Last night my husband gave my baby a candle lit bath. This is one reason dads are so important. I'm way too concerned about the risks of hot wax and burns. Will just says, "I got this" and I choose to respect him. You know what happened? Hank loved it. It apparently was not the first candle lit bath. As a mama I'm all about protecting my young and that is so necessary. I have probably prevented a lot of harm. Will is more relaxed. This is also necessary and good. He reminds me that I have to let him go, run, and be tough. Da-da lets Hank "live". You know, really live, try new things, get out of the routine. Is our Heavenly Father not the same way? Does he not want to protect us and our hearts but also wants to set us free from the routine so we can have abundant life in him? I think so.
Totally different direction... This time of year (and weddings and babies) make me wish my heart and life weren't scattered across the US. I have people I love in Georgia that I *need* to go to coffee or dinner with. I have folks in San Diego that I *need* to see on a regular basis. There is a family in NJ that I *need* to raise my kids alongside. There is a woman in Memphis that I *need* in my life. There are friends from high school that I still think so fondly of and "seeing" them on facebook really warms my heart. Sighhhhhh. Instead I'll just wish and dream. Wish for Christmases spent with every single one I love. Dream that I can attend every wedding and take every friend a meal after a birth. Pray that I'll find gold in my back yard in Wellington, AL so I can bring all of these people to me or so that I can fly to them.
Merry Christmas. Thankful for my husband and the dad that he is. Thankful for friends that are spread from sea to shining sea.
*Oh and I wanted to remember that while eating Chick fil a last week I realized I had a toddler. H sat in my lap and dipped his own fries and nuggets in sauce. How is my baby old enough to love CFA as much as me?
He is also putting words together.
Oh wow!
So soft.
All gone.
No milk. (said to his daddy)
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So soft! :)
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