I was at my Mom’s house today, as I am almost every day and I found this paper sitting on her kitchen island. I apparently have boundary issues where my parents are concerned, so I read it. It was a journal entry of my mom’s from a few years ago, and I LOVED it. It is just so my mom, and I wanted to share it, along with a picture I took of my mom a couple of days ago. .jpg "20080505_Mawmaw")
I love to work in my yard. This is a pastime and a hobby that I acquired when I was young and healthy. I loved to get down in the flower beds and play like a little kid. Somewhere along the way, though, I started to take it seriously. After working all day to make things perfect, I could always find a multitude of things that I had missed. Instead of admiring a beautiful flower, I became obsessed with the weed I had overlooked. Now I have to confess that I do have a rather compulsive personality. I want everything to be perfect. I think that is why I have decided to change my outlook on life. I am already starting to see a difference. I have always been able to look at God’s creation, such as a sunset, a mountain stream or a small baby and realize that it can’t be improved upon. But now I find that I can look at other man made things and still see God’s hand in that, too. Now, that doesn’t mean that I like a building that someone painted hot pink in a moment of insanity, but I have been able to stifle the urge to repaint it for them. I can even understand that God wants His children happy and if one of them is partial to hot pink, He might even smile as he sees that first coat going on. Maybe if we were as tolerant of others as He is of us, we wouldn’t see as much road rage, or have to put up with someone being mean or unreasonable with us. This is an excellent reason to try to have a positive outlook and a Christian attitude. That is another thing, in addition to hot pink, that makes Him smile. —EMT
Thanks Mom for letting me share this. Happy early Mother’s Day!! Love, Christi