About 3 or 4 years ago I wrote a blog about my
fellas feeling like they were not good enough..
It was in regards to cross
country. I asked for advice on how to raise my boys to be proud of their
accomplishments..
Over the years I have watched my boys get up at
5:30am 5 days a week to go run anywhere
from 5 to 8 miles a day. They have had to turn down invites on Friday nights
because they had cross country meets the next morning. I have watched them limp
thru the finish line, sometimes with bloody knees from falling and getting back
up to finish. I have screamed and ran (or a very fast walk) along with them
telling them their times and how to keep going. I have hugged these sweaty boys
with tears in my eyes because they beat their record.
I have encouraged them
and promised them that their hard work and dedication would pay off in the end.
And last wkend when I read the Wise County Messenger article, to see my twin fellas
picture with an article named "Twin Powered", I just cried..
It hit me
hard that my babies are leaving me in such a short time.
Tears of joy because
they are reaping the benefits of their hard work and dedication.
Yet tears of
OH MY GOSH my babies are seniors and going to go off to college without me!
I need my Prozac!
Or I need time to slow down quite a bit.
Or maybe just another baby. Ha!
But in reality, I am just beyond overwhelmed at
the Favor my Boys have had on their lives.
There were times where they felt down, but they
always turned to scripture to remind them that nothing was impossible.
That with God they could accomplish anything
they put their mind and heart to and as long as they gave it 100%.
I am proud to say they have been contacted by
different colleges who want them to run for their team, and because they are
both graduating in the top 10% of their class.
Again this momma is struggling hard, because the
last 17 years my life has been about these twin fellas. I am gonna miss
them like crazy.
Dinners around the table won’t be the same,
trips to Wally world will become dull. And the living room will become bare.
But, this is what we have been believing for.
That our children will grow up and attend college and do something amazing with
their lives. They are getting opportunities that Trav and I did not get.
And for that Trav and I are thanking our God for
everything he has done for our boys, and are so excited for what is to come..
Now pray for my Jasmine, because she is gonna
have to fight me off of her, as this momma is gonna need some serious snuggle
time in the next 4 years!!
