The big day is getting close now. Only 3 more "sleeps" until our little boy turns 5. Hard to believe that it can go by as fast as it does. I decided when there were 10 days to go until Ky's birthday that I would take the next 10 days and walk down memory lane. I would pick 1 memory each day and record it here on our family blog. This has been such a fun process. I have really enjoyed it.
Today I will be sharing memory #3....
As a mom of 3 boys I take it very seriouly that I am raising up soon to be men. Don't get me wrong, I do not want them to grow up too fast and I want to cherish these days of small but I know that despite how hard I try to prevent it, they are still going to grow up. I want them to be good men, Godly men. I want them to be the leaders of their households and to be gentleman. The list goes on and on for what I hope they become. I am so thankful that God has given my boys such a wonderful father to model these Godly traits to these sweet princes of mine. He does a phenomenal job and I know we are blessed.
But I know I have my role too. I have to, in so many ways, allow them to be the young men that God has called them to be right now. Since their baby sister and I are the main girls in their lives we have to allow them to treat us as God has called them to and they essentially get to practice on us so that when they find the bride that God has called them to share their life with they are really good at it. :-)
Often times this means allowing my 4 year old to hold the door open for me even if it is easier to get it myself. Allowing all 3 boys to help hall the groceries in even if it means that my 3 year old swishes the bread a bit. What I have learned from being a boys mom exclusively up until 5 months ago is that these traits, this behavior, comes very naturally if you let it. They will race to get the door for me and they go out of their way to meet their baby sister's needs. It has really been quite amazing to watch.
With that all being said, this reminds me of one of my favorite memories of my soon to be 5 year old. We were at the same family camp I wrote about a couple of days ago. There was another family there that had three girls. We were all at the main lodge area when it was time to turn in for the night. These 3 girls and their mom were going to be walking in the dark to their cabin which was one of the furthest away. They also had never been to the camp before so they weren't as familiar with things as we were. Ky immediatley saw the need and at 3 1/2 he offered to walk them to their cabin. It was so adorable! Not only did he walk them to their cabin but he walked them to their very front door and opened it for them! It was so adorable. I will never forget that night and my little gentleman.
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