Write About What You Know ... Part 2
Posted 07-27-2008 at 10:53 PM by mams1559
What else do I know? I know about my love for my children. Something else I never dreamed I'd have in my life. Once again, God had different ideas.
They say you fall in love with your kids the moment you hold them for the first time. Yeah, right, I used to think. Until the doctor placed that baby in my arms on a warm June afternoon. He was so tiny and so delicate, but with a good set of lungs! My boy. My son. That was it. I was a gonner. My heart about burst with joy.
Then we take him home and learn to live with this new person. He had some issues, mainly colic (worked those lungs, let me tell you!). There were the feedings every 4 hours round the clock and diapers and all the rest. But all the inconveniences seemed to melt away when he'd grab my finger, or laugh or smile. Love overcomes all. You don't think it's possible to have this much love for a child, but you do. You don't think it possible to have any more love ...
... then your wife tells you she's expecting no. 2! For a brief moment I'm overwhelmed and stunned. My boy is only 4 mo. old and #2 is on the way? Maybe she's wrong. Oh, no, she isn't! Shock gives way to anticipation and worry. How will I provide for another? It's too much too soon. Yet again I realize God knows what he's doing.
And once again, love reigns. I didn't get to hold my daughter right away as there were some issues with her heart and blood sugar. But just reaching into the incubator and touching her was enough. And my heart grew another size to hold all the love that came flooding in for her. Three days later we finally were able to hold her. Two weeks after that we finally took her home. Our family was finally complete.
My love for my children knows no bounds. It's unconditional and accepting. My children are teenagers now. They've grown and matured and are unique individuals. My love has grown with them. Through it all I've done my best to let them know how much I love them. I try to not repeat the mistakes from my upbringing of being distant or making it seem my love comes with demands. I pray my children know my love for them will never come with a price tag. Nothing they could do would ever stop me from loving them.
They say you fall in love with your kids the moment you hold them for the first time. Yeah, right, I used to think. Until the doctor placed that baby in my arms on a warm June afternoon. He was so tiny and so delicate, but with a good set of lungs! My boy. My son. That was it. I was a gonner. My heart about burst with joy.
Then we take him home and learn to live with this new person. He had some issues, mainly colic (worked those lungs, let me tell you!). There were the feedings every 4 hours round the clock and diapers and all the rest. But all the inconveniences seemed to melt away when he'd grab my finger, or laugh or smile. Love overcomes all. You don't think it's possible to have this much love for a child, but you do. You don't think it possible to have any more love ...
... then your wife tells you she's expecting no. 2! For a brief moment I'm overwhelmed and stunned. My boy is only 4 mo. old and #2 is on the way? Maybe she's wrong. Oh, no, she isn't! Shock gives way to anticipation and worry. How will I provide for another? It's too much too soon. Yet again I realize God knows what he's doing.
And once again, love reigns. I didn't get to hold my daughter right away as there were some issues with her heart and blood sugar. But just reaching into the incubator and touching her was enough. And my heart grew another size to hold all the love that came flooding in for her. Three days later we finally were able to hold her. Two weeks after that we finally took her home. Our family was finally complete.
My love for my children knows no bounds. It's unconditional and accepting. My children are teenagers now. They've grown and matured and are unique individuals. My love has grown with them. Through it all I've done my best to let them know how much I love them. I try to not repeat the mistakes from my upbringing of being distant or making it seem my love comes with demands. I pray my children know my love for them will never come with a price tag. Nothing they could do would ever stop me from loving them.
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Beautiful mams, simply beautiful.Posted 07-28-2008 at 12:35 AM by aiangel_writer
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What a wonderful father you are , mams..There is nothing that makes a childs life so secure as the love of an earthly father who teaches his children the love of the heavenly Father, and I know you do this..Posted 07-28-2008 at 12:44 AM by Miss Blue
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Wow, great blog! Looking forward to part 3!
PamPosted 07-28-2008 at 05:45 AM by Pam& Bill
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great blogs (1 and 2)!! look forward to your next one!Posted 07-28-2008 at 06:27 AM by arguy1973
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Yes, the moment they are put into your arms......is a breathtaking moment. I can't find one thing that compares to it. No words discribe......
Then you love them forever, and its neverending.....Posted 10-03-2008 at 05:34 PM by Summering
