The Mothership

Luke has embarrassed me... and I'm sure it won't be the last. We were at a friends house, a bachelor of course, where no children abide.  I'm always nervous I'm going to have to replace some expensive VAZ from Paris or somewhere exotic that is of course IMPOSSIBLE to replace.  That being said, this friend is pretty laid back and LOVES kids.  In fact he reinvites us time and time again...doesn't he remember us? The kids ate well, played well through most of dinner.  I enjoyed playing with them as Tim and said friend talked about things way over most "non-tech" peoples heads.  Luke brought lots of toys with him includig his cars.  Now, this is a VERY WHITE house with LOTS of white walls and carpet and nice hardwood in the kitchen.  At one point I got pulled into the conversation with the other adults in the room.  However, promptly before that I reprimanded Luke for ALMOST driving his cars on the walls for fear of marks on the walls....

So, Luke, my precious little man, has been a lesson learned from the beginning.  His nature of doing things is always teaching me new things about myself and about how I should perceive others, namely Luke.  I believe God reveals these things to me through Luke so that I may be more patient and less judgmental with others because I have empathy.  Here is a memory that will always be burned into my brain...and boy did it teach me a lot. During the summer I like to mooch off of my friends as much as I possibly can for their use of a swimming pool.  Well, actually, I don't like to, but I love to spend time with them, I was pregnant, and we just didn't have it in the budget to join a pool.  This past summer I would go the the Gamble Nipert YMCA almost every Wednesday with my two friends Tori & Julie and their girls. We all know how much food is a HUGE factor in Luke's mood.  It can either make or break an outing.  He just doesn't transition well, a...