{"id":3079,"date":"2015-05-14T09:05:13","date_gmt":"2015-05-14T13:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=3079"},"modified":"2015-05-14T09:51:03","modified_gmt":"2015-05-14T13:51:03","slug":"on-the-25th-birthday-of-our-baby-boy-a-photo-montage-and-a-playlist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/?p=3079","title":{"rendered":"On the 25th Birthday of our Baby Boy – A Photo Montage and a Playlist"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Baby<\/a><\/p>\n

I look over at their pictures,<\/em>
\n Sittin’ in their frames.<\/em>
\n I see them as babies:<\/em>
\n I guess that’ll never change.<\/em>
\n You pray all their lives,<\/em>
\n That someday they will find happiness.<\/em><\/p>\n

Then they do, and that’s how it is.<\/em>
\n It’s just quiet in the mornin’,<\/em>
\n Can’t believe how much you miss,<\/em>
\n All they do and all they did.<\/em>
\n You want all the dreams they dreamed of to come true:<\/em>
\n Then they do.<\/em>\u00a0 – Trace Adkins, Then They Do<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Today is Daniel’s 25th birthday, and, on this quiet spring morning,\u00a0he’s still sleeping, after a long series of\u00a0worknights. He’s living at home now, but he won’t be for long probably. This birthday seems the one to mark his soon launch into the big wide world. I am both thrilled for him and nervous at the prospect as well. All. Grown. Up. Sigh…<\/p>\n

If you know our Dan, you know he surrounds himself with music. His taste has changed through the years, and I won’t even give a try at identifying his favorite genres right now. It is definitely not country music, so he will roll his eyes at the playlist links below. Still, in this early morning of his 25th, I’m in a smarmy, puffy-hearted state of mind over this boy (man)\u00a0of ours.<\/p>\n

Daniel came home to us 24 years ago from South Korea. With each birthday, I think of his very young Korean mama who carried him but couldn’t keep him. She must mark this day with us every year, a\u00a0half a world away. He had a bumpy start to life and has battled through\u00a0a myriad of\u00a0challenges growing up. His courage and determination have helped him push through…and much answered prayer on the part of his parents, grandparents, siblings, and friends. We are so proud of him.<\/p>\n

So…I just want to put up pictures and close with Mark Harris’ song Find Your Wings<\/em>. Happy Birthday, Daniel. Love you forever.\"Dan<\/a>\"2015<\/a>\"n7607486_31797847_6155[1]\"<\/a>\"Little<\/a>\"Dan<\/a>\"Dan<\/a>\"Dan,<\/a>\"Dan<\/a>\"Christie<\/a>\"2006<\/a>\"Kids<\/a>\"Dan,<\/a>\"Kids<\/a>\"NA<\/a>\"2012<\/a>\"IMG_3193<\/a>\"2013<\/a>\"2013<\/a>\"2013<\/a>\"2014<\/a>\"Blog<\/a>Find Your Wings<\/a><\/p>\n

It’s only for a moment
\nYou are mine to hold; The plans that heavens has for you
\nWill all too soon unfold
\nSo many different prayers I’ll pray
\nFor all that you might do
\nBut most of all I want to know
\nYou’re walking in the truth<\/p>\n

And if I never told you
\nI want you to know
\nThat as I watch you grow<\/p>\n

I pray that God would fill your heart with dreams
\nAnd that faith gives you the courage
\nTo dare to do great things
\nI’m here for you whatever this life brings
\nSo let my love give you roots
\nAnd help you find your wings<\/p>\n

May passion be the wind
\nThat leads you through your days
\nAnd may conviction keep you strong
\nGuide you on your way
\nMay there be many moments
\nThat make your life so sweet
\nOh but more than memories<\/p>\n

I pray that God would fill your heart with dreams
\nAnd that faith gives you the courage
\nTo dare to do great things
\nI’m here for you whatever this life brings
\nSo let my love give you roots
\nAnd help you find your wings<\/p>\n

It’s not living
\nIf you don’t reach for the sky
\nI’ll have tears as you take off
\nBut I’ll cheer as you fly<\/p>\n

I pray that God would fill your heart with dreams
\nAnd that faith gives you the courage
\nTo dare to do great things
\nI’m here for you whatever this life brings
\nSo let my love give you roots
\nAnd help you find your wings\u00a0– Mark Harris, Find Your Wings\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em> <\/a><\/p>\n

Lyrics to Trace Adkins’ Then They Do<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Lyrics to Mark Harris’ Find Your Wings<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

YouTube Video – Find Your Wings<\/em> by Mark Harris<\/a><\/p>\n

50 Songs from Parent to Child<\/a><\/p>\n

Country Songs About Growing Up<\/a><\/p>\n

Songs for Growing Up (Another PlayList)<\/a><\/p>\n

Rascal Flatts – My Wish for You<\/em> – With Lyrics<\/a><\/p>\n

8 Items for Christian Parents to Ponder<\/a><\/p>\n

Photo Credits: Mine, except for pics from Daniel’s time in S. Korea (Children’s Home Society) – the woman in the picture with him was his foster mother who cared for him until he came home to us.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I look over at their pictures, Sittin’ in their frames. I see them as babies: I guess that’ll never change. You pray all their lives, That someday they will find happiness. Then they do, and that’s how it is. It’s just quiet in the mornin’, Can’t believe how much you miss, All they do and … Continue reading On the 25th Birthday of our Baby Boy – A Photo Montage and a Playlist<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_s2mail":"yes","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[810,690,1324,147,903,825,888,887,775,610],"tags":[1335,216,1337,942,1330,1325,30,1327,1326,5,1331,1328,1329,1332,1336,1334,1338,1333],"class_list":["post-3079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-all-good-gifts","category-babies-children","category-birthdays","category-family-2","category-grace","category-holidays","category-memories","category-remembering","category-seasons-2","category-thanksgiving-or-gratefulness","tag-adopted","tag-adoption","tag-advice-for-parents","tag-birthdays","tag-country-songs","tag-find-your-wings","tag-growing-up","tag-happy-birthday","tag-launch","tag-memories","tag-my-wish-for-you","tag-pictures","tag-proud-parents","tag-rascal-flatts","tag-south-korea","tag-then-they-do","tag-tim-challies","tag-trace-adkins"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pauPAB-NF","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3079","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3079"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3079\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3122,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3079\/revisions\/3122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3079"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3079"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debmillswriter.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3079"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}