Happy Birthday, Cade!

Yes, that's right, two birthdays in two days. I was realizing that I don't have enough time to 'grieve' one of my boys growing up before the other one turns another year older...On the other hand, though, it's a week of celebration and fun and cake and presents!! Today my Cade is 10 years old. He loves it when I talk about the day he was born. We had to cancel Brandon's birthday party because I was in the hospital. After he was born and all the family had come and gone, Cade snuggled tightly in my arms and we watched Tiger Woods playing in some major golf tournament on TV. He told me yesterday that he probably had his eyes closed and wasn't really watching Tiger, which is true, but we still love to talk about those snapshots. I've posted the life verse I chose for Cade before he was born which is Philippians 2:4-16. He is definitely my shining star who adds sparkle to my life and to the lives of those around him. When he giggles he makes my heart laugh, and he always knows how to add a smile to my face. But what I find most inspiring about my youngest son is his heart. We joke that he would give his shirt off his back if someone needed it, but he seriously would. At times he can be emotional, but I'm starting to see that he is simply a "pure, child of God...in a crooked and depraved generation...." When we moved from Iowa to Nevada it became so clear to me what a friend he was to so many kids at his old school- he was everyone's friend. God will continue to use him, I know, as he daily inspires me to be a better person. My Cade is just shining like the star that he is, adding sparkle wherever he goes. Happy Birthday Superstar!!