You're Going to Miss This

March 7, 2015

I woke up before 6 this morning to do some farm office work before a meeting we had. Within minutes, I could hear heavy footsteps on the stairs and dad came to join me. Within the hour, I could hear the sound of crackling bacon and smelled Mom's delicious breakfast. Pretty soon Neal was up, belong primary songs at the top of his lungs.

I started laughing at the familiarity and the strangeness of our morning routine. I sobered up, realizing that it won't be like this much longer. When the silence overwhelms me, I'll miss the loud, everyday noises of the family.

Immediately a song popped into my head,

"You're gonna miss this,

You're gonna want this back.

You're gonna wish these days hadn't gone by so fast.

These are some good times.

So take a good look around.

You may not know it now,

But you're gonna miss this." 

-Trace Adkins Song

As the days have gone on, I've thought a bit more about how I will miss our short time being together before we are all Oklahoma, Illinois, Idaho, and Hawaii. I'm going to miss being in the middle of scripture study and someone getting up in the middle of a thought to throw-up. I'll miss laughing around the dinner table. I'll miss Dad always talking on the phone. I'll miss being scared so badly at 3am that I wake the whole house up. I'll miss getting Neal back for scaring me by giving him a black eye (with make-up). I'll miss moments playing games together. I'll miss laughing and being so close to the ones I love. So, I'll take a good look around and look at the good times!