Each New Day

My daughter is performing in another play in the town in which we used to live. I sometimes go to run errands or even get in a work out while she is rehearsing. With the town being rather small, I usually run into someone that I know. Over the last two days, I have run into two people. Kids. That used to be in my husband’s youth group. The one I met yesterday, my son knew, as he is friend’s with this boy’s younger brother. Today we were all at lunch and I saw another  girl, the same age as the boy I ran into yesterday. I told her to come “meet” my kids, since she hasn’t seen them since they were small.

My son said she looked familiar, my daughter had no idea. As I was trying to figure out just how old this girl was (and the boy from yesterday), it hit me that she (they both) graduated from high school the year my daugther was born. This makes the girl (them) nearly 30! Boy, those kids sure are growing up….

As the school year is officially over, it marks the end of my son’s first year in public school. I must say that there were some days I thought would never end, but for the most part, this school year fairly flew by! I have heard it said many times that the older you get, the faster time seems to go by. I can say that I have really experienced that, especially since having kids. And this year it seems to have been even more magnified. I guess knowing that in just three years my son will be pretty much out on his own is a big factor in the realization of just how little time we have left.

As I was surfing the web today, I noticed a clock site. What better way to observe and help hang on to the passing of time than a beautiful clock. And I was pleased to find that among these grandfather clocks blog posts, that there was actually one which ran in conjunction with my thoughts on the passing of time .

My son turned fifteen today. Ouch! That hurts! He is getting so big and looking forward to such adult things-driving being the biggest one right now! As I sat here tonight thinking about the day and how easy he was to please (a trip to Sonic after school, an easy dinner, and an easy cake) it hit me that we only have three more birthdays with him at home! Double Ouch! It is not long til our guy begins to make it out on his own. We have always had such big hopes for him. Maybe one day I will be sitting here telling you about all that has come to fruition in that next stage of life he pursues. As for now, I think I will enjoy the bittersweet moment of the fifteenth birthday…