There’s a new man in my life — a very little man. He’s already mesmerized me with his charm and good looks.
A text message woke me up at 11:47 last night, and kept me semi-awake the rest of the night. At 4:30 I finally got up and bustled around, waiting for the call. At last it came.
“We have a baby.”
“Yes?” (Come on, boy or girl?)
“His name is Calvin Sterling.”
I cried. I thanked God for this first little grandson.
I thanked God for this first little boy who will carry on his great-grandfather’s family name.
I thanked God for this precious boy’s daddy who loved my daddy so much, and who chose to bless his son with my daddy’s name.
I thanked God for his mama who has already loved him and cared for him for nine months, and who graciously accepted God’s plan when her labor came to a halt over a week ago and left her in suspense and discomfort until the following Sunday evening. She’s going to have her hands full with three daughters, oops, make that children (wow, I have to get used to this boy word!) aged three and under.
I thanked God for a covenant family of believers who have prayed for him and his parents, and who will stand committed to him and his family in the years to come.
I thanked God for his uncomplicated labor and delivery.
Instead of writing a blog post about choosing the right things to do throughout the day (addressing an excellent question that was asked in response to last Tuesday’s post), I embraced the gifts my heavenly Father chose to bestow on my day:
- A day with our daughter and her two little girls who live two hours away
Little Katie bursting into our house with, “Nana! Nana! Nana!” and an immediate invitation to play Princess with her
- Impish Victoria toddling over to me and babbling as she held up her arms
- Calvin’s warm little head, his newborn cry, his bright eyes as he quietly observed the new world around him.
I had planned on addressing a question that was asked in response to last Tuesday’s post. “How do you determine which things God wants you to do each day?” Instead I did what God obviously wanted me to do today. I enjoyed His many blessings, and I thanked Him from an overflowing heart.
Photos by Susannah Forster and Daniel Forster
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