The most obvious was the first time I laid eyes on her. As you may (or may not) know, my pregnancy was not exactly ideal. I suffered some pretty nasty all day sickness for the first 14 weeks. Then experienced the joy of sciatica from 16 to 22 weeks. Just when I thought I was finally done with all the pain and terribleness... I had kidney stones that hurt so bad I started having contractions (not once but twice! at 23 and 25 weeks) and spent the last 11 weeks of my pregnancy in excruciating pain. Needless to say, I was very overwhelmed when I finally got to meet this amazing little body (who did quite a number on mine!).
She was so beautiful and perfect (all parents think that, right?)!
There have been many other times. Nothing extraordinary, normal kid stuff. Like the first time she giggled, or the time when she spent 30 minutes taking weeds out of one bucket and putting them into another. Or even just last week, when she marched on over to our neighbors strawberry patch, picked a few berries, plopped and chowed down!
The amount of joy and love that this one little person has invoked in me is absolutely astounding.
As I sit in the moment, overwhelmed with love, I imagine God whispering in my ear...
"And that's just the tip of the iceberg as to how much I love you."1
Wow!
Lord, as we go through our daily lives help us to recognize your great love for us, through our love for others. Thank you for loving us more than we can even begin to fathom. Amen!
1 - Ortberg, Nancy. Looking for God: An Unexpected Journey Through Tattoos, Tofu, and Pronouns. pg 5
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