life goes faster than you think One January evening ... the day before my boyfriend's 24th birthday ... the test shows a + sign. I'm a 23 year old girl ... 4 months from college graduation ... not yet married ... totally scared. I let my boyfriend know ... he is scared too. We think ... and talk ... and think some more. This is LIFE and so we choose it ... God has a plan. FAST FORWARD 41 year old mommy of 5 wonderful girls ... I am busy ... I am often tired. My first baby is a senior in high school ... where did the time go? Graduate college, get married (to that boyfriend), have a baby ... then four more ... did all that happen? Joy, tears, tantrums, cuddles, smiles, frustrations, giggles, and oh so many pictures to show for it! This nearly 17 year old is such a GIFT ... not in my plans at the age of 23/24 ... but I TRUSTED. Straight 'A' student, National Merit Semifinalist, active in our Catholic church and in her youth group. ...