Saturday’s Child…
Written by admin on February 23rd, 2008works hard for a living. And he does work hard for me and his dad. He’s a good boy and a good son.
It was so late when I posted last night that the date showed up as today, but it was really last night and now this is today — Saturday. Today is my son’s birthday — the 23rd, and actually he was born on a Saturday. It was very cold and it snowed on the day he was born.
Today it’s cloudy, but the temperature is mild. My daughter and I took our daily walk. (Think breast health.) 
We walked down a street that has a pretty rock wall.
The walk was very good for us. We talked about how exercise can reduce your risk of disease. We challenged ourselves to walk up and down some very hilly streets.
Around the block and she sat down for a rest…
but not for long, as she wants to walk the length of the stone wall and she wants me up there walking with her! We noticed the beautiful moss-covered, flat stones that top the wall.
Once we reached the end of the walkway, I put my camera in my pocket and climbed carefully down. No jumping for me due to my still-healing incision. But, of course, she jumped. But only after I had the camera back out.
We walked along and talked about the verse I have been thinking about in Proverbs. Chapter 3 Verse 9:
Honour the Lord with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase: So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
We did not get into the second part of that verse, but we talked about what substance is.
Me: Do you think substance is what you own? The material things that you have?
Daughter: Yes.
Me: Do you think that substance is also what you are?
Daughter: Yes, because we own ourselves.
Me: Yes. God actually owns us, but we have the privilege to make our own choices, so in a big way, we do own ourselves. And the choices we make and the things we do, we have to own them. Yes, I think we are part of that “substance” it talks about.
It was a nice walk and talk. We did have to stop and take a picture of our most serious walking faces.
There were many pretty sights this morning. I thought this steeple looked striking against the cloudy sky.
My daughter stopped and took a picture of the railroad tracks.
Now we’re off to get Big Joe’s birthday present. He wants an Ipod. I’m happy to be able to get him one. He’s a good boy.
Happy Saturday,
Lynn
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Yay!!! I’m so glad that you’ve been given a clean bill of health!
Also, I must say that I love the relationships that you have with your children and the enriching discussions you have with them. You’re such a wonderful mother.
That’s one gorgeous cake, by the way! I bet it was delicious.
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Thank you Tanya! I am very happy that the results were good.
That cake was indeed delicious.
In fact, I could eat some more right now!
I do enjoy being with my children. I feel like I only have one shot to do this, so I try to stay plugged in, but I know I’ve made plenty of mistakes. I’m just happy I have my kids!
Lynn