where has the time gone??

"where has the time gone?"

i keep seeing those words on Facebook posts today. for so many, today is the first day of school. some friend's or family member's little baby is now a kindergartner, fourth grader, middle-schooler, high school student, senior, or (GULP) college student.

deep down i look forward to those days in so many ways (for my kids sake, not really mine - let's be honest, it will be so HARD!). i loved school, especially the first day - seeing friends, new outfits, school supplies, the start of sports, student council, and a year full of possibility. and i know how much fun my kids will (i hope!) have with their school days as well.

thankfully for me (link, haha), kindergarten is still three years away (being a sept b-day, he won't start until he is about to turn six). in my mind i think how far off that sounds, that we have all the time in the world for play dates, lunch dates, just fun days filled with being together. but in my heart i know how fast these days will fly, and all too soon school will be upon us and baby sister on-the-way will be link's current age. so hard to believe.

i truly look forward to every stage of life and do my best to take it all in as it comes. but i'm not gonna lie, this one is a pretty spectacular one and the thought of it passing so fast scares the heck out of me. then in the same breath i think of all we have to look forward to...all the wonderful memories of my own childhood, and that i can't wait for my kids to experience all these years hold in store. what a true blessing, a true gift from God, to have the ability to be a part of our little people growing into big people right before our eyes, loving, learning, discovering, and just becoming on their own.

link and baby sister, i promise to be right here for you through it all, pray for you without ceasing and love you oh-so-very much every single step along the way. it's going to be a REALLY fun ride!!!!!