Little does she know

There is something exciting taking place today and I'll have to catch you up; upon our return that is!!!!!

Are You CURIOUS? well you just have to wait to get it all figured out! ;-)

The ache of a mothers heart

One of the hardest things to experience is one of your children become ill and need you to help them being sick. No details we all know what I am referring to. It is awful to be sick and when it happens "away from home" makes it even that much more difficult.
She texts: "Mommy, I just got sick. Will u come and pick me up." then a quick phone call shortly after. My little family couldn't move quick enough when it is cold out. The Coats on, mittens, socks and shoes appropriately placed in order to get the van warmed in time to make sure the dear daughter' our princess knows we are there to get her. It seemed like an eternity to this mommy.

I just wanted to cradle her, wash her face and to get lunch, something gentle into her weak system. Oh then to find that our baby would do the same thing upon awakening from a very late evening nap.

I wish I could just touch them and take it all away. The feeling, the pressure, the slight fever with one. To calm them, wipe their face, hold them and rub their back. To ease them into a calming rest. Sometimes it comes with a very calming bath and soothing music to calm the mind, the nerves and aching muscles screaming for relief.

Yes it is an ache of a mothers heart to help her child who is temporarily ill. An ache to relieve everything and make everything as it were before. Oh in less than one month there has been six moments of aching for a loved one who has been feeling like this. Thank the good Lord for his compassion's that far out weigh all of my short comings. For his example to Love with the desire to make everything better and take it all away. Yes our sin is that sickness. He is there for us and desires to calm us, take away the pain, to make everything right. He has literally touched us and stretched out his arms in a way that says I LOVE YOU THIS MUCH! Then he died on the cross fully healing me, you and all of man kind. He desires freedom from our sickness, called our sin because he to has the ache of a mothers heart.

The newness of life

When the heart is stretched, the dreams sent reeling, the visions swimming & the pulse of the vital organ known as our heart with vigorous beats to bring a new beat of joy.

One, a dream that some may try to squelch, but let that not hinder what has been put there.

I dream and I DREAM rather large. It is odd that as time goes by, some forget what their dreams are. Why?
Well sometimes it is because there are those who become Naysayers.
Those that are not supportive by either making doubt settle into a seed of ambiguity.
Maybe it is by others not being an encourager.
I say "PISHAH" and "KEEP DREAMING"!!!

My Dreams are Big BODACIOUS DREAMS!
Some of them are rather detailed because they have been there for a very long time.
Others are new ones that have crept into existence of my inner most parts because they are un-explainable and "out of the box"!

I can hardly wait for them to come to fruition.

What? What? What???

So some things have come to my mind and really challenged my thinking and possibly a mantra.

* What do You want from __________?

* What are you willing to do in order to achieve it?

* What are you willing work hard for and to sacrifice in order to make it happen? (especially when others tell you it can't be done!)

well . . .. for ONE WEEK I have really been thinking, pondering and reflecting! "Ana" What are your DREAMS?!!! What drove those DREAMS? Are you still DREAMING? Why or why not?

I DID! They brought me great JOY. I temperarily got side tracked from some Naysayers however, they are my DREAMS and now I am DREAMING AGAIN because the Lord put them there in my heart!

Now the bitter cold

Faith is ecstatic because they have NO SCHOOL for the third day in a row! AMAZING!!!!!

She was told very very early from a reliable source and then I passed it on to others also. Well . . . now the bitter cold was the reason for us not having school for the third day (at least two of us were thrilled with that possibility) but we all ate some humble pie, so we thought, when one said, "That's not correct, because I know we were told that we do have school." We were excited for Faith and her thrill for the opportunity to make some fun memories baking. Well you know . . . It is always good to keep in mind that we are all learners at all stages of this life we live! Faith had accurate information. Faith shared that information of the bitter cold "snow day". ;-) Faith handled it correctly by smiling and remaining excited regardless what others said. We excited to share you snow day/bitter cold day Faith!

So here is the deal. Some days when we have all the facts set straight, share those facts there will be some who feel the need to tell us we are incorrect, because of not wanting to believe what we say.

I can hardly wait to see what will come of the Day tomorrow!

Have a FABULOUS FUN FILLED day FAITHY!!!
Love Mom!