It's corny, but time does indeed fly by. I just realized that I had created a blog, and that I had made only one entry the first week of June. Today is July 19! Crazy.
I've watched my three older children with great interest lately. Mary, in particular, is working through adulthood, trying to juggle finances, an upcoming wedding, and life in general. My life was quite different when I was her age. I had a couple of plans, but nothing concrete. I just blithly went along with very few cares. How times have changed.
Jill has spent a great deal of time finding her way in life. It looks like she has landed on a course of study that has made her very happy. I won't divulge it right now, mostly because I don't know if she's ready for the world to know it. But I haven't seen her this happy in a very long time. It's all good.
JB, having just graduated from high school, is trying to figure out what he wants to be when he grows up. He has several roadblocks to overcome, but with a lot of support, he will find his way. He's a good kid. He seems a lot happier now that he's out of high school. He deserves that happiness.
Chrissy joined the ranks of licensed drivers yesterday. She is a good driver, thank goodness. What is hard is trying to make one car available to three people at once! Not an easy nor pleasant task. Chrissy is your typical 16 year old young woman. She loves talking to her friends, hanging out, and sleeping. Remember those days?
Jacob is enjoying being an 11 year old kid. He gets phone calls all day long, friends asking him to hang out, play games, etc. He loves it. He also loves hanging out with JB. I love hearing them laugh as they play video games together. It just does my heart good!
Jay has finally gotten the job he's always wanted. He started this week. He's been trying for 8 years to get a job like this. We anticipate him being with this job for a very long time, hopefully until retirement. It's an amazing company, and we feel very blessed.
I spend my time trying to figure out how to live my life with these physical disabilities that have made themselves a part of my life now. When you are in your 20's, or even in your 30's, you just figure that you will always be healthy, strong, and able to move around anyway you please. I now find myself worrying that I won't be able to pick up future grandchildren because of my physical limitations. It frustrates me to no end. I did not anticipate being 48 and moving around like an 80 year old woman. Life is very good at throwing us curveballs.
I wonder what will things be like a month from now??
