TEN YEARS AGO TODAY!
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
My Life in Numbers...
If you have kids then you understand how your life suddenly becomes measured not in years, but in months, even weeks.
10 rapidly passing years ago today, I entered the wonderful world of parenthood. Until that moment, life was being lived out at a leisurely pace with little regard for days, months or even years. But once my little girl entered the world, suddenly there was the 2 week checkup, the six week checkup, the 3 month milestone, the 6 month photo-op. Like all new moms, I was often asked her age by the random stanger and felt obligated to give an answer down to the precise hour!
As the years have progressed, I no longer describe my daughter in terms of how old she is, but more by her accomplishments and her character - she's a budding soccer player, an energetic 5th grader, an exquisite dancer, a loyal friend and wonderfully integral part of our family.
Still as a mom, I can't help, on occasions like today, to consider how quickly my sweet, new-smelling 7 lb. little baby has grown into a lovely young girl. The pace of it all reminds me of one of my favorite bible verses:
Teach us to number our days aright
that we may gain a heart of wisdom - Psalm 90:12
In other words..life goes by fast, make it count.
So today as I pause to consider how much I've been blessed by this young life so full of potential, I look expectantly toward the future in anticipation of all that God has in store for her.
10 rapidly passing years ago today, I entered the wonderful world of parenthood. Until that moment, life was being lived out at a leisurely pace with little regard for days, months or even years. But once my little girl entered the world, suddenly there was the 2 week checkup, the six week checkup, the 3 month milestone, the 6 month photo-op. Like all new moms, I was often asked her age by the random stanger and felt obligated to give an answer down to the precise hour!
As the years have progressed, I no longer describe my daughter in terms of how old she is, but more by her accomplishments and her character - she's a budding soccer player, an energetic 5th grader, an exquisite dancer, a loyal friend and wonderfully integral part of our family.
Still as a mom, I can't help, on occasions like today, to consider how quickly my sweet, new-smelling 7 lb. little baby has grown into a lovely young girl. The pace of it all reminds me of one of my favorite bible verses:
Teach us to number our days aright
that we may gain a heart of wisdom - Psalm 90:12
In other words..life goes by fast, make it count.
So today as I pause to consider how much I've been blessed by this young life so full of potential, I look expectantly toward the future in anticipation of all that God has in store for her.
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