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.
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