#27: Don't wait for the perfect time.

I was ready to have kids much sooner than your dad. I'm crazy, we all know that. I am thankful that your dad is much more practical and pretty good at making me wait...His famous answer is usually "if it has to be now, then it has to be no." I can remember taking the pregnancy tests and staring at disbelief when the lines appeared. It was overwhelming to know that we had created the start of a new life...that God had called us to be parents...and all 3 times, it got better! :) But, at the same time, I hope he would agree that I have helped pushed him to realize that there is no such thing as the PERFECT TIME for anything.

Edwin Oct 2007 POSITIVE!!! Born June 12 2008

Lyla Oct 2009 POSITIVE!!! Born June 22 2010

Louie Dec 2011 POSITIVE!!! Born August 13 2012

There will be so many times in your life when you will want to wait. You will want to have your plans in place. You will want to have your finances in order. You will want to be sure you are 100% ready...but I want to teach you that there is NEVER a perfect time. If you wait for the perfect time, you will be waiting forever...instead, focus on your heart and follow your dreams - big and scary or little and easy...it is all possible. Don't wait - of course, when it comes to having children - the big things need to be in place...you have to have a partner that you are committed to and you have to believe that you are ready to accept the challenges, because raising kids is challenging...so sure, wait until you get the big things under control - but don't wait for the PERFECT time...the ALMOST PERFECT time is as good as it gets and and can become perfect quickly when the blessings fall!