<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nSo proud of my sweeties! I can’t believe I have a kindergartner and a 2nd grader! <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nWe were excited to have our new neighbors walk with us, so after the requisite photos, this mom was pleasantly distracted from all the emotions that had been building. <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nAnalise was a pro, full of chatter all and left us without a backward glance like she’s been doing this forever… or at least 2 years. <\/p>\n
<\/a><\/center>Josiah was excited to walk with the two older boys, and after walking Analise to school for 2 years, he walked in confident that it was finally his turn. <\/p>\n
And just like that… my years of intense hands-on mothering are over. As I was lamenting the letting-go last night, I felt God gently reminding me that I may have less time with them, I have much more time to pray for them. So I start this new season on my knees, handing them over to Him. <\/p>\n
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