Caleb and I started our day at 6am this morning. Normally on Saturdays we don't set an alarm but today is different. Today is a day for celebrating. Our firstborn is 8 today and we're going to have a party to celebrate his sweet life. (I'll post more on that later). So Cal and I got up while the house was still dark and our little treasures were still sleeping. I got in the shower and Caleb headed to the kitchen to start his coffee and begin on our to-do list of about 25 things. When I got out of the shower I could hear Norah Jones playing and went to join Caleb in writing clues for Bryant's treasure hunt today. We got distracted and caught up in the quietness in the house. We began to reflect on our son, our marriage and our life.
We slow danced in the kitchen for a few minutes and enjoyed the goodness of God's blessing and how far we've come since Bryant was born. We determined that right at that moment in time, 8 years ago, I was in the hospital getting very close to the time when we first laid our eyes on Bryant. We thought about how young and in many ways clueless we were. Even though I loved Caleb and Bryant as much as I possibly could that day, I love them even more today. There is more trust, more understanding and more history between us now, 8 years later.
Once again I'm blown away at the one thing from God that has marked my life... GRACE. I'm blessed beyond measure and I have no doubt Who it comes from.
Why me?
...okay, enough reflecting. I have so much to do! make pasta salad, pick up a cake, hang decorations and a treasure chest to hide!
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So beautiful Jaime!!!!!!!!!
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