Oh Darlin, Don't You Ever Grow Up

Tip of the Day:  Do not, and I repeat, DO NOT start a blog right when you move to a new town and buy a new house.  Your life will be a crazy, whirlwind of events, and more than likely you will have to wait two months in between posts ;)


Well, folks, sorry it's been so long since my very first post.  We have been super busy trying to get un-busy.  Slowly but surely things are coming together :)  The new house is really growing on me, and I promise, I will post pics soon.  In the midst of all this craziness, we have tried to find ways to relax physically and mentally.  I treated myself to a new coffee maker last week.  

It's a KEURIG and I'm obsessed with it.  It makes a single cup instantly, and there are all different flavors.  Clark loves it because it makes hot chocolate :)  Oh, it's the simple things.    


But what has helped me more than anything, is making time to be alone with God.  Things had gotten so busy, that I had started neglecting the most important thing in my life.  I was worshipping my problems instead of my God who is BIGGER and more POWERFUL than any problem I may ever have.  And sure enough, as I have started to spend time in His Word daily, He has started to restore me.  He is SO faithful.  I don't know why I ever doubt Him.  


Throughout this whole change/moving process, we have made it a point to spend lots of fun time with Griffin.  It's just crazy how fast the time has flown.  I look at him and I think about how fast he is growing, and how I don't want to waste one single minute of soaking every cute/onery bit of him up.  I am convinced this has been the fastest year yet.  I had a talk with Griffin about him not growing up, but I understand that is just not gonna happen :)  The other day, I heard this song by T-Swift, and oh my goodness....she was singing my song to Griffin:

NEVER GROW UP

Your little hand's wrapped around my finger

And it's so quiet in the world tonight

Your little eyelids flutter cause you're dreaming

So I tuck you in, turn on your favorite night light

To you everything's funny, you got nothing to regret

I'd give all I have, honey
If you could stay like that

Oh darling, don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up, just stay this little

Oh darling, don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up, it could stay this simple

I won't let nobody hurt you, won't let no one break your heart
And no one will desert you

Just try to never grow up, never grow up


You're in the car on the way to the movies

And you're mortified your mom's dropping you off

At 14 there's just so much you can't do

And you can't wait to move out someday and call your own shots

But don't make her drop you off around the block

Remember that she's getting older too

And don't lose the way that you dance around in your pj's getting ready for school

Oh darling, don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up, just stay this little

Oh darling, don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up, it could stay this simple

And even though you want to, just try to never grow up

Take pictures in your mind of your childhood room

Memorize what it sounded like when your dad gets home

Remember the footsteps, remember the words said
and your little brother's favorite songs

I just realized everything I have is someday gonna be gone

So here I am in my new apartment
In a big city, they just dropped me off

It's so much colder that I thought it would be

So I tuck myself in and turn my night light on

Oh I don't wanna grow up, wish I'd never grown up

I could still be little

Oh I don't wanna grow up, wish I'd never grown up

It could still be simple

Oh darling, don't you ever grow up

Don't you ever grow up, just stay this little

Oh darling, don't you ever grow up

Don't you ever grow up, it could stay this simple

Won't let nobody hurt you

Won't let no one break your heart

And even though you want to, please try to never grow up

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Oh, never grow up, just never grow up.

Click the link to hear the song on youtube :)

Next time I won't take so long to post again!  I have some projects and recipes to share :)  

Love and Hugs - 

Lindsey