The non-prodigal returns.

Our eldest returned to us alive and well - if a bit tired after a great week (less one day because of plumbing and snow). She seems to have had a great time. Though I expect it will take a while to get what she got up to out of her. Indeed, there will be things that she did that we will never know about. The weird thing is that these will get more and more frequent as she matures. Eventually to become completely independent of us - an exciting and yet daunting thought. Will we be able to provide her and train her in all the things she will need as she grows up? No. But we will be there for her (and our youngest) and will have to trust her and God with the rest.