Zechariah continues to thrive.  He even likes to test boundaries now and managed to give our new nanny a hard time on her first day.  Ha! Last week, we had a most precious exchange that I never want to forget.  I got home from work and started cooking dinner, as I typically do.  Seth and Leah were upstairs in Lego world, and shortly after I started cooking, Zechariah joined me in the kitchen.  As I stood by the stove, I noticed him getting closer and closer to me.  Eventually, he was hanging onto my legs while I stood cooking.  I turned around and lifted his {still tiny} body up and hugged him.  Zechariah promptly said, “Never let go.”   I quickly turned off the stove and held him a little tighter. “I will never, ever let you go, Zechariah.  You are my boy forever and ever.  I love you soooo much.”  I could feel his body relax into my words as he cling even tighter to my neck.  We stood there in silence for five minutes or more while I rubbed his back and kissed his cheek.  Precious son of mine…. It was just a year ago next week when I heard Jesus whisper that this one would be my son.  How truly right He was.
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