Dear Kids,

Mommy as a baby

Daddy as a baby

 

Kids, 

Daddy and I have been praying for you for a long, long time. God has been preparing and putting things in place for you for a long, long, long, long, long, long, loooooooooooong time, so I know you guys are a special gift from Him. I don’t know when you’ll arrive, I just know that you will.

Daddy and Mommy's Engagement

I want to take today to pray some things over you. First off, I want to tell you that your daddy is really silly, I mean like really silly. He makes Mommy laugh everyday. Daddy and I like to have fun and we like our routine, but most importantly we have grown so much in our years of waiting for you. Daddy is really becoming the father that God has called him to be. Your daddy is a strong leader who is very practical and easy to please. He loves to laugh and loves to be home, it’s his favorite place to be. Mommy loves kids, I mean like loves kids. But it’s important you know that she will not love any children more than you guys. You and daddy always come first. Mommy also loves to have fun and make friends. She loves her alone time, but she loves to go on vacations and see the world. I like to think that Daddy keeps Mommy grounded and Mommy keeps Daddy inspired. We’ve always been a good fit. Because Mommy and Daddy met when they were very young, they have had a lot of growing up to do. We love each other very much and God has strengthened us through some really tough times. As you know you are not our first children. Your big sibling is with Jesus having the time of his life with our Heavenly Father. But Mommy and Daddy are here still trusting God to bring you guys to our lives and I think this makes Him very happy. So on that note, here are the things I pray over you:

 I pray GOOD HEALTH over you! I pray that you will be full of laughter and joy. I pray you have infectious laughs and bring joy to every room you enter. I pray you are filled with giggles and have fun being silly with Daddy and me. I pray that you always know your worth. You see, because of our journey to receive you, Mommy and Daddy have met many people along our way who have also been praying for you and can’t wait to meet you. God is using your story already to display His glory. He has hand picked you guys just for us and the time of your arrival is the perfect time. You are so special to Him that He wants to celebrate you with as many people as possible and use your births as a testimony (that’s a big word, I’ll explain it later) of His goodness and His faithfulness. With that said, I pray that you are filled with faith, hope, purpose and confidence of who you are. I declare over you that you are world changers and warriors for the Kingdom of God. You will be friends to the friendless, bring Hope to the hopeless and be peace bearers to the angry and hurting. You are intelligent with a love for learning, but are humble with the knowledge you have, knowing that though you do not know everything, you have relationship with the One Who created everything. I speak over you that you will take correction and allow it to make you better. I pray that you will be slow to speak and quick to listen with hearts that forgive freely because you know you have been freely forgiven. I pray that you will be givers and wise with finances as well as being faithful with little. I pray that you allow God to bless your gifts and talents. Mommy and Daddy both love to write, Daddy is a wonderful artist, Mommy loves music, Daddy is VERY smart and Mommy loves to learn. Mommy did dance and sports growing up, and Daddy is very brave, joining the army and becoming a police officer. Your gifts and talents will go beyond what I can ask or think, but I pray that you allow God to use them for His glory. I pray you love to snuggle and let me read and sing to you. I pray you like vegetables and that you let other people (who Mommy and Daddy approve) hold you and love on you too. I pray that you talk with Jesus every day and walk in the innocence He desires for you. I pray that you don’t get frustrated when things are hard, because God will make you smarter and stronger through the hard stuff. We will definitely make mistakes (Daddy once Febreezed a baby because it had a little gas), but know we do work together with Jesus to be the parents He has called us to be. We pray that you will be brave, knowing that God is with you always in ALL things. 

 

(Now when you’re in Mommy’s womb (and know Mommy is praying for a boring, peaceful pregnancy) you will hear Mommy and Daddy talking to you a lot and you will also see that Mommy loves chocolate and doesn’t like to feel sick- especially not like last time. So let’s make a deal that if you let Mommy keep her food down, she will give in to your cravings- hopefully you’ll love pizza and Mexican food). Another thing, when you hear that big thing snoring in the background, that is not Mommy OR Daddy that is your big sister Molly. She will be a good big sister to you, just get ready for some doggy kisses. You will hear Daddy yelling “Sam! Sam! Get out of there!” a lot, (don’t worry he is not yelling at you), it’s because he is not too fond of your big brother Sam. You’ll understand soon enough. He gets into a LOT of stuff.

We can’t wait to meet you, snuggle with you and kiss you, and I pray that you know what your being here on this earth means to Mommy and Daddy.

I love you and look forward to holding you soon,   

Mommy