True Story
When Matt was just a baby, he fell asleep in church. (Miracles do happen sometimes, you know.) He was a pretty hefty infant, so once he was really out, I laid him down on the padded bench. I was a little unprepared and didn't have a blanket to cover him, so I asked Mike to let me borrow his suit coat. I tucked him in under the jacket and remember actually being able to listen to and enjoy part of the meeting, as much as one could with a two-year-old and a four-year-old.
When the meeting was over and it was time to leave, I looked over at my snoozing son beneath Mike's suit coat and had one of those "frozen-in-time" moments. The coat was much bigger than Matt, but I realized that one day he would have his own suit coat. He'd be a grown man who would be ready to serve a mission, get married, start a career, and raise a family of his own. I had the distinct feeling that that day would arrive sooner than I would believe. I realized that I had better enjoy my little urchins to the fullest because, as all those older parents (people around my present age) were telling me, "they grow up faster than you think they will."
When Matt was just a baby, he fell asleep in church. (Miracles do happen sometimes, you know.) He was a pretty hefty infant, so once he was really out, I laid him down on the padded bench. I was a little unprepared and didn't have a blanket to cover him, so I asked Mike to let me borrow his suit coat. I tucked him in under the jacket and remember actually being able to listen to and enjoy part of the meeting, as much as one could with a two-year-old and a four-year-old.
When the meeting was over and it was time to leave, I looked over at my snoozing son beneath Mike's suit coat and had one of those "frozen-in-time" moments. The coat was much bigger than Matt, but I realized that one day he would have his own suit coat. He'd be a grown man who would be ready to serve a mission, get married, start a career, and raise a family of his own. I had the distinct feeling that that day would arrive sooner than I would believe. I realized that I had better enjoy my little urchins to the fullest because, as all those older parents (people around my present age) were telling me, "they grow up faster than you think they will."
You know what? Those "old fogies" were right! Matt recently got his first grown-up suit, and when I saw him get ready for church yesterday, I thought back to the day when he was just a baby, tucked in under his dad's suit coat. It really doesn't seem very long ago. Now he's truly an adult, and I'm excited to see what lies ahead. He kinda looks like a missionary, don't you think?
Matt is a very handsome young man. He's looking good in his new suit and definitely missionary-like. Thanks for sharing the story and insight. Our kids really do grow up, don't they?
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