15 minutes till Micah's birthday party starts and after reading through my really old blog posts from years ago I found this is what I want to truly be investing in. Telling the stories of our lives rather than always spending my in-between time reading about other people's lives. Which is ironic I know because if anybody reads this they are reading about my life...all about balance. Right now I know I just am off balance, and so I am intentionally
stopping to pause and look at the gifts that God has entrusted to me. Entrusted, such a great word as we take time to celebrate birthdays. Such a great reminder that our children are only with us for such a short time. We are entrusted with them and then we send them off. Entrusted is awesome and scary all at the same time.
So I want to remember from Aidan's 11th birthday party...
- How much fun they had making ice-cream cones at Sweet Tomatoes.
- How we lost tons of the Nerf gun bullets at the park but had fun anyway.
- How when I went into the living room I found boy socks everywhere and realized my boy is just like all these other crazy boys.
- How Aidan took leadership in trying to help his friends go to sleep and not get in trouble.
- How they made a bracket for the Madden playoffs. So him and yet everybody loved it.
- How it is such a good thing we have a basketball hoop, a trampoline, and an x-box. I'm so glad that this what what they can get together and do. Buying this stuff is more than just having stuff.
- How much he fit in.
I love that he has friends that he can be with. Even if it's too much crazy and not enough sleep. It's about continuing to invest in what matters most even if it's Nerf guns, donuts, and keeping perspective.
And there's the doorbell.
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