Cade and Duncan

Cade and Duncan enjoy
playing together on the
rug. We spent an enjoyable
day together going shopping
and taking a long walk.

Re: Cade Loves to Build

Cade has just recently
gotten interested in Legos.

He loves to build tall
skyscrapers.

Theodore Bear

I found my newest teddy
bear, Theodore, in a thrift
store. He was just waiting
for me to find him and bring
him home...

Re: Teddy Bears

My teddy bears give me
such joy!

Here is a cute little poem
that expresses my feelings
about teddy bears...


My teddy bear is soft and brown
His heart is warm and good.
No matter if I laugh or frown
I know I'm understood!

Grandson in Haiku

Duncan our grandson
So small yet so full of life
His smile says it all

Re: A Prayer for Mothers

Dear Lord,
today we pray for mothers--
our own mothers, and mothers everywhere,
who have made such a major contribution
to the good qualities we have,
sometimes through genetics,
more often through great effort and patient instruction,
and who have done their best
to gently polish away our rough edges.
Lord, please bless our mothers
for the endless hours of time they spent
and the boundless energy they invested in us.
Bless our mothers for their sacrifices on our behalf
as they often gave up or deferred their own dreams
so that we could have ours.
Bless our mothers for always being there for us,
for being the person we know we can turn to
when we need comfort, encouragement, or just a hug.
Bless our mothers for making a home for us
where we could feel safe, where we felt we belonged.
Most of all, Lord,
bless our mothers for their unconditional love,
for loving us no matter what,
and for frequently showing love
in ways that make us feel valued and cherished.
Lord, please bless our mothers mightily.
Strengthen them, soothe them,
wrap them in Your infinite love
and shower them with blessings
too numerous to count, too magnificent to describe.
We love them, admire them, respect them,
and we wish that You would give them back
many times the good they gave to us.
In Jesus' name we pray; Amen.

By Joanna Fuchs

Re: Incomparable Mom

A Sonnet for My Incomparable Mother

I often contemplate my childhood, Mom.
I am a mother now, and so I know
Hard work is mixed together with the fun;
You learned that when you raised me long ago.

I think of all the things you gave to me:
Sacrifice, devotion, love and tears,
Your heart, your mind, your energy and soul--
All these you spent on me throughout the years.

You loved me with a never-failing love
You gave me strength and sweet security,
And then you did the hardest thing of all:
You let me separate and set me free.

Every day, I try my best to be
A mother like the mom you were to me.

By Joanna Fuchs

Re: Learning to crawl

Duncan is about two weeks away
from crawling. He already knows
how to get up on his knees.