The one we thought might not ever be able to walk, walked beamingly across the stage to get her "5th Grade Diploma".

The one who can be an absolute knucklehead, was said by a teacher to be the kid with, "the best character of any I've ever taught."

The one who used to hate me (a funny story) stayed at a Starbucks for an hour by herself in a place 45 minutes away. Confident and mature she waited and studied while we shuffled the other two around. She doesn't know that when I walked in and she lit up...big smile, confident wave, cool glasses...binder, phone and drink in hand, she made me cry. She's not a little kid anymore.

It's tomorrow now and I'm getting to have that cry in private. They wont be crying; it's the last day of school. Now we'll have a fourth grader, a middle schooler and a sophomore and they will have a summer full of todays to play and dream.

Tonight I'm praying that they will grow as they have grown and that they will keep on being who they are and nothing more. For years I don't think I got it, but they are our greatest gift. I cannot imagine life without them and I hope that we can help bring out and not hinder what God has put in them.

They all three make us very proud and extremely grateful.

If you guys read this, enjoy your day and your summer. You deserve it!

Peace ~