Owen wants a Hug

Owen is just like his mom. And sometimes when you have a personality that combines the extreme need of affirmation, intensely sensitive feelings, and the tenacity…. you end up doing interesting things… that is until your grown up and figure how to balance it out… as I’m sure I have mastered, right? Yeah.

I remember being young and thinking the best solution to not having my friends go home when it was there dinner time was to lock them in our basement playroom. This happened on many occasions. I also recall not letting some of my friends go home until they asked “Jesus into their heart” YIKES! That is scary and surely not what Jesus would want us to do. However, I was young andthought I was doing the right thing. I totally missed the point that whether it is love for us or for God, it is intended to be out of free-will. Otherwise, it is shallow and fake.

Most us grow up and learned that forced love does not work. The other half probably either grow up trying to buy love the rest of there lives, or become sociopaths! We’ll just have to point Owen in the direction of learning:

1. you don’t always get what you want.
2. you can’t control other people.
and
3. the best kind of love is given voluntarily.

Anyway here’s a sample of this little personality at work in our house.
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More pictures of life in our house

I’m stuck at home with back pain so… I have lots of time to take pictures.

I swear I’m going to drive you all crazy with pictures from my new Camera But hey you can always stop coming by, or click away. But then I might cry
ANYWAY.

Jeff took this picture much to my cluelessness this morning. It’s the typical morning in the Jackson household, though my location may very to my red chair. Owen eats on his barstool (towel covered because he is still making lots of mess!) Lukas is in his high chair. And I’m not just back there being depressed, I’m eating, drinking coffee, reading the Bible, and journaling.

I just am so taken with this picture of Lukas.

You would not believe the noises I had to make to get these pictures. But they were worth it. My husband was on a work call in his office and had to come out and ask me to be quieter. Oops! Oh and I also must let you know that they got the shirts they are wearing from their “mimi and pawpaw” sent from Cabo San Lucas (or how ever you spell it).

And my little guys hugging.

I actually have a video I’m uploading on YouTube. Just not sure how much that would really interest you all It’s just Owen trying to get Lukas to hug him and being ultra-dramatic when Lukas get’s distracted. And, they are obviously needing diaper changes.

Mass Murder in Virginia

I wasn’t sure If I’d say anything on my blog about this. I mean after all, everyone else is. But I still need to say that my thoughts, prayers, and tears are going out to those friends and families and the campus in general for experiencing this horrific thing. There are no words.