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I'm Christy. Christian first, wife to a Retired Soldier, mom to 7, our oldest is with the Lord after he called her home against a battle against AML leukemia. I am a Homeschooling/SAHM/Housewife. The biggest blessing in my life is serving The Lord, Jesus Christ. I am a sinner, fail often, but am forgiven.

Monday, May 6, 2019

Almost grown and flown

My oldest son is my only public school child, the rest I home school.  He's a Senior and will be graduating in 2 weeks. My heart is HEAVY. I am excited to see him experience new things and excited for his future, but I'm sad that his childhood is nearly over. I'm thankful that he will be staying with us until October when he'll move across the country to begin school and be closer to his girlfriend. I'm trying NOT to focus on that fact that he's leaving us and will be 17 hours driving, 2 hour flight from us.
Tonight though, we had their class Baccalaureate. It was beautiful. The prayers, the message, the music, and the poem.
One of the bible verses shared was: James 1:2-4 "Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing."

I struggle with being happy that my son is about to graduate and leave, but I have JOY. Joy comes from Jesus and Jesus alone. I am clinging to the Lord as we prepare for these new changes in our family, as we prepare to witness our son spread his wings and I pray his roots are deep and brings him back to visit us often.