A Decade of Our Eaglet

Ten.  10.  T-E-N.  1-0.  

It's been one decade since Eaglet and I made that laborious birth journey together. 

 

He came in with adventure, and he still seeks it.  This guy is full of dreams and ideas.  This year, he planned to hike Gold Cord Lake Trail on his birthday, with lunch at the lake, "no matter how much snow there is!"  

 

So, on that 20-degree, sunshine-filled day, that's what we did.

The lake was frozen, of course.  Wish we'd have had skates along!

 What an amazing day!  In the mountains, I always find myself overwhelmed with the magnificence, and yet the simplicity.  Somehow priorities seem so much clearer when you are held in the very cavern of creation.

 Things I will remember about ten-year-old Eaglet:

• his energy--up at the break of dawn and ready to tackle anything
• love of outdoors--he needs fresh air and wide-open spaces
• flannel shirts and camo
• one-of-a-kind tree forts
• his heart for others--especially those younger and weaker 
• dreams of becoming a farmer
• truck artist
• lists for everything with creative spelling
• a giver--we routinely find artwork under our pillows as love offerings

 We topped off the day with gift-opening, moose burgers, and apple-raspberry pie. 

Before he was born, God gave me these words for our Eaglet: 

" I lift up my eyes to the hills-- where does my help come from?  My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip-- he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The LORD watches over you-- the LORD is your shade at your right hand; the sun will not harm you by day, nor the moon by night.  The LORD will keep you from all harm-- he will watch over your life; the LORD will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore."  Psalm 121: 1-8

 

May he always know Who his help comes from.