16. 3 Hard Eucharisteos
- Having parents who are missionaries--living across the world, so far away--and yet doing as they are called by the Lord.
- Having given up living near family, following the pattern of most of my life, in order to follow in obedience to the Lord. Working a job that is a ministry and a gift.
- The pangs of labor, resulting in a gift from the Lord.
17. A Gift Turned, Folded, Hung
- Turned: the three year old who, storming away from me in an angry fit at being told no, stops, turns of her own decision, and returns to me to me to "talk about it"
- Folded:
- Hung: two gorgeous skirts, free of cost, exactly the style I've been wanting
- Roses, given by my love, in full bloom full of sweetness and promise.
- Crisp apples, sweet and tasty
- A velvety Christmas dress, hanging in the wardrobe, waiting for the next time of celebration.
- fresh baked bread with honey on top
- granola and yoghurt first thing in the morning
- roast chicken that stretches into a meal of chicken tacos and then stretches further into chicken veggie soup
- Baby Q leaning forward to give a slobbery, wet, open-mouth kiss
- Silly girls all talking at once to share a story about school, running into each other with their words and giggling over nothing in the end
- My Blueberry informing me we are playing "I'm the mommy doggy, doggy is the baby doggy, and you're the grandma doggy. Daddy can be grandpa."
- Salty caramel chocolate
- Hope
- A Future
- Savior
- Motherhood - a continuation of the role from the beginning of time
- Compassion for others
- Leadership in the church--mentoring to other women.
- "I love you"
- An encouraging phone call on a tired day.
- "You're beautiful."
- "Let it Go" sung by a goat. Because it made me laugh.
- Madeline L'Engle - Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art Such a continual source of inspiration--both spiritually and in my arts.
- Rainbow colors of a freshly painted picture by my three year old.
- A plate of sticky rice and somtam. A taste of home.
- Another month in 2014. So quickly they pass, so precious each day, even the ones that seem to drag on.
- A TV show that has made me laugh and given me times of distance from sometimes stressful days.
- My parents, missionaries to a nation in desperate need of a Savior.
- My brother and his wife--serving those who are so often considered lesser.
- My sister and her husband--teaching children; reaching out to friends; love and laughter.
- baby arms and mommy arms--held together
- Hands with my husband, sleeping in the night.
- Matching mommy and toddler toes, rosy red, bonded in paint.
- A future in heaven
- Purification, even from the times I just flat out fail.
- "I have called you friends" John 15:15
- Baby toes wiggling in the grass
- Lost socks buried underneath a bookshelf when we need more socks or be forced to buy more.
- Toes, free in sandals, rejoicing in heat after the cold of bitter winter.
- A longed for baby cry in the dark, arms wrapped around my neck for comfort and love.
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