Enjoy It While You Can
The end of May our youngest, Micah, graduated from high school. My mommy heart swelled with pride and tears ran down my cheeks as I watched him walk down the aisle to "Pomp and Circumstance" I wondered, "Where did time go? How did my sweet little boy become a man so quickly?" My mind travels back to a vivid memory of when he was about four years old. Every week at church when the congregation stood for the closing hymn he'd look up at me with his soft brown eyes, hold up his hands and ask me to pick him up. I'd pretend that I couldn't, saying with an exaggerated sigh, "But you're getting SO big, you're SO heavy!" He'd respond with an appealing smile, "You better enjoy it while you can!" I did enjoy it while I could! Finally the week came when he didn't ask anymore. Either he truly DID get too heavy for me or maybe he started to feel a little embarrassed. Either way, he stopped asking and I missed that sweet encount...