Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Where has the time gone?
We are feverishly preparing our second graders for First Eucharist. The school year is almost done. Our daughter's dance recital will be here before we know it. And all I can think is how in the heck is it already the end of April? Anybody else lamenting the fast passage of time? Seems like just yesterday I was holding a positive pregnancy test with our son...and he's turning 13 this summer! How???
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Yes, just yesterday I was crying about this issue. I have only been blessed with one child (I shouldn't say only, because he's a huge blessing), so I feel the passage of time very deeply. Each milestone he reaches signifies an ending for me. It's hard. I look at his baby pictures and I want to pick up that baby so badly that it hurt. But, he is also a very sweet little boy now, and if I don't enjoy him now, some day I'll be pining away for the 6 year old that he once was. Living in the moment is challenging sometimes.
ReplyDeleteYes, me too. This has been a challenging school year for us in so many ways. One thing I have not mentioned that adds weight to my heart is that my mother died last September. She was 89 and had a rich, full life of work and service to the Church and to her family (6 children, 12 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild). I was her only daughter and so I feel her absence so much. The whole issue of time passing, and milestone-reaching really hit me last week. Our middle school performs a reverent and moving "Way of the Cross" just before spring break begins every year. The 8th graders get the main parts, and my daughter was chosen as one of 5 girls who perform a dance after Jesus is laid in the tomb. The 6th graders are the choir, singing the hymn "How Beautiful," and it all just made me cry and ache for my beautiful firstborn and for my mother. Claire is right, it's all about living in the moment, but my goodness that can be hard.
ReplyDeleteAnne, I'm so sorry to hear about the loss of your mother. That is such a huge loss. My heart aches for anyone who has lost a parent. That is definitely a "milestone" that I am not ready for and I am not looking forward to.
DeleteThanks, Claire. I read this today and thought of you -- there are two sides to every milestone: http://www.wral.com/kianey-carter-grow-up-wait-i-wasn-t-serious-/13582528/
DeleteThanks for sharing that Anne. It definitely hits home. Danielle Bean has a similar theme on her Momnipotent blog today.
DeleteAnne: I am also very sorry about the loss of your mother. I pray that you will feel the Blessed Mother's guidance in your life even more so now.
ReplyDeleteOur eldest is 18 & the 'baby' will soon be 6...it has gone so fast!