Celebrating #14!

Yesterday we celebrated our firstborn on his 14th birthday!  14!  Where has the time gone?  As a special gift and because of our first major snowfall, the kids were all home because school was canceled.  As a result, we spent a portion of our afternoon watching old home movies, reminiscing about days past when the kids were little.  I admit to shedding a few tears while watching with the kids and having a full-blown bawling session while watching by myself this morning when the kids went back to school. 

As I sat and watched Andrew’s preschool graduation on the screen, I couldn’t help but feel emotional at how lucky I am to be his mom, what a blessing it is to have a front row seat to watch him grow into a young man of God and how quickly his childhood is going.  He is not a little boy anymore.  Next year he goes to high school and in just five short years, he’s off to college.  *sigh*

What a blessing he has been to our family!  I am so proud of who has been, who he is now and who he will become and I absolutely cannot wait to see what God is going to do in his life as he grows in his relationship with Him.

The day began with a sweet homemade card from his sister and a Lego set from his brother.  I love seeing my kids loving on each other!

We also couldn’t let the day go by without the ceremonial measuring of his height compared to mine.  We’ve been using the level for a few weeks now because he was so close to passing me up.  As you can see, my firstborn is clearly taller than his momma – a fact that he is extremely proud of!

A picture with my boy to remember his special day!

And the day ended with his name in lights!

My prayer for Andrew is this … “Now if you will fear and worship the Lord and listen to his voice, and if you do not rebel against the Lord’s commands … then all will be well.” (1 Samuel 12:14)