Life moves so quickly that I often feel like I'm on the outside of it looking in. Many of my days seem so mundane and repetitive, but then I realize that my purpose here is to be a BEACON to my children. I am doing a Bible study with my girlfriends about "being a good mom and raising great kids". The author uses the anaolgy of a lighthouse being a beacon and I am inspired by it. She also drives home the responsibility we have of being available to our children. This can be difficult with the busy lives we lead these days. However, I make the committment -sometimes new each morning :)-to really BE THERE for Rowan & Holland. I'm trying so hard to soak in all the days with these 2 precious ones because I don't want to be living my life 20 years from now still feeling like I'm on the outside looking in. I want to be in the middle of it really living it! And most importantly, that's what I want them to remember about growing up.