I had the greatest pregnancy. The feeling of having your child squirm inside your body is one of those secret blessings God has to offer moms. He was a huge bump right out front and I couldn't have felt better.
Flash forward... June 29, 2005, 3:35 in the afternoon, DCH Regional Medical Center, Tuscaloosa, AL. Daniel Adam was born. 21.5 inches long and weighing in at 6 lbs. 7 ozs. I was in love. Adam and I couldn't imagine loving this child more than we did on that very day.
We dedicated our lives to raising Daniel to love our Lord and to yearn to learn more about Him. It was a daunting task, but we knew with much prayer, and the support of family and church family, it would be done.
We watched him learn and grow for 5 years. Last June, my mother passed away. It was a learning time for Daniel. I couldn't tell him with certainty that she would go to heaven. He, of course, had a host of questions.
Why wouldn't she go to heaven? Because I'm not sure that she ever asked Jesus to live in her heart.
What does it mean for Jesus to live in your heart? It means that you know that you have sinned and should be punished, but Jesus died on the cross so that you don't have to be. It means that you have asked God to forgive you of your sins and thank Him for sending Jesus to die for you so that you will be with God when you die.
If I'm not with God, where would I be? You would go to Hell. Hell is a place where there is pain that never ends and screams that never stop.
Daniel decided that Hell was not the place for him and on July 4, 2010 Daniel asked Jesus to live in His heart forever. He was baptized the first Sunday in August, the day before school started.
As joyous as Daniel's birthday was for our family, the day he was welcomed into the Kingdom was even better. There was so much joy in my heart I thought it might overflow! This is my prayer for mothers everywhere. To know that their children walk in truth.
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No greater joy!
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