Approaching a milestone birthday of 70 this lovely essay warms my heart. All of the memories, some beautiful, some horrible, take on fresh meaning and a hint of eternal significance. The sameness is comforting. The penumbra bids me forward with anticipation of His faithful light through the shadows on each and every step and until the Day dawns brightly. Thank you Rebecca 💜✝️🙌🏽
Delightful, delightful (repeated a’purpose!) all! I laughed out loud a couple times, “hearing” Bill’s voice as you recounted your debate. He’s spot on regarding what “Again” means at the beginning of a statement.
I’ll guess you used 12 idioms in your essay.
I appreciated your thoughts on the mundane, on the almost desperate desire to keep meaningful moments. Someone might say I kept good records of my family’s history and my daughters’ childhoods, both in journals and photo albums, but I am aware of all that’s missing. We cannot lay hold of the present and keep it with us as we might like. Of course there’s that tension with children: we also look forward to them growing out of certain things!
Thank you for the reminders of God’s graciousness to us. He minces no words (I am dust) but He also holds us perfectly. And He has a glorious future for us. My favorite verse to mull on concerning this is Ephesians 2:7. By being kind to us in Jesus, He will express the “incomparable riches of His grace.”
Hi, Rebecca! I am just listing 2 of what I think would be idioms..."a wink and a nod" and "spot-on." I love that you recorded things about your children on your calendar. I am sure you love looking back at those thoughts! I bet your kids enjoy them, too (or at least will one day)! That God knows we are dust and loves us is such an amazing thought. It is so good to remember, "My life and yours mean more than we think they do, even more than we understand." Thank you for your essay!
So good to hear from you, Angie. I'm glad I recorded those things, too, and my adult children might not mind my reading some of them aloud! What a great idea! Thank you so much for reading. I'm glad this encouraged you.
A southern variation on "I'll have you know": "I'll tell you one thing..." and the more strident, "Well, I'll tell you one thing, right now...".
Oh yes! Absolutely! Thanks for adding these.
Approaching a milestone birthday of 70 this lovely essay warms my heart. All of the memories, some beautiful, some horrible, take on fresh meaning and a hint of eternal significance. The sameness is comforting. The penumbra bids me forward with anticipation of His faithful light through the shadows on each and every step and until the Day dawns brightly. Thank you Rebecca 💜✝️🙌🏽
You're so welcome, Kimberly. Happy Birthday (soon)! Thank you for reading and sharing your response. So good to hear from you.
Oh, and wonderful
Poem. I think Mary did that.
Isn't that a beautiful one? I'm so glad you enjoyed it too.
Delightful, delightful (repeated a’purpose!) all! I laughed out loud a couple times, “hearing” Bill’s voice as you recounted your debate. He’s spot on regarding what “Again” means at the beginning of a statement.
I’ll guess you used 12 idioms in your essay.
I appreciated your thoughts on the mundane, on the almost desperate desire to keep meaningful moments. Someone might say I kept good records of my family’s history and my daughters’ childhoods, both in journals and photo albums, but I am aware of all that’s missing. We cannot lay hold of the present and keep it with us as we might like. Of course there’s that tension with children: we also look forward to them growing out of certain things!
Thank you for the reminders of God’s graciousness to us. He minces no words (I am dust) but He also holds us perfectly. And He has a glorious future for us. My favorite verse to mull on concerning this is Ephesians 2:7. By being kind to us in Jesus, He will express the “incomparable riches of His grace.”
So glad you enjoyed the read! And knowing Bill as you do, I'm sure you could hear him there.
Yes, you're an excellent record keeper. And you're right: there are things we look forward to our children outgrowing, for sure.
And I do love that verse in Ephesians. Thanks for quoting it here. Amazing.
Hi, Rebecca! I am just listing 2 of what I think would be idioms..."a wink and a nod" and "spot-on." I love that you recorded things about your children on your calendar. I am sure you love looking back at those thoughts! I bet your kids enjoy them, too (or at least will one day)! That God knows we are dust and loves us is such an amazing thought. It is so good to remember, "My life and yours mean more than we think they do, even more than we understand." Thank you for your essay!
Also, meant to say that "a wink and a nod" and "spot-on" are definitely two that I was thinking of! Thanks so much for participating, Angie.
Oh good! Hope you enjoy your day!
So good to hear from you, Angie. I'm glad I recorded those things, too, and my adult children might not mind my reading some of them aloud! What a great idea! Thank you so much for reading. I'm glad this encouraged you.
https://youtu.be/O5DCns_n9_M?si=l4XWGguAG8YlVkG_
Yes, absolutely. This too. Thank you, Nathaniel!