getting used to a new name

bryce passed!!!
this is the moment we were waiting for.  no more school (unless of course he decides someday to get his doctorate…but let’s not think about that), tests, studying, carrying those horrid 20 lb study guides around, and no more waiting.  i never thought we would make it; the end always seemed so far off.  there was always another step/hoop that he had to jump through: school, internships, graduation, exams.  but he made it!  i could not be more proud of my husband.  he worked hard and never got lax or discouraged.  he was always so grateful and expressed his gratefulness to me about putting him through school.  that made it all worth it for me.  
now, in the third year of our marriage we get to experience a whole new set of challenges and role reversals.  bryce is working full time now (can i hear an amen?) and loving what he is doing.  i can’t tell you how amazing it is for a wife to know that her husband is doing the very thing God created him to do.  i’m only working part time now (can i hear an amen?) and loving the time spent getting ready for the baby.  it is very strange, though, to have a season that you long for come flying at you without getting to say goodbye to the last season.  although that sounds silly, there will be things that i miss about the last season of life we just walked trudged through.  i learned so many important lessons the past two years and i never want to forget them.  
i feel that time has sped up to warp speed and my life as a mom is coming at me faster than i expected.  this child is going to change everything and i am so thankful.  i just can’t afford to live in the “what’s next” mindset.  i’ve got to learn the hear and now.  i cannot take one moment for granted.  so my prayer for today is to enjoy the time today; to not get so caught up in plans and future events, but to listen to the Holy Spirit and His guiding voice.  i want to enjoy and see Jesus today.  i don’t want to miss one lesson or one word of His speaking to me.