Isaac's Birthday

Today we are going to celebrate Isaac's birthday once again. He turned 7 years old Friday the 8th of January. The b-day "party" will be at the skating rink in Fayetteville, TN. We're going to have a lot of fun!

That boy has grown a good bit in the last year in more than one way. Most notably he has taken a much more active role as a big brother, especially since Louie has been with us. How many six year old boys change a baby's diaper because they WANT to. Out of those how many would do a good job? Maybe I am a little bias but I honestly never heard of this. Isaac always wants to hold his baby brother or somehow entertain him. Of course, he can't do anything special to make Louie content but whether Louie is in a good mood or not, Isaac does his best to earn the affections of his littlest bro. He is like another little man in the house. Each year is marked by leaps and bounds into maturity that, by now, surpasses many "adults". We are definitely blessed to have him along on this journey.

Happy 7th Birthday Isaac!

Love,
-Dad

Isaac the Entertainer

Isaac was a three year boy who couldn't be discouraged and who would definitely be diagnosed with "ADD" or some other attention disorder if we didn't home-school him. He certainly can make or break your enjoyment of a given time period. My wife and Isaac and the other kids were at a get together with other home-school families at a private park. There were other folks there as well because this is a popular local swimming/fishing hole on a scenic creek in Tennessee. One older gray headed gentlman was tending to his grandkids. He was wearing what you might expect, overalls etc. My son notices him and begins calling on him verly loudly, HEE HAW! HEY HEE HAW! To this day, my wife and I can't figure out where he got that term. We swear he has never seen the show.

That wasn't enough. He always wants to go places with me. I can't start towards my shoes without him practically static clinging to me. So on one occassion I took him to the big truck parts place to get some things for an 18 wheeler. I was standing at the counter as Isaac was circling back and forth through my legs. I noticed a tall black man walking into the parts area. As the man was about to pass by where I stood, Isaac jumped out from behind me, spread his legs shoulder wide as if he would stop the man, threw his hand out towards the man pointing, and began shaking his rear while yelling HIP HOP! I thought he was going to chase the ole guy down yelling HIP HOP over and over. The parts guys were in tears as we could hear the black man laughing his way down the hall.

Isaac's Birthday

Today is my fourth child's sixth birthday. How could I do justice talking about him to you all? What a wonderful kid he is. He is so full of life and love that folks just adore him from the moment they meet him. I wonder why that is. Maybe its his handsome little self, his good character, or maybe its his heart being right on his sleeve. Maybe its his commitment to being a part of the fun even when others leave no room for him. Of course, it might just be his world famous booty dance that rises to the surface within moments of some funky music hitting his eardrums. Whatever it is, you can bet his whole heart is behind the scenes, bleeding through for all to see.

One thing that gets everyone that tangles with him is his tenacity and that feeling of holding on to a motorized cinder block. The boy has severe problems when it comes to hiding his muscles. Lots of comments have been made over his few years on earth about what a little man he is. That's my boy! Ya know, His name is actually Robert Isaac. He is named after my father Robert Matthew. You can certainly see the similarities in their faces, especially when they smile. Something tells me that he will end up much like his grandfather too. I hope so. I wish I could up load a pic of him right now. Maybe after this weekend I will.

As far as I know, we are going to be watching some kids this weekend. Among them is a kid that can do wonders with a blog. I am kinda depending on that to help me make this thing much better. After that I will hopefully have a little menu where you can go look at thoughts under general headings such as "Wacky World" or "Favorite Sayings" etc.

Before I am done I just want to say thank You, Lord for my son Isaac. Thank You for blessing my family with an original kind of child. I pray that all this energy and hope that overflows from him becomes a light for others to find their way home. May The Lord bless Isaac as He has blessed us by entrusting us to guide him.