What do you see when you look at this picture?
A child in a wheelchair?
A boy on the sidelines...not participating?
Do you wonder what he's thinking?
Do you wonder if he's sad?
Do you think he knows he's different?
What do you see now?
A little mischief?
A little gleam in his eye?
Do you wonder what's up his sleeve?
Do you wonder how he will climb that mountain?
Do you wonder if he will succeed?
Who do you see with him now?
A big strong boy?
Could it be a brother?
Do you wonder what he said to him?
Do you wonder where they're going?
Do you wonder how strong this big brother is?
What do you think of this mountain they are climbing?
Can his brother carry him all the way up?
Can he hold on the whole time?
Do you wonder what they are thinking?
Do you think he regrets the offer?
Do you think he resents the climb?
What do you think of the smiles?
Or what of the great big hug?
Did they really get there?
Do you see how much he loves him?
Do you wonder if he's tired?
Do you wonder if he'll always be there?
What do you see in this picture?
Isn't he just a regular little boy?
Or is there something different about this brown eyed child?
Do you see that brilliant smile?
Do you see that glow around him?
Do you doubt Him?
Do you see these children?
Do you see their strengths?
Do you see their differences?
Do you see their love?
Did you see His love?
His brother said he will carry him over every mountain....he will always be there for him. That boy doesn't know he's different, and he knows he'll always be lifted up.
This was a day at the park for us.
What an eye opening experience.
From...A Mom of Incredible Boys
This song reminds me of my boy:
This song reminds me of my boy:
"The Climb"
Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus
I can almost see it.
That dream I'm dreaming, but
There's a voice inside my head saying
You'll never reach it
Every step I'm takin'
Every move I make
Feels lost with no direction,
My faith is shakin'
But I gotta keep tryin'
Gotta keep my head held high
There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waitin' on the other side
It's the climb
The struggles I'm facing
The chances I'm taking
Sometimes might knock me down, but
No I'm not breaking
I may not know it, but
These are the moments that
I'm gonna remember most
I've just gotta keep goin', and
I gotta be strong
Just keep pushing on, cause
There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waitin' on the other side
It's the climb
There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waitin' on the other side
It's the climb
Keep on movin'
Keep climbin'
Keep the faith baby
It's all about, it's all about
The climb
Keep the faith, keep your faith, woah
That dream I'm dreaming, but
There's a voice inside my head saying
You'll never reach it
Every step I'm takin'
Every move I make
Feels lost with no direction,
My faith is shakin'
But I gotta keep tryin'
Gotta keep my head held high
There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waitin' on the other side
It's the climb
The struggles I'm facing
The chances I'm taking
Sometimes might knock me down, but
No I'm not breaking
I may not know it, but
These are the moments that
I'm gonna remember most
I've just gotta keep goin', and
I gotta be strong
Just keep pushing on, cause
There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waitin' on the other side
It's the climb
There's always gonna be another mountain
I'm always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Sometimes I'm gonna have to lose
Ain't about how fast I get there
Ain't about what's waitin' on the other side
It's the climb
Keep on movin'
Keep climbin'
Keep the faith baby
It's all about, it's all about
The climb
Keep the faith, keep your faith, woah
Beautiful Tracy!
ReplyDeleteYour boys are all so blessed! Each of them very special, and as a team? I am SURE they are unbeatable!
Gretchen...thank you for your sweet words. They are all special in their own way....and they are awesome when they work together....now we all know that they have their moments......and then...well you know! :)
DeleteThis is beautiful! What a lovely picture at the end. If only my girls could get along like that all the time.
ReplyDeleteI love that song. :)
Me too Salena...wouldn't it be great if they were this good all the time~
DeleteThis is beautiful! I love it!
ReplyDeleteHoly crow, thank you for making me cry!!! My daughter has 4 older brothers to hopefully help her climb every mountain! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is a small glimpse of GOOD behavior...LOL....it's not all rainbows and picnics.....but I'm glad I have this.
ReplyDeleteLove! Love! Love! That Kalani is golden! Beautiful words Tracy! So, I forgot to ask you if you have taken Kumaka to Teewinkle park before? That is where we went on Christmas Eve and we couldn't stop thinking about Kumaka. It is all wheelchair accessible and we want to take him there. Lets plan a park day.
ReplyDeleteAwww...thanks Michelle! That park needs to get a visit from us. Where is it?
DeleteTEARS!!! ALL OVER THE PLACE! That was beautiful!!!! Such a beautiful and heartfelt post. Thank you for that! XO
ReplyDelete<3 thank you warrior mama~
DeleteI stumbled on your blog from somewhere, and I'm glad I did. This is such a beautiful post. Thank you so much for sharing your family.
ReplyDeleteAwww...thank you so much~
DeleteWow, there is something about boys. I am a mom to two boys so far. I have to be honest, I cried so hard when I read this. It hits so many emotions for me. Boys, former teaching background experiences, life experiences, dealing with new DX of life threatening food allergies in my youngest. I needed this. Kind of hard and kind of werid of me to pour my heart out on my first visit to your blog :) Sorry! LOL Found your link at boys, toys and chaos! You have yourself a new follower! ME!
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That's so sweet..thank you so much for sharing! I will be following you as I'm trying to very hard to try to be vegetarian (it's not working)....maybe we were destined to be blog friends!~
ReplyDeleteI love the pic of your oldest son carrying your younger son...it made me tear up...so sweet! Rileysmom33wker@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful!!!! My boys are not quite three and without asking Nicholas will run to get Alex his lovey when he falls to the floor or any toy for that matter. He WANTS to push him in his wheels but Alex ofcourse refuses, ha,ha. Nicholas is the first to give Alex hugs when he cries. I worry sometimes if Nicholas will feel "put upon" by his brother's needs. We try never to have Nicholas feel like he has to care for his brother (other than AS his brother). But your post reminded me: we ALL need each other!!!! thank you! (sorry to be so wordy)
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