Sentiments

I just noticed this is my 100th post! Wow!

Sarah and I just had a wonderful two days together. Ryan, Benjamin and Maya went to my parents for a few days to work on a project and Sarah decided to stay home with me. It has been so fun hanging out with her...she is a really cool girl!

It is amazing how you can lose sight of how the children are growing up even when you are with them all day every day, or maybe it is BECAUSE you are with them all day every day. I had totally lost sight of how grown up my little girl has become. I know she has always been mature for her age, but now, all of a sudden, she seems more like a young lady than a little girl...or at least in the beginning stages of becoming one. We laughed and talked and crafted together. We ate at random times and laughed about how often we were eating and enjoyed concocting really yummy and really nutritious snacky foods together! We rented some movies (An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving and something about sled dogs). We painted nails and took the dog to the lake for a hike. She is a wonderful companion. I truly couldn't have enjoyed any else's company more. I am so thankful for the time we had together. It hit me hard that she is almost 10! 10! It seems like our time together is half-over and I can't stand the thought that in 10 more years she will be out on her own, married, traveling, college, whatever. I am mostly reminded to EMBRACE...the days we have together...the hours we have together....

I am so sad
I am so happy
I weep
I rejoice
I thank God
for...
the hours,
the days,
the years...
I have
with
YOU.