Random in the Rain

So life is ebbing and flowing.  It's raining today and has been for a few days it seems. 

My grandfather is very ill and I cannot visit him.

I am two months away from my due date with my second child.  I have a ton to do, but it is getting done bit by bit.

I felt so honored to hold Jay and Kaci's son today for the first time... he is so precious and such a testament of God's goodness.

This morning, my son, Hero (4 years old) made a profound statement as we were getting ready for church-- he said, "I'm a man, mommy!"  And preceded to ask for some deodorant and mousse for his hair... he protested when I got out to pump gas for the car-- "no, mommy!  I wanna do it!"  So I got him started on the pump and he held the nozzle down with both hands.  It reminded me of a devotional that I read shortly after his birth-- it stated that as parents we are not raising children-- we are raising men and women of God.  Even though reading "Wild at Heart" scared me to death, it was an important read in my journey as a mother to a son.  Hero will always be my son... that is my relationship to him... but he won't always be a child.  One day he will be a man.  He will need me to look at him and confirm his capability to manage his own life.  I find too many children unable to manage very age-appropriate tasks because of a variety of reasons... but mostly because they are enabled to be little vegetables... told to be quiet and watch t.v.  No one engages them in conversation or play.  It's sad.

Anything else random that I had in my head just flew out of it... my brain is overcome with hormones and tunnel-vision.

*testing*

so I tried a new recipe and I'm trying pinning it to Pintrest to see how it goes.... I was jonsing for the cream cheese danishes from Starbucks the other day and decided to make some at home... they were eaten rather quickly.... :)