Ayden is one month old already and I can't believe how fast this month passed by. He has been a joy from the start, very easygoing and so alert. I sometimes wonder what goes on in his little mind as he observes his surroundings. I am newly amazed at how God created this little guy so perfectly. How in just 9 months a human being is formed and knit together after starting off as tiny cells. And that God knew him by name, knew every single day of his life, before he even entered our lives.
What a huge transition he has gone through - from warm, wet, tight, dark and quiet to loud, bright, cold, wide space. And that is the transition Jesus went through when God Almighty chose to dwell among us, only his transition was even more drastic.
I am so thankful that Dylan and Elliot are enjoying their Baby brother as much as we are and that neither of them has been even a bit jealous. They have fun brining us his blankets and stuffing pacifiers in his mouth and sometimes they'll just sit next to him and gaze down on him with a happy smile on their face.
Just this morning I attended a funeral for parents who lost their babies due to a miscarriage or had a stillborn baby. Having lost our first baby in the first trimester of pregnancy I feel so much for these families and other friends who have gone through painful losses in the hope of starting a family. And so it is with extra gratefulness that I cherish these three boys that God has given us because I know that I cannot take the birth of a healthy child for granted.
Now it is down to just a little over a week until we head back. It has been good to be here and there is a lot about life overseas that I dread and am apprehensive about. And so I have had to remind myself of Psalm 23:
"The Lord is my Sheperd, I shall not want. Goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life. His rod and staff comfort me."
And so I look forward to seeing this Truth become a reality in my life over the next month and year as we go back. Hopefully others, too, will see his Presence in us.
