It All Comes Full Circle

Momma knows...or so I have been told! I must say that I knew early in my son's life that he was put here for something special, as we all are, but, after you hear the story, you'll understand. My husband had been asked to chaperone the band at the school where he taught on their spring band trip to Disney World. At that time, our two: Brynn and Jack were 3 & 18 months. I had so much going at that time because I was a full time student at our local university. The day my husband left for the trip, my son awoke to the croup. He couldn't sleep and couldn't keep his liquid medication down so he became worse at night. I slept (lay, actually) in our recliner to elevate him so he could breathe for two (2) nights. The morning of the third day, our daughter awoke with a stomach virus that hit her with a vengeance. Somewhere in the middle of all this, I managed to not miss one class that week. It was by the grace of God that made that possible. Seeing my distress, my son goes over the the book case beneath the TV stand, picks up the Family Bible, brings it to me and said, "Here, mommy, read this and we'll all feel better." I looked up and said, "Ok, Lord, he's yours. Please help me teach him to go where you want him to go." I still get emotional when I think of this. It was all brought back on March 29, 2009, as I sat in the church where my son preached the morning sermon. I was humbled most of all, emotional, thankful, grateful, honored and impressed...all rolled into one! As my family sat there, I couldn't help but miss my father, a minister. My brother, the full-time pastor at the church we attended, introduced our son and said he believed that some angels were messengers because when a new soul is born into the Kingdom of God, the angels in Heaven rejoice. He said he believed those messengers had taken the message to Heaven and truly felt that our daddy was rejoicing over his son sharing the pulpit with his grandson, my son. I'm as proud as a momma can be but I'm mostly thankful that the prayer I prayed over him before and after he was born has been answered. My son is a good christian man, serving his first love. Thank you, Lord, for your blessings on me and my family.