RECENTLYMy title says it all! When I was in the midst of raising & homeschooling three children & our days were long, I couldn't imagine at that time what it would be like to have adult children. I was living from school day to school day, laundry day to laundry day---which was everyday! All my little chickens were in the nest.
I hope it will encourage many of you to know that having adult children is wonderful! Our 21 yr old married daughter & I are going fabric shopping today. Her grandma is going to make pillows for their sofa & so I will pick her up at the university where she teaches violin & piano, take her to lunch & then we will look for fabric. Her husb is golfing with his father this afternoon so it's GIRL TIME!! She has to teach more lessons in the afternoon & then asked if she & her husband could come over to visit this evening. Are you kidding? I think I would cancel any appointment I might have to spend an evening with my grown kids!
On Saturday, they had a yard sale in preparation for their move to Texas.We hung out at the sale with them. I have been many, many places in my life, but at that moment, on that Saturday, there is nowhere else in the whole world that my husband & I would rather be than sitting in lawn chairs in their driveway with them as they greeted the bargain hunters. My husband picked up lunch for us & we just sat there eating & chatting. Life is good!
Our almost 20 yr old son & his sweet girlfriend---yes, moms, they do grow up to have girlfriends other than you, have been hovered over a table in our family room putting a 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle together. Our son loves John Wayne movies & being the sweet girlfriend she is, she has endured 4 nights of the Duke as they work their puzzle. It warms my heart. These are two college sophomores, very social, active and bright & they're nicely growing out of the teen years and enjoying more simple pleasures. Before last night's puzzle session, my husband, son, girlfriend & our younger son played nine holes of golf together.
These are fine times. Times when you can have adult conversation with your kids, remember their precious little kid faces & see those faces reflected in who they are now. No matter how old they get, I still hug the stuffing out of them!
Hang in there...It is the everydayness of life with your children that build wonderful adult relationships and the really good news is that you can make mistakes & God's grace is abundant; much bigger than any mistakes you may make! We do not have to be perfect parents to have loving adult children!
Sorry to hear about Texas. Hope that works out alright for everyone!
bethanyrae
Thanks for stopping by my page..I could not find anyone in AR that had an active profile last time I looked..
I think my blog is back up. What a chore! I have not been feeling well so I couldn't spend anytime on it unitl today. All day!