I have to say that life out here tends to be at times a never ending flow of learning; whether it is about life itself or the animals we live with; or the ones around us. I seem to be able to learn something amazing all the time. One of the things that comes to mind right now is this past week when I shared that we had gone on one of our evening walks and I thought I heard "puppies" and it turned out to be "piglets" of the wild variety. I went walking again a few days later with Dale and he asked me if I had seen our neighbors yard across the road;"I told him, no why"? He showed me and I was shocked. It seems that the pigs decided to do a bit of yard work. They dug up almost the whole yard. I had no idea that they could do so much damage. They stay away from ours most likely because of the dogs. The whole yard looked like someone took a tiller and tilled up the yard. It was truly amazing.
The other life lesson I have learned and am still learning about are my "emotions"; there are some days that I swear if "God and I" did not know better; I would think that I was pregnant. Then there are days were everything is so funny or just incredible. I am thinking about where I was at a year ago. Watching all the kids get ready for school and wishing that my own kids were back there so I could watch them cross safely across the street. Some of you are getting ready to watch yours move off to begin a whole new part of their lives. Off to a "dorm" room, and a whole new set of activities. You will wonder I'm sure; are they are making the correct choices; or are they making healthy eatting choices. Are they getting enough sleep; are they keeping up with their studies. There are a whole new set of concerns that we learn to live with. And yet every year that I was at home I recalled all of them. Somehow every year those "concerns" would come around; then I would just tell myself that they made it this far; and God is watching over them better than I ever could. Even Sarah who is and has been married and gone for about 5 or 6 years; I still recall those times. These are my "trigger" times. By this I mean at the beginning of each school year is my time to walk through my mind and feel those "Mom feelings". The ones that remind me of all the "sharp curves" and "blind siding" that we experienced while they were growing up. Would I do it all again; you bet. Albeit I would do a few things differently; but for the most part it would stay the same. To me watching our children go from "dependence" to "independent" is one of the heartbreaking times of life for Mom's. So if your one of those Mom's my heart is right there with you. But also know that you have blessed your children with some great memories; ones that they will treasure for the rest of their lives. They also have "stories" and "set examples" for their own children. YOU have provided a path to follow in their adult years. What a great reward for you to watch. So enjoy the school years and all they bring. Have a blessed week.
Blessings,
Karen
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