My lovely Mother and Father...

My Mother is the most beautiful person I know. She and my Dad have such a heart for God. I'm so thankful God put me exactly where I am in life, in my family...

My Mom posted yesterday about the 25th anniversary of her and my dad's first date. They are so sweet and romantic.

From her blog:

"A few years ago my husband and I started celebrating the day we became a couple.

"It was the day I gave him my class ring and he committed to write only to me while he was away. It was a snowy, January day, and he was returning to the Army base where he was stationed, almost five hours away.

"That was our beginning.

"We married 18 months later and our story has it's ups and downs just like most people's do.

"It wasn't until five and a half years later that we started to live for God as a couple."

Please read the rest here...

September...

I can hardly believe it's already September.
Soon enough it'll be Thanksgiving, Christmas, and then the New Year!
Christmas is my favorite time of year and sometimes I wish we could skip right over the 'boring' months like September and October.
But if I did that, I'd miss the celebration of my Mother's birthday!
And I have the best Mother in the whole world...
I owe so much to my mom. She's done more than I can ever do in return. When I think of my mother, I am reminded of the self-sacrificing spirit of Jesus. I'm so thankful that she sacrifices so much of her time to give so much to my family.
My favorite thing about my Mother is her gift of reading aloud. Ever since I was little, I can remember all four of us flocking to her when she opened a book. Even now, we still gather around to have her read to us. Just yesterday she began reading "Her Mother's Hope" by Francine Rivers to me and my sister.
Brett Harris wrote a beautiful poem to his Mother who passed away in July.

"You need a mother very badly!

she always used to say

And I agreed when loads of laundry needed washing

or when my stomach stole my lunch and

held it ransom for a midday snack, and I

always told her she was right

because it made her

Smile, knowing she was loved."

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I'm so thankful to have my Mother. Even now, as my season of homeschooling is coming to a close, she still continues to teach me, read to me, and give her time to me.
Thank you, Mother, I love you!
So, what are some things that your Mother does/did for you?