 What
a great day yesterday was! My two sons Michael and Aaron took me and my
daughter-in-law Sara, and of course my grandson Tobias, out for breakfast
at Lucia's Restaurant, one of my favorite local breakfast houses. What
a joy to just sit and talk about what is going on in our daily lives and
enjoy a meal together. My sons had given me a beautiful plant for my garden,
a lovely card, and a certificate for a new radio/tape deck for my car system
which I ruined one day by leaving a fast foods glass of ice on the dash
of the car on a very hot day. Who would of thought that it would melt right
through the paper cup and down into my sound system. The radio makes little
static crackling sounds periodically. The tape deck hasn't worked since,
and I love listening to music or the Sunday sermons from the Sunday before,
or motivational tapes while I'm driving.
How
Blessed I am to have these two wonderful sons who love me very much, and
a precious daughter-in-law and grandson whom I adore. I talk to so many
mothers who have tremendously heavy crosses to bear and who don't even
know where their children are, or they do know where they are, and wish
they didn't.
I
have been a single parent for 14 years now. It definitely has not been
easy raising two sons alone but God has been good and blessed me with tender,
compassionate children who love Him and me. I am proud of who they are
as individuals, and thrilled when I observe their deep commitment to others
as friends and as true extended family! They both know what it means to
love others unconditionally and how to give another respect for his/her
own individuality and special uniqueness' without judging them according
to their own set of standards.
Each
of my boys knows what it means to be there for another person and to not
just walk out when it gets tough or difficult to stay. They have a committed
love for others that says, "You Are Special and Worthy of taking time out
of my daily life for." That is truly a form of Christ-likeness not often
seen in this day and age, with our lives so busy and self indulging. And
it doesn't matter what the person looks like or what they do for a living,
or don't do, for that matter. They both have an accepting, loving care
for others that is unconditional. How very Blessed I am!!!
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