Now it's official. We will be having a daughter, and the baby is no longer this genderless being in my mind! My imagination could run wild with girliness! I think of flowers and tea parties, dressing up and playing house, reading the Beatrix Potter stories. I would love to do these things with our little girl. But more than that I want her to be a a little girl (and a woman) who loves Jesus with all her heart, and follows in the footsteps of Christian heroines. I'm not afraid to say that this is my intention for her, even though in our culture we are not supposed to bring up our children with a certain worldview (how outrageous, to 'brainwash' a child with the most joyful news the world has ever known!).
I have been reading a helpful book called Raisng Your Child for Christ by Andrew Murray, and he ends one of the chapters with a prayer, which is also my prayer for our daughter:
"Let my child be born only for this one thing, that she may be great in Your sight and a blessing to all around her. Amen"
I'm looking forward to this new adventure of motherhood, and hope you will want to share in the journey with me. love,x
