six

after months of counting down

the prestigious sixth birthday

is just around the bend

he's so excited

and i'm wondering

just where the time has gone

some days so big

yet still glimpses of the little boy

i rocked to sleep at night

i pray those little windows

of joyful bonding

are always there

even when he towers over me

and oh, he will

(doesn't everyone?)

in the middle of the everyday

i wonder and pray for the end

for a time when the quiet will win out

but on days like today

rainy and introspective

on the cusp of another milestone

i know that one day soon

i will long for the noise

for the spontaneous kisses

for the crashing of trucks

for the sounds of batman fighting robin

for the requests to watch video clips

for the mischievous-ness that is my son today

for the song dedications

for the notes on dry erase boards

for the reading of books

for the intimacy of sharing every day together

there will be a day

when i want nothing more than this

and that day is not far away....

good times

well hey there

long time no talk

i hate that slacker part of me

i always come back

and make promises for more

then fail

agh - frustrating

so no more promises

just me

today is a beautiful day

all of God's creatures

singing in delight

i'm watching 

a game of toss

between my two favorite boys

sitting outside

enjoying the warm sun

feeling the wind blow by

thinking about a handful of people

who are halfway across the world

and wondering how life is for them today

another group of compassion bloggers

are on a trip

this time to india

i know God will move

i know lives will be changed

and i pray lots of kids get sponsored

business trip tomorrow

never get used to it

neither of us do

the flurry of laundry

and last minute purchases

packing

and this time

a day later

we'll hurry and pack

headed out 

for a little family vacation

to celebrate a sixth birthday

busy times

tired times

good times...