Time waits for no man (OK other than Joshua, but that was a one off. Alright, so Hezekiah got a bligh as well … but in general it waits for no man).
No sooner am I getting over the introduction to responsible adulthood than I’m inducted in the enjoyment of marital bliss. No sooner am I engaged in that then I’m informed that my wife is in the family way.
As Deborah Christina Dryden reaches seven years of age it also signifies the end of a cycle of parenting that has seen two other daughters emerge and several traumatic house moves. Yet in all things God has been exceedingly gracious and Deborah is her father’s delight. Unlike her two younger siblings, Deborah’s facial features have settled more or less since the first year of her existence. Yet she she is growing up. She is got the gift of talking and indeed can talk for her country, the country of her mother, the country of her friends … you get the drift. She is such a delight and joy as she remains in the positive.
It’s difficult to remember that she’s still just a girl with all the amazing intellectual and physical developments she has made. The fact remains she is just a girl. She is making those steps of realisation of the world around her as well as the world inside her. I so desire for her to enjoy her childhood and to be a recipient of God’s amazing love for her through the friends and family around her and His known presence with and in her.
She is a bright and intelligent girl, for which I’m grateful. She has a huge laugh and at her best she is a delightfully helpful and considerate person. It remains one of the hugest privileges of my life to know that God saw it fit to entrust her to someone like me. She is a treasure that I take pleasure in sharing with the world around her. I trust that this next cycle will prove to be one of great challenge and internal stimulation that will allow her to transition slowly from the dependency of this childhood to a greater interdependence that prepares her for the world of adulthood.
Please pray for her, her siblings, her parents, her uncles, aunts, cousins other family members and friends. Pray that Deborah will know God and know that she is loved of Him and can find childlike faith in Him now and joy forevermore.
Thanks.
For His Name’s Sake
Shalom
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