Today is my birthday. I am thankful for my God for He is great - there is no greater birthday present than Him. Of course I am thankful for Lisa and for Zach and Dustin.
Sorry it has been a bit without an update on Dustin.
Recently, I have spent time with other families that have a son almost exactly the same age as Dustin - who is almost 20 months old. Boys Dustin's age are both walking and talking and for a fleeting moment I pause for what should be. I fall into that trap which makes me compare Dustin to other kids. In other words, I am running a race, in Paul's words "for a crown that will not last". I am thankful that these moments are few and brief.
To say that Dustin is a joy, a blessing beyond imagination, is an understatement. His spirit is powerful and our days are filled with glimpses into his soul. He has an amazing smile and an infectious laugh. He loves his mommy and daddy, his big bro Zach, and even his brother Burdick the cat (and Burdick is very tolerant of the love he receives that is often not very gentle!).
The progress with Dustin is noticeable - he is eating more solid foods every day, he has learned how to wave and clap, and he loves to dance to all kinds of music - especially Barry White! A few days ago, he even wore his glasses for nearly 5 minutes!
Right now, Dustin is standing - proudly! Dustin will talk, he will walk, and of course he will run - to our chagrin many times he will run the other direction very quickly. For this we are sure.
With or without Dustin, our charge is to run for a prize that will last forever, and to stay close to Him as he is the One who will be the"lamp unto our feet". Our prayer is that we do this with even greater vigor than we might otherwise do.
Many of you might have already read this story, or seen this video - but I am reminded of the British track star Derek Redmond, who in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, felt compelled to finish his 400m race, despite an injury mid-race that instantly ended his Olympic medal bid. It reminds me of Paul's charge for us to run the race for the crown that will last.
Run the race and let God work out the outcome - for we know that if we let Him use us, the outcome will be great.
Thank you for all of your love and prayers - God works!
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Rob, not only are you a wonderful
first cousin, but, a beautiful
writer. I love you, Cujo loves you-
and we both miss you. What an
inspirational post. We all want and
wish and it always happens in God's time. (I want to have a chat with him about that!) but nevertheless, it all does work out
and better than we could have imagined.
All our love,
Barbra and Cujo
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