Today is Tuesday, the day after Memorial Day weekend. The start of summer, the carefree days we looked toward from February on while in school. Being an adult, summer doesn't hold the same anticipation anymore...I have to wear a swimsuit?! The weather today is a reflection of how I feel...it's in the 50's, but sunny. Total denial! Ha Ha!
Memorial Day is always full of patriotism and history. You can't miss it on the TV, at the parade, in the stores, flags everywhere you look. For me, Memorial Day means two things: The Indy 500, and tending to the graves of loved ones. Ok, and barbecues. This year I slept thru the race, I saw maybe 15 minutes of it. For some reason I couldn't get into it. Maybe it's because we follow Nascar now, and I am not familiar with very many IRL drivers anymore. Maybe it's because the transition into summer also means changing the seasonal clothing for 5 children, which is absolutely overwhelming! Can I hear an AMEN?! I live at least 3 hours from where my ancestors are buried, and I don't have the opportunity to follow the tradition or teach my children this tradition either. This became very apparent when my sweetheart shared with me that his dad went to the cemetery this weekend to visit his mom. The lost look on his face broke my heart! I still think of sharing stories with his mom, telling her cute things the little ones say now. I can't imagine the aloneness I will feel when my mommy goes to the Lord. It has been over a year now since my mother-in-law has been with Jesus, and her birthday is Thursday. Please keep her family in your prayers, and hug your parents and grandparents when you see them again.
