A few days ago Jackson started taking his first “unassisted” steps. They were small and wobbly, but full of excitement. I can assure you, he knew he did something that mom and dad liked! I couldn’t believe the rucus we made over this. You would have thought that Ohio State just ran the kick-off back for a touchdown during the opening play of the National Championship game…hahaha….but we won’t talk about the rest of that game!
What strikes me the most about watching him move these days is how much practice goes into learning to walk. Before Jackson, people made it sound as if one day he would just “up and start walking”. Maybe other kids are like that, or over time it may come to seem that way; but for me, in actuality, he’s been working on this for months now. It’s been fun to see him study people’s legs as they walk. To daily watch him work at balancing himself, and cruising around the living room.
I often find myself thinking about how much time, effort and determination goes into this process. Today with our ”get it now” mentality, I am convicted as I realize how often I think to myself “this is taking too long”, or “why doesn’t God just do something now?!” So as I watch this little guy learn to walk, I can’t help but think about my own opportunities to learn to walk again.
