I Have Arrived
Fourteen years ago, in May, my husband and I moved from Ogden, Utah to our present location of Oregon City, Oregon. I was pregnant with my 2nd child, due September 24th. This boy would be my first child to raise (as my first born died at nearly 4 months old). I remember when he was born and thinking of the many milestones that lay ahead, such as his baptism when would turn 8 years old. I remember then thinking when he turned 8 that in the not too distant future he would be a teenager. He will be 14 in a few weeks. As each child has come along, I have had similar thoughts. Josh, my 11 year old, has started middle school, and will be 12 in a few months. Reagan is 9 and in the 4th grade. I have no choice but to already be thinking about when she becomes a teenager because she is already wishing she was there. I, on the other hand, could wait a tad bit longer. My youngest, Hailey, just started Kindergarten...... today. She is my last. She has been home with m...