How in the world are you 6? I just blinked when you were born and now you are a tall, handsome, kindergartner that can read, write, spell, and even swim. I can now slip on your shoes to run outside to grab something, or wear your sweatshirt if I forgot to bring one of my own. And you must jump when I try to pick you up to give you a giant squeeze, otherwise I can barely lift you off of the ground. I have no idea how you are growing at warp speed, but your heart is just as kind and tender as ever. You always have and continue to be the sweetest boy I have ever met. And I am overjoyed on a daily basis that I get to be your mom. The love you have for Jesus, people, adventure, and all things lego make me smile everyday. Your energy level - although sometimes very high - makes every day an adventure that I LOVE! I am delighted with who you are and the person that God is forming you into.
Zack, 6 years ago at almost this very moment, you made me a mom. I had absolutely no idea that I could fall so deeply in love with you and the job of being your mom. Every single day, I smile and laugh to myself as I watch you grow. I think back over the last 6 years with tears in my eyes because my Jesus picked me to bless far beyond my comprehension by letting me be your mom. Your zest for life, your creativity, your snuggles, your laughter, your dimples, and your charm make it pretty tough not to love you. And if you are ever sad, a quick sneak of the tickle monster on your clavicle, your femur, or your ribs cheers everyone right up as you laugh uncontrollably. You bring joy wherever you go.
So my sweet son, again today I pray this prayer over your life.
Lord, thank you for the precious gift and miracle you have blessed us with in giving us Zack. I pray that you would raise Zack up to be a Mighty Man of God and a warrior for your kingdom. That he would love and serve you and love and serve your people and honor and obey us as his parents. And Lord, that you would give us great wisdom to be parents worthy of his love, honor, obedience, and respect! God I pray that Zack would be a man of integrity and great character. That he would be strong and courageous. That he would tenaciously seek you and your will, but that his heart would be tender in the pursuit of your people. Lord, I pray that your grace and mercy would pour out over his life and that he would accept your amazing gift of forgiveness. And please work in our hearts to never take this weight of parenting lightly. Lord, we are raising your precious child. He is not ours, he is a child of the Most High God. You have created every speck of sand on the shore, every star in the sky, and know every hair on his head...he is yours. But thank you so much for giving us the amazing opportunity to be his parents and love him every day of his life. Lord I pray that you would protect him from injury, disease, and illness. Protect his heart from heartache. And Lord, please help me to be his greatest fan and encourager. Before I know it, he will be running down the pathway to elementary school...and then Jr. High...and High School! All too soon I will hear Zachariah David Pentz announced as he walks across the platform and is handed his diploma. Lord, I pray even now for Zack's future spouse. I pray that Zack would lay his life down for her as you did for your church. And on that day, on that alter, you would join them together forever in a union that only you could create. Man, it makes my heart happy to think about the day that Zack will hold his baby and gaze into its face just the way that I did five years ago today. God, shape him and form him into the Man of God that you have called him to be.
AMEN!
Zachariah David, you are a treasure. Words cannot express the joy that you bring to our lives. I love you to the moon and back (or, as you would say, 'to the sun and back because the sun is farther away')! Or, 'You're the best in the best in the north north west.' It is my greatest joy in the world to be your mom.
I love you my precious son,
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