Another school year – GONE!

Today is the last day of school for Conner and Chase and I just can’t believe it!  They have now completed their freshman and junior years in high school which means next year at this time we will be watching Conner walk across that stage and receive his diploma!  We went to the graduation ceremony last night to celebrate with several friends who finished up this year and it was exciting to see all the families full of pride and hope for these new adult people.  What will they become, where will life lead them? 

On this last day of school, I woke the boys up the way I always do, by softly saying their name and rubbing their arm or leg (depending on which way they are sleeping).  I remember my Dad waking me up in this gentle way when I was in school and I loved it – it got my day started in a peaceful and calm way that I think helped me carry calm throughout my morning.  I am blessed to have boys who do wake easy and don’t growl at me or refuse to get up.  I will miss seeing them each morning now that it is summer – I will be halfway through my work day by the time they get up for most of the next eleven weeks!

Eleven weeks – wow, so much can happen in that amount of time.  My prayer is that the days are full of fun and relaxation (when they aren’t working at Gordos) and that they make smart choices and surround themselves with friends who are also making smart choices.  What a fun time of life, to be 15 and 17 – but also, what a tough time of life, to be 15 and 17!