I Have Prayed for This Child
M and I are having one of those days. He's acting like a 1 year old and I want him to understand me like a 5 year old. Every time I turn around, something has been pulled off a shelf. Every time I try to do something like empty the dishwasher, M needs me with sudden clinginess. Instead of saying please, I constantly am reminding him not to whine. His room is covered in books, clothes that he's pulled out of his drawer, and diapers (thankfully clean!). I'm exhausted and ready to close my bedroom door and cry. But instead I bend to pick up the books and realize that his daily flip calendar is still on March. So I change it to today's date, and here was the verse: 1 Samuel 1:27 (NCV) "I prayed for this child, and the Lord answered my prayer and gave him to me." Then the tears came. I have been praying for this sweet little boy since before I knew him. It has always been my heart's desire to be a mother, and he has heard ...