Well as the final hours of this day draw near I want to celebrate my middle son, Parker, with a birthday post in his honor.  I’m enjoying a quiet house at the moment as the boys are off camping with dad this Father’s Day weekend.  Parker has been hoping for a trip to Twisp to camp on his birthday and this year it perfectly fell on a Saturday that was declared a camping weekend.   Sending them all on their way with out me was a mixed bag of emotion but I know that staying home was the right choice for this year.  My heart has thought of Parker throughout this day and hoped he was having an amazing day in the woods.

Parker, you are such a light in my life.  You bring such joy to my life and when I brought you home from the hospital on my 30th birthday it was the best gift ever!!  Here are some thoughts that come to my mind when I think about you:

*your big, blue eyes full of life

*your love of animals, bugs, reptiles and birds

*your heart of love for others

*your understanding of how much God loves us.  I remember one time when you said to me, “Mom, God’s loving is so loving that He can’t unlove us….” and I was amazed at the profoundness of that statement.

*the way you pray for others in your life with descriptions to God about all the reasons why someone needs His help.

*your love for reading and math

*your place in our family that is unique and only filled by you; and

*the excitement of the year ahead of you and all the growth and change that will happen in this year 8 of your life.

There is much more dear son, but here are a few things in this moment, on this day that I wanted to share about you.  Happy Birthday Parker!!

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