December 20

And just like that, the first semester is over. Abby is three semesters from finishing her Bachelor's degree in English writing. Isaac is three semesters from high school graduation. Brady is one semester from starting high school. And Logan... well, Logan is perpetually five and a half years old and always in and on my heart, especially now as I take the time to look back at photos from Christmases past and remember how much joy he brought into my life. How. I. Miss. That. Child. How I wish that chapter of my story played out differently.

But I suppose that missing him makes me appreciate the present a bit more, so here's a photo of the rest of us from today during our usual end-of-semester post-school lunch outing to Mountain Mike's. 

It was, all in all, a successful semester for these three. The grades were (mostly) solid, but the continued personal growth and development for each of them has been outstanding. 

I've said it numerous times before, but I'm so very proud of them. I'm proud of how they tackle tasks (even ones they'd rather avoid), and I'm more proud of how they conduct themselves. And I'm most proud of how they love each other and their friends. They are blessings.