Florida Tides and Breezes

The Duke Family is in Florida, sort of. Kaylee is officially on a trip with her high school friends. Sweet girls, but growing up girls. We beg for her to come down for a picture. Shayna was with her , a rare sister moment. Dallin had to be rounded up from walking way down the beach talking to a girlfriend on the cell phone ...again. And Cody...well we look toward the northeast, our minds and hearts traveling the miles and miles across the ocean to a foreign land, Burton upon Trent, England. He's gone for a wonderful cause, but it is evidence still of time passing us by. The sands in the hourglass keeps pouring without regard to our feelings. The tides keep coming , and the winds keep blowing, and we are realizing our family is a rare precious thing that will forever be changing. We love these people so much and yet they keep growing up and silently threatening to create their own lives. (I knew this would happen when I was rocking these babies! Darn!!) But we will cling and hang onto them as tight as we can until the TIME comes. I'm so thankful for the promise of ETERNITY with these special people, but TIME ....time is fleeting.
I'm thankful for this snapshot that I can hang onto. I can still feel the breeze, and can hear the crashing waves, and I hope to feel them in my arms for a long time. Well... other than that, Vacation has been GREAT! Wish you were here! See you when we get home!