Life's an Hourglass

Have you heard that song by Mindy Gledhill? If you have little boys it will make you cry. 

"Little boy, when you speak

I can't help but kiss your cheeks

I love the way you grab my hands

And tell me all about your plans...

Just like you, I was small

Not that long ago at all.

I wish you all the happiness,

that god gives freely if you ask.

When you reach for the stars,

don't forget who you are

and please don't turn around and grow up way too fast.

Oh, life's an hourglass"

4 years have now funneled from the top of Alfie's hourglass.

We read it all the time on blogs "Where does the time go?", "Can you believe he's already 4 years old?", "I wish my kids would just stay little".  unfortunately, these sentences seem to be cliche' in the blogosphere. But frankly, I don't care.  I really do want to know where the time has gone and I truly can't believe it's been four years since he changed my whole world in the very best way possible.  

There is nothing like a newborn baby, a life that god has trusted you with, to wake you up to the things that REALLY matter.  That is exactly what Alfie did for our little family.  He was and is the reason I am constantly striving to be a better person. I have a very long way to go, but it's nice to have a little motivation.