Just Call Me Rip Van Winkle

We celebrated our 10 year anniversary at church yesterday. They honored Pastor Dad for his years of service here by having a few fellow pastor friends tape congratulatory messages that were played for all to hear, and by giving him a card shower and party. As Pastor Dad's wife I would like to say, "Thank you," and "Where did the last 10 years go?" I feel like we just got here!

I know Rip Van Winkle lost more than 10 years from his life when he fell asleep for his long nap, but imagine how rested he felt when he awoke! Still, I'm glad not to have slept through it all. I mean, this is what we looked like 10 years ago:

Can you imagine waking up now and finding that the two girls in the picture are married to boys they met at the church, the little boy is smack-dab into his teenage years (!), I am almost 50 years old (yikes!). And - maybe the hardest of all to believe - Pastor Dad wishes to use the money he received in his cards for new kitchen appliances!

I must be dreaming.