It’s a Girl… Uh Oh!

“I’m about 90 to 95% sure that you’re having a girl.”

Those were the words of the ultrasound technician.

I had gone into this, the second gender determination ultrasound, with the expectation of finally finding out the gender of our child. For some reason, to this point I had envisioned myself throwing a football with my son, helping him build his first birdhouse, and trying to explain to him how to be chivalrous with the ladies.

Now, it seems, it’s time to buy a shotgun.

Lest I sound as though I’m disappointed, let me say that I’m thrilled to have a daughter on the way! But when the technician said we were expecting a princess, I immediately fast forwarded in my mind to a day about 20 years from now. I could almost imagine her standing next to me, wearing a beautiful white dress, and me giving her hand to some undeserving young man. How am I ever going to give her away?

She isn’t even here yet, but I already feel like the time I’m going to have with her is so short. I know that the time I have to fulfill my God-given directive to bring her up “in the training and admonition of the Lord” is relatively short. Some day she’ll leave. I want her to.

So what am I to do with the time I have?

Over the next few weeks I want to work out a plan. I know that all plans are subject to change, but I need to be prepared. What things do I want to make sure I teach her? What does she need to know before she leaves her mother and I to cleave to her husband?

I hope to make this an interactive experience. Feel free to leave comments on any of these posts, especially if you have something helpful to say.

Until next Thursday, I leave you with this thought: Appreciate every day with your children, and by all means, help them every day to understand and appreciate their Creator a little more.

~Daniel