time.

seems like you never have enough of it. i think back on this school year and all the instances where i 'hurried' kristyn up...we gotta go...hurry...we don't have 'time' to move so slowly...seems like we rush around a lot and don't have much to show for it. how much did it save? how much more did i get done due to my hurry up mode? how much did i potentially miss out on because i was in such a rush to move to the next thing?

today kristyn turns 7. it is amazing to ponder the fact that my baby has lived on earth now for 7 years. seems like YESTERDAY we were at mercy hospital with her, eyes wide open taking in the bright lights for the first time. i laid with her last eve going to bed, and spent a few minutes remembering what that moment was like as she drifted off on my shoulder, now all 'grown' up. i have to say i've rushed through way too many of her moments already...i wish i could slow down time and experience them again. something we all learn as parents is that as much as we feel like days are neverending, we blink and have big kids that only seemed like babies a moment ago. it's bittersweet, actually. i'm so proud of who she is, what she is becoming, and how i see God at work in her already. and none of that is possible if i could somehow keep her a baby...but i am already sad to think about the next 7 years and how quickly they might go...

happy birthday, doodle bug. i love you...