I love to eat all the yummy food, visit with relatives, see my nieces and nephews and cousins, eat the yummy food (oh... did I already mention the yummy food?!), and visit with sweet, wise Grandma. She always has the best advice, and the best yummy Thanksgiving food (I know, I've got to stop that)...
I am so thankful for my friends and family. Truly, I am blessed beyond measure in the family support category. I'd love to be able to see everyone all the time, whenever I want, but no one wants to live with me in my crazy life, in my crazy house, with the crazy kids because they are all doing their own crazy things. I think that's why we celebrate holidays together. It kind of knocks us down a notch or two... to see that everyone else is caught up in trying to live life and make good decisions and they are just as busy as we are.
In school this week, the kids and I have been reading about Mary and Elizabeth getting their miraculous news that they were to have sons. Talk about crazy times: winged messengers, virgin conceptions, strange messages! I can only imagine the huge, immense trust in God that these women needed to keep moving forward, and to keep living their crazy lives in their crazy times (and don't worry- I don't mean crazy like insane; I mean crazy like busy and getting ready to reveal miracles). I admire that trust when I'm wondering only if we should have pizza (again, and really, the perfect food), or switch it up with a balanced Happy Meal from McDonald's! These awesome women were carrying sons that were about to change history in the most profound way! I can appreciate these women so much more now, because I am a mother, too. Parenting is not always going my way... it's not even usually going my way... but I need to remember to have that TRUST. God knows what He is doing. It really is all about perspective, isn't it?
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
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