reminding myself tonight that the most spirited babies, the wildest ones, the ones you just don't think you can tame, the ones who hear everything even when they pretend they don't know how to listen, the ones who feel all of the good and all of the bad and all of the things, the ones who exhaust us while at the same time they fill us up, the ones who are filled with fire and depths we would be lucky to know. those ones. these ones. are the souls who will say yes to the impossible. absolutely to the world changing. and pick me for things that no one else would dream of volunteering for. i see his face and i feel his fire and i make a promise. forever and always his wild will be the mark of a life called to great things. never something to fix. or solve. always a journey to disciple and teach and nurture. because one day i'll get to watch him take on the world and i want him to always know that i believed he could before anyone else knew he would. #raisingfire