They Will Always Be My Babies

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!!