Wow, what a blessed weekend! Family, friends, celebrations,
and of course all the things that go wrong but turn out right because of attitude,
for lack of a better word.
Better word "faith".
Faith in each other and our love,
that when its all put together, it is enough.
Thank-you family and friends for all the love and support.
There are so many things to write about , where to begin?
I am beginning at the end.
As Nan and the boys got ready to leave this morning
there was a feeling of joy in the house.
Joy of time well spent.
Listening to Nan tell the boys, yes this , no that,
a seeming constant communication between Mom and boys.
Made me think of the Sons of Heleman.
"Their mothers told them so".
I could hear it for the first time in Nan's voice and the way the boys
listened and obeyed.
The, maybe tired, but calm faithful voice of a mother,
teaching, repeating, layering values of goodness, fairness, leadership.
Character traits instilled with each day she meets the demands of motherhood.
I saw this in our various family members all weekend.
I'am so grateful to them for their faith and love.
Take the dog out, I'm not hungry, can I skip breakfast?
No, you need to eat something before we leave.
Get your stuff out to the car, Levi will you help your brother?
Make sure you have not forgotten anything.
This is Levi and Micah eating breakfast.
Levi says "Let's go out and swing one more time . Okay but I get the red swing.
No its who ever gets there first. No I get to call it.........then you here laughter
and know the swing will be lonesome once again when they leave.
Alex and Micah are swinging high when Nan tells them she is leaving
and off they jump screaming and yelling, wait we're coming.
Then all of us are out the front doors only to get stopped by the sidewalk chalk pictures.
They form a line and take turns jumping to the game drawn on the driveway.
Nan and I watch a minute. Reminds me of the Beatles,
3 in a line,like they are crossing the street.
Its been an hour of constant motion to get them to this point
and they are still not in the car!
I am just going to start the car and see what they do, Nan says.
Three heads pop up as they hear the car start
and in one boisterous uproar of motion they all run to the car and climb in.
Hey Aunt Debbie? if you find any of my stuff will you save it for me,
Micah says as Nan is backing out.
If I find it I'll make sure it gets put to good use Micah and
everybody waves and laughs as the car pulls away.
I will make a pile and make sure it gets to your house,
except for the melted buterfinger bars in the frig, don't want them to go bad...
Buster will also be missing his jug of water before it gets back to you...
They are like a small hurricane that passed through
and left the land upturned ready to plant some new seeds.
Wonder what we'll plant next?
Debbie
