Coming Home

We miss this guy...he's been out of town all week at a conference for work

 

The boys have especially missed him

They've missed their ultimate protector from all things scary (Monsters, Yeti's, Dragons)

They have missed his hugs and night-time wrestling matches

 

The little man has tried to be so brave...but this morning he shed some big ole' crocodile tears for his Daddy



Welcome home Buddy -- We Missed You!

Two Perfect Puzzle Pieces



God made many puzzle pieces





 

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But only those two "cut out" for each other







Can fit together to create a perfect and beautiful picture" - Jessica Cochran

If You Give a Boy a Backyard. . .

If you give a cat a cupcake...he will surely ask for sprinkles...

But if you give a boy a backyard...

He will play in the dirt...

and find all sorts of creepy-crawlers

He will ask you to listen for the bees buzzing in the flowering tree in the front yard

He'll give you a smile that melts your heart

He will show you the beauty of a brother's love

My Happy List

1. My three boys holding hands and walking at sunset...

 2. The baby eating sand, enjoying it, and going back for more...and his mama not stopping him!

3. The Little Man eating ice cream...

4. Goofey faces...

5. Feeling so blessed

I Dare You

I dare you.

No, I double-triple-quadruple dare you to find something in this world that is purer, more magnificent and precious than this...

A child’s laughter.

In particular, my little man laughing his big, deep, belly laughs (Never mind he’s got all sorts of nonsense coming from his nose (thanks to a cold) and food all over the place). His laughter is absolutely contagious. If you weren’t smiling or did not join in on his chorus of giggles, watch it again, again, and again!

I dare you!

Faith

My boys so easily embrace what I have to remind myself and practice almost on a daily basis, to have unwavering faith.

Faith (noun): Belief or trust: belief in, devotion to, or trust in somebody or something, especially without logical proof.

“If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believeth.” Mark 9:23

I can remember him climbing up the stairs of the playground without any hesitation, fear, or intimidation – knowing that when he got to the top of the slide that there would be outstretched arms waiting to guide him safely down to the bottom.  

What a beautiful metaphor and a reminder for all that are allowed to witness this innocent act of believing in that which is completely unknown.

 

Listen

 "Listen to the mustn'ts, child.

 

Listen to the don'ts.
Listen to the shouldn'ts, the impossibles, the wont's.
Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me... 

  



Anything can happen, child. Anything can be."

Dance, Love, Sing, Live

Dance as though no one is watching you,

Love as though you have never been hurt before,

Sing as though no one can hear you,

Live as though heaven is on earth (source unknown).

10 days...10 memories

Ten days, count them, 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10! Ten wonderful days I was off of work, able to be at home with two very special little men.

There were jammie days...lots of them...

 Days where I didn't have to vacuum after the boys ate lunch because I had my "clean up on aisle 1" helper 
Days where they loved each other...

 And of the course the days where they didn't like each other too much...

 There were toy days...

Racing cars down the kitchen floor

 Coloring...

 Using our imagination to pretend we had a rocket pack on our back "also known as binoculars"...

 Moments that I will never forget...

Times that I want to stand still so that they will be small for-ev-er.