Child Legacy

So...this blog is intended to by my updates on Chasten's development and while I am using it for that purpose, I'm also using it to express thoughts I have that didn't occur to me until I became a mother. So first, Chasten is growing like crazy and developing on schedule. He's still so small but at the same time he's getting so big! He loves to sit up at this point, though he still definitely has to be supported. The Bumbo chair comes in handy for this, but as he's building his back muscle strength he still slumps over after sitting for a little while so I hold him up. I took this picture this morning:

He's so sweet too and loves to cuddle. He "talks" to me all the time and I just coo and goo back at him (which he loves). We have finally been able to schedule his dedication--it will be the day after Christmas. This brings me to my "thought" for today. A few months ago I had someone (though I can't remember who it was) complain to me about how when people have babies their facebook statuses all become religious. At the time I wasn't sure what my response should be, I too have scoffed at a few people's "religious" statuses because I remember the lives I've watched them lead. I quickly have had to repent because I do not know anyone's heart but my own. God forgets our pasts when we give ourselves to him, if only he could also wipe our pasts from the memories of others. However, that is another topic entirely. My thoughts veer more to the fact that I think it's great for people who become parents to come to the Lord because they can bring their children up to love God. I grew up in church and had a devout relationship with God for the majority of my high school career. However, as some do I had a period in college in which my relationship with God hit a back burner and I succumbed to the world. However, just like Christians everywhere God's grace and forgiveness have placed me back on the path for his will for me. Now, as a parent I understand the importance of making sure that my children understand the importance of a relationship with God. I want them to have all of the values I had growing up in hopes that they will be stronger than I was and be able resist the world and stay in the way of the Lord. In understanding this importance, I also understand Proverbs 22:6 fully. It states:

"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it."

I believe this to be true as it has been proven in me. Isn't it great to know that the things we instill in our children are things that stick with them? Well, that is if the things we are instilling in them are things that are good and not negative. If you instill hatred and negativity it's very possible that those things are the ones that will stick with your children. Food for thought.