Adlee's Hope

So, I think you all know by now that I've had my baby girl. Her name is Adlee, and she is PERFECT! I plan on telling the "birth story" and the "name story" soon, but I feel it is more important to share that today God has blessed my heart once again with hope.

It's hard to imagine as I look at the little, little girl in her purple sleeper curled up on her pink bunny quilt on the floor that someday she is going to mess up big time. She's going to sin. She's going to break my heart. She's going to break God's heart. It's hard to think that she could make some of the mistakes I've made. Truth is, she probably will repeat some of my mistakes, she'll definitely make some of her own. The Bible says all have sinned...or in this case...all will sin. Sigh. Terrible thought.

It would steal some of my joy over her innocence if I didn't know that she has hope. She has the one and only true Hope. Jesus died to pay for every sin she will commit. Jesus loves her. She doesn't need to be weighed down by her mistakes. She doesn't have to live with shame.

Its a wonderful truth when applied to my life...It is infinitely more wonderful when applied to my daughter.

Thank you, Jesus. Thank you for coming to Earth to live here. Thank you for taking on our sin and  shame. Thank you for freeing me from sin. Most of all, THANK YOU for being my hope for my child.

Hoping you have the same hopes for your children,

Jordon