My cautious one!

Shiloh is my very cautious, takes his time (not my type of time) kind of guy. He doesn't like to be pushed into anything he is not comfortable with. So we don't push him all the time if he is truly frightened or distressed about doing a certain thing, but then there are moment when we do push him cause we know the outcome will gain more once he is doing and will enjoy it! Well on the beautiful feast Yom Teruah, Shiloh challenged us by doing something that shocked that he was capable of doing (thank Yahweh I did not see it for I probably would have stressed out!). Let me set the scene:

(The obstacle!)

(The Height!)

Gabe & the children were outside flying a kite. Silas had the kite but let go of it (very windy day, that day) the kite ended up getting stuck on the top of the house. So Gabe had to go up on the roof to get it unstuck. His way of doing this was this: He stepped up on top of a rather large tool box behind the shed that stand right next to our house, from the tool box he climbed a small step stool ladder to the top of the shed from the shed roof to the house roof. So while Gabriel was detaching the kite from the house..... Little 3 year old Shiloh started his climb. His went like this: there are a few landscaping blocks to the side of the (rather large) tool box, he climbed them to the top of the tool box and from the tool box took the same small step stool ladder to the TOP of the SHED! Picture Shiloh STANDING mind you, on the top of this at least 8ft or 9ft tall shed. All this time (which probably wasn't too much) Gabe was on the roof of the house untangling this kite! He heard Shiloh talking to him at a unusual close distance. When he turned to look there stood Shiloh on top of the shed, all smiles (or at least I can picture this little boy grinning from ear to ear thinking he did something quite large in his point of view). In this very daunting moment for Gabe he tells Silas to go and get me & for Shiloh to sit down and not move (LOL), well by the time Silas (2yrs) comes in, he thinks he is in trouble, semi crying, gets sidetracked and forgets to tell me anything. So while this time was going on I still continued at my project (dinner making!) had NO idea my baby boy took another step towards growing up and changing from that true "baby" status.

(The Victor & his Mountain!) (the shed!)

 Finally when all was said and done... Gabe walks in with this startled look on his face and ask me why I didn't come out!! I started to get defensive as he asked me if Silas had told me to come out... I look at Silas and back at Gabe and said "NO, he said nothing to me just whined so I just thought he was in trouble and had to come in!" after that Gabe told me of our oldest boys brave adventure. That day My baby grew up just a little bit more, even his face shined this new look of adventure and victory. He had a stern talking to about not climbing like that unless Daddy or Mommy is with him and they say it is alright.   



Needless to say, we gave thanks to our Abba Yahweh, who kept HIS hand of protection over my boy & His messengers encamped about him.... Yah is Good & faithful!

Oh and Shiloh, he is surprising us everyday with his many wondrous ways!


Note the Lilies.....

Sady