Summer Fading

I can feel the summer fading.
Laurie says she can feel winter coming.
Already.
We've been waiting for summer.
It's almost over.

When I listen closely

When I listen closely I hear

Silent Laughter

Testimony Born through Song

Earnest Effort to Love and Be Loved

Answers to my Prayers

When I look closely I see

Darting, Fleeting Smiles, the kind that say I Love You

Infinite Beings

Enough money in my Bank Account

Beauty in imperfection

Rich color

When I feel closely I feel

Comfort

A place close to those I hold dear

The wind in my hair

The Beating of a Heart

The heat of the Sun

The slickness of the water

When I speak clearly I speak

Words of Validation

With quick wit

Of Doctrines of Salvation

Honestly

Mommy and Mommy

I spent roughly 40 hours at the crisis nursery this weekend. Laurie and I became mommies of four children, the oldest being seven years old and the youngest just over a year. Classic moments include the following:

Laurie: "I was just trying to figure out how to get out of my nightgown. I thought, 'I can't take play basketball in a nightgown.'"

Rani: "I think I am going to be a frumpy Mom." To which Laurie agreed and included herself in that statement.

Four year old girl: "Are you going to wipe my butt?" When I asked her to take a bath, as well as, "I don't want no shampoo on my hair."

Rani: "They all could have been mine if I had gotten married at 19."

Six year old girl: After hugging her older brother so hard is tooth fell out, "I just popped his tooth out! Haha, I am so strong!"

Conclusions: I may just be a frumpy future mother. Six in the morning is so early, especially with an infant snoring on your chest. I will never dye my childrens hair a pumpkin neon color. I hope my kids are something like those kids. I drank more cool aide this weekend then EVER in my whole life. Laughter is the best medicine. Owies, tantrums, naked bums, white, starchy food, it's all so priceless. I want it. All.