They won't always be babies!

It is strange how I viewed my kids as they were little

tikes.... I soaked up each moment so that I never

fully grasp the idea that they would indeed grow "UP".

As middle school and high school hit, I was still 

viewing my kids as my babies... they still needed

me and were always coming to me with questions.

As my son's senior year approached it began to hit

home that my "babies" were growing "UP" and 

soon they would be growing "OUT".  I always

knew in my heart they were a gift from God to 

guide, guard and protect until the day I was 

to help them fly own their own.  YES, it hit

hard and I cried tears of joys and tears of 

"where did all the years go" when my son left

for college.  BUT oh how this year has marked

the beginning of a "TRUE EMPTY NEST".

I watched my baby girl leave for Indiana 

for summer missions with a joy filled heart.

As the days passed, she began vocalizing 

how much she missed home and then

came her "countdown to return". It made 

me think..... upon her return, she will have

one year left at home before joining her 

brother at MSU.... where did all the time

go? It is a blessing to know that my kids are

healthy, happy, intelligent, and moral young 

adults that are able to fly own their own....

but OH how I will miss them.  I will smile

and help fix up her dorm room at the junior 

college a mile from our house this year...

but in my heart there WILL BE TEARS!

MY BABIES are growing "UP"!