Well, here I am a week and a half away from the wedding of my youngest daughter - my last one to marry. Am I ready for this? Not on your life. Of course I wasn't ready for the other two either but this one - my youngest - is particularly difficult.
I suppose I'm starting to ask all of those questions I've heard so many people say through the years. Questions like, "where has the time gone?" and "how did they grow up so fast?" Of course our youngest child, our son Josh, is still with us but only for a little while. A senior in High School this year he is already making plans to head out of town to college next year.
Are Tami and I ready to be "empty nesters?" It certainly sounds strange. And yet, I'm looking forward to reclaiming some of that spontaneity we had back in our B.C. years (B.C. = Before Children). Above all I am hoping that my children will continue to pursue the life God wants for them. I pray for them to put Him first in all things. I pray for them to love their spouses and raise their children in the "nurture and admonition of the Lord." I pray that God will bless them in every way.
I'm going to take a deep breath, put my hand on my wallet and plunge right in to the events of the next ten days. What a thrilling ride it promises to be!
That's The Way I See It!
I suppose I'm starting to ask all of those questions I've heard so many people say through the years. Questions like, "where has the time gone?" and "how did they grow up so fast?" Of course our youngest child, our son Josh, is still with us but only for a little while. A senior in High School this year he is already making plans to head out of town to college next year.
Are Tami and I ready to be "empty nesters?" It certainly sounds strange. And yet, I'm looking forward to reclaiming some of that spontaneity we had back in our B.C. years (B.C. = Before Children). Above all I am hoping that my children will continue to pursue the life God wants for them. I pray for them to put Him first in all things. I pray for them to love their spouses and raise their children in the "nurture and admonition of the Lord." I pray that God will bless them in every way.
I'm going to take a deep breath, put my hand on my wallet and plunge right in to the events of the next ten days. What a thrilling ride it promises to be!
That's The Way I See It!
