They'll soon be gone....

I'm sitting here today, thinking about all the moms that are experiencing new beginnings with their children. Mostly with the fall season, I am thinking about the children that are starting school and the moms that are learning to let them go.. some jumping up and down at the quiet moments they are anticipating, others crying for the first few weeks as they realize that their child is growing up. Changepoints, this is one of them. I'm also thinking of all those moments that made me smile; the "bittersweet" moments when in my heart I knew they were growing up. I am thinking of the day Becky rode her bike around the block by herself for the first time; I called my mom and cried and she said, "God is a better babysitter than you are". I can't help but think of the day we took Jen to camp, and she cried "Don't leave me here!" She really was not happy, and neither was I! And I'll never forget the day Sarah packed up all her college stuff and drove away saying, Mom, I can move in by myself, it will be ok. The first day of first grade for Andrew brings a smile to my face. When he got home I was so excited to see him and asked how his day went, he said, It was ok, mom, but who ever thought of going to school all day? Dont' they know a little fella misses his mom all those hours?? And now, the "empty nest" is here, with Sarah moving out this week to be on her own, Bittersweet..... yes...
Changepoints??? Oh yes! Don't forget to thank God for each change, good or bad, and spend some time at His feet to let Him comfort you! And then.. go shopping!