We gave Cade a bath again in the sink. He is so good in it and loves it. John really needs to go to the store and find a bath mat. I looked today and they had some in the baby section at Wal-Mart.
After Cade went to bed my mom and I went through a box of old stuff. I pulled out a few things I am shipping home. Like old photo graphs, papers from when I was born, those sorts of things. But I did find an interesting picture (which I will post after I get my camera cord) and a very heart spoken letter as follows (it is dated 3/31/83):
To Kelly
Sweet baby,
At the dawn of your life, you have so much to look toward and so far to go. Were I able to do so, I would grant you the best of gifts:
The ability to laugh and cry, whisper and shout.
Look, then understand what you've seen, whether in the world or within yourself.
Listen, whenever possible, for herein lies the road to wisdom.
Enjoy the company of others, yet treasure the solitude of yourself.
Give of yourself, honestly, and thus learn peace.
Live in harmony with others, appreciating without condemnation, the differences you find.
Strive to attain your goals, knowing your limits, yet never without testing those limits and pushing beyond.
Above all, dear child, I wish you love, as perhaps only God loves. Honest, and given freely. To experience such love is to truly know the essence of life.
The letter is not signed. I really would like to know who sent this letter to me. I wish I had read it long ago. And I hope if you know me know you find that I have started to accomplish all you wanted for me. I wish I had written this letter to my son. Possibly I will pass it on to him and our other children as something to look at and remember when they start to travel down their road of life.
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