My sweet girl!

Wow!  It's been a long time since I've blogged.  Probably nobody even goes to my blog to read it anymore since I take so long between posts.  Oh, well.  It's mainly for me to remember and share memories.
Jordan had told us a few years ago that he wanted to live with us forever.  He never wanted to get married and stay with us.  We just chuckled and told him that of course he could live with us for as long as he wanted.
Tonight as I was driving home with Rachel and Joshua in the car, Rachel and I had a similar conversation that went something like this:
Rachel:  "Mommy, when I get older I'm going to leave our house."
Me:  "Yes, someday when you're older."
Rachel:  "You & Papa are going to miss me when I leave."
Me:  "Yes, Rachel, we will miss you a lot."
Rachel(starting to get teary-eyed):  "I'll be sad when I leave your house."
Me:  "You don't have to leave if you don't want to.  You can stay with Mommy & Papa for as long as you want to."
Rachel(wiping her tears, voice cracking):  "OK.  I don't want to ever leave.  But I won't be the same me."
Me:  "It's okay.  You'll just be bigger.  Mark still lives with Grandma & Grandpa and he is a big boy.  He is about to move out of their house now because he and Sarah are getting married and he wants to live in his own house with Sarah.  You might meet a boy one day that you want to marry and that would be the only reason you might want to leave our house."
Rachel:  "No, Mommy.  I'm never going to want to marry any boy and leave you."

I just had to get it down in writing so I can show Rachel what she said when she decides to get married one day.  If only their sweet words could last forever!