Birthday Blessings

We celebrated Dad's 55th birthday today by taking him to the Monument Inn for dinner. After dinner the boys watched the ships go by. I am so blessed to have my parents so close and to have them be such a huge part of my life and our boys lives.
Happy Birthday Dad!

Brothers

So Titus and Caleb have come to that inevitable point where they like to irritate each other, but sometimes they will do something that brings just a glimmer of hope back into my heart. Something that makes me think, "they really do like each other".
After an episode last night where Caleb screamed at an octave I didn't know existed because Titus had a toy that Caleb wanted, they decided to play basketball (which usually leads to someone getting hurt or mad). Instead of rough housing and fighting over the ball Caleb begins to cheer Titus on as if he is watching an actual game! This little scene warmed this mommas heart and I grabbed my phone to video it for proof that I wasn't dreaming.
I watched this video this morning and Hebrews 12:1 came to mind. "Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us..." To think that my cloud of witnesses are cheering me on, chantting my name like sweet Caleb was doing for his big brother makes me want to press on, fight harder, and finish strong!