The title isn't a metaphor. It actually rained quite a bit here over the past 3 days. The weird thing is that the temperature is so hot...90's and the humidity is in the 70's. I'ts just like a sauna. There is steam rising off the roads around our house. I grilled some really good, high quality hamburgers for your mom and I for dinner. We ate them with some potato chips, and some fresh Arkansas grown tomatoes from the farmer's market in the River Market (downtown Little Rock). We watched the first game of the 2005 NBA Finals while eating. And now I'm writing to you while I sit on the floor here in the living room watching the game with your mom. Detroit is battling San Antonio, and we're both rooting for the Spurs although we think that Manu Genobli plays dirty and we dislike him for that. Your mom is laying on the couch right now because her back has been bothering her. Especially the right side in her ribs. She said you spent the night before pushing up into her ribs and she didn't get any sleep. (She's feeding me what to say). Your moving a whole lot right now (at this stage), and we like to watch you rolling around. Sometimes, I'll put my hand on her belly and I'll feel you push up on my hand. I'll talk to you and push down gently, and you'll push back. It's like we have a little game once in awhile. I'm not sure who wins, but I enjoy playing. Heheh. Your mom just said about Tim Duncan (San Antonio), "Boy, he's a big cat!". If you ever get a chance to watch film of him play you should. He's extremely good because of his aggressiveness, finesse and because he's 6-11. I hear he's a real gentleman too, which is just icing.
And now for a recent story from the news. In east Texas, a 19 year old boy and his 17 year old girlfriend decided to engage in some sinful activity, and she became pregnant with twins. I'm not sure why, but she decided that she didn't want to have the babies, so she tried to do things to kill the babies in her belly. When she failed to miscarry the babies, she asked her boyfriend to help her. At her request, he stomped repeatedly on her belly and the babies died. It is a horrible tragedy and a waste of life. These two kids knew what they were doing, and are guilty of murder. However, the boy was sentenced to life in prison and the girl was completely exhonerated - set free, declared innocent and within her legal rights. Can you believe that? Ever since the Supreme Court decided Roe Vs. Wade, it has been legal in America for women to kill small children. ...unbelievable.
I look at your mom's belly, thinking about you growing in there...you are an innocent, living, thinking human being, created by God and given to us as a gift. How in the world could someone look at another similar child and even consider doing what these kids did? They are not innocent. The lives they snuffed out were innocent. In my opinion, these kids deserve capital punishment. I think the same about anyone who commits similar murders whether they be recipients or administrators of abortions. I hope that our nation turns from this evil, and that you never have know a world where this atrocity is accepted. On that heavy note, I'm going to sign off now. Even though I've never met you, I love you already. ~Dad
As you can see, your mom is getting pretty huge with you filling up her insides. It's not an easy thing carrying around a little human being all the time, but she's done remarkably well adjusting to the extra weight, the stretching ligaments and tendons and skin. Your mom and I are completely in love with you already, and can't wait to hold you in our arms. For now, we'll settle for feeling you roll around in the womb. Well, I need to finish packing for the trip. We just returned from a last minute trip to Wal-Mart to get some sunglasses, a hat and bug repellent. It's around 12:45 in the morning now, so good night. ~Dad
