Freeze Frame

I turned the page in my devotional this morning (Believing God Day by Day, by Beth Moore) and MAY popped up.  Shocked  I realised  that the year is nearly half over.  I'm sitting in a beautiful location so the sting was not so bad.  Still,  I am a bit shell shocked by the way time is flying.  In May ,Robert, the baby, will turn 18, attend two Senior Proms, and graduate from high school. I will celebrate Mother's Day for the 28th time, and Mike and I will celebrate our 33rd anniversary.  All of these things are great things, however, they do accentuate how dang fast life is going! 

My friend Melissa decided to slow down the racing clock by planning a Girlfriends' Weeekend Away.  It's been wonderful.  7 of us flew to Sri Lanka and have spent three nights here. It's especially nice as 4 of us will be leaving this summer and this has given us time to just be together without life pressing in. Melissa has lived in this region for 18 years or so and for her the goodbyes are extra difficult. A person says a lot of goodbyes in this part of the world, so she has learned to make the most of every minute. I'm certainly on receiving end of this.  My girlfriends actually gifted this trip to me. After being shocked I was just humbled.  We have balanced beach time and relaxing with sightseeing and shopping. Not too much craziness with plenty of laughter and conversation.  Boogie boarding, mangrove adventures, and good food... A wonderful breather for all of us before the whirlwind of May activities and June goodbyes come in like the pounding surf outside our window.  

I'm so thankful I got to come.