In this world.....

life seems to happen all too fast. there are at least two loads of laundry a day. the dishwasher gets unloaded....only to be loaded back up at the end of every day with the same dishes. the trash piles up. the moments pass by in greater speed. but...........summer's heat gives way to late nights on the porch, and chasing fireflies, chatting with the neighbors next door, sipping wine on the back patio, eating ice cream on the bench at the place around the corner. yes, they fly by......

but then, there are moments like this. when a sleepy babe can't quite finish the last sip of the bottle. and who would want to wake him? pure bliss. and the never ending questions of this curious four year old. the, "why can't I take my cars to heaven," and "why did Jesus have to die?" talking eternity with a child. the moments that matter.

suddenly, I have a momma's girl. I thought she'd never leave her daddy. she has a tender heart. caring for her two brothers in ways big and small. moments I catch when she doesn't know I'm watching her.

and he's almost a sitter! look at that smile! I can't get enough of that boy. can you? Lord, don't let me forget these moments.