Showers

Where does time go? Even when you are so focused on every moment and making each of those moments a lasting memory - as we are here in our family - it seems they still slip by much too quickly.

Since I last posted with Caleb and Amanda's 18th birthday celebration our family has spent time celebrating Joshua's 23rd birthday ( we are so proud of the young man that he is today), preparing Caleb and Amanda for their first day of school - SENIORS ROCK!- and packing and re-packing as we prepared to take Abby to Ohio. On Thursday morning we headed out together in our old 15 passenger van (ah, the memories) packed to the top with dorm room and stable equipment. It was exciting watching Abby move into her new dorm room and stable locker, knowing this was the place God had called her to be and yet difficult to say good-bye and begin the trip home without her.

Thursday morning (before we left)held the next lab appointment for Amanda. We waited to leave until she was cleared. Abby, Amanda and Tucker passed the time taking a final ride around in Abby's beloved truck. She loves it but is going to sell it now that she is going away to school. A few times around the block and our call came in. I am happy to say that Amanda's results showed good recovery levels. On Wednesday, Amanda and I will go back to the CBCU for her 2nd chemo infusion and the start of her new oral chemo pill.

Life moves on. There are days I wish I could grab it, hold it and stop it right where it is. And yet, even in knowing that is impossible, I wouldn't miss these moments - these precious minutes - of my children's lives for anything in the world.

Today we are tired from the long ride home from Ohio. But through the yawns there are smiles. Each milestone is a gift. And we are being showered with gifts.