The Only Thing I Can Give My Son

My dream of having a beautiful nursery for my baby boy is coming true. But not in the way I expected.

I have spent the last couple of months wishing I could have a fun ocean-themed nursery for my baby when he arrives this month. When I see all the cute decoration possibilities on the internet and know so many new mommies preparing for their little ones, I can’t help but want that too!

Little fishies swimming on the walls.

Colorful sea creatures adorning every corner.

And of course lots of pictures of boats and waves to make the nursery complete.

It’s true I am officially in nesting mode, and mommy urges are taking over. I want to give my handsome boy the best and that definitely includes a creatively decorated nursery just for him!

But I’ve stopped sulking because my dream is becoming a reality through a simple revelation.

My handsome little man will get the best nest on the block because I am spoiling him rotten… with love.

Yup, that’s it. Love.

As I near the last few weeks of my pregnancy, I can’t help but hear God comfort me with the truth that love is all I need as a mother. He reminds me…

-Love is going to infuse those white walls with life and warmth.

-Love is able to take what little we have and make him feel like the richest boy in the world.

-Love converts the baby’s tiny room in our apartment into a huge and infused ocean of acceptance.

Really, we could be anywhere. Whether we are in a house, apartment, or a shack, I know that a soil of love will always be the best foundation and the most beautiful decoration.

So although he won’t be welcomed home to a paradise at sea, he will be held securely in the overwhelming waves of love. The love of his parents, relatives, friends, and Heavenly Father.

It’s actually a luxury-being able to welcome our baby boy into the world with more than new nursery set-up, but into a family overflowing with love. From day one, we want to plant our boy firmly in the soil of God’s marvelous love, so he always understands that love is enough! Wealth, possessions, and status will never make his life beautiful, rich, and attractive, but love always will!

May love make your dreams come into reality today!

“May your roots grow down deep into the soil of God’s marvelous love. And may you have the power to understand as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love really is…Then you will be filled with the fullness of life and power that comes from God.” Ephesians 3:19

How can you decorate your life with more love?

How can you spoil those around you with love?