Praise the Lord…today’s truth is the growth of our family. We are still newlyweds so a baby is not coming before we are married at least 2 years. We said we are not getting any younger and decided to adopt after two years of marriage. It is our plan for now; we will see what the Lord will do as He is the father of our lives and decisions. I have my niece this weekend; she will be 9 months at the end of this month.
She was a reminder of the steps that we need to go through as parents of a young child, infant. With her here, I remember the days of raising Jonathan at that age. I had to smile as I rolled over at 7 AM to get up with her and Minister Merv and Jonathan were still sleeping. Jonathan was sleeping because he was not feeling good and we went to bed late on Friday so Minister Merv was tired. Yet, I was up with Shaterra and actually did not mind at all.
I had got so used to sleeping in on the weekends; I forgot what it was like to have to get up with someone and holding the fact that I had to pee to make a bottle to just bring back so many memories for me.
I truly miss the days of the young stages of children. Now that I have been through it once, I know I am going to cherish each moment that they are young, as the time flies by I really do see how life comes so fast. We think it takes a long time while we are going through it but it really is not a long time at all. My son was just a baby not too long ago and he is no longer a baby, he is 7 years old. I am sure in time he will be living in his own place without his mom. I cannot imagine it at all, but I know it is coming! I thank God for the realization to know that I can do this again and it will be just fine. Sure I will have days of total exhaustion, just like I did with Jonathan but I love the different stages in the growing in children. Praise the Lord for it.
God Bless,
Love always,
Your sister in Christ,
Sister Alissa Lynne
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