Logan's 15

For those of you with small children, stop what you're doing right now and really enjoy them. Hug them, hold them, play with them (you're not too busy), laugh with them, read to them, watch movies with them, and if you're fortunate enough to have a baby at home, smell their little powder-smelling heads! Time goes faster than you can imagine. People told me that for years but when you're in the day-to-day of changing diapers, picking up broken pieces of toys and doing mountains of laundry, you don't believe it - but it's absolutely true!

The first few years, Logan, or "Bear" as we called him, was a chunky little truck. He put everything in his mouth, and never wanted to listen when we told him the word NO. He hated to sleep, loved to play, and would've lived outside if we let him. He didn't need toys as long as he could find sticks and rocks.

In grammar school, he turned out to be not only creative, but smarter than I could've expected. He spent the first 5 or 6 years of school in class with his older brother two years older than him. He developed quite an out-going personality, a natural born salesman.

In Jr. High, he found ways to express himself and get his energy out. He was involved in a Kids' scrapbooking class (mostly girls, he loved it that way), football, soccer, and especially Drama class. I lost count of how many plays he did. It amazed me that he was so willing to stand on a stage in front of 100+ strangers and act, sing, shout and all those other things I would've been too afraid to do.

Now he's in high school as a Freshman. He's really changed this year. He's a lot more respectful, responsible, focused, and he's turned into a good, hard-worker. We never imagined that would be in his future because he had such a fun personality. He's still fun, but he's figured out when that's appropriate and when it's time to settle down and get the job done.

I'm so proud to have a son like him. I've always had people compliment me on Logan, especially his heart for people, his helpfulness, and how he takes time to make people (especially younger children who may otherwise feel neglected) feel special and important.

And God's not done with him yet.