{"id":8652,"date":"2024-11-15T15:04:10","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T20:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/?p=8652"},"modified":"2024-11-15T15:27:33","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T20:27:33","slug":"made-for-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/15\/made-for-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Made for More"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6><\/h6>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8655\" src=\"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/God-and-Baby-images.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/God-and-Baby-images.jpg 225w, https:\/\/becourageousbebold.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/God-and-Baby-images-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6>Created today from my garden,<\/h6>\n<h6>Son, takes his first breath\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>Fully conscious, takes his first step\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>Worship, I accept\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>Hears his first word and speaks\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>Brings tears to my eyes and I weep\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>Plays beneath the willow tree,<\/h6>\n<h6>Dives into the crystal sea\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>Names the animals, counting them, one, two, three<\/h6>\n<h6>What love is shared between He and me.<\/h6>\n<h6>I watch him learn as he walks, then, runs<\/h6>\n<h6>Without effort this man, my only son\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>Skipping stones upon rivers and lakes\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>I see the loneliness upon his face\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>As he sleeps, I take his rib\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>A woman is formed, made just for him\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>Love is given and love received\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>In the presence of my council, those who believed\u2026<\/h6>\n<h6>Made for so much more, to him I give.<\/h6>\n<h6>Life in the garden, where they live.<\/h6>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: right;\">~Marla Shaw O\u2019Neill November 15, 2024<\/h6>\n<h6><strong><em>Ephesians 2:10 <\/em><\/strong><em>&#8220;For we are God&#8217;s masterpiece. 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