Charm and Grace

Several of my children are at a crossroad. I can picture you looking to the left and right, measuring the distance of each path as well as it can be known, and puzzling over which path to take. I realized a few years ago that my parenting days were not over. It's still my duty to provide an assist without overstepping my boundaries. Several scripture stories about decision making immediately came to mind. Q: Does the Lord mind if we ask Him a specific question? A: No, not at all.  He stands at the door waiting to reveal His mind to us. Laman and Lemuel frequently used the excuses that the Lord made no such thing (fill-in-the-blanks) known unto us. While the ever faithful Nephi reminded them of the possibility of having certain knowledge.  "Do ye not remember the things which the Lord hath said?—If ye will not harden your hearts, and ask me in faith, believing that ye shall receive, with diligence in keeping my commandments, surely these things shall be made known ...

There was a time when I could bicycle for miles, hike the Appalachians, scale vertical cliffs, and swim several miles each week in the college pool. I know that person was me. What happened to her?????? I'm not going to make excuses...life happened!  Anyways, I get a glimpse of her during spinning class. The guy next to me said, "Way to go, I was trying to keep up with you."  I was surprised by his comment. I said thanks & that I really love spinning class. I just get into some zone & pedal as fast/hard as I can back to a time when I weighed 114 pounds. Even if I weighed 114 pounds now, I would still have gray hair, and wrinkles around the eyes.  I suppose I would be a very fit grandmother.  That would be a very good thing. I think that youth is wasted on young people. They don't appreciate it! Oh well, the girl is still in here somewhere, spinning to get out...

Mother's Day keeps getting better and better. Growing older has its perks, namely grandchildren.  My lovely children are having children of their own. Lauren Ann and David are expecting Jonathan in early June, and Jimmy & Bradie are expecting their second baby in mid-November. I've been blessed with wonderful children whose good lives fill me with joy. Eleanor Marie & me, Mother's Day, 2011  Bradie, Ellie, Ashlyn, 2011