"Ma Ma" and "Da Da"

Last week, Adi started "talking" all over the place. Lots of "ba ba ba ba" goin on! Then, she started saying, "ma ma ma ma" ... very sweet! Then, while Kirk was finishing his morning diaper change (Adiel's diaper, that is), our girl said a clear, two-syllable "Dadda". Wow! Kirk was so touched he had to step away for a second (I love my hubby). When we ask her, "Adi, where is Momma/Dadda?", she usually looks at the right one.

I got to thinking about why it means so much when our children say our "names" for the first time. How can that little 'momma' or 'dadda' impact us on such a deep level? Perhaps, it's another picture God has given to show us how He feels when we call Him Father (or "Abba", which means "Daddy") for the first time. To have your own child call out to you is beautiful.

For God so loved the world (that includes all of us) that He sacrificed the life of His only Son, the One who called out to Him. He did this so that our sins would be cast as far as the east is from the west and so that we may have eternal life with Him -- He actually wants to be with us! He created you and me and yearns that all would come to call Him "Daddy" - to trust Him, rely on Him, and cling to Him ... just as our children do.