and the people within it seemed to only be getting worse and worse. One evening, as we were watching t.v., I was so bothered by the thought, I ran to another room to cry my fear and frustration to God. It wasn’t long into this “prayer” that he stopped me and spoke back very clearly. These were His words…. “Don’t you dare be afraid. Just as I intentionally brought your grandmother up in her time, your mother in her generation, and you in yours, so will I bring forth your children in a generation and time they will be called to effect. Don’t you dare be afraid. I will be with them and use them, just as I have done you all.” Needless to say, that word and moment changed my life. I love my husband, like my husband, respect and trust him. He is my very best friend. I love the man he his, and ever growing to be. Years ago, I began to want to raise someone like him for this generation. So, I prayed for a son. And, not just any son, but one with character, integrity and uprightness, like my husband. Four pregnancies (including one miscarriage) later, our Lord answered my prayer.
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avid, or Big Dave as we affectionately call him, is one of the greatest joys of my life. He is the last of our three children, our only boy, and even though I’m often teased about this, he is “the son I prayed for”.
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thought of God blessing me to have these men in my life. Undoubtedly, I expected nothing less in a husband, and was given that and much more.
Aside from some of the best women on this earth, God blessed me to be raised by three amazing men: my bonus-father, grandfather and my godfather. I’ve often cried at the
I never thought I would have a son. No deep logic … it was something I simply thought would never happen. I often recall a period in time I was afraid to have children. About 15 years ago, my husband and I had barely been married a year, but the world
David Nathaniel Cornelius Crudup, not my favorite child, but my favorite and only son…. the son I prayed for. At age 7, he’s a wild, tree-climbing, dirt & wormdigging, cart-wheeling, intelligent, respectful, joyful, biggest smilehaving little boy, who loves his daddy and adores his momma. To know and have the love of a man who knows he is loved is PRICELESS, because he truly knows how to love back. David will make a good difference in this world, not because we’re telling him to, but because everyday, we show him how. His life matters, because he is loved and was chosen to come and leave his mark in this world.This is the son I prayed for, God answered, and everything He does matters.
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