It is. Already Tuesday, that is. Or maybe it feels like it should be Wednesday already…I can’t decide.

(but I digress…)

Tomorrow is the boy’s last day of school. That’s hard to believe. I remember their first day of school this year - it was on my birthday. I was so nervous for them…it was all new for them…and for me. Before that they had been so sheltered.

But, they made it through that first day…I did too…sort of. Then, they made it through the year…I did too…sort of. Next year they’ll be starting over in a whole new school…again. (Hopefully, not on my birthday.)

Time marches on. …and on…and on.

There have been so many milestones this year - so many things to process. But, that’s just life. At least it’s never boring. We’ve all learned a lot - a lot about people…and ourselves.

We’ve learned that life’s not fair, but most things work themselves out. We’ve learned that a true friend is more valuable than any amount of money. We’ve learned that some things are worth fighting for…and that sometimes not fighting is the most difficult thing to do. We’ve learned that a home is not an address, but it’s a state of mind. We’ve learned that sometimes saying nothing is brave…and sometimes speaking up is braver. We’ve learned that we aren’t always as strong as we thought we were, but sometimes we’re stronger than we ever knew. We’ve learned that forgiveness doesn’t mean we don’t see the truth…even when we really don’t want to see it. We’ve learned that every day is another step in the journey.

We’ve learned more in the valley than we ever did on the mountaintop.

And tomorrow we’ll no doubt learn more. Because time is a teacher that marches us toward the other side of every day.

I wonder what I’ll learn today…

…since it’s already Tuesday…or maybe it feels like it should be Wednesday already…I can’t decide.

…but I digress.

Peace.