{"id":940,"date":"2010-04-05T20:53:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-06T00:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/?p=940"},"modified":"2010-04-05T20:53:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-06T00:53:00","slug":"my-boys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/livinglovingbreathingboys.com\/?p=940","title":{"rendered":"My Boys&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Today &nbsp;I had a nice day hanging out with the boys. &nbsp;Nothing special, just a day at home&#8230;&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">I loved that my younger two spent the day hanging out, being brothers, being secret agents and discovering being friends. &nbsp;I heard Josh ask Zach, &#8220;Zachary, we are best buddies, right?&#8221; &nbsp;Beautiful!<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">I love the thoughtfulness of a child of mine doing laundry for me, just because.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">I love that no matter how big they are getting, that one of my teens will still ask me to lay down with him. &nbsp;Beautiful!<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">I love seeing my boys reading. &nbsp;When they find a book that they connect with, it is so refreshing to see the book worm in them come out!<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_ESvCH9ghcAI\/S7uz0hUv4uI\/AAAAAAAADP8\/T7_c3O2wujs\/s1600\/DSC_2847.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" height=\"424\" src=\"http:\/\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/_ESvCH9ghcAI\/S7uz0hUv4uI\/AAAAAAAADP8\/T7_c3O2wujs\/s640\/DSC_2847.jpg\" width=\"640\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">Then there is the things that are not so nice to deal with. &nbsp;One of the boys used a bad word. &nbsp;He is not even sure why he used it. &nbsp;I am so disappointed. &nbsp;It isn&#8217;t a word that I would want them to use ever. &nbsp;I know that he is around this language. &nbsp;He knows better. &nbsp;I really hope that he understood his mistake. &nbsp;I hope that he knows he is cool just as he is. &nbsp;Words, drugs, all that stuff is so NOT cool. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">I was really shocked to hear that it was used. &nbsp;I am sad that they are growing up. &nbsp;I can&#8217;t shelter them anymore. &nbsp;I can only pray over them very hard. &nbsp;I can only hope that the things that we have taught them for years will be present in their mind and heart.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">I had a good day with the boys. &nbsp;I am so glad that I can talk to them when I need to. &nbsp;I am so glad that they are good boys who make my world so wonderful. &nbsp;I am glad that they know we love them despite mistakes and choices.<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span> <\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\">I love my boys. &nbsp;I am so glad that I had today with them.<\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today &nbsp;I had a nice day hanging out with the boys. &nbsp;Nothing special, just a day at home&#8230;&nbsp; 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