It's Official...

Austin has chosen Western KY University as his school.  We are excited for him but sad for ourselves.  Our house will be one person emptier come August and we aren’t looking forward to that.  Not that he is physically at home a lot now—between school, after school activities, work, and social time, he is gone a lot.  But we always know that he will be coming home later. 

That will change in August when his new place of residence will be Bowling Green but we hope that he will always call our house his “real” home.  And we know that he will be home in the summers and maybe again after he graduates but it is definitely hard to talk and think about the change that is right around the corner for our family.

I hope that the next few months will be filled with intentional time spent together with his little sister whose world will be turned upside down for a while knowing that Bubby won’t be coming home—at least not right away.

I hope that he loves his new school though and that he finds his place quickly.  I hope that he realizes how important these 4 years will be in shaping his future.  I hope that he doesn’t forget who he is and what he has been taught his whole life.  I hope that he doesn’t change to conform to the things that others may be doing around him but that he stays true to himself and his beliefs and his integrity.  I hope that he understands how one bad decision can change his life.  I hope that he never forgets how much his family loves him and wants him to succeed.  I hope that he knows that we will be praying for him and hope that he will pray for us, too.  

I hope he comes home – often.