little boys come with their dreams

their curious nature and love for dirt

they wrap our hearts with arms

that go from tiny to muscular

before we have time to say, wait!

while we are looking for the matching sock

they're daddies and then

they're pa's and poppa's and pawpaws

the circle of love and little boys

Welcome 2014~I love you already.

To Noah ~ On the First Day of First Grade

Dear God, I pray he's treated right

protected from all that gives him fright.

Protect his heart from those who make fun

because he's fat or maybe dumb.

If he's too skinny or too smart,

please, my Lord, protect his heart.

He's so happy and free with joy,

I'd hate to see that be destroyed.

Help him learn from his mistakes,

never give him more than he can take.

Give him all the love he needs,

bless him with the joy that makes him free.

Save him from the pain life can bring,

and make his precious little heart sing.

God, don't let the world take it away,

it"s too precious to let decay.

So God, I beg you, please

protect him now from what he sees.

Let him see life in a different light,

Let him see darkness as a starry night.

God, make his heart so very strong,

and spread to the World his happy song.

~ Amy Huston

"Come said the wind to

the leaves one day,

Come o're the meadows

and we will play.

Put on your dresses

scarlet and gold,

For summer is gone

and the days grow cold."

~a children's song of the 1880's

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"A horse doesn't care how much you know,

until he knows how much you care."

Pat Parelli

Whatever life gives you,

even when it hurts,

just be strong and

act like you're okay.

Strong walls shake,

but never collapse.

50 Rules for Dads of Daughters

Daddies, read this tonight.

Mommies, pass this to dad.

"Good friends, good books,

and a sleepy conscience:

this is the ideal life."

- Mark Twain

 

my post on our family blog

took me to Jenny's family blog

which took me to reading
from the first

year of that blog
~ 2007

now i'm wrapped in memories

of noah's chubby legs and hands

ian's fascination with books

noah rolling christmas ornaments

ian leaving the little stage

and becoming more of a boy now

the old say memories comfort

i must not be old

they make me long for the days

of noah's chubby legs and hands

ian's fascination with books

noah rolling christmas ornaments
ian leaving the little stage
and becoming more of a boy now