Ep 21: Breaking Down the Crib

Speaker1: Good morning. I'm Daniel Delp, and this is for your Sunday morning drive. The short podcast to help put you in a Colossians three two mindset and get your mind ready for worship on those hectic Sunday mornings. We are brought to you in partnership with the Ministry League Network of Podcasts. If you are looking for some great resources for your spiritual growth, I encourage you to check out Ministry League.com as well as their app and give all the rest of the podcast on the network a listen. I recorded this episode on August 31st, and those of you who are close with my family know that that very same night, in fact, right after I finished recording this episode, we rushed my two year old son Dorian to the ER and later that morning to a children's hospital in Louisville, Kentucky due to some breathing issues. Well, I'm happy to report that he's doing fine. They took great care of him and he's back home with us now. But I also wanted to take just a brief moment to give a huge thank you to all the listeners that prayed for my boy and for my family during that scary time. It means the world to me, and I truly believe that your prayers made a difference. It also makes this episode all the more meaningful, and I'm sure you'll see why. I hope you enjoy it. This is episode 21 breaking down the crib. Let's go to church.

Speaker2: Are we there yet?

Speaker1: Here. Recently I underwent a sobering task. I took apart the crib and to be honest, I started to tear up a little bit. For those of you that know me, that's probably not much of a surprise. I took apart the crib for the second and the last time, and I remember the same feeling when Evelyn moved to a toddler bed and I took the crib apart and I stowed it in the basement. And I also remember the frustration mixed with joy of having to drag it back out of the basement, find the right Allen wrenches and all the pieces that went with it and fit it back together again when Dorian was born. And now it's taken apart again, never to be reassembled. And you know what's so weird is I. I mourn its loss. Rather, I guess I mourn the loss of the little babies that my kids once were. And as I was thinking about that crib the other day and about the babies my kids no longer are, you know, as they have their Mario and their Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle sheets on their shared bunk bed. I'm going to miss the baby stage, but I'm also really glad that they're growing beyond it. They're maturing, they're healthy, they're strong. And don't get me wrong, I absolutely love the stage they're at now. Two and six, man. Fun times. Dorian is a riot and Evelyn is starting to show some of my can we call it wit? Yeah, let's call it that. And she's also starting to show a lot of her mother's sass. And don't worry, she doesn't listen to the show. But they're also getting excited about the things pertaining to God. They love prayer, they love their Bible stories, they love going to church. They love family worship. All of that does my heart so much good.

Speaker1: And I guess I bring all of this up to say that if any of my fellow parents of little ones are going through the same feelings that I'm going through today, it's okay. That sadness mixed with the joy and excitement of the promise of growth for our kids. Don't let what you'll miss steal the joy of what is and what is yet to be. The little changes that we're seeing in our kids. That means growth is taking place. And wouldn't we much rather have that? Remember those precious moments, but don't get stuck in them. Our kids are such blessings, and we owe it to them to love and to cherish them in whatever stage they're in. Psalms 127, verses three through five. Behold, children are a gift of the Lord. The fruit of the womb is a reward. And like arrows in the hand of a warrior, so are the children of one's youth. How blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be ashamed when they speak with their enemies in the gate. Our kids are a gift, and what a great honor and responsibility to get to raise them up in the Lord. So that's it. The crib is put away. My babies are growing up, but I can't wait to see what great and awesome things the Lord has in store for them. Parents. You can do it! Raise those kids up in the Lord. I believe in you. We're all in this together. Well, those are my thoughts for your Sunday morning drive. Now it's time to hear yours. Our discussion questions for this week are. Do we sometimes get stuck in the past when it comes to our kids? Does that limit how we are leading them in the Lord?