roland on February 25th, 2009

 
the Little God is lying on his stomach
sucking on his hands,
breathing softly,
his head flopping from side to side.
sometimes the Little God smiles,
even laughs,
in his sleep.
what is the Little God dreaming about?
maybe about us.

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roland on February 25th, 2009

the Little God was born
in the fall of last yearon a beautifully gorgeous sunny daywith clear skies and crisp, cool air,it was a potent reminderthat a change was in the windfor the Little God’s parents.
the Little God’s papa looked in his eyes,saw the majesty,heard mercy and grace,felt hope,and knew devotion.
A life committedto helping the [...]

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roland on December 27th, 2008

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roland on December 27th, 2008

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roland on November 18th, 2008

This evening, I held my six-week old boy in my arms, standing up as I gently rocked him to sleep. His head in the crook of my left elbow, my right hand caressing his head, with all that fine, jet-black hair. I am whispering to him as his eyes flutter and his mouth makes soft [...]

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roland on November 16th, 2008

No, I’m not talking about THAT amazing event, I’m talking about something else. Something even greater than that — when I say “WE”, I’m talking about what Julia and I did.
We are proud to announce that on October 9th, 2008 at 4:01pm, our son Kenzie Morris Thomas arrived in our lives at 6 lb 7 [...]

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roland on May 21st, 2008

BND? As in ‘Brand New Dad’.
Yes, I’m going to be a father — and I’m so happy to finally announce it.
Julia and I are excited and anxious as you can imagine, but the joy I feel right now beats anything I’ve ever felt in my entire life.
The baby is due October 18th (yes, she’s in [...]

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