She calls me “Mom”

                              First day, Senior year

I always dreamed of having a daughter.  I often thought how great it would be to play on a playground with her, to watch her toddle around while learning to walk.  I wanted to put her hair in pigtails and listen to her laughter. I wanted to teach her the all familiar ABC song and watch her as she learned to read. I wanted her to love for me to read with her and say prayers together before closing her eyes. I hoped she would make choices not to follow the crowd. I hoped she wouldn’t be fearful, but to walk in confidence. I hoped she could be close with her Dad and let his hugs be the solution to so many problems she would face. I hoped home would be a peaceful place to return to at the end of the day. I wanted her to feel she could speak to me about any problem, not just the small ones. I wanted her to only be concerned with pleasing God and not so much people.

It all came to be and so much more. I have the most beautiful gift a mother could ever ask for, Madison.  She is loved more than words could ever express and has more wisdom about God’s plan for her life than many adults.  She continues to seek Him in her everyday decisions and amazes me with her courage. I’m so thankful she calls me Mom and will hold on to every memory I have of her! I wish I could slow the time down so that she could have a senior year over and over, but it only comes once. I’ll cherish every day she is with me and love her unconditionally for the rest of my life. I’m thankful to God for my beautiful daughter!

Leiah

Easier is Harder

Easier IS harder. Easier means decluttering our little brains, making room for new thoughts, new possibilities, new dreams,etc…. We have added a little clutter here and a little clutter there until everything seems so hard. What about those thoughts, like guilt we carry around everyday for whatever we think we’re guilty about. What about all of those things on our lists?  My list seems to grow daily, but what if all of that stuff isn’t necessary to make our life easier. Why not go back? Go back to the one book which really does have it all. Why not dig for the answers? Who knows what God will reveal while we’re finding the answer we’re looking for?  Why not let go? My sister has a saying that goes, “Let Go and Let God.” That pretty much sums it up. How much easier life would be if we gave ourselves permission to let go? After all, isn’t that what God asked us to do? I’m not there yet, but I get a new chance everyday. Spring is a time of renewing, cleaning,freshening, purging. This Spring, I’m going to do my best to let God have the chance to do the renewing, cleaning, freshening , and purging in me. He can make my harder life much easier!

There is a first for everything!

I guess this makes me an “official blogger?” There is a first for everything and if you would have told me even two years ago that I would be blogging, I would have probably said something like, “Is that some kind of sport?” Yes, I’m a little slower than most at picking up on this ever so changing technical age we’re living in. Thank goodness for my children who can keep me in the know on things like blogging, texting(T9!), FB, etc…. I am a little slow at picking up, but I keep trying! So, here goes! I’m an official blogger!