you would know that
jobs change
pets die
kids grow
our church home changed.
twice.
& we are better because we have
three buildings we are comfortable worshiping
sweet Jesus in
the mrs. now spends her child free days
with other people's children.
surprisingly fulfilled
the professor is in the trenches
relying on the unreliable
to support our
little
perfectly dysfunctional
family
and still finds ways to
bless even some of the worlds
strangest strangers
the firstborn surpasses expectations
of which there are plenty
he bought a car
shaves his face
looks like a man
he has faced man sized lessons
& through the disappointments
& the trials
the hope is that his heart is stronger because of it
the mouth
oh
the
mouth
his quick wit makes us laugh
every
day
the oldest 10 year old around
still wearing that heart on his sleeve
unapologetically
our darling
sweet like fresh pure honey
when she wants to be
other times
a feral cat
she can light up a room
may be stronger &
more stubborn than her siblings
ever
will
be
two four-legged members
of our family
crossed into heaven
on what the mrs. hopes was a rainbow
friends come
friends go
our home is not as open
as it once was
life is so busy
trying to be "in the moment"
is such a fleeting goal
& goals aren't on the mrs.'s list
of things she excels at
(that list is quite short actually
with self doubt at the top, followed quickly with
self deprecation)
so as always we put
one foot in front of the other
on our way
even if we aren't sure where it will take us
we just want to move forward
what about you?
