are so awesome. ♥
God has a plan and a purpose for our families. I am so glad that I am not left to make the decision for who joins us. I surely would have gotten it all wrong.
Sometimes it takes my breath away when I remember how JB and I thought our family would be complete with two beautiful little boys. We most certainly were not LONGING for a girl. In fact, as we were preparing for Baby Number Three, I was 100% sure I wanted another boy to join us. How convenient it would have been for clothes, bedrooms, boy-toys, etc. If we had stopped, or if I had gotten what I thought I wanted, we would have missed Skeezix.
The world would be such a different place without her. While her first three years were rather, shall we say, intense… she has become the sunshine in our home. The first to offer assistance, the first to listen and recall what was said to her, the first to offer a prayer in someone else’s name, Skeezix rains down cheer on our home.
And what about the little sister? Well, I can’t imagine if she hadn’t joined us 21 months later. To think that at one point we thought, “Oh boy, now FOUR… that would be CRAZY!” Of course, in her case, we obviously very much hoped God would see fit to make number four a little girl. The symmetry-loving head on my shoulders could have wanted nothing else. But I admit, I was afraid to hope. I had myself convinced she was going to be a boy and I remember, after a painful back labor delivery just lying on the bed in great relief waiting to hear what I had delivered. The doctor’s voice rang out, “It’s a girl!” and my hands flew to my mouth in a joyful cheer! TWO BOYS AND TWO GIRLS!!??!! AMAZING AND WONDERFUL!
Just as the boys are Brother-Buddies [don’t try to separate them! please!] these little ladies have grown to be Sister-Buddies the last two years.
When the boys are chin deep in their studies, the little ladies keep themselves busy.
When the boys are off doing big-boy things, the girls enjoy playing with the boys’ toys!
And Skeezix does a tremendous job looking out for Angel.
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