Tonight, as I lay my head down (and listen to Marc’s soft snore); the chicks are ALL in the NEST: Corey, Nick & Iris, Robyn & Liam… and Ken & Courtney (just 30 min away in Austin Town) will be here with the babies Christmas day.
TRULY, this is THIS mama’s MOST wished-for Christmas gift  I can’t yet sleep; I am SO HAPPY and my heart is SO FULL.
Memories flood my mind of the years and years of God’s privilege of raising such remarkable humans with my amazing partner and the best father in the world: infancy, toddlerhood, school age, the teen years, and finally, college time… We did it together – teammates always.
As they grow and soar, these moments of all-together-ness become more and more rare. There are SO many ot them: FOUR! And I was prepared for this time (but we are never, REALLY prepared)… it is my greatest wish and privilege to see them become independent and break ceilings, find partners to love and who love them… I am the proudest of mamas.
If they allow me to snap a great FAMILY PHOTO on our steps again this year, I’ll be over the moon and Christmas cards can go out!
They are HERE; they are HOME… everything else is just confetti.