In the blink of an eye....

5 years.  When you are little, 5 years seems like, literally, forever. The time from when I was 11 until I turned 16 seemed like an eternity...but as I got older, time seemed to go by just a little faster each year.  Just like that I was out of high school, and college went by even faster, and now it's been 5 years since we had our first precious, tiny little daughter, Eden Nevaeh, and I honestly don't know where any of that time went...but pass by it did...like a whirlwind, in the blink of an eye.  Now I am a mommy to a creative, imaginative, smart, compassionate, and beautiful  5 year old who every single day makes me more and more proud to call her my daughter.  As fun as it is to see her grow up, I do daily wish that somedays she could just stay this way forever...so innocent and carefree...where her biggest decision to make is what toy to play with next, and her hardest problem to solve is to find a pair of matching shoes.   But alas, I know this is impossible.  So I will embrace the next 5 years to come, and pray that I can remember and savor each and every one of those memories, as I have for the past 5 years.  It is so cliche', but so true, cherish each and every moment with your little ones, embrace even the days when everything seems to be going wrong. Savor each milestone and each stage...they go by entirely too quickly.  Love your kiddos, pray for them, spend time with them, and encourage them.  We may not be able to keep them from growing up, but we can certainly make the most of the time we are given with them. 

Here is my all grown up (yet still tiny) Eden Nevaeh =)