
The kids are on Fall Break (yeah) and Rich took the day off because the forcast looked favorable to go hiking at a state park. Well, it was sunny - but windy and very brisk so we whimped out. We decided to do an indoor activity instead - bowling! While the kids were bowling, I thought back to one of the first times we took them bowling and Leighton was just a little thing. My how times flies and kids grow. They are so fun and growing way too fast. Olivia will soon be a teenager and Alexandra is definitely a tween! Leighton is all boy but every once in a while we see that soft, tender heart come through. Just

a few weeks ago, Leighton and I were walking to school and at one point he reached for my hand to hold. This caught me by surprise mainly due to the fact that there were many cars going by and some of those cars had students attending Lantern Road. My heart melted.