One Small Step for Tanner; One Giant Leap for His Mama

"T-Man Tuesday"

"The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life, but a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit." Proverbs 15:4

Yesterday, Tanner headed outside to play in the snow. Any evidence that we had played in it the night before had been covered up by new snow. The only thing that could be seen was SS's footprints from earlier that morning.

When Tanner stepped onto the porch he said, "I'm going to follow in dad's footsteps." Then he proceeded to step only into the visible footprints that his dad had left behind.


After walking in his dad's footprints for a while, Tanner said "I'm just going to make a set of footprints of my own."
Tears welled up in my eyes and eventually made their way down my cheeks before I could stop them! This scene is exactly what is happening in "real life!" Tanner is quickly approaching teenagehood (I don't think that is a real word, but you know what I mean.) He is reaching the point in his life where independence will become his primary goal. He will be making his own footprints in this world.

My prayer is that he will follow in his Heavenly Father's footsteps.