Happy Mother's Day...
to me!

Rudy gave me a corsage.

It wad hidden in our refrigerator so well that I never saw it.

In fact, he had quite a time digging it out.

I always take a picture with my children on Mother's Day but we often forget until

evening when everyone has changed out of their church clothes.

This time we took the picture at church so everyone would

still be dressed up. 

It was a beautiful day for our traditional picnic in the park.

We got lunch from a taqueria, ate in the shade,

and played in the sun.

My kids gave me a beautiful succulent bowl.

I'm enjoying it on my table but it needs to move out into

the sunshine soon.

Rudy made my life easier on potluck Sundays with a

casserole-size Crock-pot.

I was thinking this week about how God's gives you the 

children you need.

Sometimes you get one just like yourself; you cringe at times but

also can empathize with their joys and struggles.

Sometimes they are quirky and you enjoy their personality while

trying to temper it with a dose of reality.

Sometimes they are "difficult" in case you get too cocky

and think you have parenting figured out.

But God always gives us Grace as we raise our tribe

and that's what we need to share with our children
 and fully extend to other parents.