I can't believe I have waited this long to blog this! Last Thursday, B came over to mow the lawn. He was EXTREMELY chatty, which I love! So he mowed and then he wanted to go skate before dinner. So he left and came back to eat with us. He called to say he was going to be late (he already was!) and that he had gotten stopped on his way to the skate park. Yes, his first speeding ticket. Needless to say, he was not thrilled. BUT he pretty much got over his anger quickly and we had an enjoyable dinner. Afterward, his dad had gone upstairs to do something and it was just he and I downstairs. He was talking my ear off! Telling me about school and stuff, LAUGHING...it was really great. It was one of those moments where I thought of Mary, the mother of Jesus and how she treasured all these things in her heart. That's what I am trying to learn to do; is treasure those really fun times and let them overshadow the not so good times. He's spending fall break with us. Pray for more times like this and that God would break through all the walls B has put up.
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What fresh joy He brings to us at times.... and these moments are a gift to you, I know.
You know what I love?
.. you sound like a mom. :-)
Treasuring these moments like Mary... pondering the sweetness simple interaction ... cherishing B in the way you do in that moment, ... that is your gift to your God.
It's tough being a teen and it's really tough being a stepmom! Someday B will look back and realize how great you are to him. It will make a difference in how he parents his children. Some kids just have to test our love by being as unlovable as possible! They have to know if we love them enough to keep loving them - no matter what! One of ours did, and you know after years of such stress, pain, and tears, he knows beyond a shadow of a doubt that our love will stand no matter what! That's how some of us come to understand the love of God - a love that loves us no matter who we are or what we've done. A love that lets the past be just that - the past, and sees our potential! Thank you God for that kind of love and for great stepmoms like Danna! (By the way, it's all part of "THE PLAN"!!!!!!!) Love ya!!!
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