It’s been a bit quiet on the blog, but that’s because it’s been quite the opposite in real life! With Chloe turning one, we’ve been hitting lots of milestones, and keeping up with a happy walker. Though there’s not much time to blog, here’s a letter to our dearest lil’ chickadee on her first birthday.
Dear Chloe,
Happy first birthday! We are so thankful to God for you and for what an amazing year it has been…with all the joys and the challenges. Everyday, your daddy and I look at you and can’t stop remarking on how cute and wonderful you are. You are smiley, cuddly, adventurous, strong, communicative, curious, mischievous, and we can tell you’ve got a zest for life! As we think about what God says in the Bible from Psalm 139, we are amazed that God knew and made your soul even before time began, and He chose to bring you into this world, into our lives and family a little over one year ago. He loves and delights in you as His creation, and we are blessed to share in that delight.
However, as adorable as you are, we also believe in what the Bible says about us when we are born-even though God originally created us to love Him first and love others, instead we are born with a heart that is bent toward our own selfishness and satisfying our own desires, and God calls that sin. So, this day as we celebrate God’s goodness in giving you a wonderful, healthy, delightful year of life, we also want to say to you, as we do everyday, that our greatest prayer for you is to recognize that you are a sinner, deserving of God’s anger, BUT Jesus lived, died and rose three days later, taking God’s anger for those who would believe and live for Him. And, we hope as He has loved and served you first, that you would follow in His footsteps in living your life to serve Him and others. We pray that everything we do, whether eating or drinking, in discipline or in play, that we would show you in every possible way of Christ’s love for you, and that God is loving, almighty, and worthy of worship. We love you so much, but we know that God loves you more.
With all of our love,
Your Mommy and Daddy
