Thursday, May 04, 2006
Who am I?
Here I am, in the "middle" of my life (I'm gonna be one old cadaver!), just putting one foot in front of the other. I know there is supposed to be some planning to one's life, but I guess I forgot that part and suddenly I have arrived at someplace that I never envisioned. How did it happen? When I was 18, I felt so excited for "my life" to begin, not realizing that hard work and planning was involved. The only thing I did know was that I wanted to be a wife and mother. Marriage came at 23, but my son didn't appear until almost 9 years later. Then his brother appeared 2-1/2 years later. Those boys became my life, even though it was very difficult to lose self in the care of them, but it did happen. I worked outside the home very little while they were growing up because I felt that my place was with them. Then they decided to be adults. What does a mother do now?
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I would have to say that one tenet of adulthood is leaving the nest.
"Therefore shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh." Gen. 2:24
If you forget the wife and flesh part, that's growing up (Although it sure doesn't hurt to find your loved one).
Love ya
Life would be dull if we couldn't rediscover or reinvent ourselves.
I planned life for a long time. Then I realized it didn't work. I stopped planning and now I'm much happier.
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