Our oldest daughter leaves for College in a few minutes. She is heading for the College of Wooster. It seems like only yesterday that she was born right after Hurricane Hugo in 1989. Where does the time go? KSH.
Our oldest daughter leaves for College in a few minutes. She is heading for the College of Wooster. It seems like only yesterday that she was born right after Hurricane Hugo in 1989. Where does the time go? KSH.
My wife and I just left our youngest, and our only boychild, at Clemson on Saturday; it is hard to let go. I am still grieving. Our children’s lives are always in God’s hands (as are our our own lives), but it is when they leave that you realize how true that is
Kendall–My daughter is on the way to Charleston. Jimmy–I’m in Greenville. Maybe we need to do some trading around?
If she is partial to garlic, Coccia House is the place for pizza and other Italian cuisine.
I drive my daughter to her dorm Wednesday. She’ll be starting her SOPHMORE year! and my son entered 7th grade today.
yikes!
Just wait, Father! My oldest got married a couple of weeks ago–much more difficult than when she went off to school! The father/daughter dance at the reception was to Sunrise, Sunset from Fiddler on the Roof–the first line is, “Is that the little girl I carried…” TOUGH STUFF!!!
A word of encouragement from a father of four grown children: leave them in the hands of the Lord. You raised them, loved them, nurtured them. They were faithfully taken to church, Sunday School, perhaps Christian schools. You did your job Now trust the Lord to be faithful to his covenant promises.
My four are all launched, 2 married with children, another to marry this October, and the youngest soon to be engaged. Every stage has been wonderful and every step has brought challenges. God is good!
She’ll be up in our neck of the woods. Wooster is a nice place (if you like Ohio). 😉
I’m with you, Kendall. Where does the time go??
What a lovely big campus – and how fit one will get going round it.
Wish her well.
My son just graduated from Colby and is headed back to China in a few weeks. Just wait, Kendall. There are worse shocks coming. Oy vey. Larry
My oldest is also starting college. Here is a good essay from Ben Stein to these students:
http://finance.yahoo.com/expert/article/yourlife/42304
Blessings to all!
Dropped my daughter off at the College of Charleston on Friday. She was also born “yesterday” in 1989. I am hoping there are some good churches in Charleston that can nurture her developing faith.
My daughter asked me yesterday:
When is the meeting where they decide if TEC is part of the Anglican Communion or not? Can I still attend an Episcopal parish until then? 😀
What can I say? The only “Anglican” parish in Pensacola is a very Charismatic parish (“Trinity”), which has very little of the Anglo-Catholic trappings we brought her up with, and she didn’t like it very much (the priest likes to be called “Pastor Bob”???). She said at one point the youth minister came up to her and asked if the service was like her church ‘back home’:
Bekah: “No, not at all”
YM: “It’s not? How is yours different?”
Bekah: “We’re liturgical! I don’t think I’ll be coming here.”
Oh, and there is nothing close to the campus of University of West Florida, and no campus ministry.
Anyone in Pensacola, take note!
This is an open mission field!!!