Today, as I open my eyes, relief sweeps over me like a flood. You see , it is the first weekend all term I am not getting up to tutor. Don't get me wrong, I love tutoring kids but it is also so good to lie in and not have to rush. But then a strange excitement and anticipation hits me too!! It is our Thomas' 11th birthday today.
11..... Where on earth has all the time gone. I just can not really grasp it. The strange thing is he is not actually at home. Thomas is an extremely sociable kid and his friends mean a great deal to him. He just loves sleep overs and has missed having them in the term because quite frankly this has been a very, very busy term for us all. So when his good friend Matthew asked him if he could come and spend the night after a play and after a water slide night party of a friend, he did not hesitate and had packed his bags before we had even said ... yes!!
So. in a while we will all go and fetch him and enjoy this day with him. :)
we will open his presents and hell choose his fav meal which is not hard to guess because he just loves pasta, white sauce, cheese and bacon.
In every way Thomas is an extraordinary child. When I say this sentence I realise it is tinged with all sorts of messages but the one I would love to be the cover of his life is this. He has been given all his extraordinary stuff from our great God. he is who he is because of Jesus.
Thomas is a child who keeps us on our toes. he is busy beyond busy, verbal and chatty and engaging , beyond engaging , he is loud and noisy and fun , fun , fun. He loves art and sport and words, in fact his brain thrives on words. He has a memory like and elephant when things are quirky and fun but is bored beyond bored by the oddest things and some not so odd. Dont ask him to learn something he has already "got' - that is pure torture.
Having Thomas as our son has been one of the greatest adventures of our lives. he is a delight to love and a challenge to parent. But he is who he is because God has formed and made him, saved and blessed him. he is ours for a time
Happy birthday special, crazy, normal son. May God bless you and keep you and continue to make HIS face shine upon you, may he give you his peace.
The artist boy.
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