527

(Original appeared April 17, 2016)

Number of visits to our Jacob’s journal now: 527. Wow. I am reminded of our wedding day (May 27) almost 21 years ago. How young and immature we were back then! Although we wanted to start a family soon, God had other plans. He waited for just the right time to bring Addison into this world almost 10 years ago. And then he waited another 10 years, when we were apparently just able to handle the job, to bring us Jacob. Both are such gifts to us, you see. We do not take them for granted as we might have been tempted to do had our parenting journey come easier. We are so thankful to our own parents for being shining examples for us. Certainly without them, we would not have been prepared as a couple – as a team – for what lies ahead.