All Things Bright and Beautiful

All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all.

Each little flower that opens,
Each little bird that sings,
He made their glowing colors,
He made their tiny wings.

The purple-headed mountain,
The river running by,
The sunset, and the morning,
That brightens up the sky;

The cold wind in the winter,
The pleasant summer sun,
The ripe fruits in the garden,
He made them every one.

He gave us eyes to see them,
And lips that we might tell,
How great is God Almighty,
Who has made all things well.

~Cecil Frances Alexander

Summer2010 at OneTrueMedia.com

Tonight, Hope leaves for her last New Hampshire visit before school starts and she is officially a high school freshman. This marks the official end of the Summer of 2010.

On the 19th, Christopher and I will escort Taylor back to New Hampshire to get her settled for her senior year of high school. Brit has started her sophmore classes at the Air Force Academy and is settling back into cadet life.

Life has been crazy and hectic this summer, but I would not trade one moment of it for all the money in the world.

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Another Memorable Day Summer 2010

Always Forever...

Time just passes too quickly when you're having fun. We had the absolute joy of sharing 20 glorious but short days with Britany. I waited six months to have her for 20 days and now must wait four months to see her again. I would never have imagined this just a few short years ago.

I strongly believe that all of these good-byes are having a negative effect on Christopher as well. He is thinking about things that most four year olds don't have to. For sometime now, I have noticed he has seemed pre-occupied with aging, growing up, leaving, moving out, etc. He asks alot of questions about it. "Mama, why do you have to get old? Why do I have to grow up and leave you? I don't want to move away from you. I want to stay four forever. I want you to live forever and I want to live with you forever."

No doubt, he is reacting to the sadness whenever one of the girls fly away to New Hampshire or Colorado or we leave Patrick in Toronto. His little mind is trying to comprehend it all. He is associating being a "big boy" with leaving me and he doesn't want to have to think about that just yet.. Believe me, neither do I.

Life Is What You Make It

I am thoroughly enjoying these precious times with my beautiful children. The expressions "Absence makes the heart grow fonder" and "You don't know what you've got till it's gone" have taken on a new meaning for me! For example, I have not complained about the sandy beach towels lying on my laundry room floor or the constant stack of dishes in the sink. The girls have been very cooperative with one another and patient with Christopher as well. I am truly blessed and I am finding myself saying "thank you" under my breath more and more often. Life is Good =) Thank you Lord!! xoxoxo