Well, it's finally over! Our baby got married Saturday leaving us with an empty nest. It's so easy to reminiscence and wonder where the years have gone. It seems like your kids will be kids forever under your constant care until one day you see them walking down the aisle. It's tough being not only the father but also the preacher! It's not easy having to walk your daughter down the aisle to give her away and then turn around and perform the ceremony. The range of emotions is incredible and right now I'm still reeling; yes there have been tears and lumps in my throat. It's been thirty years since we've had an empty nest and it's going to take some time to get used to. Our lives are forever changed and there's no going back to the way we were.
We take so much for granted and don't realize how precious every day and every moment is. There are way too many people living their lives with anger, bitterness and resentment. We must never forget that everyday is a gift and we must treat it so. Love everybody, be kind, be forgiving, and be longsuffering because life on this earth is a vapor that appears for a little time and then vanishes away.
It has been said, "No one is so powerful that they can stop the march of time". It's incredible, whoever said that time flies knew what they were talking about. When I go to visit my parents it's like visiting my grandparents and when I look in the mirror it's like seeing my dad; talk about "The Twilight Zone". You never know, maybe soon I will hear a little voice calling me "Grandpa".
Well, life goes on and that's the way its supposed to be; In the words of William Shakespeare: "Parting is such sweet sorrow!"
