Charlie had his nine-month check up today. In this broken world not many things are they way they were meant to be. There are car accidents and pollution. Children are born with cancer and clubbed feet. We get the flu. There is death. We rarely if ever experience this world the way God created it to be. That is why we long for heaven and His final restoration.
Charlie has changed so much since the last time we were at the doctor. I had to work hard to keep him occupied in the little waiting room. As I wrestled to hold onto his naked-but-for-a-diaper body while talking to his doctor I felt this joy bubbling up in me. My joy was for his health, for his fat body, for his strong muscles, and for his alert mind that never stops exploring while he is awake. And though the doctor checked him out thoroughly, I didn't need him to tell me that Charlie is glowing with good health. He actually weighs 24.5lbs and is 31 inches long!
On the drive home, with Charlie happily babbling in the back seat, I wondered why this made me so joyful, and I have concluded that this might be a little glimpse of the way God meant it to be. Children are meant to be healthy, to burst into their adults' lives with such vivacious energy that awe-filled joy can be our only response. What a gift I, we all, have been given!
2 comments:
Thank God for your healthy little boy!
It is so wonderful to know Charlie is a budding healthy boy. Great videos and pictures. He IS a joy!
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