Legacy

Caroline Dale laughed for the first time today. I mean REALLY laughed! I don't know if any of you have read "Hinds Feet on High Places" (great books), but there is a passage in one of the books that talks about how a stream, or brook, praises the Lord! They are described to laugh as they bounce along rocks and down the mountain sides into streams, and that when they hit a waterfall and cascade over the side it is utter joy...my sweet darling daughter today was a joyful stream of laughter. How her laugh quenched something inside me I didn't know was vacant waiting for her laugh to fill it. Her whole face and body have "laughed" for weeks...but to hear that noise today was quite wonderful!
My mom has been here for the past week, and that too has been great. You know it is a cool thing to be at this place in life, seeking advice from my mom on how to do what she has done for over 30 years now. You know what I appreciate about my mom is that she watches me care for Caroline and truly thinks I am doing a good job. She told me today that she was proud of me...Andy (Stanley for those non NPCCers) did a sermon once and talked about the need for children to have the blessings of their parents in life, and need to know that they are proud of them...I am thankful that I hear that from my parents often. Not b/c I think I'm something necessarily to be proud of...but they are looking for ways to encourage and tell me that I am doing a good job. This mind you in the midst of me choosing to do things differently than they did them. They are letting Jason and I find "our way" and then encourage us through that! What a blessing to have a legacy that has been passed down to Jason and me for us to then morph and make into our own way of doing our family. Thanks for that. We love you!