Growing Too Fast!!!!!

Erica celebrated Madison's 10th birthday (green shirt) Friday night and we think her parents were crazy for taking these four girls to Disney for the evening but they did survive and returned with all of them (seasonal passes really come in handy for times like this!) This was taken after splash mountain and they were all wet but happy about the whole thing!!! Staying up until midnight seemed to work out well Saturday -- Erica fell asleep in the afternoon watching a movie on my bed. She woke up and moved to the chair and fell asleep again and then went to bed at 8:30pm! I think that is sooooooo hysterical :) I can't believe how mature they all are getting.

I went to a graduation tea Saturday afternoon for a friend and we celebrated her daughter. We finished eating and began sharing all the wonderful things we see God doing in her life and the gifts and blessings she has used for the Lord. We didn't even get through the first person's letter who was her grandmother before we all started crying like babies. It made me realize I have only six years left with Erica and if it goes as fast as the first six years have, I am going to lose my mind!! There are so many things I want to teach, share and instill in her over the next few years. I found myself feeling overwhelmed.....and then I remembered the scripture, "God does not give us a spirit of fear but of power, love and sound mind." And I can trust that He is going to give us the wisdom and discernment over the next six years to train her in a way that she will be ready for adulthood. It really does go by fast. When someone older tells you that, I realize now they aren't saying it just to be saying it either. And it makes me think about how purposeful we, as Christians, have to be in raising our children in today's world. Hang in there and remember that we have been given power through His Spirit!!!!