Today's Pleasures

Bread almost ready for the oven

Fresh picked tomatoes

Catching Up With a Friend

Spent the afternoon with a friend talking, laughing and catching  up on each others busy lives.  The atmosphere was great in a cute little vegetarian restaurant.  This picture was our dessert... Fresh fruit smoothies.  We were there for almost 4 hours just basking in one anothers  company, unaware of the passing time...  Savoring the rare moments we have together ...what a gift. 

God knew just what we needed.

A Book Worth Reading

Here is a quote from this book.  Just what I need for today:

"God promises to use all your life experiences, including any evil that has been done against you, for your good.  One example of good that comes from adversity is changes in your character as you become more like the Lord Jesus Christ.  Another example of  good that comes from adversity is that God is tremendously honored (glorified) if you respond biblically.  God promises to use all things for your good if you love God You love God by being an obedient Christian." p. 11

Here are  texts that support the above paragraph:

"And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. For whom He foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, that He might be the firstborn among many brethren."  Romans 8:28,29

"If you love Me, keep My commandments" John 14:15

Watching...

my children use and grow their talents to glorify God  humbles me,

and inspires me.

A Special Day

I awoke to see something on my pillow.  Oh just a towel left there the night before...or so my foggy brain thought.  Then as I sat up and the juices began to flow and the foggy brain began to function it was discovered that this was no towel...but this....

Chief had cut them and placed them there in the early morning hours before I woke. What a miracle. It was not even Mothers Day.

Special Time

I had the most wonderful evening last evening!  NRJ planned to take me out to eat...to celebrate a late  Mothers Day and the end of a semester  for them.

We debated on the location for this special event...and chose a place that has become a favorite spot because of its variety to choose from, as well as being a close to home location. We talked, laughed, took a few pictures and enjoyed our fellowship and food.  I treasure these times as I know that these moments will become rarer as time marches on and they become more independent.

 I am honored to be my kids mom. 

Today

Chief was canceled from work today.  Often it means more stress and rearranging of schedules to fit his choice of schedule and sometimes even cause meltdowns within the family...but today I asked him to come work with me in the garden...and he did.  It was a blessed time together.  We mainly weeded, but it helped both of us focus on what the rest of the day would be like.  It helped the kids get some studies accomplished without interruption.  Now he is working on taking some branches and logs away from a tree that fell during a storm we had a few months ago. We even found a small handful of green beans to steam for lunch.  God is good.