Happy Birthday

My little girl turns 5 tomorrow. She is so excited about that. Time has really flown by. It seems like just yesterday she was potty training. Now in the fall she will board the bus and begin her school years. Its kind of bittersweet actually. I wish I could keep her little and safe forever and no matter how old she may get she will always be my little girl and I will always walk through the fire to keep her safe.....but something about starting those school years and sending them off to the unknown.

And then there is the middle school years. My oldest is leaving the safe haven of elementary school and will be heading off the middle school next time. He was just a little 2nd grader when he first came to live with me. It seems like its just happened in the blink of an eye. I admit I have a lot of anxiety about him going to middle school. He will be faced with a lot of choices he didnt have to make in elementary school. I pray that he makes good choices. He is a good boy and I have faith that he will.

Sometimes I guess all you can really do is do your best with the children and then leave them in Gods hands.