Have you
had your JOY JUICE today? Drink up…
quickly! We never know how much time we
have!
Papa Pat
and I often laugh about how much we’ve learned since our grandchildren have
arrived. We had never heard of a “Boppie”
or “Pack-n-Play”. And when our children
were babies, we would have never dreamed of having a video monitor in their
bedroom to watch their every move! Many
other things have changed, but one thing remains the same: Children are
children! And they all need lots of
love, attention and direction!
Being a
parent is one of the hardest, most demanding, most challenging jobs in the
world! BUT it is also the most
rewarding, fulfilling and joyful privileges that I’ve ever had! We recently celebrated Mother’s Day; and I as
I pondered what that meant to me personally as a mother and as a daughter of a
WONDERFUL mom, several “Jewels of JOY” came to mind.
One of
those “jewels” is this: Jesus said in Matthew 22:37 to “ ‘Love the Lord your God with all your
heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This
is the first and greatest commandment.” If we don’t love God supremely and have a
passion for the things of God…we can’t expect our children to. Truly….what we do speaks a lot louder than what
we say!
May we love
God with all our being and share this “jewel of joy” with our children...and all
those who look to us for an example!
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