FINALLY

 FINALLY

Finally the last grandchild has been dropped off at his parents and I drive home alone. Quietness fills the car and I am wishing I could start the weekend over again.  As they grow, they are wishing, just as I do, that time could stand still and nothing would change.  Sadness looms in as I think about this on the long drive.  I know things are suppose to change; nothing ever stays the same.  As memories of their childhood slide down my cheek, I am grateful they are still coming to see me on the weekends as they are in their teenage years.  They are growing up so fast.  Finally, I  know how my grandparents felt when we stopped going to their house; how my mom felt when my children and my niece and nephews stopped going to her house.  It is a lonely feeling.  A feeling that digs deep within my soul knowing that, as I am growing older, times like these will fade away and maybe, I'll get to have some fun with my great-grandchildren, but then.... maybe not.  

I do have hope that God knows just what I need in every stage of my life and he is faithful to provide all I need emotionally and physically. So, as my story unfolds in the days and weeks to come, I know there will be wonderful "New Beginnings" ahead.

I hope you are trusting Him with all your new beginnings too!