Happy Mother's Day!

A MOTHER’S PRAYER
Father in heaven:
You have given me the privilege of being a mother—
You have entrusted these precious children to my care here on earth -
You feel that I am the best person to love, nurture and teach them—
You have confidently placed this heavenly treasure into my trust—
Thank you, my Father and my God.
Thank you—
For choosing me—
For giving me this opportunity—
For being willing to help me especially -
When I get impatient, angry or disappointed,
When I get frustrated, make mistakes and need forgiveness.
Thank you for your forgiveness and love—
Thank you.
I pray—
Help me to teach my children how special you are,
How much you love them and want them to follow you;
Help me to be able to show them personally how I love you
And how I accept your forgiveness
By how I love and forgive them.
Help my children to become young people and adults
Who will be able to depend on you
As they commit their lives to follow you.
Amen.
Copyright by June Friesen 5/09

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Our church league softball team played its first game Friday night. Since TJ is a new comer, along with another boy from the church, they didn't play any defense but they got to bat. TJ was 2 for 2 and scored on his first hit. He also did an unintentional slide to first base on this second hit...yikes! I got the mud out of his shirt. LOL But he felt good about it all!

Now that school is winding down for this year, the band is getting busy. Bethany has a concert on Thursday night, contest on Friday night and they will be going to Kings Island on Saturday. She also has her percussion lessons on Wednesday night. Not much down time for her! She is getting excited!

Tomorrow Becky wants me to come over to her house. I promised to bring her some extra plants in the backyard that she wants...let for me to take care of!

Wednesday TJ and I will be on the MySchoolMyChoice chartered bus heading to the State House in Columbus for the rally. He is not happy with having to get up quite so early in the morning to catch the bus but I think he will like the experience. It is a great up close and personal view of democracy in action!

Troy's week is in flux due to some problems that some customers are having with some equipment. He is unable to do a solid schedule for where he is going to be when.

I am still applying to jobs. sigh...someday!

The neighbors behind us finally got a survey done on the land and NOW we can plan our fence project. We might not get it up right away, but it will get there. Just glad not to have to hassle with those ppl anymore. They had to put a new roof on this weekend, too, becuz the big wind storm we had last September (October?) caused some damage.

The Kyles across the road came home this last week. They were the ones that had a tree uprooted in their front yard during the wind storm. Yesterday it was quite windy too. I saw him in the front yard and ran over and said, "you came back just in time for another big wind!" He just laughed and said he wasn't giving up another tree.

It is very sunny today and the winds have died down. Max ate his breakfast with me in the Florida room. Troy made it, we ate it! LOL