I'll be honest, typing to the title makes me tear up a little. I think every year I write how hard it is to believe that they are that old. "They" being the Littles or the Bigs. But this year is special for Baily and Shelby. Their Senior year. It is a year where they are desperately trying to gain the courage and knowledge to step out from under our wings. It is a year where we are trying hard to kick them out of the nest while still hugging them. It is a curious fight of emotions where children who want to be adults still long for the comforts of childhood with the responsibility of "real life".
My prayer for this year is that Baily and Shelby with find the courage to step out and figure out who God is to them. That they will see through the lens of truth in which we raised them, but cling to the hope that God their father wants more for them than we could ever dream.
My prayer for Peyton and Barron is that they will find excitement in discovering the truths of God and all that He has created. I pray that the foundation that is being built for them will be one that leads them into a life that is completely fully committed to following Jesus.
And more than anything else I pray that our children will fall so deeply in love with Jesus that they can't imagine living any other way.
~LL
