I'm so very grateful that he is.
We sang "How Can I Keep from Singing" at his baptismal mass, and I often sang it to him as a lullaby. The last verse has, over the months, become more and more poignant:
The peace of Christ makes fresh my heart,
A fountain ever springing;
All things are mine since I am his&mdash
How can I keep from singing?
Tomorrow, if not tonight, I will be finishing uploading the pictures I have from the party and a backlog of other Thomas pictures in the gallery.
Unfortunately, even in the midst of great joy, there is still great sorrow. Reese will be deeply missed.
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We sang this song yesterday at the end of church, and I've been humming it to Grace ever since. I was so distracted by her fussing and climbing on me that I guess I didn't really listen to the words. I'll have to sing it to her again tonight and take more time to appreciate it. It seems like a perfect reflection for life at the moment.
Happy Birthday Thomas!
I was tickled that I recognized the song -- albeit from Enya -- at his baptism, and I'm again tickled that I can recognize your reference to it here.
Happy one year of life to Thomas, and happy one year of parenting to you and Matt.
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