How Did This Happen?!

2 weeks from today, this girl turns 13.  THIRTEEN.  How in the world did this happen?  I have a child who is about to be a teenager.  She is 5 years away from being a senior, and I am having a little bit of a freak out feeling creeping in.  Don't get me wrong, I love watching E and J as they grow and develop into these amazing people--it's just sometimes the fact of the impending "release" gets to me.

Right now we are smack in the middle of middle school and all of the usual highs and lows that go with it.  We are all learning to balance school, sports, music, homework, girl drama, occasional boy drama as well, church, responsibilities, etc.  It is a crazy time, but it is fun to see, too.  E is a pretty fun girl to be around (well, most of the time 😉), and I'm grateful I get to be her mom.

I know that I'm going to blink and it'll be Josh turning 13, so I intend to live in the here and now and enjoy it as much as possible.  But I'm sure you'll forgive me if you see me hiding in a corner crying on the 15th as the truth of TEEN sinks in.... 😄