The End of an Era...

Today was the end of an era for us...

Paul and David had their last day of preschool... I guess you can now consider them kindergartners... where has the time gone?

My little babies are not babies anymore, not even toddlers anymore... they are little boys...

I heard this song on the radio today and it almost made my cry. It was by Wayne Watson and about Water Color Pony's, how one day there will be no more water color pony's to look at and cherish. It made me want to cherish every single moment with my little men, to hold on just a bit longer...

Watercolor Ponies

Wayne Watson

There are watercolour ponies

On my refrigerater door

And the shape of something

I don't really recognize

Drawn by careful little fingers

And put proudly on display

A reminder to us all

Of how time flies



Seems an endless mound of laundry

And a stairway laced with toys

Gives a blow by blow

Reminder of the war

That we fight for their well-being

For their greater understanding

To impart a holy reverance

For the Lord





But, baby, what will we do

When it comes back to me an you?

They look a little less

Like little boys every day

Oh, the pleasure of watching

The children growing

Is mixed with a bitter cup

Of knowing the watercolour ponies

Will one day ride away





And the vision can get so narrow

As you view through your tiny world

And little victories can go by

With no applause

But in the greater evaluation

As they fly from your nest of love

May they mount up with wings

As eagles for His cause

As this is the end of an era for us and we get ready to start a new one, I will be taking a break from blogging for about a week or so, but I will be back! I am going to enjoy my family and savor every moment we have together as we embark upon a new era of our lives together...