And now... the moment we have all been waiting for!

It's Thursday. Before I tell you about the day's activities, I HAVE TO TELL YOU THE BIG NEWS!! Nathanael let me hold him in my lap today. HOORAY! Yes! Yes! Yes! Once again, God is showing us his love. In Ephesians chapter 1, God's word reminds us that He works all things after the counsel of His will. Did you get that? ALL THINGS. Once again God is whispering to us, "Trust me." In fact, he is not just whispering it now, he is screaming it. "TRUST ME!!"

Here's how it happened. Keyanna was in bed reading her book ("Choosing To See" by Mary Beth Chapman which she says is a great book for her to be reading right now on this trip). I was sitting at the computer catching up on the day's college basketball scores (UNC Tar Heels won!). Nathanael was walking around on the floor and playing. In other words, opening cabinets, pulling everything out and pushing any buttons he can find in the room. The boy loves pushing buttons! We can't even get the TV to come back on anymore. I think it might be broken. Anyway, I was feeding him crackers, so he would take one and walk away. Then he'd come back to me for another cracker. Whenever he wanted another cracker he would walk over to me a pat my leg. So I was having fun with him, talking to him, and making silly faces and noises to make him smile. Then I reached down and lifted him up over my head. What's he gonna do? He smiled. Not wanting to push my luck, I immediately set him down. Then I lifted him up again and again and again, each time immediately setting him back down on the floor. He continued smiling and even laughed. Let's take it one step further, I thought. Next time he came back for another cracker, I lifted him up and couple of more times then I set him down on my leg. Then I started boucing my leg giving him a horsey ride, you know. He liked that so I set him back down. He acted like he wanted more so I did it some more. Then I didn't set him back down!! He just sat there. I knew it would happen eventually but after these first few days I never expected it so soon. How great would it be for me to walk out into Nashville airport holding my son!? Now that is a God-sized dream. But one step at a time. Like I said before, it is His plan, not mine.Whatever God's plan is, right now in this moment (and always) I am a happy daddy!