Three Things

I've seen blogs written by several different friends and thought I might try my hand.  First, I need to thank those folks.  Brenda, Summer, Theresa, you've inspired me to try something new.  I don't know that I've got a great message, but I can share my thoughts.

So many things pass through my mind but two, well three, are very consistent.  One, I'm so lucky the Lord knows my name.  That's it in a nutshell.  How lucky I am!

Two and three sit well together.  Like most moms I'm proud of my kids but my kids truly are grand! 

My son, Nick, is having a birthday tomorrow.  How did he ever get to be 32 years old when in my heart he is still that young boy going to first grade, earning his first merit badge, catching his first fish, popping his first frog, riding Sam all over the farm and back, having his first date, earning his Eagle, there are just so many stunning memories for me.  Right now, I'm proud as can be that Nick has the job he describes as "the job I wanted all my life".  How many people can say that?  I'm glad Nick is happy with his job and hopefully his life as well.  I do love my son from the beginning to the end.

Three is Crystal.  She's beautiful and smart as a whip.  Truly.  My daughter, my little girl, has the confidence to move mountains.  She's brilliant and learned long, long ago that she can do whatever she wants in her life.  Crystal could hit a homer better than the coach's daughter when she was little and still plays ball, she loves camping, she likes cooking some funky foods with her mix and match ideas, she's good to try anything from crawling through caves to climbing.  She graduated from Texas A&M and wears the moniker of Aggie as only an Aggie can do.  The entire world is as her feet and she's earned her place.  Lucky young lady.  I believe she is happy in her life also.  She is always my sunshine.

People forget that "things" do not make them happy.  "Things" are things.  Love for your family, now that is the trick.  Your family knows you at your worst and  best.  Sometimes the two are close together and sometimes it seems a world apart.  Family supports you through the thick and thin, sunshine and rain.  They can give you heck from time to time but when the times get hard they are steadfast. 

I guess that's my thought for today.  I'll be back again before you know it.

Long live Texas!