Saturday May 11, 2013

One of the dangers of posting pictures on my blog every day

and being careful to not embarrass our children and grandchildren

is that some people think we never have any problems

and that I am a “wonderful, delightful” mother and grandmother.

Because I choose to portray fun things and pretty things

you don’t pick up on the times when we disagree

when someone is hurting or sad

or when the young (or not so young) make a bad choice.

Because my life motivation is to encourage Christians

and to share the joy of serving the Lord

I try not to make a display

of messy, unlovely things.

There are twenty-seven of us

Cerwin, me,

our four children, their spouses,

their sixteen children, and a grandson-in-law.

Some of us are conservative

and others – not so much

some have chosen to home school

others prefer public education.

We all have opinions

some stronger than others

and ideas that sometimes irritate another

so we don’t always agree.

Above all that, the mother and grandmother of this clan

is not perfect, nor does she want to pretend to be

or cause you to think along that line

because that is way too heavy a burden to carry.

This mother and grandmother

worries when she should trust

she has been known to withdraw,

and be unkind, unloving, and impatient.

However, there is one thing I want you

and each of our children and grandchildren to know.

I love them with my whole heart

And pray for them every day.

I am delighted when I see growth – especially spiritual growth.

I love when they call, email, or text me for prayer.

I enjoy hearing what is going on in their life

and when they tell me about their jobs and relationships.

I am concerned when I notice or hear about a struggle

whether spiritual, emotional, or physical

and pray when I hear that one of them is sad

or in some kind of pain.

I guess I just wanted you to know

that our family is not perfect

nor do we claim to be

…especially the mother.