These Small Hours

Noble has become our family DJ of late.  He's moved on from the "iCarly" soundtrack to "Meet the Robinsons," which is fine by me because one of my favorite songs of all time is track #2.  In a melancholy moment the other day,  I was struck by how life is really in the little things, the little moments...not the big stuff we photograph and put on our blogs and in our family albums and up on our walls.  I've thought about this time and time again, as I've taken mental pictures of the little wonders that make my world a magical place:  the look in James' eye when he sees me walk into a room, Noble's toes sticking out of his jeans while he naps on the couch, the curve of Kayci's cheek as she's lost in a book...the bathroom counter piled up with various lice-killing products this morning as we head into battle once again...these are the small hours that make up my life.  I hope I never take any of it for granted, or wish it away.

Little Wonders
-Rob Thomas


Let it go
Let it roll right off your shoulder
Don't you know
The hardest part is over
Let it in
Let your clarity define you 
In the end
We will only just remember how it feels

Our lives are made
In these small hours 
These little wonders
These twists and turns of fate 
Time falls away,
But these small hours
These small hours 
Still remain

Let it slide
Let your troubles fall behind you
Let it shine,
Till you feel it all around you
And I don't mind 
If it's me you need to turn to 
We'll get by
It's the heart that really matters in the end

Our lives are made
In these small hours 
These little wonders
These twists and turns of fate 
Time falls away
But these small hours
These small hours
Still remain

All of my regret
Will wash away somehow
But I cannot forget
the way I feel right now

In these small hours
These little wonders 
These twists and turns of fate
Yeah, these twisted turns of fate
Time falls away
Yeah, but these small hours, 
These small hours
Still remain

Yeah, oh they still remain
These little wonders
All these twists and turns of fate
Time falls away 
But these small hours 
These little wonders
Still remain