Twelve Years Ago

05 Dec 2011 1 Comment

by Liz in Uncategorized

Twelve years ago today I awoke before the sun with a slight twinge, so slight it didn’t catch the attention of my sleepy mind. One hour and three regular twinges later, I finally realized what those twinges were. Just a few short hours before that, after a full night of fellowship and laughter with family, I laid down to sleep and told God I was ready when He was. Those twinges grew longer, closer together, and more painful as the sun came up and climbed across the sky. Through it all I took the time to bathe, style my hair, and apply some makeup. With my favorite movie of the season, White Christmas, playing on the TV, I thought about what was going to happen; how my life was about to change. I met family for lunch and took a trip to Target with my mom for some Christmas shopping. Soon the sun had begun its descent into the horizon and my body had begun its transition to motherhood. My baby, my first-born, was welcomed into the world thirteen hours after that first slight twinge. Josh was born red and screaming and I was born a mother, scared and in love. Twelve years have gone by since that day. Just how fast does twelve years go by? You have only to ask me for although some days seemed endless the time truly is short. Josh is well on his way to becoming a kind and generous young man. His laughter is contagious and his eyes speak volumes, when he wants them to. He is twelve after all. We have a long road ahead of us as he is birthed into adolescence and I into the mother of one who knows it all. In this next year, through that birth process, I pray that he grow with Jesus and I show him Jesus. Because, besides the gift of Jesus, the gift of Josh changed my life forever. I ache for him to know the gift of Jesus too and experience his own heart change. That is my prayer for Josh, on this his twelfth birthday.

I love you, Josh! Happy birthday!

Oh, what has become the yearly visit to Las Margaritas and the embarrassing scoop of whipped cream in the face to a pubescent boy!

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