My Boy

I am so inexpressibly grateful to the LORD for this most special boy, Seth David.

Seth always shows me the tenderest affections. Whether he gives me a hug, draws me a picture, writes me a note, or just holds my hand, he is always so sensitive.
He knows just how to cheer me when I'm sad. How an eleven year-old can figure out the inner workings of my heart and soften it is a mystery to me. God has given him the gift of a tender heart, and I trust and pray that God will use Seth to influence His Kingdom.

He is constantly conjuring up ideas of dates to take me on. He even has a "Date with Murk" (that's my nick name) money envelope. He's always doing considerate things like covering me up with a blanket when he thinks I'm cold or getting me something to drink with a meal. He truly has a servant's heart.

Seth is full of such life and vigor! When I get home from work I am greeted by him trying to scare me followed promptly by a BIG hug. I love those moments!
(Above is one of my most favorite pictures of Seth and I. I love his little smirk!)


There are several specific times that come to mind of when I was low in spirit, and Seth slipped notes under my door saying that he loved me. What a treasure those notes have been to me!
I also remember a time when he gave me one of his most valued possessions just because. "I want you to have this," he said with a smile. And I took it while my eyes started to tear up.

Whenever asked "Whose boy are you?" Seth responds with a grin, "Murks." : )

After I graduated from hygiene school in 2009, Seth was able to accompany Grandpa and I on our trip to Montana for an entire week. I loved every moment with him!

Although I don't cherish every minute with him enough, Seth never tires of my company. He is always desiring to spend time with me - He tells me that he wishes he could marry me so he could always be with me. It is times like these that I wonder if anyone can value me with such a tender love more than this precious boy.
If indeed it is God's will for me to someday marry as I hope and pray, it is going to take someone very special indeed to take me away from such a precious, tender, loving boy.