Caleb turns 14!!!

Which is double seven, the number of perfection. He is a great little guy (one of our old favorite books used to say that) but no longer little, taller than me and accelerating, smart and perseverant and funny and honest and strong. Judging from his appetite and his feet (now size 10.5), he's going to keep growing for quite a while. We pray that he grows in spirit as well, takes the difficulties of life as an outsider in a rough place and turns them into a resilience of soul. His Bday morning started early because his Chemistry teacher called all the class down for extra work on a Saturday morning . . . but we were able to get up and have a little party at dawn, with coffee cake and balloons and the most amazing yellow cleats from Grammy. The day is off to a good start!