WE ARE GOING ON DAY 4--

Four days ago, Haddon left for Ohio to spend time with his Grandma and Grandpa Lockyer.

He is having a blast spending time with his family--and his cousins and Aunt Michelle.

Our daily phone calls tell that he is being spoiled greatly!

For example--two hours in a "ball pit" and staying up watching movies until 12:30 in the morning!

He's going to be ruined....no...he'll be fine.

Todd and I have used this time to refresh and talk.  We have missed Haddon so much--especially when I see little pajamas around the house and toys.

But, this is good for him, too.

We are going to pick him up tomorrow and we are leaving a day early to celebrate our anniversary early--July 27.

I wanted to share a poem that I had misplaced until last night when I opened an old devotional book here.  In it was a poem that my dad gave me and Todd a copy of when we first moved here.  He had used in the New Year's service going into 2005.

It will bless your heart....

CHILD OF MY LOVE, FEAR NOT THE UNKNOWN MORROW,

DREAD NOT THE NEW DEMAND LIFE MAKES OF THEE;

THY IGNORANCE DOTH HOLD NO CAUSE FOR SORROW

SINCE WHAT THOU KNOWEST NOT IS KNOWN TO ME.

THOU CANST NOT SEE TODAY THE HIDDEN MEANING

OF MY COMMAND, BUT THOU THE LIGHT SHALT GAIN;

WALK ON IN FAITH, UPON MY PROMISE LEANING,

AND AS THOU GOEST ALL SHALL BE MADE PLAIN.

ONE STEP THOU SEEST--THEN GO FORWARD BOLDLY,

ONE STEP IS FAR ENOUGH FOR FAITH TO SEE;

TAKE THAT AND THY NEXT DUTY SHALL BE TOLD THEE,

FOR STEP BY STEP THE LORD IS LEADING THEE.

STAND NOT IN FEAR, THY ADVERSARIES COUNTING,

DARE EVERY PERIL, SAVE TO DISOBEY,

THOU SHALT MARCH ON, ALL OBSTACLES SURMOUNTING,

FOR I, THE STRONG, WILL OPEN UP THE WAY.

WHEREFORE GO GLADLY TO THE TASK ASSIGNED THEE,

HAVING MY PROMISE, NEEDING NOTHING MORE

THAN JUST TO KNOW

WHERE'ER THE FUTURE FIND THEE,

IN ALL THY JOURNEYING I GO BEFORE.

Frank J. Exeley

I love that poem.