Rain

It's past midnight and I'm still wide awake :O I should be sleeping... But since I'm up, I thought I'd take time to do a little blogging. While I'm typing at this very moment, I'm also listening to the wind and rain that just started a while ago. It's the first little storm we've had in quite a while and the first sign of cold weather since fall began a few weeks ago. Nights and mornings are getting colder and I'm beginning to miss the warm summer nights that we just had. Brrrrr.... But, I'm also looking forward to nights by the fireplace with the loves of my life--my hubby and precious little boys. Just the thought of it just warms my little heart.

Tonight, out of nowhere, my son Josiah, who is turning 4 in just a few short months, said to me, "Mom, I don't want you to die." My heart sunk just hearing the sound of his little voice filled with so much concern for me. I stood there for a moment and finally sat beside him and almost cried. It struck a painful cord in my heart as I thought of how that was probably what I must of said when my mother was dying 22 years ago. It amazes me how much my son understands about life and death. Because we believe in life after death and have faith in eternal life through Christ Jesus, I've spoke to him about how our bodies are temporary, but our spirit lives forever to go back home and live in heaven. To a child, that must sound confusing and maybe a little too complicated. But, I did explain in terms that he could understand which he did. So.... after embracing him and soaking up all the love that he was giving me, he then went on to say, "Mommy, I want your spirit to be strong." Which I believe he meant that he never wanted my spirit to leave him. I am thankful for his sweet spirit and I hope that nothing will take that away from him. I just love these little moments and I thought I'd share them with you. Thanks for listening....

I was going to post my latest layouts I've done, but now the rain has stopped and it's really quiet which has suddenly made me a tad bit drowsy. So, I'm going to call it a day... Good night!