Eleven years ago today,
our son was born
our son was born
healthy
happy
whole
We marveled that he didn't cry at birth.
My mother worried, but the doctor told her...
My mother worried, but the doctor told her...
"He doesn't need to cry,
he needs to breathe...
and he's breathing"
he needs to breathe...
and he's breathing"
my husband
his father
God's man
took our tightly swaddled bundle of joy
to the side of the room and whispered into his ear
to the side of the room and whispered into his ear
Later I asked him
"what did you say to the baby?"
"what did you say to the baby?"
It was...
"Hear the conclusion of the whole matter.
Fear God, and keep His commandments,
for this is the whole duty of man"
Fear God, and keep His commandments,
for this is the whole duty of man"
That was eleven years ago today...
This morning I overslept and woke
to that same child's lips pressing against my cheek.
My eyes opened and a broad smile spread across his face
as he said "congratulations, you have a son."
to that same child's lips pressing against my cheek.
My eyes opened and a broad smile spread across his face
as he said "congratulations, you have a son."
Later in the car I listened as he and his sister
took a trip down memory lane
took a trip down memory lane
"I remember when..."
"And then we..."
"Oh yeah, and what about the time when..."
(and as I listened)
I smiled as I noted the things
they were referencing
were not things
they were
I smiled as I noted the things
they were referencing
were not things
they were
experiences
moments
times
we have shared together as a family
They were sharing memories!
"Remember when we went to the snow for Christmas?"
"My favorite part was in the cabin
with hot cocoa, marshmallows...
and a bag of chips"
and a bag of chips"
I smiled at the details they remembered
(from a trip we took over 4 years ago)
I smiled, grateful for the memories
(the lessons in life and love)
(the lessons in life and love)
and I thanked God that
my life
my experience
my gratitude
really is for
"all that and a bag of chips!"
"all that and a bag of chips!"
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