Did you ever see the movie Parenthood? As new parents, my husband and I loved that movie. Watching it now, after not seeing it for several years, we were shocked at the language and other themes in the movie that didn't bother us "back then." God sure can do a work in us, eh? (No, I'm not Canandian, just raised 45 minutes from the Canandian border, so I can't resist an occasional "eh." ;-)
Anyway.....
There is one part of that movie that I have been reminded of lately. Remember Steve Martin's youngest son? The kid was always doing something weird. The funniest part was when he was walking around the house with a bucket on his head, banging his head into anything he came into contact with.
First and Only Husband and I have a kid just like that. It's so bizarre. Third Son, who is 19 months old now, puts his trusty "blankET" (he places a huge emphasis on the "et") over his head and walks around banging his head onto whatever he runs into.
It never occurred to us that there were little boys who actually did that for entertainment. How could we NOT keep having children until God says we're done? Experiencing all these different kids from the same two people is just too much fun. Of course it's all a done deal with our new baby girl. I am determined that this baby will be extremely obedient, giving, kind and would just faint if a single unkind word towards her brothers or sister ever came out of her mouth. Now that's something worth experiencing! I've actually heard that kids like this exist....or is that only in the movies????
It is absolutely in the movies.
ReplyDeleteOf course, most of the movies out lately have pretty bratty kids, so maybe those passive, kind, obedient children don't even exist in a made-up-world. I know I have five and all of them display their sin nature on a regular basis.
Still...I wouldn't trade them for anything. That's where you know God designed us. A mother's love (in spite of it all) is a miracle.
Tori