Will This Ever Get Old?

I love Daniel! Daniel is my son - adopted just four months ago and I love him! (Have you seen that crazy scene in Raising Arizona where Holly Hunter's character is driving in the get away car with Nicholas Cage and she starts crying and freaking out about how much she already loves the baby they just kidnapped?) It's kinda like that but less criminal.

I was listening to the radio tonight and heard a song we sang in church on Sunday - the words are "Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord." I feel God's strength rising in me to be the Mom He wants me to be. On my own, I'm clueless and insecure, but He has given me strength to get up in the night, to stop my projects and go to Daniel, to carry him to the car (along with his diaper bag, my purse, and anything else that needs to come with), to do one more load of laundry AND put in a few hours at the office. Mostly, I feel His strength that enables me to believe that I can actully do this. I know on my own, I will fail, but with God's help, I can be a mother.

Somewhere in all this new "mothery" stuff, Jim is there! My wonderful, kind, loving, husband who is currently waiting for me to come to bed! He has been such a perfect father for Daniel and so encouraging to me. I couldn't have picked a better husband! I think he too is wondering if our over-the-top infatuation with Daniel will ever get old - we both think not.

What a privilege it is to be a parent! To think God, in all His wisdom, thought us worthy of the task. We are so grateful. What an awsome God we serve - He allowed us to wait so that strength would rise up in us!

Thank you Lord!