I'm so glad! And also I sorrow that I cannot pause time. This - this picture taking - it's
as close as I can get to holding a moment longer than it actually lasts.
Words are not my outlet in these last few years. I have thoughts, but they don't seem
to allow for mining. At least not in this venue.
That's okay. I have pictures to tell some of the story. Maybe one of these months I can sit
down with a cup of coffee instead of heavy eyelids, and caffeine will have something
interesting to tell you :-)
I will say that Winter has been gentle. Lance Victory sleeps in my arms peacefully,
which I didn't get to experience with my last tiny person. It is a balm, and I've been
gifted the success of slowing down enough to soak it up.
This guy... he is amazing.
Who would have thought of what God had planned? I still can't wrap my mind
around ten children. Ten. Wha...?
And still, here is this little fella - he is numbered ten in the birth order, but do you
know he was planned by God's heart right along with the first one?
This was his appointed time, and I really can't wait to watch who he is.
What he's going to do. To be a part of his life feels like a privilege, and yes.
I'm certain it is!
Since my heart is full, but my words run dry, I'd like to post a bunch of pictures
with my Grandma in mind, and AJ's Grandma and Grandpa too. Wow. What an honor to
participate in such a legacy by passing on Grandpa's name to our five sons.
And I feel this way about each one of my children, privileged to have them.
Privileged to know them. They are some pretty neat people :-)
Perhaps a brief explanation of a couple of
these pictures.
Bryce has been disassembling some of his toys
and collecting bits of trash in order to create these awesome little robots!
Grampa has brought his guitar over a few times, and there have been eager
dancers and singers (who knew?). Also, Grama somehow finds dresses that would make
Cinderella jealous of my girlies, and paired with a hoop skirt... pure dreaminess.
Life is good. Full of books, kisses, and sleeping babies.
Doesn't get much better than this :-)
