May 13, 2007

• Mother's Day Blessing

       God is amazing how He works things out in so many little ways that go unnoticed at times. God answers prayers in so many ways!!!!!!!!! Just in the in last day, He works in Mother's Day by a plane being delayed by two hours that arrives in town at 12:35 am on Sunday morning instead of 10:30 pm on Saturday night. Okay, this may upset some people with such a delay at such a time. Yet, our Mother was on that plane from visiting our middle sister in GA as our youngest sister was going to pick our Mother up due to I was going to be getting back from New Orleans late on Saturday.

  
  

        When my sister phoned me the news she had no idea where I was at on the trip back home as God provided cell coverage in that area for me to answer!  She was calling to just share what she found out and how late that plane was going to come it. Yet, we both shared an idea we both had in our minds that it would make if officially Mother's Day when she came into town and both of her daughters that still lived within an hour was going to be able to be at the airport to wish her a "Happy Mother's Day"!  We were planning to do lunch after church but knew all would be very tired and looking forward to naps! To make it short, our Mother was able to see all three of her daughters and family within a day's time to celebrate with her being our Mother. Instead of doing lunch we had flowers and cards to great her with at the airport as she was wide awake at that point as she suggested we go out for breakfast instead of lunch later that day. Mother was not expecting to see me at the airport or that night so there was a lot of little things she did not expect. Yes, timing of the delayed flight could have been looked at as a negative,  yet it was such a blessing! How many other times have I missed blessings so wonderful as this when I chose to look at it as a negative and encourage others to do the same?

  
  

   

  
  

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           Today, Jess surprized me with a Mother's day gift and card which I was not expecting. Her Adoptive Mother had threaten to disown her for this or that over time.  Yet, a few days before her 21st birthday this year, she finally told Jess she had did not want anything further to do with her or hear from her. She was no longer part of the family. The female has been interesting for years as Jess kept in silence of things out of love and forgiveness as she prayed for this women due to she knew she was not "right".  Today in the afternoon, she had the gift and card for me. A couple days ago while I was on the trip her Mother called her to throw some more  hurtful verbal jabs her direction. This is a young girl that has come to live with me that has taught me about love, forgivness, and a trust in Jesus that challenges me  as she lives her own life and deals with various situations. Since she has lived with me as we have been out in public people have assumed that we were Mother and daughter as they have made comments to one or both of us about what a nice "mother" or "daughter" the other has. At first, I was a bit ...concerned that I looked that old to be her Mother and it took me back.  Yet, as time went on and comments made I smiled and just went with the flow of the conversation. Jess looks younger than her age and on the last trip the group had assumed I was 10 years younger than I was which was sweet as I corrected them due to a situation that arose. God does have a sense of humor and He does bless in ways we do not expect.

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