It Happened! I have a teenager!

I know it may not seem like a big deal to anyone but me, but oh my gosh you guys…..my oldest daughter turned 13 this week and it is ROCKING MY WORLD! I’m pretty sure I am experiencing what I will lovingly call a mid-mid life crisis (or….early mid life crisis?). How did this happen? It was just yesterday we were learning how to tie shoes and ride bikes and kiss boo boos…..and now begins the age of sarcasm and frustrating confrontations. I am praying for my beautiful, intelligent, and talented daughter to bypass all that “normal” stuff, but I am not naive enough to think it will completely miss my household. For every other parent out there who realizes how far they have come only after they have gotten to a huge turning point….we are in this together. I am praying for our children to turn out more emotionally healthy and balanced than we did. God we lift our children up to You! Bless them as they grow. Shower them with wisdom and the ability to make healthy decisions as they move toward independence.