The Joy of Grace

On becoming 4 May 19

I had two very precious moments with Savannah today.  1-She fell asleep in the car on our way home from eating and playing at the mall with friends.  So very limp, she just fell into my arms as I unbuckled her out of her seat and brought her inside.  2-Just now as I was putting her to bed, she just wanted me to hold her for a couple of minutes.  So very rare are those moments when she actually will sit still long enough for me to take in her sweet scent and let me hear her even breathing like she did in her chair tonight. That's why those were two precious moments today.  One of those she really did not know that she was so still in my arms, one of those she did.  I'll take those times any way they come.

I write all that because as the days grow so much closer on our becoming a family of 4, I've tried to muster up all those memories of the newborn stage even though it did not happen so very long ago for us.  And that is one memory that was brought to my heart and mind today~the limp moments.  The moments when Savannah would just snuggle under our neck and nothing at all could disturb her. When we could take in all her baby"ness".  Where her little body did not even come past our chest and we would marvel at the wonder of our God. 

For those of you who are at that stage right now, cherish it!  For those of you who are very closely approaching that stage, anticipate it greatly!  For those of you who are way past that stage and may never be there again, rejoice in the memories.  For those of you who so desperately long for that stage and do not know if that will ever come for you, pray and hope.