A VISIT WITH MY CHILDREN

WITH ALL THE COMMOTION REGARDING THE CASEY ANTHONY VERDICT YESTERDAY, I HAVE BEEN REMINDED MORE THAN EVER OF HOW MUCH I TRULY LOVE MY CHILDREN.  I MAY NOT HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A CONTENDER FOR "MOTHER OF THE YEAR" BUT EVEN AT MY WORST, I LOVED MY CHILDREN WITH A PASSION.  THE LORD BLESSED ME TREMENDOUSLY WHEN HE ALLOWED ME TO BE THE MOTHER OF BOTH ROSS AND GINA.  I CANNOT THANK HIM ENOUGH! 

GINA LIVES HERE AT HOME WITH ME, BUT ROSS LIVES ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES AWAY.  HE AND HIS GIRLFRIEND SHANNON CAME OVER THIS MORNING TO VISIT AND I WAS SO HAPPY TO HAVE THEM HERE WITH US.  THEY ALL SAT AROUND THE SNACK BAR AND TALKED AND LAUGHED WHILE I COOKED THEM ALL A HUGE BREAKFAST.  AFTER THEY ATE, WE VISITED A WHILE BEFORE THEY HAD TO LEAVE.  EVEN THOUGH WE SEE EACH OTHER OFTEN, WE ALL EXCHANGED HUGS AND KISSES AS WE SAID GOOD BYE.  I LOVE SPENDING TIME WITH MY CHILDREN, EVEN IF IT IS TO SHARE A SHORT VISIT SUCH AS WE DID THIS MORNING. 

AS I COOKED AND ENJOYED DOING SOMETHING FOR MY KIDS THIS MORNING, MY THOUGHTS TURNED TO THE LORD.  HE LOVES SPENDING TIME WITH EACH ONE OF US AND HE WAITS PATIENTLY FOR OUR VISITS.  LIKE A LOVING PARENT, HE WANTS US CLOSE TO HIM.  HE ALSO WISHES TO GIVE US THE DESIRES OF OUR HEARTS.  IN THE SAME WAY THAT WE SHOW NO FAVORITISM TO ANY OF OUR CHILDREN, GOD LOVES US ALL EQUALLY.  HE IS NO RESPECTOR OF PERSONS.  AS A LOVING PARENT, HE WILL NEVER LEAVE US OR FORSAKE US.  IT IS HIS DESIRE THAT WE GROW BY READING HIS NURTURING WORD.  OUR GOD IS NEVER TOO BUSY FOR ANY OF US.  HE WAITS PATIENTLY TO SPEAK TO US THROUGH HIS STILL, SMALL VOICE. 

JUST AS WE WAIT PATIENTLY TO SPEND TIME WITH OUR CHILDREN, WHOM WE LOVE, THE LORD WAITS FOR US ALL!  I AM NINDFUL OF THIS TODAY!

PSALM 37:4  DELIGHT YOURSELF ALSO IN THE LORD, AND HE SHALL GIVE YOU THE DESIRES OF YOUR HEART

THANKS FOR READING MY "NOTE"
LOVE,
M