This Should be Good

Wow. I've had lots of random thoughts rolling through my head lately... this blog entry is sure to be a mish-mash of some of them. Prepare yourself...

Mom and Dad leave for Georgia today. I really thought about tailing them down there with the kiddos. Doug has been working insane hours this week... home at 10:15 p.m. on Monday at 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday... and, he was blessed to be able to leave work yesterday at 6:00 p.m. He and I both are getting really sick of it. I just cannot believe that projects can be so poorly managed and lead. I was so lucky when I was working to be able to work on projects with great customers, who were able to give clear requirements. The project teams were staffed with great and capable people who did what they said they would... This project he is on is just a total disaster. I could go on, but enough said.

The other night while trying to get to sleep, I got to thinking about criminals. I don't know why... but, anyway, I was thinking about three people that were in my graduating high school class (or at least started out in it) that have wound up in jail. What leads people to do things that could land them in the slammer? I mean, why would you steal, beat, whatever... your fellow human beings. What went so wrong in these peoples' lives to turn them that way? And, really the three that I am thinking of turned "bad" at an early age. It's really sad. I just think that it is so important to let you kids be kids... surround them with a loving and secure environment... let them know that you love them and will always be there for them. I'm pretty sure that the aforementioned three didn't have that.

While reading a random blog yesterday, I discovered a song. It's country, which I don't listen to normally. This song came on as background music... and it totally stopped me in my tracks. By the end (middle really) of it, I was literally sobbing at the computer. It's called "Let Them Be Little", by Billy Dean. Here are some lyrics from it:

I can remember when you fit in the palm of my hand.
You felt so good in it; no bigger than a minute.
How it amazes me you're changin' with every blink.
Faster than a flower blooms, they grow up all too soon.

So let them be little,
'Cause they're only that way for a while.
Give 'em hope, give them praise,
Give them love every day.
Let 'em cry, let 'em giggle,
Let 'em sleep in the middle,
Oh, but let them be little.

It is so true. Our two are growing up so quickly. If I think about it, it really does sadden me. We will be starting Amanda's preschool year soon. Didn't she just learn how to crawl and say mama and daddy?

The excessive heat is nearly over with. We're supposed to get some storms later that will usher in some cooler air. Saturday is supposed to be great. I hope that we get to enjoy it with Doug...

A good friend of mine is going through a really tough time. Her husband's mother is in her last days with her battle with lung cancer. I pray that their family can get through this difficult time with the peace and strength of God. Their two young boys will be losing their grandmother. I pray for their precious little hearts... I pray for the man that will lose his mother. And, I pray for my friend to be there as a pillar of strength for her family. Peace be with you all. I love you.