Thomas Turns One!It is so hard to believe that I just celebrated my sons birthday yesterday. He turns one on Tuesday but we celebrated with friends and family yesterday! I remember the day he was born like it was yesterday! I remember walking into the hospital on April 23rd to be induced. I remember not feeling an inch of labor pain for almost 17 hours and then suddenly being hit in the face with contractions and pain. I remember being very sick and dealing with gallbladder symptoms, in addition to labor pains. I remember getting an epidural and being terrified; only to be told I had to get another one because the first one did not take on my left side. I remember being told I was half way there then all the sudden having my doctor say, "No! She is having a c-section now." At that point, I was so sick and out of it but I do remember that something was wrong. I remember feeling the panic of the nurses. I remember feeling breeze in my hair from them running so quickly to the OR. I remember asking Taylor over and over again, what was wrong with Thomas. I remember his calm and comforting voice saying it was all going to be okay. I remember them telling me that they had to hurry to get him out. I am blessed to remember seeing my baby and him being okay. At 6:12 pm on April 24th, we welcomed our bundle of joy into the world! I don't remember much after that. In fact, I got extremely sick while they were completing my c-section. I came to about 2 hours after he was born. I remember holding him for the first time and just being totally and completely in love, tired, sore, scared, happy, and sad! (If you haven't had a baby....it may be hard to believe that you can feel all those things at once...but trust me...you can!) This past year has been the best year of my life! I cannot imagine life without my baby boy. I feel so so honored that God allowed Taylor and I to be this little boys parents. I had always been told that you never love the same once you have a child or you never know how much your parents truly love you until you have a child yourself. I always kinda played that off. I knew my mom and dad loved me! I knew that I have so much love for my husband. But boy oh boy...the amount of love I have for my child is just so unmeasurable. I can't even describe the love I have for him. The Love of our Heavenly FatherI laid in bed after putting him to sleep last night and all I could think about was my love for him. As I said my nightly prayers, all I could keep feeling and hearing was..."I love you." I say all the time to myself and others that Jesus loves us and God loves us.
God loves us. We are HIS CHILDREN. He loves us more than we can imagine. It is truly incredible how much He loves us. I always knew He loved us, but once I had Thomas my perspective on His love changed. I think that happens a lot in my life actually. When I fell in love with Taylor and married him, I see the love he has for me as his bride and the love I have for him. I know that Jesus loves the Church and sometimes the church is compared to "the bride." It is a love of protection, admiration, trust, sacrifice, eternal, and faithfulness. When my mom died, I felt a longing to be with her. I loved her so deeply and I longed for more time with her. I know that God longs for a relationship with all of us. He loves us deeply and wants nothing more than for us to spend time with Him. When I had Thomas and knew the love I had for him as his parent, I realized how much God loves me and all of us. This week, I pray you will just remember the amount of love that God has for you! May you walk confidently this week in faith and love! Be Blessed, Lauren
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Hey Y’all!!!!!! I’m Lauren
Welcome to Living Out Romans 12:12! Here you will read about my journey as a wife, new mommy, and Jesus follower! I hope to give you a glimpse into my daily life of joy, patience, and faithfulness!
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