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It's a Boy!

This past weekend Becky and I have been blessed with the gift of a son, William Charles, whom we lovingly refer to as “Baby Will”. Born November 19th at 11:38 p.m., he weighed a healthy 7 lbs 8 oz. and was 20 inches long. Mama and baby are quite healthy, and his three big sisters are elated to see what was in Mommy’s tummy. And, Oh, the questions they come up with!

On Saturday the adventure started around 10:30 a.m. after Becky decided to throw a garage sale unbeknownst to me. The contractions occurred every 5 minutes. We wanted to get closer to the hospital (~35 minutes from home) so we decided to go see a movie in that area. We saw the biography of Johnny Cash, “Walk the Line”, which was highly entertaining but quite sad. (After watching several biographies of famous musicians I’m almost glad I didn’t “make it”.) After the movie Becky took a muscle-relaxer, but that only seemed to exacerbate the contractions. We went to the hospital and within five hours we were holding our baby boy.

There were no real complications except that the epidural didn’t work in the one place it was needed most. Becky says that this time was the most painful. I believe her. After the experience we both agreed on this observation…

Suffering is a gate between two worlds…the world that was and the world that will be. How is the pain of childbirth qualitatively different from other suffering? It is different because we know the joy on the other side. This is the same thing the Bible says of Christ, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross. It was the arrival of our son that made it worth the pain. It was our arrival in the family of our Heavenly Father that was Christ’s passion.

Well, Baby Will is home now and we are adjusting. More than once I’ve had to apologize to my little girls for being impatient. I pray they don’t remember those moments. They are doing a fantastic job helping Mommy clean up the house and take care of their little brother.

Thank you, Father, for this precious gift to us…a son on loan from you! Grant me the wisdom I need to teach him your ways and what it means to be a man. May I always treat him with the same kind affection that you have shown me all of these years. Thank you, Father!!!

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