My cup overflows

 
 
 
 

I turned 49 yesterday. Wow, that's just 1 year short of half a century old. Its...mind boggling to say the least. How did the 49 years pass so fast, can it be my eldest is already a 23 year old woman herself ? Gee, what happened to all my 'babies'?
Ya, ya, i know, they grew up and i grew... old? Where got. I grew, yes, in terms of years older, but in terms of heart, i grew up too. Thanks to a God who opened up my eyes to the Truth of life and love - was it just 8 years ago...

When i came down on the morning of my b-day, i found such a beautiful surprise waiting for me. The kids had taken the trouble to do up the chairs with cutesy balloons, there were 2 stalks of roses beside the greeting card and the gift voucher for spa treatment on the table. Bearing in mind i only got back abt 10.30 pm after a prayer meeting the nite before, they must have 'pa-kat' and waited till after i had gone to bed to do up the tingy together... how sweet, but wat brot tears to my eyes were the words in the card; which i m so proud to reproduce here:
From my no 1: Dear Mama, happy b-day. Thank you so much for loving us (despite how difficult it can be sometimes) and sticking it thru the years. You really are the best, no 1 mom in the world! Hugs. I pray that God will grant you ALL the desires of your heart and overflow you with blessings!
From my no 2: an unexpected poem - Happy B'day.. a million apologies, a thousand hugs, a hundred praises, tens of gratitude, one heart, unlimited love. A mother knows best, a mother wants the best, you know God knows best, you know God wants the best; that's what makes you different, that's what makes you special.. May God honor your sacrifices and grant you your hearts desires. Amen.
From my no 3: Dear mama, Happy 50th b-day (Trust a guy to get the age wrong, duh!i warned him he better not do this to his wife!) thanks for everything you did for us. I really appreciate it alot. i hope God will bless you mightyly (ya, still need to work on his spelling!) for all your good works on earth here! Have a blessed b-day.

Wow, reading this was all the present i needed. It made all the tears, all the sweat, all the prayers , all the heartaches, and yes all the white hairs worthwhile... i am assured if they can write these things, it means they know how to appreciate love, they know how to pray blessing for others, and their hearts are in the right place - with God.

What more can i ask ? So all i do is whisper thank You, Lord, for blessing me with these kids, thank You for helping me train them up in the way that they should go, so that they may remain in the ways of Your righteousness and never depart from them. Thank You, Lord for filling my cup so much it overflows..