I LOVE BEING A MOM!

My sweet baby boy is almost 11 months old and I don't know where the time has gone. Every second has flown by as he continues to grow, explore, and make me smile! As I was doing a bit of spring cleaning this morning, I heard the song 'Then' by Brad Paisley which is a song that Kevin played for me while I was in labor at the hospital and then made a slide show of Zack's birth along with it. It brought tears to my eyes because I am so very blessed. I have decided that being a wife and a mom is the greatest human endeavor that can be experienced in a lifetime! I look back on May 3, 2009 as the greatest day of my life this far. I felt a connection with Kevin that was deeper than ever before and then I got to meet my beautiful son! Almost too good to pack in to one day...but I loved every second!

Every evening I have the great opportunity to put by baby to sleep and pray for him as he snuggles in my arms. I get to run my fingers through that fine, blond hair and just watch him sleep. And every night I am reminded of how much the Creator of the Universe LOVES me. I am beginning to get the smallest glimpse into the great and vast love, mercy, and grace that is shed on me by my Savior in a way that I never have before. And each night, it blows my mind. Man, I LOVE THAT BOY!

Lord, I pray that you would raise Zack up to be a mighty man of God. That you would fill his heart, life, and actions with grace and love...that he would love and serve You and love and serve Your people. And he would honor and obey us as his parents and that you would give us the wisdom that we need to be worthy of his love, honor, obedience, and respect! God, I pray that I would be weak in every area of my life because it is in my weakness that you will be my strength. I cannot and don't ever want to be Zack's mom on my own. I need you...and I desperately seek you. Make me into the mom that you have called me to be. Continue this good work that you have started in my heart! God, you are so good! Thank you for deeming me worthy of raising your child...this precious miracle of life!