Endings

Last night was the Spring Fling at WMS.  It was a bittersweet night for me.  On one hand, I was able to watch Bodie's class sing their ADORABLE songs.  They were just the cutest things ever.  For me as a mom it was huge because up until this year he has refused to sing at all.  When it was time for any type of program I would show up with my camera and video camera, hoping to catch that one moment that he would decide to FINALLY sing one little song, but not my Bodie.  He would stand there with his class and clam up.  Or in some more creative moments when he was really little he would roll on the floor in front of the group singing.  Either way, there were no sounds coming out of him.  Leading up to this performance he practiced his songs for me every day, especially the "50 Fantastic states".  I guess at 5 he has decided he is ready.  I made sure I was right up from last night, and he sang every single song!!!  I could not have been more proud!  After the singing they did the sweet little ceremony where they walked over the bridge to head to the next class or phase of life.  Since we are moving Bodie got to walk over the bridge.  He was a little upset because he was almost forgotten (it was just a little confusing), so he looks a little grumpy in his pictures, but once I got his brother up on the bridge with him he was happier.  For me it was one of those happy/sad moments.  I am so proud of everything he has done, but now my baby is heading to Kindergarten.  How did that happen?  I knew that going back to work would be hard and he would be this old when I finished, but now that we are here it seems like I blinked and my baby has turned into this amazing little boy.  And Brayden... He was just in preschool when we got here and now he is going into second grade!  I'm not sad that we came to Ruston.  I'm so proud of Eric for what he has accomplished, and in the long run he has done amazing things for our family that these few years that I worked will be well worth the sacrifices we've made.  But every once in awhile, as I look at these two young boys we are raising, I miss those babies that they were when we first moved here.  I miss those tiny boys.  I guess that is normal for a mama :-)  I will probably say the same thing when they move on to Junior High and High School, even though I will not be working then.  I just want to freeze these sweet memories in time so that I can revisit them whenever I want.  sigh... My beautiful boys....

    On another note we were so sad last night that sweet Harper is still in the hospital and was unable to be there with us to take her turn walking across the bridge.  Bodie and Harper have been together since we moved here and they were both a year old.  It was just... incomplete without her there.  If you are reading this please continue to pray for her.  She has been sick so long now that I know she and her parents are getting restless with the need to be well.  We love her and miss her... and we won't stop praying until she is HEALED and HOME. Thank you for honoring this request.  I know her family appreciates it. If you aren't already, you can follow her progress on her mom's blog Fingerprints.