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A few months ago, a friend asked if I knew the giftings God has placed on the life of my oldest daughter, now 17 months old. I was so embarrassed to admit that I didn't. This was something that I always knew I would pursue regarding my children, as soon as possible, in order to better understand them, be better prepared to pray for them and to seek God for direction in raising them.
Sadly, I must admit that I still have not pursued this information with the intensity and purpose I always knew that I would. However, now that she and her little sister are here, I am choosing to enjoy the journey and learn from them daily who they are. I also seek the Father's heart regarding them regularly and I know that He will reveal to me what I need to know when I need to know it.
Apparently, it is more important that I understand their love languages first, because that has been revealed early on with each girl. Shalom, my oldest, without a doubt has a primary love language of physical touch. We knew this when be brought her home from the hospital and every time we would lay her down, both her arms and legs would stretch out searching for someone. She would not rest until she felt the touch of someone. To this day, she is extremely affectionate. Her secondary is either acts of service or words of affirmation. That will reveal itself more clearly in time.
My youngest, Zoe, is primarily a quality time kind of gal. I know this by the fact that when she was two months old, she began conversational babbling and required eye contact or else. Now just barely 3 months, she stares into your eyes and seems to relish the eye contact. She expresses her pleasure by rewarding you with the biggest, most wonderful smile you've ever seen.
It's so funny how we think we know what is right and what is important and overlook the obvious. If I really want to know my girls, I need to understand how they express love. If I really want to understand them, I need to know how they receive love. First things first.
