Sunday, February 1, 2015

..on Doing Adult Things

Really?  I'm going to be a grandfather?  How'd that happen?

Ok, maybe don't answer that.  But I'd have to say once you get that news it's hard to think of much else.  Daytime, night time and any in-between-time.

I'm going to have a grand-daughter (or at least 80% chance...[Update 90%+ Chance])... That's big, huh?

I remember when my own 1st child was born.  I remember when the Dr. said "You have a baby girl" and how that made me feel.  There are not words to describe the joy.

Three years later, when a different Dr. said "You have a baby boy" I imagine I felt as if my life was surely beyond twice blessed.

Watching children grow and do 'adult things'...  well, that is a nice thing to be sure.

And if I didn't find myself at this point in MY life (our lives) I could still feel just as happy, but different.  Every change leaves a mark, indelible.

But I'm happy for my kids.  Both have brought me such joy, individually and collectively, as they do 'adult things';  each on their own journey, intersecting with each other's lives and mind when it happens.

Special note to a Mother-to-Be:  "Thank you for loving my son."

Falling Forward

"I've been living on wishes, living on wishes all my life.
And I wish I could make one
To make everything in your world right.

I'm falling forward while you wait behind.
Lost for your reasons and missing your time.

And I'm only an hour, not even an hour away.
But you're keeping your distance;
We're more than a million miles apart these days.

And suddenly I'm the villain of the piece...
You're lying awake, wondering how I sleep.
 

And I'm..... Wishing for you
....wishing for you.... "

Bend in the River

Bend in the River
Metolius River very near its Source - Fall 2005