Closing Time

 There is a line from the song Closing Time(1998) that always stood out to me & as I think back on this school year the lyric is swirling in my mind.

Closing time, every new beginning
Comes from some other beginning's end.

This year was full of new beginnings. Amazing beginnings. Grace beginning to drive and joining the work force. Charis beginning Middle School, starting youth group and learning to box. The truth is they are both growing up into these amazing and independent young ladies. There is no way I could be prouder of these girls that the Lord has allowed us to raise. 

Today was the last day of school, or for the purpose of this post we could just call it “closing time”. While many new beginnings bloomed this year, it proved too also be the end of some of my favorite beginning. For example, riding to school with the girls everyday. We would fight over songs, spill food, have grumpy morning silence, remember that we forgot all sort of stuff at home, & worry about upcoming test and projects,  Today,  the girls rode to their last day of school without me. I have no idea what they talked about, the music they listened to, or if there was just grumpy morning silence.