The clouds were dancing and doing a jig as we went home from SC.

God was so close to us, that it was a scary feeling leaving. I never had such fear and joy that we were heading home. Sometimes, I have fear and sometimes I have joy, but the mixture was something that I couldn't put into words. I almost had an anxiety attack and said, let's take this journey tomorrow morning and that would have meant everybody would have known that I was not feeling well. I simply shut my mouth and let the journey happen. I took pictures of the dancing clouds and the drops of rain on the dashboard seemed to give us greater expectation that our journey was covered.

These times of refreshing, you know will never come again. They are once in a lifetime fellowship experiences. God comes close and He follows a pattern that is familiar for me, so I know that it is Him. I need His hand holding mine when we are in these moments. It took me back to that moment that I knew Mu, knew God. The clouds came close and drenched the beach, but we had been forwarned. Not quite as drastic as the day when Mu told us to go home when I was 5 years old. But, it was a storm that drenched us and reminded me that it was my time to be the "Mum" of my children. I received it. I accepted that mantle upon myself and commit to not allow our elderly people to lose their Heavenly Hopes. I am not completely sure that I know what that means, but I am committed to it.

I saw the "glasses in the clouds", yesterday and they were closer and they had concentration points on them. I had forgotten that my father's birthday was coming so close. The glasses always represent Aunt Gloria for me. She had told me a long time ago to look for her between the glasses. I always thought of going to heaven and having to sift through the crowds of people to find her and that would be our meeting place. I didn't think of them as coming to me regularly, but she showed them to me again, in my imagination and I didn't even want to think about it. The "book of Daniel", her beautiful play with the ladies and glasses with telescopes attached to them. I don't really understand it all, but things come clearer after I note them in my mind or on my blog.

Just because you often ask about such things

I truly wonder if some of the learning disabilities remain undiagnosed until late because of bottle feeding and the propping “no-no”?  At 5 months the baby gets easily distracted and even the most intent of nursing babies has to be coaxed back on the breast, if a good conversation or a new person walks into the room.  

    I remember the wonder of reading about it in the LaLeche books and then experiencing the reality of it with my own children and in the nursing mothers rooms at church.  There was a lesson in patience for the schedule oriented mommy and the attention that the child gained from these unexpected changes in plans seemed to grow the relationship.

I also wonder about the development of focus, direction and persistence.  Are these qualities affected at all by the parental closeness in that bond?

Kids are resilient, my mom would say.  They are who they are, no matter the ingredients of food and such.  Health wise, it may matter,but developmentally may be hard to prove. If you have the patience and perseverance to nurse up to 5 months, you probably think there is little difference in the relationship one way or the other.  But 5 months marks a tremendous turning point, should you choose to continue past there.

'Twas the week of Graduation and

There is more to thank God for than ever.  What a miracle trip into the realms of education this has been?   How amazingly protected and supported by friends and family that you have been?   The fact that this has been the very first call to come and get you, even though that is not what you said is e testimony to His mercy enduring forever!

"He has given His angels charge over your steps" in every way.  God is to be praised for all of the moves in and out of the dorms...Semester in and semester out.  Friends and family keeping you in their prayers and helping in every way.  Truly God has ordered your steps in a good path.  He is amazing!

You have expanded your mind and your opportunities and God is clearly preparing the way before you.  Make plans to give Him from the first fruit even of your education.  Look at this as a greater debt to God for all His benefits toward you.   "What shall I render unto God for all of His mercies? I will take he cup of salvation and call upo the name of the Lord.  Look to God for His direction as to How to begin your spiritual "loan repayment", as well as your financial one.  God can use your testimony and your brothers and sisters can be blessed by what you've accomplished as well.

Remember the Lord in your rejoicing.  I am!

Unpacking our Chowanautical adventure!

What is 6 times 3 Evelyn?

Days of blessing come quietly, as do days of adversity! I hope that I didn't sabotage your mathematical pursuits by encouraging you to spout out in front of the others your one mathematical accomplishment to the shame of your studious sisters.

You always did spout it out and now we are in 2018 and yesterday was 3/6/18. The day made me remember the memorizing of math facts as we sat in the car waiting for a busy, late Daddy, again. Nobody noticed it was 3 times 6 day. I did!

It was a day that seemed to belong to my Evvi. This is your year and your day to shine and I do hope that you do!

By the way, what is 3 times 6, Ev?

Beauty Queens!

Are you safe? Are you whole? Are you well?

Horton hears a who

Horton was holding the entire Whoville apart from their demise and asked were they well. I feel almost like that with you this far away from home.

What a sad day for those parents in Florida when a crazy person wickedly sets himself upon doing a dastardly deed? I simply cannot imagine the anger and the fear and the anguish of those poor children and their parents. It is beyond belief that they have had to go through this horror at school. I am sure that you, like me are brooding in prayer with the hearts of these suffering people in your every thought and prayer, as they endure this great trial. May God give them comforts and rest in their great pain and loss. The loss of security, life, peace and safety are not small things to lose. Let us not take for granted the good days and the times of comfort and rest that we enjoy. Let us thank God everyday that we are enjoying apart from catastrophes happening personal and corporate. Let us be grateful and let us hold these fellow Americans up to the only hope of comfort in these trying times.