July 17, 2015

Another day.  I didn't mention my middle daughter Emily is pregnant, 7 months to be exact.  Her life is finally calming down and I think it's too much for her.  The art of living a calm peaceful life takes focus.  It takes working towards that peace everyday and when your life has finally achieved a level of calm you may find yourself feeling a bit bored with no challenge, nothing to worry about, no make up sex.  And in that calmness there is no adrenaline rush, no dopamine to the brain, so whats next.  Well, maybe the business of building a life spending time with your kids, possibly working on the house or apartment to make things better than just calm, but creating a nice comfy living space and lifestyle.  Believe it or not, it takes time and focus to climb the ladder of doing better step by step, overcoming obstacles, achieving excellence, and learning what taking a vacation is.  My daughter would call it a life of boredom, or mediocrity.  Isn't it funny how hard you have to climb to get out of the drama, the struggle, the bar hopping, the frustration, and the inability to pay the bills all the way to a mediocre life style.  It's really not mediocre, its called peaceful, stable, freedom from a traumatic lifestyle.  And finally, you have room to breathe and then room to grow, as a person, family, and parent.  Two of my daughters have achieved this place in their lives, one is now working on her bachelors and the other is putting together her children's rooms, preparing for a child.  Finally.

Years ago I heard Kenneth Copeland, an evangelist, say to his audience while he pointed his finger at them...."if it wasn't for your grandmothers who took the time to sit in their rockers and pray for you, you wouldn't be here today".  I believe that.  I believe as mothers and grandmothers it is our job to pray our families into the kingdom of God and into lives of prosperity, health, and peace.