Mama, Did You Miss Me?

“Mama, did you miss me?”

“Well, baby, I didn’t even know you were going to exist. God knew you before I ever did.”

My daughter had asked to see pictures of her older brother when he was a baby. As she was sitting there, staring at the photo of us as a family of three, she realized she was missing from the picture. Which prompted her cute question, “Did you miss me?” 

But it wasn’t until later at night that I realized she was right–I did miss her.

Even though I didn’t know she was going to exist or when God would bless us with another baby, there was a part of me that felt like something was missing in our family.

There was a piece that was absent.

Looking back at those years before she was born, it’s like I can’t even imagine what life was like before her. Same with her older brother. 

Flash forward to now, and here I am with our third baby.

How is it possible that we’ve gone this long without him? What was life even like before him? Now, I can’t even imagine. Yes, I did miss them before I knew them. 

But God knew the pieces to our family puzzle.

He had it all laid out before these kids were even a dream in my mind.

He knows them. He’s got plans for them.

And finally, I feel like the last piece to our family puzzle has been put into the picture.

The picture is now complete.