Sunday, November 30, 2008

Gratitude

It is Sunday evening after Thanksgiving and I have so much to think about and be thankful for. I've been reading my daughters blog: (http://www.thejournalinggina.blogspot.com/) and just being so awed by the amazing woman she has become. I wonder, when did that happen that she just blossomed into this beautiful woman of integrity? On what day was it that I began recognizing her not just as my daughter, but, as a friend and mature believer in Christ that I could always come to with my thoughts, questions and prayer requests?



It's hard to say exactly when one passes from one season of life to another. It resembles the passing of one season of the year to the next. We don't really see winter become spring all in one day but, rather, one day we see that winter has all passed and surely the freshness of blooming flowers and budding trees tell us that a new season has come.



A new season has certainly arrived in the life of my daughter, Gina. I enjoyed the last season of seeing her become the young mother of two fantastic children........better known as Savannah and Tucker, my grandchildren!!! Now, there is a maturity in her that speaks well of knowing who she is, what she is about and where she is going. Her identity is founded in Christ.....not people or things. Her words are filled with wisdom and her view of life is sprinkled with humor and her actions speak volumns about compassion. She is a joy to those who take time to know her and I am proud to be the only woman in the world who can truthfully say, "That's my daughter!"