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When I was a kid, relatives & friends always said to my parents, “They grow up so fast”.   And I thought that it was such a stupid statement.  I always wanted to be older and never really grew:(  I didn’t get it.  Now looking at my kids I stand in awe of time.  I look at Addy and cannot believe how expressive, stunning and intelligent she is.  She is seriously 3 going on 13.  She knows so much and loves so deeply the people and things that matter to her.

I feel like I’ve blinked and almost missed Ella’s baby stage.  I look at her newborn pictures and it seems impossible that she’s so big now.  She is such a good baby and is a joy to have around…I want another one of her:)

Even when life is hard, I look at them and realize that God has given me something so great.  I could not be married to a better woman.  And our children are miracles…litteraly.  Tab’s health and mine…they could have been statistics instead of blessings.

It’s in moments of reflection that I get what gratefulness is all about; that I get what the grace of God is all about.  Make time to spend with your kids, don’t just be around.  Be there.  Be thankful for them.  Otherwise you’ll blink…and they’ll have grown up so fast and you’ll have missed their lives.  Do you really not want to cherish this?

 Just a thought.