Some Parents Never Grow Up

We were at a small gathering tonight. We sat around a campfire with several close friends, all of whom could have easily been our parents. Shortly after we arrived, one couple's daughter left on her new motorcycle, while my two rolled around on their little Radio Flyer scooters. Then her mother broke down.

It's difficult to see them go that way, even when they are 37!

She was in tears, as she watched her baby ride off in the darkness on a motorcycle. It occurred to me, some parents never grow up. Parents shouldn't grow up. No matter how old your baby is, they will always be your baby. God put these precious ones in our lives to be cared for, to be cared about. Whether they are 4 & 2 or 37 & 35. Whether we are 30 or 60, we will always care about our babies. They will always be percious in our sight, just as in His. May God give me the grace to live out my life in His service, before them as they grow. Someday, sooner than I can imagine, they will be thirty-something and riding off into the rest of their lives. God grant me the wisdom, the patience, the trust, and the faith to see them through!