Seasons Change~ But It All Begins And Ends With Family

It seems when someone really close to you dies you look life square in the eye. To be frank with you ~ I think sometimes life seems so silly. Kind- of like mice on one of those crazy wheels going round and round but never getting anywhere. In light of how short of our time here here on this earth really is~ it has me re-evaluating life. What really is important?

This week while out to breakfast with one of my favorite girlie friends ~ I read this sign.

Seasons change. But it all begins and ends with family.


Erma Bombeck wrote a column about the conflict sometimes that occur as siblings divide items after a parent dies. ( I am so thankful my siblings and I did not nor ever will do this! I love them two so much I would give them all I have and I mean it!) Whether it's cake platters, Christmas ornaments or grandma's quilts ~people get convinced that they alone should have a certain item. As if keeping an earthly piece of   something will help them hold on to their loved one.  Bombeck said she never wanted a TV set or a tote bag to remember her parents, because their true legacy to her was the way they loved, not what they left behind.

What legacy will I leave my children? I hope that I have taught my children that things are not important~ people are important. I  hope I have taught them not only to not be afraid of the storms but where to run in a storm. And lets face it life manages to bring about storms. I hope I have taught them where to run when they fall down. They are my children ~that's how I know there will be times they fall down. I have given my life ~my dreams~ my hopes and my ambitions in raising my children. I don't want to drop the ball now. Ashley~Jessica~ Hannah and Caleb nothing matters except giving your hearts to God and loving with all your being. And I love you all with all my being!

In Psalm 46~ the writer refers to the Lord as "our refuge"~ a place of protection during times of danger and distress.