"You will never have this day with
your child again.
Tomorrow they’ll be a little older
than they were today.
This day is a gift.
Breathe and notice.
Smell and touch them;
study their faces and little feet
and pay attention.
Relish the charms of the present.
Enjoy today, Mama.
It will be over before you know it.”
~Jen Hatmaker
Truer words have never been written!
My dear son Ryan turned twenty-years-old over the weekend, closing the last chapter of his teenage years faster than I ever imagined it ever would happen.
Sadly, for the first time in two decades we didn't get to celebrate his special day together because his fraternity was volunteering for a two-day service project for Pedal the Cause (a fundraiser for cancer research in St. Louis).
In my heart and mind, I'll forever picture him as my sweet baby, the youngest child in our family, and the adorable young boy in these images!
Click on image to enlarge"Cute as a bug's ear!"
Ryan smiles approvingly as he takes in the iris' fragrance while visiting The Missouri Botanical Gardens
Click on image to enlarge While vacationing in The Great Smoky Mountains National Park, we stopped for this photo op
This is my entry for Neoxian City Photo Challenge Week 4 hosted by the talented @neoxian-city where the theme for this week is "Children"
Learn more by clicking here: @neoxian-city/neoxian-city-photo-challenge-week-4
Both images were taken with my former Minolta Dimage digital camera back in the-early-to-mid 2000s (before smartphones were invented!)
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Both images were taken with my former Minolta Dimage digital camera back in the-early-to-mid 2000s (before smartphones were invented!)
Thank you for taking time to stop by and visit my blog. I truly appreciate everyone's continued support! Have a terrific day!
© 2019 Nina Haskin. All rights reserved
If you are already using eSteem on your phone or the new eSteem Surfer on your PC, be sure and use the tag #esteem, then post original content and write at least 50 words for the possibility of an upvote from @good-karma
Thank you for taking time to stop by and visit my blog. I truly appreciate everyone's continued support! Have a terrific day!
© 2019 Nina Haskin. All rights reserved