Soaring Like An Eagle!

We are soaring like an eagle around here for 2 reasons!

First on the list was a special award yesterday.  It was one of those proud parent moments as our oldest son officially pinned on his Eagle Scout award!  I don't usually make my blogging a place for parental boasting but I just had to make this one exception:)  For those of you who know scouting, this is a tremendous feat of perserverance. Not only was it the culmination of 11 years of scouting, it was a celebration of a boy becoming a man.  It was a very emotional day, to say the least!

I read this poem...barely making it through without a tearful breakdown:)

An Eagle Mom's Poem
It's every mother's dream to see,
her son grow tall and strong.
To teach him what is right to be,
to keep him from the wrong.

Mom so loves that little boy,
and uses all the skills at her employ.
She teaches him the things she can,
and hopes that he'll become a man.

He learns that words can hurt or heal,
that words can change the way we feel.
He learns that truth is right and good,
to treat his fellow man the way he should.

He learns that where there's greatest freedom in this world,
there also stands his Nation's flag unfurled.
He learns to live by faith and love,
to always trust in God above.

The years have passed and in their wake,
a taller straighter lad there stands.
And mother's pride is great indeed,
her little boy is now a man...
An Eagle Scout.
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I really don't like this photo of my self but I really like it of son and dear husband:)

The scouting symbol (fleur de lis) is dear to my heart.

The 2nd reason for our soaring is that we got official word about COLLEGE...YAY! He was accepted by this fantastic University!

We are just elated....Praise God, we have so much to be thankful for!

He is soaring like an eagle and so are we!

Now off to enjoy every minute that he's still here in the nest:)