Happy 17th Tim!

17 years ago today Tim entered this world on Mother's Day around a little after 6 in the morning.  He was a c-section birth because I never got past 8cm dilation.  He was wedged on my pelvic bone (which was why I was in so much pain the last month of pregnancy).  He weighed 7lbs. 13oz.  He was 20 1/2" long.  This year we celebrate his 17th birthday & Mother's Day together.  He now weighs around 64.5kg (Do the math for the pounds).  He is around 5'6" tall.  He is the best Mother's Day gift ever!!!  

He has always had enough energy for 5 kids which is why we put him in TaeKwonDo when he was only 4 1/2 years old.  He needed an outlet for his energy.  Now, all these years later, he's doing USA Olympic Weightlifting as his sport of choice & is loving it even more than he ever did TaeKwonDo (and he really loved TKD).  

He has always had Olympic dreams as far back as his dad and I can remember.  He thought TKD would get him there but now it seems USA Olympic Weightlifting is his chosen path for hopefully getting there one day.  His dreams have never changed just the sport in which he's doing to make those dreams a reality.

At 17 he continues to press hard towards his goals.  When he's not doing school or weightlifting training he is working our family business with his dad and I.  He is such a go getter and we love that about him.  He knows what he wants and he goes after it with all of his heart.    He is an amazing young man.  He's strong in mind, body and spirit!  

We love how much he loves God and his family.  We love watching him enjoy life to the fullest.  He will never be a follower (except of Jesus) and he will always be a leader!  He marches to the beat of his own drum.  He is a critical thinker.  He will never be brainwashed by any of the cultural/political trends.  He has a strong sense of right and wrong.  His World View is a Biblical World View.  He will never be a problem on society but will always be one of those that seeks solutions to whatever he's facing in this life.  

His dad and I are so thankful that God has allowed us to be his parents all these years.  It has been a joy, a challenge at times, and an adventure like none other.  We are so incredibly proud of the man that he is becoming and as our time raising him is running short we are fully ready to give him back into God's hands as he lives his own life.  It's our prayer & our hope that his life will always be guided by God.  That instead of taking the steering wheel of his life himself that he gives it to God to fully lead, guide & direct him on the paths that he should take.  

We hope you have the happiest of birthdays today Tim!  May you have many more.  We love you to the moon & beyond!!!  

We upgraded his cell phone as an early birthday gift.