Thursday, July 21, 2011

Unconditional Love

Micah has figured out a stall tactic for bedtime that gets me every time...even though I know I'm doing exactly what he hopes I will do. Our normal bedtime routine involves reading a few stories, praying, drinking milk, and then bedtime. For the last week or so, Micah will immediately lay his head on my shoulder, tugging at my heartstrings and causing me to just hold him. He knows that in laying his head on my shoulder I will sing or hum to him, delaying bedtime by just a few minutes. He knows that in laying his head on my shoulder I will lightly rub his back, providing just a few more precious moments of mama and Micah time.

And while I know manipulation is essentially what's going on (I questioned if it was truly manipulation if I knew it was occurring?!? :) ) it's just too sweet for me to stop. I love his little head cuddling my shoulder, wanting more love, wanting to show me more love. And I pray that I am always able to give my child the love that he needs. I pray I never withhold love at the sake of manipulation.

It causes me to think about the love that God has for His children. The unconditional kind of love, that He sent His only son to die, so that we could have eternal life. That unconditional love is so amazing, so incredible, and I am so blessed to be able to have a glimpse of that love when I think about Micah.

2 comments:

  1. Love those moments too. Love this little boy and glad he is healing. Can't wait to meet him and see y'all in a few months:)

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  2. A few minutes later than schedule is not nearly as important as a few more minutes of cuddling. It's all good.

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