2:11am and wishing time would stop...just for a little longer. To let me spend more time with the family together, to watch another movie with the kids, to cuddle a little longer, to laugh, argue and laugh again.
My 19yr old leaves to college in the morning. In a land far far away called Rexburg, Idaho. I would normally go to the airport to wish her well, but not tomorrow. I will be leaving early to get tires rotated on the car the boys will be driving to Idaho. But mostly I am not going to the airport because I don’t want to risk seeing the man she is dating. I pray she develops the gift of discernment and sees clearly what we see, what God sees. He is not the best for her but she loves him dearly and wants to marry him. I mentioned she’s 19, right??
My two boys plan to leave early Monday morning before sunrise. I pray they behave, grow closer to the Lord and get good grades (and not play so much of that dang 2K or 8 ball and such). They will be caravanning with a close buddy and his dad all the way to Rexburg. May God’s angels be with them during the whole road trip. I love my babies dearly.
With three gone that will make for a pretty quiet house. It will be the hubby, the 14yr old and I until Christmas. May we all keep our sanity.
I end with the words of a sick veteran I once made rice and beans for. He told me of his life, of love, how he met his wife and of religion. Then he said a phrase that marked my mind and has come up on many occasions like tonight. He said, “Everything in life is transient you know. Everything is transient.” I looked that word up and pondered it repeatedly. While I do believe in eternal truths like love, family, education, ordinances-there is a lot of truth in the phrase with regard to other things. What does it mean to you??
Here’s to a fruitful and happy future for me and the family, even during the beginning of this new transient phase of life for me called “almost empty nesters”.
Night 💗
