Beautiful Boy

"Lift up your eyes and look around; all your sons gather and come to you.

As surely as I live," declares the LORD, "you will wear them all as ornaments."  Isaiah 49

Ironic that I should find this verse today. This past week was a tough one for this ol' Mama. More times than I can remember I had all three of my boys swarming me at the same time. Nolan behind me hugging my neck and Ian and Ryan on either side of me. My boys definitely are my ornaments. Ian and Ryan had off of school this past week and they were bouncing off the walls here at home. Literally, there were moments the house was shaken. I started calling them a The Wolf Pack, they ran through this house sounding like a pack of wolves. I tired to take them somewhere every day, to give the house a moment to recover. Which worked as a good distraction but ended up with an exhausted and cranky bunch, including Mama.  And Ryan ended up with a broken finger. (Playing in the back yard at new cousin baby Nick's house my He-man Ryan decided it would be a good idea to pick up a 4x4 fence post and lean it back on the fence. He turned, the post fell, two huge goose eggs on his head and broken ring finger. He will be in a splint for 4 weeks.) So from all this I am left a little stretched thin. I miss my husband, I miss me, I miss free time. And I am already starting to miss Ian and Ryan! They have only been away from me for 4 hours at school, but my neck feels bare. I can't help it, I'm in love, oh and slightly insane.

I remembered this song by John Lennon that I intend to dance with each of my boys

on their wedding days. He wrote it for his son, Sean.

Close your eyes
Have no fear
The monster's gone
He's on the run and your daddy's here

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful boy
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful boy
Before you go to slee
 Say a little prayer
                                                Every day in every way
          It's getting better and better

Out on the ocean sailing away
I can hardly wait
To see you come of age
But I guess we'll both just have to be patient
'Cause it's a long way to go
A hard row to hoe
Yes it's a long way to go
But in the meantime

Before you cross the street
Take my hand
Life is what happens to you
While you're busy making other plans

Before you go to sleep
Say a little prayer
Every day in every way
It's getting better and better

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful
Beautiful boy
Darling, darling, darling
Darling Sean