Grandmaw's and Boat Rides!

   Went to go visit my MeMe yesterday with Coop. For some reason, mortality weighs on me everytime I do things like that. I mean, it's probably the whole drive for getting me there in the first place, and it always kind of hangs with me on my way back home. These people aren't going to be here forever. You have to recognize things like that because I think if you don't, you'll deal with it tenfold somewhere down the line. I don't wanna be that guy. "Why didn't I go visit _____ when I had the chance?" It's a real fear I have. So I've decided that's the new me. The guy that does shit while people are here instead of the guy who regrets it later. My life is partially lived in a nostalgic haze anyway. Might as well try to keep everything as positive as possible. Saving all the good times in the memory banks. Because I know damn well I'll be drifting through them again down the road.
   Took Cooper on his first boat ride Saturday. Picking out his life jacket was a real hoot Friday, but watching him on the boat for the first time - watching him and wondering what is going through his mind, that was the real treat. You see a little brain just slowly working there, taking things in, learning, processing. It's really one of those miracles of life. It blows my mind daily looking at this kid learn to do everything, and take it in. It's so rad. People are so scared of kids. I was too. It's a humongous life change. But this past weekend as he was playing hide-and-peek up from the corner of the bed with Aimee and just laughing, I was laughing my head off. What a tremendous little bundle of awesomeness. I'm so happy I have him in my life, and I can't WAIT until his little bro gets here. Good times.
   Today's gospel is as follows:

Gospel, Luke 8:16-18
¹⁶ 'No one lights a lamp to cover it with a bowl or to put it under a bed. No, it is put on a lamp-stand so that people may see the light when they come in.¹⁷ For nothing is hidden but it will be made clear, nothing secret but it will be made known and brought to light.¹⁸ So take care how you listen; anyone who has, will be given more; anyone who has not, will be deprived even of what he thinks he has.'

   It's an oldie but goodie. This little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.