My daughter thinks I'm Amish

Hmmm....I must be doing SOMETHING right when my daughter thinks I'm Amish! :P
This response from her comes in a timely manner in which she thinks our two worlds exist nothing alike. Why is it that we seem to strive to be so much different from the very human beings that loved, cherished, nourished and would give their very lives for us? Why do we view them in such a way that we want to do everything possible to be nothing like them? I speak in most cases, but certainly not ALL cases.

I try to think back to the days of growing up, how I felt, what I thought about my Mom. I don't know...she probably irritated me, I probably thought she was old fashioned, maybe a little dominant. But, those things don't really stand out in my mind in a sense...what does is rather her love....for me. My Mom has always and I mean ALWAYS been there for me in every situation, every circumstance, every turn of life, and even in just the standing still times. She has been a counselor to me in so many ways with SO much wisdom and encouragement. She has applied the deepest of love even when I've hurt her the most. I can't imagine her not being here always to still help and guide me through this thing we call life.

Both of my daughters still have SO VERY much growing up to do. Age holds NO standard of telling us when we are grown by any means. In their eyes, of course, they have arrived and somewhere along the way Mom derailed and fell off the tracks. I am not saying they aren't grown because they don't appreciate Mom the way they should, but rather they have yet to see what this life is all about, what really matters and what is most important. Popularity, guys, parties, social events, friends, jobs, appearance and what makes ME happy is none of it. Rather it is God and God alone...pure and whole that makes life matter, life complete and what is most important.
And someday. . .they will know this too.

Heck, they might even realize Mom isn't so Amish after all !!

Until then, I will trust, I will wait and I will pray for them as God takes them on their journey of that He has designed for them.

I don't hope to sound like a broken record on here talking about my Mom and my kids. I really will have other stories to tell. These are just topics near and dear to my heart for now.

Thanks for reading. You are appreciated! :)