Happy 15th Birthday

Yesterday, we celebrated Erica's 15th birthday. I honestly can't believe I am typing this and that I have a 15 year old. And not to mention that right now, she is sitting in a driver's ed class at Panther Creek High School. When people say to you, "Enjoy them while they are in diapers - it will be gone before you know it," they really do mean it. I used to think they were crazy but they aren't. It really is true. Once they start school, your life revolves around the schedule and that just really flies by. Aside from all this, we have had an eventful year. We have had trials, treasures and countless conversations that I never thought I'd be having. In the end and as Erica matures, we continue to lay her at the feet of Jesus. Her life is so different than ours was at this age. The temptations are so much greater and at such a younger age. I do not envy our children in today's culture. But all we can do is pray, guide and trust the Lord with her life. And we are so proud of Erica and the young woman she is becoming. And just like our own lives, God isn't finished with her yet!!! We are all a work in progress!!! Happy Birthday, Erica!!!! You are a beautiful blessing and a treasure!

Back at it

As Marsha mentioned, I have been trying to regain access to this blog for a couple of weeks and she has cracked the code!

I am not much of a writer but I find myself more and more aware that the kids are growing up quickly and sometimes there are things I want to capture before I forget. Marsha and I have also been on quite a journey for the last few years (ok..for 20 years) and I want to be able to recount all that we are learning and how God is teaching us.

But really....the truth is I miss reading what Marsha writes. She has a unique way of capturing life through her writing and I hope to spur her on to do it again regularly but don't tell her that is what this is all about.

More later......

Has it really been a year?

Yes, yes it has. I haven't posted a thing in over a year. And Scott recently has asked for the information for this so that we can begin keeping up with our family blog. Funny thing was the sign-in and password would not work. So this morning, this very early Monday morning, I decided to do a little more searching to see if I can fix this. And what do you know? I am now posting and I literally have no idea how I did this nor do I know if the way I set is going to work when I sign out. I'm kind of scared to even sign out. I may have to leave this up on my computer every day for the rest of my life in fear that it will never work again. I mean, how many things can you read on the screen and fill out little boxes until it takes you to the right screen? And then you realize you have no idea how you got there! This is my Monday morning dilemma. Either way, we will see what Scott posts. Facebook seems to have taken over with communication but you just don't get the details like you do here. We will need to try and keep more current. Especially since we are approaching the high school years!!! This should be interesting -- a high school, middle school and elementary student this year!!! Oh, what fun!!!