Children get older, I'm getting older too

My little brother graduates from high school in just a couple hours. I have so many mixed emotions going on in my heart right now. This past year has been pretty challenging for me having been so far away from home for so long. I can't believe how quickly time flies by and I am saddened by having missed out on quite a bit of my siblings' lives this past year. It's becoming harder as time goes on and I'm farther away from home, and I feel more like an outsider each time someone asks me about my family and what they're up to. Because my brother, sister and I are so close in age, growing up we were always in each others' business. As little kids we did a lot of activities and what not together too. It seems like just a few years ago when we were at our old house playing outside and John was always building forts or just climbing to the tops of trees. I miss that time of just pure imagination and exploration. I remember tormenting John by locking him in his room because as a baby he would find ways to escape so we put a latch on the outside of his door but once he grew up we never took it off and during those lovely elementary school years I had quite a bit of fun with that. So many thoughts and emotions are going through my mind and heart right now, about John, memories, the past year, and how things are changing as we're growing older. But I'm definitely thankful to have been blessed with the family that I have and the fun memories and adventures I've had with my brother and sister growing up.

Tumblr

Alrighty, so I've kind of transitioned into Tumblr because I haven't been able to find time to write out blog posts and I can just do quick thoughts in Tumblr. BUT I will still be updating this so don't give up on me! I just wanted to let y'all know you can follow my trains of thought at more random and shorter disbursements at http://belovedwomanofgod.tumblr.com/