Where Does the Time Go?

Nineteen years ago today, my son Ned was born. Where has the time gone? He is now a freshman at MSU Moorhead, a smart, attractive young man who still says "I love you" before ending a phone conversation with me. He has given us so much joy and laughter, tears and pain. I can remember when he was a little boy, a girl about 4 years old in the grocery store mentioned what a cute girl he was. When I corrected her she said "Oh, he can't be a boy, not with those long lashes," Looking back at pictures he always had a smile on his face and had such a sunny disposition.

I still remember the day he was born. My mother-in-law came into my room while I was holding Ned. She said that time goes by so quickly, and that I should cherish every moment I have with him.

"I remember when I had Mark, She said "my mother-in-law stood at the foot of my bed and said before you know it, you will be the one looking at your daughter-in-law and first grandchild."

I know (and pray) that it will be several more years before I will be standing at the foot of that bed. In the meantime, I will continue to cherish and love that little bundle of joy that came into our lives 19 years ago.