Soaking it all in

Toddlers. Boys. They are interesting.   They keep you on your toes and sometimes (make that always) keep you laughing and smiling.  Several times today I caught myself taking a step back and just "soaking it all up."  How did I get this lucky?  Out of all the children in the world, God created this little boy to be my son.  He created him, placed him in his birth mom's arms and she placed him in mine.  Wow.  That's pretty darn amazing.  

Today I watched my smart little boy read what felt like 63,522 books, ride his bike in his fire truck jammies and snow boots, play cars, shout "mommy I toot!", tug on the dog's tail and ears and help daddy "build" in the garage. He threw a few temper tantrums, one time over a cup (this seems to be an ongoing temper tantrum) and through it all, I sat back and soaked it all in.  I cannot believe I'm his mom.  I cannot believe that I get to be the one who molds this little human into the man God wants him to be.  I get choked up thinking about it, but the part that got me the most tonight was at bedtime.   We do bible story time and prayers each night.  Tonight he kicked me to the chair while he cuddled daddy on the couch.  I'm glad he did.  I was able to watch my son on his daddy's lap and listen to the bible story.  Even at 2, he has parts of the bible memorized and loves to sing Jesus Loves Me. He loves to fold his hands and shouts "AMEN!"  This kid makes my heart skip a beat sometimes, but watching my husband read the bible to him and show him his love for Jesus makes me fall in love with him even more.  Thank you God for my boys, both big and small.  Thank you God for giving me a husband who loves the Lord and supports a Christian lifestyle in our home.  What a blessing it is to share the love we have for you with our son and thank you for hand selecting him to call me mommy.