In case you ever wonder...

When Lance and I were still in college...and I don't even think we were engaged yet, I bought the Max Lucado book, "Just In Case You Ever Wonder." It's a story written to a child from their parent "just in case they ever wonder" about certain things. I knew when I bought it that Lance and I would get married one day, and I knew we wanted to have kids, so it just seemed like a good purchase.

I finally took Sawyer's crib down today, so his bookshelf is much more accessible. Before bed he was pulling books out and brought that one to me to read.

We sat in his bed and he laid his little head on my shoulder as I read...and cried!

When I started this blog, I did so with the intentions of making the posts into a book each year...for Lance and I to read when we're old and Sawyer's grown...and for Sawyer to read when he's older.

So, because of that, and because we read that special book tonight, I want Sawyer to know some things...just in case he ever wonders:

My precious baby boy,
You are loved...SO very loved by me and your daddy (and lots of other people, too!)

You were loved even before we met you...just in case you ever wonder...in fact, your daddy almost jumped through the ceiling at the doctor's office when we found out you were a boy!

You were prayed for...before I knew you were in my belly you were prayed for.

You were prayed every single day that the Lord was forming your perfect little (and if you ask me, HUGE) body in my womb.

And just in case you ever wonder, now you are prayed for every single day, too. One of my favorite things to do is go into your room at night and put my hand on your sweet, sleeping body, and pray over you. I pray that you will be healthy, and kind, and humble, and generous, and obedient, and respectful, and loyal, and truthful, and trustworthy, and bold. I pray for your salvation...that you would know and love the Lord, Jesus Christ and commit to live your life for Him. I pray for your future wife, that she would also love Jesus with all her heart.
You are a child of the Sovereign God, the Creator of the Universe, the One who died on a cross for your sins so that you could have eternal life, and live forever with Him in heaven...the One who loves you with an everlasting love.

In case you ever wonder...God's Word is true and perfect....every single word of it. It is alive and active. It is to be read and studied and lived out. It will never fail you. It will never return void.

You are the most precious blessing that your daddy and I have ever recieved. We are so thankful to God for you...that he would entrust you to our care. We love your little personality. We love watching you become your own little person. We love your sweet smile and belly laugh, and those blue eyes. We love watching you learn and figure things out. We love spending time with you and playing with you.

All this to say that you are loved, by us, and even more by God....just in case you ever wonder.