This blog is dedicated to Abigail who is glowing as her tummy grows and her heart expands beyond anything she thought possible. She is a mommy in waiting.
Strawberry Shortcake
Fresh Strawberries
Store bought glaze
Pound cake
Cut up the strawberries, mix with glaze and serve over generous slices of pound cake. Sometimes life should be simple.
There is a story of a woman who had a baby at 60. It was considered a miracle and her friends came to visit her. She served them tea and generous portions of strawberry shortcake. They sat with her and she began to talk to them about what was new them until somebody finally asked her "where is the baby". She sat quietly for a moment then said "I am waiting for him to cry so I remember where I put him".
Our life is about stages and we don't always understand them a we go through them. It's not just about children but other things in our lives like pets. Little dogs belong with young girls who also have boundless energy. Fat cats belong with older women and grandmas. In between we can have a variety of pets; I have no pets yet both fat cats and a little dog follow me around. That might not always be the greatest for them. This morning I fed the cats but I forgot to feed dog. I started to feed him. On the way to garage to get his food, I put the bowl on the washer but then I did something else. I knew I was forgetting something when I walked into the laundry room so I came back. I tried to remember and in the meantime, I put in a load of laundry. For the life of me I could not remember what I forgot do so I did something else. That little dog was under my feet everywhere I went! I stopped for lunch. There he was under my feet again! Before I put him outside so he would not annoy me, I decided to look to see if he ate... I looked all over the kitchen and patio but I couldn't find his bowl. Finally, I spotted it in laundry room. The washer was filled with the laundry that I almost started earlier. I started the washer now 5 hours later from when I put the laundry in. I feed the dog for real now and when my tummy growled I remembered my own lunch on the table.
That's why I think grandmas are not supposed to be mommies. Grandmas and nanas have a special role to play with new babies. We smile and enjoy being part of the process. Today I learned I am too old for the little dog that follows me around, too young for a fat cat that we associate with grandmas and retirement...perhaps I need a fish.
Genesis 1:1 "in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth". He knew what he was doing then and His timeline is perfect for us now.
Love,
Nana
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