Mondays are unique. Most people complain about Mondays because they have to return to work after having had the weekend off. I remember when I use to not like Mondays so much. Now I see them as a send off of sorts. A day of embarkment. All great things have to have a beginning. God created the heavens and the earth, and morning and night all on a Monday. Today I am getting an early start. I am going out to my mom and dad's to help out around their house. I enjoy going out there. It is a good opportunity to catch up on family happenings since everyone is too busy to stay in touch. Mom is base camp. Everyone checks in with her and she keeps everyone else up to date. Aging has been particularly difficult on her. She worked so hard when she was younger that her body is now broken down and frail. I love to sit on the front porch with her and listen to what she has to say. One thing always leads into another and we end up covering alot of ground in our conversation. Today she will want to know how my drive with Jim went on Saturday. I will tell her it was nice and relaxed. We drove up to Knight's Ferry and through the countryside and then we stopped for a rootbeer float. He had a good day. He was very conscientious about losing all of his hair from chemotherapy. He wore a funny floppy hat that kept the sun off his head. He told me stories about when he was a child and he had many questions for me as well. We had a nice visit and by the end of the day I realized he was the most ordinary person I have ever met. He is not well read and he has never accomplished anything. He has never traveled or married. He doesn't have any hobbies or pets. He doesn't drive and he never worked long enough to have a retirement. I think he defines the word existence. This is neither bad nor good. I only know I want more for myself. In telling my mom about my visit with Jim I will be sure to tell her the nice things he said about her. She truly is a wonderful person. She has the most generous heart of anyone I have ever known. I truly think of her as a Proverbs woman. I think today I will share that with her and let her know how much I appreciate her. For now, I had better get my own chores finished.
Monday, August 6, 2007
Monday
Mondays are unique. Most people complain about Mondays because they have to return to work after having had the weekend off. I remember when I use to not like Mondays so much. Now I see them as a send off of sorts. A day of embarkment. All great things have to have a beginning. God created the heavens and the earth, and morning and night all on a Monday. Today I am getting an early start. I am going out to my mom and dad's to help out around their house. I enjoy going out there. It is a good opportunity to catch up on family happenings since everyone is too busy to stay in touch. Mom is base camp. Everyone checks in with her and she keeps everyone else up to date. Aging has been particularly difficult on her. She worked so hard when she was younger that her body is now broken down and frail. I love to sit on the front porch with her and listen to what she has to say. One thing always leads into another and we end up covering alot of ground in our conversation. Today she will want to know how my drive with Jim went on Saturday. I will tell her it was nice and relaxed. We drove up to Knight's Ferry and through the countryside and then we stopped for a rootbeer float. He had a good day. He was very conscientious about losing all of his hair from chemotherapy. He wore a funny floppy hat that kept the sun off his head. He told me stories about when he was a child and he had many questions for me as well. We had a nice visit and by the end of the day I realized he was the most ordinary person I have ever met. He is not well read and he has never accomplished anything. He has never traveled or married. He doesn't have any hobbies or pets. He doesn't drive and he never worked long enough to have a retirement. I think he defines the word existence. This is neither bad nor good. I only know I want more for myself. In telling my mom about my visit with Jim I will be sure to tell her the nice things he said about her. She truly is a wonderful person. She has the most generous heart of anyone I have ever known. I truly think of her as a Proverbs woman. I think today I will share that with her and let her know how much I appreciate her. For now, I had better get my own chores finished.
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