my youngest child is 9 years old. I think in some ways my children's birthdays are more important to me than to them. Obviously, they are excited about a party and presents. But I vividly remember their entrances into the world, and those days hold a special place in my heart. With each child are lives changed dramatically and permanently. That old saying that the days go slow, but the years go fast is particularly true in raising children. I sometimes find myself saying something about having young children, and then I realize, they really are not young children anymore. We are closer to teen years than we are to the toddler years. Sometimes I miss the little babies they were, but I would never want to go back to those years. Raising Josh has certainly been an experience. There have been a lot of hard days, and a lot of amazing days, but not too many days between those extremes. He is definitely an intense, challenging child. And although that can make him really difficult to raise, it also is what makes him so much fun. Life with Josh is full of surprises, and never boring. I can't even begin to imagine what we have in store for the rest of his life. I know that God has a spectacular plan for Josh. So I pray thar Josh is able to channel his energy and focus on becoming the extraordinary man which I know he can be. Like Created In His Image on Facebook
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