A couple of days ago I was watching my son jump up and down our bed. I then realized that that bed had been slept on by over 3 generations of our family… who knows, could have even been four based from old black & white pictures I’ve seen of it before…

Its old, it creaks, its been painted over a couple of times… but its still sturdy as ever… Thick metal frame, when steel was still cheap and hard wooden base, when wood of that type could still be harvested from the country’s forests.

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I’m used to my wife nudging me when I sleep because it’s the only way for her to cut abruptly my snoring before it can reach epic crescendo’s and wake our sleeping son. Yesterday however was different as the nudge was replaced by an affectionate backrub and a light peck on my back.

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My son gets lulled to sleep with the sound of my voice. My wife and I initially thought that he was falling asleep with the sound of us conversing. But we noticed that if it was my wife who was doing most of the talking, it would take a long time for him to fall asleep.

After a little more experimentation we finally confirmed that it was indeed the sound of my voice that was putting him to sleep.

I hope it was because of the soothing sound of my baritone voice and not really because I was boring him to sleep. *snicker*

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O Angels of God, from Heaven so bright,
watching beside my children to lead them aright;
Fold your wings around them, and guard them with love;
Softly sing songs to them of Heaven above.

Amen

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