Man is like a breath ; his days are like a fleeting shadow.

Psalm 144:4

That sort of puts things in perspective for me.  It’s sort of like how fast 10:00 comes on Sunday night.  Wasn’t it just Friday?

Wasn’t I just 17 years old checking my pager while I shifted the gears of my little gray Accord?

Didn’t I just meet Adam?

Nope…it wasn’t yesterday.  It was 9 years ago this month that we started dating.  By August we were pregnant with Addison.  How did get she so grown up?

We got married 2 years later, pushed through life, changing jobs and houses.  Addie wasn’t a baby anymore and then we added Alivia.  A family of four!

Now I look around and I know we are young but I feel so old sometimes.  Tired and impatient.  Happiness and restlessness dance around each other.  Time keeps racing by while we talk and plan and dream.

It’s all been done before but to us it’s just life.

Saturday mornings are loud. The kids are in our bed and everyone wants pancakes, the cats want to go outside and the dog is annoying.  Sleep is a luxury.

I love the chaos…I hate the chaos. We are blessed and we are happy and we are irritated.

The seasons change like days and I don’t want to waste a minute.  But I wish it away.  Daydreaming about our next house…always wanting more.  Something newer with an uncomfortable mortgage.

Then I stop.  I like it here…it’s nice here…I am happy here.  In this season, in this house, with this family.

And what’s not to love?

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