Adult Children

Many of you are about the same age as my husband and I, or maybe you are the age of adult children.
My children are in their early 20's or late 20's.  How time flies.

Today as I watch them going through the same struggles I went through as a young adult, I did what most parents of young adults do, worry.  So when I started to do that, I picked up my Journey Devotional and read one of the days devotional. To my surprise, why it should be a surprise,  I do not know...God is always faithful to hear our hearts troubles.  It was about adult children and what parents can do for them.  Can we give them advice?  Can we solve their problems for them?  Are we in charge of their lives?  The answer to all these questions is No. Much like all of us when we were young, they have to figure it out for themselves.

What can we do as parents to adult children.  The best thing ever, Pray.  My devotion talked about a mother who stuck a note on the bowls her children used when growing up.  She simply put the note with the word written on it Pray. My devotion said, When we pray we are petitioning the King of kings, Stormie Omartin says in her book The Power of Praying for Your Adult Children that "while you cannot change anything in your adult child's life, God can change everything."  Rather than fret about your adult children commit to pray for them consistently.  

Well how did God know what I was worrying about? 
I guess He really does hear our cries and remember Life really does mattter even if your matter has three t's.  Live, Laugh & Love others.

Priceless

Well here is my first blog.  I have never blogged, and only have read a few.  I am in the middle of the road age group you might say over 50. So, hey, why not!

I have a lot to say about nothing and nothing to say about a lot. I am average to myself, but much available, useful and hopefully helpful to many.  Here is why I say that.  As of Last January 2010 I quit my job of 11 years, either I have great faith or I’m crazy.  I think  I’m priceless. Lol

People I am priceless to:

My dad has had cancer issues for several years.  Gets rid of one and another one pops up. Yes, that stinks!  He is still active and has all of his abilities at 86 years of age.  A tough cookie you might say.  He inspires my husband and I to keep moving as we get older, no matter what illness may strike or what life brings you. 

My youngest son & daughter-in-law  just had their first baby,  my first grandbaby.   If you are a grandparent , you know how exciting that is.  We just didn’t have any baby, we had a micro preemie, arriving December 28 at 25 weeks, weighing 1lb, 11oz. Lily Claire.  She was dismissed from the NICU after 3 months, which is really quick compared to some babies.  She is a work in progress, growing more physically and developmentally, she is a fighter now weighing 9lbs.

My husband works at a plant that mines above ground coal.  Twelve hour rotating shifts.  They call them rotating, because after working twelve hours, you feel like you are rotating around.  (Well I thought my joke was funny.)   If you have ever worked 12 hours, you know what I mean.  He is off sometimes in the middle of the week.  When I worked, some weeks he would be leaving to work and  I would be getting home from work.  We would just say Hi, Bye.

My oldest son works really hard.  From time to time visits and needs a listening ear.  It is always nice to have someone who will listen and not make stupid remarks.  Since I am a mother, sometimes that is a hard task to remember.

Well as you can see I am priceless and this is my first blog.  Hope you like.  I’m not an English major, but I do have something to say.  Hey if people can listen to Rush Limbaugh, my blog might even be better then that.

Until next time remember “Life Matters” and so do you.