Oh my.
Oh me oh my.
In what seems like the blink of an eye, Jacob Ryan has gone from this (never left home without Mr. Bear)
to this.
After rearranging furniture a few weeks ago, I found an old journal with some funny Jake-isms from when he was five years old. Here is what he looked like:
What better time than a twelfth birthday to share some of these embarrassing precious sayings? When he was nearly six, he confessed his sins to Jesus and asked Jesus to live in his heart. It was an exciting time! It was also a time when I realized that I needed to do a wee bit more teaching on who God is.
“When Jesus comes out of my heart I’m going to ask Him about the planets.”
Derek (age 3): “Jesus lives in my heart”
Jake: “No, Derek, there’s one Jesus (shows 1 finger), and He lives in my heart.”“Jesus is making my heart bump around.”
Jake was busy fighting all the bad guys around the world and said there were too many and he couldn’t fight them alone.
Mom: “Ask God to help you.”
Jake: (after a long pause) “God can’t help me fight the bad guys. He gots no guns!”
You’ve come a long way, baby! Happy birthday, firstborn; I love you!
This is so precious, and it very hard to believe how much time has passed. I can remember the day he was born as if it was yesterday! What a blessing Jake is to our family. We love him so much.
By the way, is that a snuggie you gave Jake in that first picture?? Hmmm.
As a matter of fact, that first picture is from when we were all in St. Louis for the Cardinals game. I believe you dressed him that day–haha!
Happy Birthday Jake! I remember rushing from Hope College to celebrate your birth 12 years ago!
Love,
Uncle Brian
Happy birthday, Jake! I’m happy to share this special day with such a special boy! I love you!
Love,
Your 2nd Cousin Jackie
Happy Birthday to an AWESOME young man! We love you, Jake.