What a beautiful post. I'll remember it.
And you're right: you don't know love until you have a child.
The Bible says that God is love. Therefore, you know love when you know God.
It does not say that you will know love only if you have a child.
I would disagree.
But, you don't know love of a child until you have a child.
What a stupid statement.
I thought that I'd love having kids, but I had no idea how intense it would be. As soon as my first daughter was born, I felt like my heart had gone out and stuck to my daughter. It's hard to explain. I thought, "Wow, I can't believe how much I love her!" Then I thought, "Dear God, what if something ever happened to her? I couldn't live!" That's something that I'm continually working on. It gives me a greater understanding of Abraham's willingness to sacrifice Isaac, and the Father's willingness to sacrifice His only Son.