Dear Sons/Daughters, It occurred to me last night that you just don't get me.... So I think i need to try to explain myself - for the sake of all parents out there - because honestly,......we, parents of adult children, are highly misunderstood! Ok, here it is in a nutshell. I love you. That's it. That is IT! ............. I love you. Got it? No, I didn't think it would be quite that easy to explain. So let me try.... Ok, when you became an adult (basically, this is the time when Continue Reading
Monday Morning
Good Morning Lord, It's Monday morning. And I'm tired. Starting out the week tired. Not a good idea.... Lord, this week, this work week, this week of parenting holds in it more than I can know. But You know. Thank you for being a God that Knows! That is intimately interested in all we are involved in. I think of the Garden and how you walked and talked with Adam and Eve and it reminds me that you will walk and talk with us if we just "tune in". Help us to focus on your presence and help Continue Reading
Summer Memories
Summer. A season that inspires memories! The weather is hot, school is out, the kids are around. Thinking of summer brings me back to my childhood. Opening the pool... the first swim.. Do you remember hearing the music from the ice cream truck in the neighborhood and running inside to see if mom will give you money?! And the thrill of choosing from the wide variety, peeling back the paper wrapping and enjoying the cool, sweet taste of that special treat! How about... Ripe Continue Reading
PRAYING FOR OUR CHILDREN
I'd like to start a series of prayers that we can pray for our children. I have seen at this stage in our children's live (when they are on their own) it's necessary to give them growing room. But as parents we want so badly to be a part of their lives. Let's face it - it's not likely to happen to the degree that we would want it! But - who of us haven't heard of the power of a praying mom??? "It was her/his mother's prayers....." Not to say that this is entirely true... but each time I Continue Reading