I turn around and he has changed! I tell him as if he has some kind of control over his growth.
More than anything I think I do it so I can take in that moment to it's fullest. It's an excuse to give a hug and tell him how special he is.
SOAK-ing it up.
I find myself soaking up the precious time left with the kids in the home.
I can soak up Jess when he comes in late at night. He is so much more open to talk and hear me.
At least I think he is listening? I look forward to hearing about his moves that he has mastered on his skateboard, a funny joke (he is full of them), a story about someone at school who he thinks is hilarious, and so many other random things. I love to see his expressions and see his world according to him. He usually plops on the end of my bed. Last night he listened to me read him one of my favorite stories about Christ healing a blind man. (Scot is usally snoring by the 2nd page).
Josh has been down with the flu and so we have spent much time soaking on the couch watching DVR shows and movies. He is feeling much better after about a week of dayquil and Mom's good soup. He returned to school on Tuesday and text me after 2nd hour (PE) to have me pick him up. When I got there he was pale and lethargic! I asked him if he had participated in PE? "Yah, it about killed me." They ran 3-4 miles! AND he had no water! So today I took him to school after 2nd hour to purposely miss PE.! I told him he needed to babystep back.
Olivia has been ill too. So we've had good soaking time on the couch as well.
This girl is changing so fast! I find it hard to slow her down enough to hear about the details.
I love the details she gives. It's so descriptive you'd think you had been there. She seems to slow down enough at bed time that I can slip in next to her in the dark of the room and hear about the in's and out's of a 12yr. old.
A few weeks ago she came home from school with her glasses split right in half. She said, " where is the tape?" I played right along and we taped them up. She wore them around the house when needed to see a movie but, would not take them to school. After several losses and more taping I told her she needed to get contacts. She had tried a year ago and became too frustrated trying to get them in. This was all happening while she was on crutches. She sprained her ankle playing soccer without shoes!
Long story short, she got to take the contacts home after 15 mins in the doc's office. She got them in and out twice! She was on her way.......and no complaining since. The drive home was hilarious! She couldn't believe what she had been missing, the world. All the details. She mentioned how she could see the homes, the people, the mountains, and most of all she could play her sports and see the players! WOW! (her perscription had changed too). This morning she said that she almost forgot to take them out before going to bed!
We had a dear friend (Kirk Jones) pass away this last week. He suffered from a disease called ALS. He was such an example to me of living each day to the fullest. His time was ticking since the diagnoses and he truly lived out his last days with love. You always felt special when you were with him. He always looked for the positive things in life .... knowing that there was plenty to be down about.
Scot and Joshua had the privelege of being the hometeacher to he and his wife, Karen. He was also our hometeacher. We all had opportunities to hear his testimony and feel his zeal for life. What a blessing to have such an amazing friend.
We are at peace knowing that he is at rest.
Life is full with soccer games, mutual, dances, activites, meetings, and such that I find it easy to get lost in the motion and not the moment.
I try constantly to remind myself of what is most precious. What is really important. It's usally when I slow my pace. It's funny how that works. Hmmm.
Life is precious. I want to live each day as if it were my last!
Soaking up one day at a time!
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