Well....ahem....It's nearly 4 a.m. here...

[Theodora]

...so "logic" would dictate that I TRY to get some sleep.

Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh!

All of this is SO hard to manage. Thanks to those of you who may have been "listening" to my saga of late and keeping me in prayer. MUCH needed!!!

Hope YOU all have a good day....whenever it begins for you!

Grace and peace--

Theodora

[Janice]

Thinking of you, Theo. Is your son an only child or is this the first time one of your children has married? Just curious.

[Theodora]

Thinking of you, Theo. Is your son an only child or is this the first time one of your children has married? Just curious.

Thanks for your response, (((Janice))). In a sense, the answer to both of your questions is "Yes!" Our Marine is our younger son, but only biological child. He has an older brother, adopted at 3-days-old, who is also in the picture. (He'll be the best man at the wedding and lives here in town.)

But also...yes...our Marine is the first to marry and his brother has proclaimed GREAT aversion to the whole idea, so this is probably "IT" as far as this kind of "ceremony" is concerned for us.

Off to "do the next thing"...as some wise person has advised when in difficulty!

Grace and peace--

Theodora

P.S. I've forgotten....it seems you're already into the "empty nest" bit for a while?? Or have I gotten you confused with someone else???

Anyway...thanks for thinking of me and your response. :)

[Emerging]

Hey, (((Theo))) ... I hope you were able to get some sleep ... some good sleep. Praying that everything comes together with near-perfection for you all! :)

PS - Hi, Janice! How are you? :o

[Janice]

Yes Theo, I guess you could say I've been thru the "empty nest" thing already. My daughter will be married 3 yrs. oct. 16, but moved out 5 yrs. ago. My 22 yr. old son still lives at home (if you want to call it that). Basically he sleeps & showers here and that's about it.
I cried, and cried at the beginning but the "privacy" that returns when the kids are grown & gone outweighs the sadness of the "emtpy nest" thing. It just takes a little time but you will find it is so much more enjoyable in the end. :D
((((Em))))...Hi to you too. I'm ok. Thanks for asking.