March 27

Brady's preschool class went on a field trip today. It was just a hike along a nearby creek, but it's a trip that the school takes every single year, so it holds special meaning for me.

Abby, Logan, Isaac, and Brady all took that hike. Logan actually never went as a student --he was sick one year and in treatment the other-- but he came along when Abby was a preschooler, so that's good enough for me.

I treasure the fact that I have memories of all four of my babies walking that trail and looking for birds and bugs and cool rocks. There's a lot of God in those memories and in the conversations I've shared with the other moms during this little hike over the years.

And for all of that, I'm grateful.