Six years.
Six years ago we welcomed our fifth child to our fold. It was a hard day after two babies that went into labor on there own with ease needing to be induced, but he was stubborn, large and needed a push.
And still to this day, our Sam is stubborn and needs a push, but he adds so much life and laughter to our home, our lives would be dull without him. He loves to laugh and joke and say the most off the wall things. He's so full of life and is not stopped by anything. Sam knows no bounds because everything seems possible to him. It is so fun to watch his adventurous spirit and we pray, by God's grace, this adventurous spirit will be molded to God's will for his life and will be used in furthering God's Kingdom!
Sam loves to learn. Math is his favorite as he loves using the blocks to figure out his problems and make fun designs. He is so creative and such a fun story teller. He enjoys drawing as well. It's a blessing to hear the many ideas he comes up with and talk with him about them. Puzzles are also fun for him and he loves to put them together. He is currently learning to read and he's getting there step by step.
With his adventurous spirit, Sam enjoys playing outside, running around being Aragorn or Bilbo or Gandalf, fighting the bad guys and winning for the good. He also loves to explore the bamboo forest in our back yard. Sword fighting with his brothers is also a cherished past time and he enjoys riding our swing car down the drive way. Sam just loves to move and be on the go. His mind is always onto the next thing and wants to see what's next. With this is a good level of fear of missing out, but he is learning to enjoy what is right in front of him little by little.
Sam's absolute favorite thing to do, though is watch movies, and his favorite movie is whatever he wants to watch at that moment. He loves the adventures of The Lord of the Rings, The Hobbit, Star Wars and Moana. He loves the humor of The Lorax and The Croods. He enjoys the lessons he learns from Fireproof and War Room. He loves it all! He just loves to watch the adventure and when he can't watch it recite it and play it out. Sam is so fun to watch as he shows his imagination and it grows in the midst of watching a myriad of movies.
Sam is an extrovert through and through. He always wants to be with someone. It's a good thing he has so many siblings so he can bounce around! The last thing he wants to be is alone. He always has something to share, something to talk about. Right now he's learning the art of listening so he can be the friend he wants others to be to him.
Sam also loves his daddy! If he could, he would be with Daddy all of the time! Sam loves to curl up in his lap and talk to him or just sit while they watch something together. It is precious to see this bond between them and how much it has developed since Sam was born.
We are still amazed at how much God uses this boy to teach us about Himself. We are so thankful for Sam and blessed to be his parents.
Father, thank You so much for the precious life of Sam! Thank You that we get to be his parents and teach him in Your ways! We ask You to turn his heart to You and save him by Your amazing unmerited grace. Take Sam's adventurous heart and give him a vision for Your great adventure. Take his love of story telling and make him a great proclaimer of Your Story, Your Word and the works that You continue to do. Thank You for these six amazing years with Sam and we pray for many many more! In Jesus's Powerful Name we pray, Amen!
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