17 May 2011
Praise: I am thankful for the bundle of energy that God entrusted us
with 9 years ago today. God protected through a rocky pregnancy and
delivery and has continued to do so as Landon has grown from a busy baby
to an active kid. God's grace and mercy are amazing!
Prayer:
Please pray as we seek to rear Landon in a way that pleases God. "Only
fear the LORD, and serve him in truth with all your heart: for consider
how great things he hath done for you." I Sam. 12:24
Playfulness:
My heart is overwhelmed with the thought that in a few minutes over 3
hours, Landon will have been living with us for 9 years. It struck me
tonight as I was trying to convince him to go to sleep (a bit excited at
the prospect of presents), that he has most likely hit the half way
mark of living in our house year-round. Wow! So many things that I still
need to teach him, that we would still like to see him accomplish and
yield to before that 18th birthday. I love my little man. He's always
full of energy. His mind is always going-trying to create a new angle on
an old story, making up new divisions of sports teams, creating a play
by play account of the games taking place in his concocted divisions,
writing words and arranging new songs. He is always talking-convincing
his siblings that they should follow along with his escapades, begging
for more food, telling all the things that happened at school. He is
always active-playing basketball (and breaking light bulbs), jumping to
touch the top of every doorway, practicing his push-ups, playing catch,
throwing a football. He is always learning-reading a new book, finding a
new series he wants, learning new facts about the presidents, learning
new facts about states, giving/getting updates on people/situations he's
been thinking about and praying for. He is frequently observant and
thoughtful-he knows what kinds of books/toys his friends like (and will
have them out and ready for them if they come to visit), he can tell you
the order of his classmates from tallest to shortest, he notices and
remembers some of the smallest details in a story. I hope, and pray,
that God will draw Landon to Himself and cause Landon to use all that
energy, love for learning, and interest in others to serve HIM!
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