Last summer we were beyond blessed to welcome our sixth child to this world. Our FIFTH son! I say this every time but we are so immensely blessed by this child. I am deeply humbled that the Lord saw it fit to make us parents all over again.

I remember as a young Mum with the first few pregnancies worrying that I wouldn’t be able to give enough love and attention to the next child. I wish I could go back and tell her what I know now. Yes is it true that as you have more children your physical time and attention is split between more people but your capacity for love grows. I heard another ‘Mum of many’ say that a mother’s love does not divide, it multiplies and that is absolutely my experience. If this boy was our first and only child, J and I could never have matched the love surrounding this boy.

I have seen that the more children that fill our home the more love that the younger ones are born into. This boy has been held, played with, read to and cared for in abundance. He is now eight months old and famed for what a happy baby he is. He barely ever cries. You know that super relaxed and contented feeling you have when all is well and you have just eaten a glorious meal – he is that feeling personified! This child is swimming in love.

Otis Boone – we delight in you sweet boy. You are your name – a timely and profound blessing. I am excited to see what the Lord has planned for you and I will forever by thankful that I get to me your Mum.