Kids growing up. Teens and young adult. Cutting strings. Breaking away.
To fly….. Or fall. To hope or heave. To wonder and to wander.
The days can seem so long sometimes…but the weeks slide through my fingers, my grip attempting to hold tightly to the sand of time.
Time is a blessing, but it can also ache a mother’s heart.
I am thankful for motherhood. This job. This responsibility. Duty. Privilege. All these things.
It’s made me see the world in a different way. A way I could not have known before.
Laughing. Crying. Proud. Infuriated. Sobbing and serious. Giggles and groans.
And memories….aahhhh…..the memories. There is nothing quite like a mother’s memory…..not when it comes to her children.
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Today I am thankful for:
* a son that is at his first “real” job, I’m so proud of him
* another son that graduated, I’m thrilled for him!
* a daughter, who is my thinker
* stops at Dairy Queen
* women warrior princesses
* boys who don’t always comb their hair
* bottomless pit stomachs
* popsicles
* never getting to drive my own vehicle anymore
* long legs and being able to reach the top shelf for mom
* sports
* reading
* computer whiz kids
* playing with the dogs
* singing
* camps
* and HUGS
Children are a gift from the LORD; they are a reward from him. Psalm 127:3 NLT
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Nice post. Yes, my mother heart aches for my oldest who just graduated. I can’t believe it! Thank you for this.
You are blessed! I cannot imagine how you are feeling with the kids leaving the nest. I remember when they were still quite young. They are so precious!