That's right ~ it isn't right.
I'm really only just now old enough to have kids (I keep telling myself.)
Anyhow, this is a Girl Family. I come from a mom and one sister*. I had two daughters. My husband comes from a mom and three sisters*. He had a daughter. (We're blended, obviously.) Two of our daughters had daughters. Our dog is a girl. And while our cat is a boy, we tease him as we do my husband, noting that they both like chic flicks and have a peculiar sense of fashion.**
Girl. Family.
But this third girl's about to give us a boy.
I have marveled about this since seeing the dingle dangle at the first ultrasound screening. (And thank you, special friend, for that form of reference.) What? What are we supposed to do with a boy child?!
Ohhh, I'll learn and I had what I believe was one of my first teachable moments this morning. As my daughter sat next to me in church, belly big and low, I caught myself thinking, "Oh man, what if this kid comes early? What would I do if he came this week? I have work, so much to do."
And then we lit the first candle of Advent. And it hit me that
he is coming
and
I am wondering how to make time for him.
"The Gospel of John speaks of Christ as the true light coming into the world. In commemoration of that coming, we light candles for the four weeks leading to Christmas and reflect on the coming of Christ. It is significant that the church has always used that language—the coming of Christ—because it speaks to a deep truth.
Christ is coming. Christ is always coming,
always entering a troubled world, a wounded heart. And so we light the first candle, the candle of hope, and dare to express our longing for peace, for healing, and the well-being of all creation." processandfaith.org
He is coming
and
I am having to make time for Him?
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| me, my youngest girl, my mom |
It cannot be overlooked that our family's first boy child is due on December 26th, that we await his arrival during what is already the great season of anticipation and wonder.
These are good tidings of great joy.
A son is coming.
The Son is coming.
"Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”
Luke 2:14
Let our haste be made toward the manger.
Let our eyes be fixed on the wonder of His coming.
No other earthly thing will bring such joy as this.
Glory to God in the highest.
One account of Jesus's birth can be found here, in Luke 2:1-21.
*My husband and I both had the benefit of relationships with our fathers, but for different reasons, these are the best descriptions of our first families.
**My husband is the man. Just sayin'.
2 comments:
Truly, it's all about attitude. :)
*I hadn’t thought about your husband living in what’s been essentially a testosterone-free zone since his mid-teen years, poor guy! It’ll do him good to have another male added to the clan! ;)
:)
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