Waltons

I loved this show growing up.  It came on once a week at eight o'clock; we couldn't wait!  Hallmark channel is now carrying the show's reruns.  It's a nice visit back to my childhood.  The concept of everyone living on a mountain...together fascinated me.  Grandma-pa living in a room downstairs, neighbors close-by, everyone knowing and caring about each other.  Kids were given their piece of the mountain as they got older....but the crew grew older and it started to become complicated with the story line so it was cancelled.

I mentioned to my daughter at one time that it would be nice if we had our own mountain.  We could call it Holmes' Mountain; they could have a plot to build on as they settled down.  Everyone would be together--she was horrified.  

"Mom, I really don't want to live on a mountain with everyone."  Oh well...no harm in trying!

Two years ago she was the first to leave and it was an adjustment.  After her wedding I came home and saw her hair brush in the bathroom.  I shut the door, held a towel to my face and cried; not because I didn't want her married--but because she left.  Now it's normal and I've gained another son in the process.  Plus I had my son still at home.

We have been praying for months for him to find full-time employment.  God answered our prayers last week--not with one job offer--but two!  One was here in Columbus and the other one was in Atlanta.    The morning he left for the interview in Atlanta--I already knew.  This was the one God intended for him at this time.  He took that job in Atlanta and leaves in a week.  

I will miss him deeply; but so thankful that he is going.  He could have taken, what I call the "safe" job and stayed here in Columbus.  But he is following his heart--without hesitation--and we are very proud of him for that.

So now I keep hearing about the "empty nest" but I have to disagree.  My family will always live within my heart--not the four walls of this house.  My heart will never be empty but continue to be full with love for them.

So where ever life takes them.... at the end of the day....goodnight Rachel....goodnight Jackie....and goodnight Richard...May God's blessings be upon each one of you because you are His.