Doing that "mom thing"....

I've discovered that as mom's many of us just never seem to be able to quit doing the "mom thing". Even my 85 year old mother still reminds me to grab my keys, remember my wallet, and to not forget what time some appointment is. She tells me she can still call me a "girl" because that is what I am to her (as she pats my cheek and says what a sweet girl I am).

Even tho' we are no longer teaching our kids formally, or they are no longer living in our homes, some of us just don't lose that need to continue to offer support and/or encouragement. I've always prayed for my children but now that I am not so physically responsible for their day-to-day needs, I find that prayer is THE way I can stay involved in their lives. God continually lays on my heart the urgency to pray for them, to bring their needs before Him daily, hourly, and sometimes minute by minute. I know He loves them even more than I do and He knows how they are feeling, what they need, their sorrows, burdens and joys. I'm thankful that I can depend on Him to hear my prayers for them and to answer faithfully...and as long as I can, I'll just keep on doing that "mom thing" for all of them.

This 'n that

Well, the wedding turned out to be quite lovely. We had just the right amount of food and it only took a couple of days to put everything back to normal at home. I think we should do a family wedding here at our house. It would be fun and should save money....just need a couple of candidates :-)

Heidi, Hannah and I started a weekly Bible Study (on Mondays) to go through the book of Acts. I'm looking forward to it and especially the motivation to memorize more scripture.

Spring break for Jonathan is coming up...he might visit Jesse at JBU. Then Jesse comes home 2 weeks later for his spring break.

I'll be 58 in about a week...how odd that sounds!

Weddings

I've been to a number of weddings and bridal showers lately. Must be something in the air :-) My niece, Heather, is getting married on Valentine's Day. I've been learning to make 'foofy" little candies and trying out various hors d'ouvres recipes so we can have extra interesting little food things at her reception. I really wonder why weddings have to be so stressful...they should be fun! I'm praying that Walt's and Heather's day turns out to be a blast and the stress for everyone disappears!