I just can't believe that was five and a half years ago! It seems like yesterday, and an eternity ago. I can't remember even how crazy life was (still is, just different, bigger, and louder). They are so precious. I want to treasure every moment with them.
I was sitting by a woman on a plane today who had been married for 57 years, and widowed now for three. She was reminding me to treasure all the ages and stages. She beamed when she talked about her grandchildren and the things they did. She said it's hard to enjoy all the little things they do when we are with them all the time. But when she only sees them every so often she sees the sweetness and the hillarity of all they do. So true. Some days I will laugh at the things they do. Other days I just want to cry because I feel like such a failure. It is impossible to raise responsible, healthy, God-fearing children. I feel like I'm ruining them for life! I'm overwhelmed by the daily task. However, God has put me just where I am with all these crazy people! It is impossible, but we serve a God who does the impossible. So somehow, through the crazy, HE will shape these sweet children into the men and woman that He has made them to be. I'd like to just step out of the way and watch....but He has me right in the mix because He is still working on me and will be until the day I die. (speaking of...love the Toby Mac song, Til the day I die)
So they will keep growing and I will keep looking back at old pictures wondering where the time has gone. I trust I will see growth, not just in their little bodies, but in their character as well. I will. But to think of their ages five years from now...oh boy! 16, 15, 13, and 11...how will we do it??? I will trust Him for today!
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