Once a week on Thursday nights, Hannah goes to sleep with me when Frank has rehearsal. Since we are home alone, this is a special time for us as we lay in bed and chat before we both go to sleep. Then when Frank gets home, he will carry her to her own bed. This past Thursday, I saw Frank had fallen asleep on the couch, so I carried her to her bedroom. As I carried her, I came to the realization of how big she has really gotten. Her arms and legs are no longer those of a little girl. I had felt with my own arms how much she has grown. It really hit me, as I laid her down in her own bed and looked at her, that our time with her is so short. Our influence and our teaching will go by so quickly and I realized how important that time really is. I want her to grow to be a strong Christian woman, who loves Jesus with all her heart. I realize how important of a role I play in that. I hope and pray my time with her is well spent. When she is in her room now and doing her own thing, I want to go to her and make sure I have spent enough time with her. It's so easy for me to get in my own busy routine. I want to make sure she doesn't lack my company. It's moments like these that make me realize what a huge responsibility it is being a parent...and at the same time what a blessing!
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