Birthday Boys!

These boys God has entrusted to me are now 5 and 2!  What a joy and blessing it is to be their mom!  (...also exhausting!  LOL)  They teach me so much about myself, God, the world around us.  May God bless them immensely!
 
“Otto” means prosperous, wealthy.  Isn’t his life so far evident of that?  God has brought him out of poverty into a family full of love and the knowledge of a loving Saviour full of grace.  God has already “prospered” Otto and made him “wealthy” and will only continue to do so.  For He has plans to prosper Otto, plans to give him hope and a future (Jer 29:11)!  Otto is such a compassionate young boy always concerned for everyone’s feelings, always ready to give a hug to whomever will receive it!  In fact he is less interested in play and more interested in whatever the nearest person to him is doing, and that’s what he’d prefer to do (God knew Otto needed a brother, a buddy, and they are!).  He is very cautious and structured, needing to know the order of the day, what comes next and then after that, to be prepared of course (in the morning he is already asking what I’m making for dinner!)!  The night before he is already asking what we’re doing when we wake up (“Is it a school day, church day”)?  He is also quite a goofball!  He has Owen in stitches with goofy faces or antics often.  I believe Otto’s love language is touch.  I believe his gift is for people.  I can not wait to see the plans God has for this little boy!  
 
“Owen” means born to nobility.  Oh, and isn’t he, born into the kingdom of God!  Born into a family fully devoted to the kingdom of God.  He was born happy, from his early days he was already so content to sleep through the night and hardly crab unless for good reason.  He nursed well, took a pacifier well, and was not the least bit needy or demanding.  He made all his ‘big’ transitions well...solids and sippy cup at 6 mos, never really used a bottle much, milk at 12 mos, moving several times in his 2nd year, sippy cup to a cup with no lid, and finally the big one just the other night - NO MORE PACIFIER!  The first night he didn’t even cry once!  There’s been a little crying since but nothing major!  Praise God!  Owen is packed full of confidence, enough for 4 people!  He loves adventure, exploring, running free, taking risks....lots of them!  He is a sucker for a smooch (on his fully puckered lips) from any of us.  Owen is very sociable, with people he is familiar with, and very excitable!  Everything is exciting to him!  He always has a smile and a squeal for that which pleases him, which is just about everything!  He’s not too far off before calling, “Otto, ‘om on!”  He wants his buddy to accompany him on whatever adventure he’s headed for!  Owen has a sweetness about him that draws you in underlying the “forge ahead” drive toward whatever!  Look out, here he comes!
 
Otto and Owen compliment each other so well.  Where one has weaknesses the other has strengths and vice versa.  How perfectly God has given them to each another.  Honestly I see a well made TEAM here between these 2 boys and I am praying to that end, that God is building them up as a team for His glory and honor and for the furthering of His kingdom!  I’m so honored to be a part of their journey toward manhood and a relationship with their heavenly Father.  My deepest prayer is that God will say to me with respect to being their mom, “Well done good and faithful servant!”