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Any Moment Now
By Andy on 9 July 2003 the wee hoursCategory: The Boys Any moment now, the ringing of the phone on my desk could drown out the quiet clicking of my laptop keyboard. I’m expecting to hear the shrill blast of the words, “It’s time!” coming from my bride Tiffany who is nine months pregnant with our first child. Today is her due date. I have heard that actually 2% of women go into labor on their due date, but I have a hunch about this one. We have been preparing, praying and anticipating this moment for a long time, but I still do not feel old enough or wise enough to be a dad.
Life is about to change for us. No longer will family nights just include my wife and me looking romantically into one another’s eyes. Loading the car for trips will now require the assistance of an engineer…or perhaps one of those guys who first figured a way to put an entire Pack-n-Play (a portable play area) into a four-inch wide box.
Life is about to change for Tiffany. No longer will she teach a class where the student to teacher ratio is 30:1. Her new class will have a ratio of 1:1! Other daunting challenges in her day will be getting enough rest, having time for her, and finding adult conversations.
Life is about to change for me too. No longer will I only look forward to seeing Tiffany when I get home from work, but I will also anticipate hugging and talking to my son. Now that Tiffany has experienced the pain of childbirth, another change coming my way is that I will never again receive sympathy when I am in pain. I may accidentally chop my foot off with the lawn mower, but at least I didn’t have to go through labor.
I don’t know if the phone call will come today, but it will come and bring lots of changes along with it. Will all these changes be worth it? You’d better believe it! I thank God everyday for the changes coming down the pipe. Life is not always simple and pain free. God never told us it would be. Some moments are filled with pain and confusion, when praising God takes every ounce of faith and energy we can muster. Then there are other moments where the only response that makes sense is celebration. We throw our hands into the air, dance around like nobody’s watching, and sing like nobody’s listening.
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