Never common, Never a stranger

Every now and again, my daily "God Came Near" calendar has a quote I want to share. Today's was very thought provoking...especially as an expecting mommy. Here it is:

"Before you know it, the little face that brought tears to your eyes in the delivery room can become common. A common kid sittng in the back seat of your van as you whiz down the fast lane of life. Unless something changes, unless someone wakes you up, that common kid will become a stranger."

As an almost new mommy, it made me get teary-eyed. Years of praying for a child, years of bargaining with God, years of tears, years of disappoiontment, I hope I can never relate to this. My precious gift from God becoming a stranger in my own life? I can not imagine, and I don't even want to. Weeks before we found out I was pregnant, I remember laying on the floor in what is now the nursery. I remember I used to hate that room. It was the room we pegged as the "baby's room" the first time we walked in our house. My biggest fear was that it would always remain empty. It was a constant reminder of what may never be. I always kept the door shut and I rarely went in. Simply put, I avoided it. But then, one night, I went in, laid on the floor and I prayed. I prayed to God, what I promised would be my last time, to please bless us with a child. I promised to ALWAYs be a good mommy no matter what. I promised to ALWAYS remember that our baby would be a gift, and I would never take our gift for granted.
When I read the calendar today, I thought of these promises. Our child will never be "common" to us because he is certainly not "common" to God. Our child will never become a stranger to us and he will never be a stranger to God. Our child is a perfect gift, and we were specifically chosen to be his mommy and daddy. We will never take that for granted. Our baby will grow up knowing how much he was wanted, how much he was prayed for, and how special he is. Never common, and never a stranger.

- Sons are a heritage from the Lord, children a reward from Him -Psalm 127:3