I’ve spent much of the day (sitting on my rear end elevating a painful knee) looking through photos to add to my series on “Things to do in Colorado.” We have done and seen so many things in Colorado, I want to write a series to share.
Looking through photos today really made me melancholy. I know I say this often, and maybe that makes me boring, but time has flown by.
My sweet, funny, smart, cute little girls are women now. They are still great at hugs, but they aren’t little anymore. My youngest is 14 and a freshman. I can now see the empty nest on the horizon, and it’s a bit scary.
Even today, as I rummaged through the fridge for my veggie cream cheese I saw JUST YESTERDAY but was eaten by one of my girls, I am still feeling sad that my days of missing food is about to come to a close.
I have days I worry that having children later in life (I started at 30) means I will never meet my grandchildren. God doesn’t guarantee us anything, especially not time, so I know to live for today.
It took me 4 years to figure out my fertility and have my first child, and I am eternally grateful to God for every blessing he has given me. I only pray he grants me the time to see grandchildren.
I have certainly loved every minute I have had with my children. Watching them grow has been absolute joy! I can’t imagine how shallow my life would’ve been without my children.