Kate is 16!
Today we are celebrating our girl’s 16th birthday. I can’t believe Kate’s 16! One of the things I absolutely love doing with Kate is our car rides together. We sing songs at the top of our lungs, she often shares her heart, or we sit in comfortable silence together. Oh goodness these moments are sweet and something I cherish.
Sixteen is a stepping stone to Kate’s independence and I’m recognizing those car rides will become less frequent soon, once she gets her license.
Sometimes we don’t recognize the gift in front of us until it’s gone, or grown.
I share this today to celebrate my girl but also for all the parents who too are in the season of letting go.
I invite you to join me to…
pause. breathe. pray.
May we give thanks for all the sweet memories we get to make beside our kids. May we cherish the moments, big and small, and see them for what they are, blessings from God. And as our kids grow, may we be willing to step back and watch them step forward into the people God made them to be.
Although I will admit, that until Kate’s off on her own in a couple of years, I will invite her for random car rides. And in them I’ll cherish every song we sing, every conversation we have, and every moment of comfortable silence I get with my girl.
With love and hope,
Shawn
Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed,
for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go. - Joshua 1:9