a long hiatus

whoa, it's been more than a year since my last post. blogging has gone out of style in my life now but i thought i should try to pen my thoughts every now and then before the buildup drives me raving mad.
the husband is still not home; one more month and he would have been away for a year. Imagine a whole year of growth and development that he has missed! I feel sorry for him but I know he feels worse; the poor man.
our little fella is growing up well and getting into all sorts of scrapes too. He'd just tripped and fell yesterday evening during his post-dinner stroll with the in-laws; a big and deep cut on his lower lip. And within the next half hour, he slipped while climbing the steps up to the dining room and smacked the left side of his face hard on the floor.
i'm not too bothered, unlike his granny, who's still ridden with guilt for not having insisted on holding his hand during his valiant attempt to manoevre the step up. i think falling down is an important part of growing up. As parents, we can only comfort and soothe and try to prevent a life threatening accident, but minor falls and injuries like this help to strengthen the little fella.
by God's grace, may he be blessed with spiritual strength and resolve to meet all the challenges in his life.