God knows how to give good gifts to his children, and the gift of a newborn is one of the best.
I'm in the mood for a list. Will you think on this with me? Maybe together we can encourage some aching mother, swollen with baby, who in her own burden has forgotten or does not know the joys soon to come.
Maybe, as we reminisce together, we will remember, and re-rejoice in His great works in us and through us as mothers. (This is my version of the facebook thanksgiving list- or, 1000 gifts of motherhood!)
What IS so great about babies? What is so great about growing them; meeting them; loving them in that first year of life?
I'll start the list.
In no particular order...
1. That first moment, seeing the wrinkly, angry face, and thinking, "Hello, stranger! So YOU are the one who has been making me so uncomfortable!"
2. Soft and sweet-smelling skin
3. Clothes that seemed ridiculously small- actually too big!
4. That pathetic cry that sounds a bit like a goat
5. Setting baby on my tummy, marveling, "How did this kid actually fit inside of me?!"
6. Being able to touch my toes again! (I usually celebrate with postpartum toenail painting)
Please add your own thoughts and check back often- I'll be adding to it all week!