teach them to walk.

We eagerly await the day they take their first steps. We hold their hands and guide them. We encourage them onward with kind words, and maybe a candy-reward or favorite toy. We teach them to walk.

When I think about the kind of people I hope they become, I imagine selfless hearts and kind eyes.

So for now, I'm holding their hands. I held their hands as we walked to visit our neighbors, bearing cupcake gifts.

While we sat, chatting for a time, I know the boys were learning.

I could see their worlds expanding as they looked over family pictures and dear treasures, belonging to these darling women.

Upon leaving, our neighbors gave the boys delicious suckers. For now, the rewards help motivate them. Wobbling, they take one step. Then another.

I remember teaching them to walk.

Now, we're teaching them to walk in the light.