Loving and Leaving, too........

My firstborn crossed the threshold of my front door this morning.......but he was going back to school, not coming home.  The emotion of his arrival always makes my heart feel like a helium balloon, so full and so ready to burst with joy the second I lay my eyes on him!  When he leaves, my heart is in my throat, not wanting my eyes to meet his for fear they will spill over and flood my shoes.....I miss him so much my body literally feels achy, like I am coming down with something or I had a good work out (the later is so desperately needed but did not happen).  We all feel his absence while he is at school.  I have made many tuney suggestions (completely in jest) like "lets call the whole thing off".  Didn't help.  I have to let him grow up and learn how to journey out in the world without us.  Not without our love, but without our physical selves.  He just still feels like so much apart of me...........

My final child made a beautiful cake for her Aunt's Birthday today.  It looks like this:

We will deliver it to her Aunt tomorrow.  I am so proud of my final child's sweet heart and the great strides she making lately.  My husband and I see so much progress and so much hard work in the last few months.  She has been recently diagnosed having ever so slight signs of mild autism.  She is extremely high functioning.  She also works hard to overcome other battles as well.  We could not be more proud of her!

Last week was Spring Break for my firstborn.  This week is Spring Break for my final child and next week is Spring Break for my Freshman!  Can you believe it?  That's what happens when you have three children in three different schools........We cant really do anything together but I also get some one-on-one time with each so I am thankful for that.

My little Mom is back in the hospital again.  They think she has pneumonia this time.  That bacterial infection does not happen to go well with Emphysema.  She was home for about two weeks and now back to her home away from home.  She seems to be doing better than expected.  They are pumping her with plenty of antibiotics and steroids.  We are praying for her comfort, peace of mind, and of course a speedy recovery from the pneumonia.

I hope your Monday finds you enjoying Spring and the beautiful colors it brings.  

I hope all your loved ones are all crossing the threshold of your front door, in-coming and not out-going!!

Blessings!!