Little Things

I could probably write an entire book on “little things” that my sweet son does or says. Colten is my sensitive gentle giant and always amazes me by how much he considers and thinks of others. This is a picture from last fall, a giant pumpkin he bought for me for an early birthday present for me in October. The leaves he brought me the following day (because he knows how I LOVE all the colors of fall). Maybe this isn’t a big thing but we sit on 20 acres of leaves and one could most easily overlook and take for granted the crunchy leaves underfoot all the time. Not Colten…he spotted one of these as he rode his bike up the drive from the school bus (dismounted and retrieved it), one as he was shooting his bow (found it while getting a stray arrow) and one while frog-hunting at the pond. He brought them to me saying he found “perfect” leaves and, melted my heart when he said…. “and I thought of you.” ~sigh~