The house is unusually quiet now. The voices of the ones we love are but a memory now...all the laughter, running, slamming of doors, tv tuned to cartoons or blaring Wii games being played non-stop is silent. My dishwasher is almost in sleep mode after the daily 2 or 3 times it was running for weeks. The bulging fridge is slimming down, the oven and microwave and taking a nap. We are back to our normal. Every thing is neat and in it's place. In the middle of all the noise there were a few times I longed for this quiet, but I already miss having family near us. Friday when we drove Donn and his family to the airport to send them off to the other side again I had a real difficult time saying goodbye. The way we are all scattered about the country and world I never know when the next 'hello' will be. So, with tears and long hugs we once again had to let our family all go home...another goodbye. But, despite the constant tearing apart we endure I must say Donn and I are so wonderfully blessed with great children and now the blessing of 7 awesome grands. Our kids have chosen paths of following Father where ever HE leads and serve HIM faithfully! What more could we want for them. Living next door and not serving HIM...NO WAY! We are proud and humbled to have our family as it is. I know the future holds many, many, many comings and goings, hellos and goodbyes, but that's ok. One day there will be no more goodbyes and that will be heaven! Those of you who have your kids and grands near you, please enjoy, cherish and make memories each time you are together! Hopefully it will not be 7 years until we are together again for the holidays but only Father knows! For now, goodnite treasured family of mine, scattered though we may be, you are always in your mom's heart! Sweet dreams!
