Time

Sometimes I feel like time is going by so fast- like, unusually fast! Seems like our little granddaughter Layla was just 6 months old and we were teaching her all kinds of fun stuff. She's 4 1/2 years old now, and teaching me all kinds of fun stuff:) she reminds me of what's really important in this life.

Don't even get me started on how fast my children grew up- honestly, I could weep about that! Somehow I didn't seem to understand how fast our time would go with them.

Now, here's the real kicker- The first 6 months of 2011 will likely be spent wishing the time would go faster. My husband will be leaving the country to work in Uganda, Africa for 6 months. If all goes well that time may be shortened, we'll see!

I do have a plan to help fill my time while I'm alone for 6 months. I'm taking a photography class, a weight lifting class, and volunteer at a local hospital or nursing home. I plan on having my little Layla spend many nights, oh, and my little niece Katie has already asked to come and spend the night when Uncle David is gone. I will definitely be having dinner with friends and lunch with my precious daughter, and most likely dinners with my son,,,, as long as I'm buying!!

I'm thrilled that we'll be able to talk on the phone and that we have skype and email, and of course we can text for 5 cents. I'm praying that the time will go faster than ever until he returns home... but not when it comes to our little Layla growing up!

This is no time for ease and comfort. It is the time to dare and endure.
~Winston Churchill~