Just look at what took my breath away when I walked into my garden room after being gone for 9 days. I thought something was on fire outside my window. It is glorious!
Lawrence and Judy picked me up at the airport late Tuesday night from my return from Ontario. I enjoyed a good night's sleep at their house and rose to drive over to my Bible study and a lunch date before actually returning home. I am now safely tucked away in the comforts of home.
Visits with my daughters bring great inspiration to me and they make me want to be a better woman. I am so proud of them all as I watch how capable they are in what they are doing. It makes me want to stay young at heart and to keep doing new things to keep my life interesting and whole. I miss the days of being the full time mom when I watch them with their toddlers and almost wish I could do it all over again. I am much older and wiser now and I can see areas where I could have improved. Isn't that the way of life? It's nice to see that they can take what they grew up with and then add their personal flair and decisions and create a whole new family.
I am watching this transformation take place in the lives of my many daughters here locally as they are getting married and starting their homemaking. That is another one of the joys of being a pastor. In fact, after the eight weddings we were involved in since July we were just settling in to a blank wedding calendar when the call came to do a wedding in November! The real exciting part is that they are asking to use our church for it! After the renovations we did this summer, I am encouraged to see that the Lord is stirring the hearts of people to enjoy the fruit of our labors. It will be a beautiful setting indeed.
God speaks through burning bushes. I think I'll take my tea and go stare out my window for a bit...
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