It's still very hard to believe that I have a child in college. Levi left to go back to Trevecca University today. While I am able to control my emotions a little better, it is still very hard to watch him drive away and know that there will be months of absence. It's not that we spend hours and hours together when he is home it's just having him around that matters. I know that the goal of life is to raise your children and release them into adulthood. I certainly want to do that but from a human perspective it feels like a long-term project. I can't imagine having both kids gone but that will be the case in another year. Nothing like having a piece of you somewhere else.

Church went well today. It is my prayer that we will respond to the call of God everyday by living with integrity and balance in our lives that will in turn make us winsome and useful.