Our oldest son took off on a large jet plane this morning. We were at the airport before the sun was up. Anxious and excited, getting through the long lines in security and anticipating the moment we would hug and say good bye for a month.
Well, it all happened, and then I had to stop and remember the words of my Savior.... that these feeling shall pass and that there is a plan and purpose for those who love Him. I know my son is the hands of the Savior.
So, the phone rang and on the other end was my son. He landed safe and sound without a hitch. My faith reconfirmed and my heart pounding and leaping with joy! Enjoy my son and have a blessed time....becoming the young man our God has made you into.....
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Saturday, June 25, 2011
What to think about all of this...
I have been essentially challenged to blog. I have no idea how to blog, what to blog about or why anyone would even want to read my blog...and then I have to wonder what a 'blog' is in the first place.
My first impression about a blog: the name is just too weird and bulky. Blogging sounds like something you do when you are blown up like a balloon and bouncing around the countryside. It's not quite an onomatopoeia but it is close to it. So, initially my first impression is very deceiving on this issue and should I go through with this?!
So, I guess you could say, blogging is a lot like we are--deceiving. Our initial presentation to a new person could be that one of like or dislike, but initially, it is all deceiving. For, as we grow and learn about each other, new times and places or even blogging, we come to accept the differences and the impression we were first given. We now see that impressions are just that : an unreal idea or vision about a thing or person...therefore it is deceiving.
So, now you see why I might not be a good blogger. My thoughts can go way out there and then they might wander a bit.
It is a daily and moment by moment battle to hold the words I love so close and remember what they mean. The words form the book of Joshua which say:
"Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go."
My first impression about a blog: the name is just too weird and bulky. Blogging sounds like something you do when you are blown up like a balloon and bouncing around the countryside. It's not quite an onomatopoeia but it is close to it. So, initially my first impression is very deceiving on this issue and should I go through with this?!
So, I guess you could say, blogging is a lot like we are--deceiving. Our initial presentation to a new person could be that one of like or dislike, but initially, it is all deceiving. For, as we grow and learn about each other, new times and places or even blogging, we come to accept the differences and the impression we were first given. We now see that impressions are just that : an unreal idea or vision about a thing or person...therefore it is deceiving.
So, now you see why I might not be a good blogger. My thoughts can go way out there and then they might wander a bit.
It is a daily and moment by moment battle to hold the words I love so close and remember what they mean. The words form the book of Joshua which say:
"Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go."
Memories and Beginning the 'New Season'
Looking over some old pictures and feeling a bit old today. Finding funny pictures and remembering the feelings and thoughts we had at the moment they were taken.....all of these things.... bringing back overwhelming emotions.
This summer is becoming one of change. A season I was never going to get to or think about. A season I never wanted or cared for, yet it did not wait. It is here--now.
Tomorrow we send our oldest son out on an adventure of a lifetime. He will travel 1000 miles away on his first solo airplane excursionand then remain in his destination for 4 weeks. It is the best opportunity he could possibly have, but I have to say that I am now having second thoughts. I will miss him so much.
In August we will be sending our oldest off to college 4 hours away. She will be chasing her rainbows and seeing the world as an adult. I still want to shelter her from this mean world, but know it is time for her to experience it all in her time. She will learn, love, fail and succeed....all tough lessons for such a young person.
When I was younger, I thought as 70 as an old person. Now, being in my late 40's I am seeing that 70 is a mere stone throw away. I pray for God to protect each member of families who are going into the 'next season' and that we hold onto HIM as we grow and flourish.....
This summer is becoming one of change. A season I was never going to get to or think about. A season I never wanted or cared for, yet it did not wait. It is here--now.
Tomorrow we send our oldest son out on an adventure of a lifetime. He will travel 1000 miles away on his first solo airplane excursionand then remain in his destination for 4 weeks. It is the best opportunity he could possibly have, but I have to say that I am now having second thoughts. I will miss him so much.
In August we will be sending our oldest off to college 4 hours away. She will be chasing her rainbows and seeing the world as an adult. I still want to shelter her from this mean world, but know it is time for her to experience it all in her time. She will learn, love, fail and succeed....all tough lessons for such a young person.
When I was younger, I thought as 70 as an old person. Now, being in my late 40's I am seeing that 70 is a mere stone throw away. I pray for God to protect each member of families who are going into the 'next season' and that we hold onto HIM as we grow and flourish.....
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Thoughts of Today vs. Thoughts of Yesterday
I am sitting here just watching the kids play a board game. Easy enough, and they are not arguing. But, just wondering how things will work out for each of them....the older two are off on an adventure with the church youth group and I envision how they will turn out.
Almost as I remember all of their earliest memories, I see them fleeting in a fog. I have been told to share all of these times with someone. My good friend Twanda has always said I should write a book :"The Lives and Times of Mary Jo" Well, I guess this is going to be as close as it gets!
I don't really contemplate mush, but live in the present. I plan things and make sure there is a plan and it is followed through. I like to have a way to get to the end task. And most of all, to have fun as I do it...
Almost as I remember all of their earliest memories, I see them fleeting in a fog. I have been told to share all of these times with someone. My good friend Twanda has always said I should write a book :"The Lives and Times of Mary Jo" Well, I guess this is going to be as close as it gets!
I don't really contemplate mush, but live in the present. I plan things and make sure there is a plan and it is followed through. I like to have a way to get to the end task. And most of all, to have fun as I do it...
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