Change

I apologize for my long silence. There's probably only about 3 people out there who read this blog (one of them being Pat!), but at any rate, it is our attempt to keep in touch and I feel like I'm failing miserably!!
These past couple of months have been ones of great change for our family. Ben graduated from high school - how dare he!! We have had a great time watching him grow, mature, and begin the change from a high school senior to independent college kid.
It's a time of huge changes - for him and for us. We found ourselves withdrawing a bit as we processed the whole "letting go" thing - which takes on huge proportions when there's an ocean and half a continent between you! We have experienced so many emotions; sadness, joy, excitement, pride, loneliness......but I have to say that the underlying thought/feeling is just a gratefulness to God, we have given Him our kids and He has never failed us! We now know that His faithfulness will continue to show itself to Ben; and to the 4 of us here as we miss him!
I promised that I would not "cut and bleed" about this on facebook, which seems like such a public forum. But I figured a few paragraphs in this simple blog wouldn't hurt. It allows me to vent at any rate!
Thanks for your patience!