When my oldest son, Caleb, turned 10 this week I was really stunned.  Caleb said it best, “dad I am in double digits now!”  What?!  Is this even possible?  I can’t have a ten year old… And yet time goes by so fast no matter how much I wish I could slow it down.  I constantly joke with all of my children how I am not going to let them celebrate another birthday, and I refuse to let them grow up, but of course we do celebrate birthdays and they are obviously growing up.

It just makes me stop and think about how precious every moment is with my children.  I thank God for them everyday and love how God teaches me so many things through their lives.  I am also challenged by the incredible responsibility that God has given me and Karla to raise them, and we lean on God to do so every single day.

I try and stop by my kid’s rooms every night on my way to bed and kiss them again, stare at their peaceful faces, pray for them, and hug them, while in my mind thinking this will be gone before I know it.  Now I don’t mean to be a “downer” but I am just voicing my thoughts as a reminder to us all to cherish every moment of life that God has blessed us with, especially when it comes to the ever so brief time we have with our children.

It seems like just yesterday I was asking my own mom to stop back by my room, time goes by so fast.