Praise Him for being a mom.

Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever. 1 Chronicles 16:34

We had a great Mother's Day weekend. After the park fun yesterday morning, we enjoyed playing with sidewalk paint. Brian took some pics and then later went to play basketball at church. I couldn't figure out where the camera went, and had a sinking feeling that he had left it on the back of his truck when he left for the church. When he returned from basketball, this was confirmed. Oops! Then today, when I went to the grocery store, I ran into my neighbor who said that she and her husband found it in the middle of the road. It's still in almost perfect condition. Whew! Below are a few of the pictures Brian took.


Last night Brian and I finally finished watching Lost season 4. Now I'm all caught up, but impatient for the next season. We never have time to watch it when it's actually on, so we have to wait until the season's over to get it on DVD. No, we aren't fancy enough to have Tivo either.

This morning we had a great church service. Then it was nap time for all, especially me. Sydney had choir practice since their program is next Sunday evening. Then we all went to dinner at Chili's.


Here's a picture of my Mother's Day gift, which I LOVE. It's a large piece of metal art to go on the wall over our bed. In the picture it's just laying on the floor since it will take some careful planning to get it hung safely and properly.


I definitely have a lot to praise the Lord for today. I'm so grateful for the blessing of being a mom. There were years when I never thought that it would be possible. I'm daily reminded of God's goodness and grace in my life when I look at the sweet faces of my children. I've learned so much more about God's love for me by having the privilege of loving them. I think of how imperfectly I love my babies. Although I do it to the best of my ability, I know I often fail. In that failure comes a new understanding of how great and wide and deep is the love of Christ...the perfect love of Christ. With that realization, I can "love them like Jesus," (as the Casting Crowns song says), and in that way I will never fail them!