But here it is, another Friday, start of a weekend (a rare 3-day weekend at that) and instead of being off to rest, it appears we'll once again be on the go all weekend long. And please don't get me wrong and I certainly don't want to offend anyone, but wouldn't it be wonderful to just do nothing sometime? No schedules, no obligations, no lists, no....
This Friday night will be special though because it will be spent watching our niece, Katelyn, graduate from high school. Jeez! It seems like just yesterday that my kids were starting kindergarten. Maybe that's my problem. I always wanted their childhood years to slow down. I think even back then I knew I should be preparing myself for the time that they would be 'mostly' independent of me. It's hard to let those little chicks fly. My sister-in-law is about to get a dose of that tonight.
Katelyn then...
Katelyn now.
Sweet, pretty little girl. Sweet and beautiful young woman :)
Saturday morning will start early. Heading to the country to take care of some honey-do's that my dad is struggling to get done. I'm blessed to be married to a man who can not only keep up with his, but do theirs as well. Life is getting hard for my parents and it hurts.
Saturday evening we'll be attending the wedding of a sweet young couple, Chelsi and Grant. I'm really looking forward to sharing in their special day and can't wait to see how a fellow M.O.B. handles it :) This time I'll be the one who gets to relax!
Our Sunday will start as always with an amazing morning of worship at http://www.gcomchurch.com/ . After that, we'll head to a good ol' southern cook-out to celebrate Katelyn's graduation along with her high school sweetheart and fellow graduate, Dillan. Then, once we're able to roll home (because I know there will be too much food there) we'll hopefully get in a couple of hours of relaxing on the patio before bed.
Then there's Monday, which is Memorial Day. With all of the recent losses of our brave American men and women, this day is bound to be a powerful reminder of the sacrifices made on our behalf for freedoms that we so often take for granted. Praying comfort for their families.
And if that new son-in-law of ours has the day off, I'm thinking this would be the perfect opportunity for him to really try out his grillin' skills. I'm sure he would like to get as good on his grill as his father-in-law is on his. Just sayin'...
That should bring another busy Sheppard Weekend to an end. But I'll just keep reminding myself - there's always the next one - right?
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