New Club

Tonight David and I were invited over for games/fun at a friend's house. There were 4 couples present and we were the only ones without a child under the age of 2. As I looked around the room, I noticed the difference between hanging out with "parents" and hanging out with my other friends who aren't parents yet. I realized that David and I would soon be joining the "parenthood" rank and these 6 people would most likely be our new circle of friends as we would have less in common with our current newlywed buddies and we would become the ones that "had to get home to relieve the babysitter". I remember thinking how lame that excuse was, but the more time passes, the more I understand. I feel like Heavenly Father is extending to me a new calling. But, different than the rest, this will be the most important calling of my life. As with the other callings, I bring basically no skills to the table, but trust and know that Heavenly Father will endow me with all the traits and qualities I need to bring one (or however many) of his children into this world and then raise them the best way David and I know how. That is the gift we can give back to God for this wonderful gift He is giving to us.