Today I am paying for yesterday.
I seem to do that a lot lately. One good day leads to one bad day. But that's okay with me.
Yesterday I got to spend the day with my 18 year old niece and 15 year old nephew. We played video games for a couple of hours and then went to dinner and a movie. It was so much fun.
But I woke up hurting and my legs and feet were swollen, a complication of this disease Lupus, and I just had to do what I have to do during days like today. I have to rest, stay off of my feet, and not do things that I know I need to do and want to do but just can't do.
And that's why I am paying for yesterday.
But I would pay a thousand times over if I got the chance to enjoy my niece and nephew like I did. They are probably two of the greatest teenagers in the world. Of course I am partial, but they are pretty fabulous. It's a testament to how they've been raised by their parents. They are just good kids. It's amazing how much you can love two kids. I am being reflective because the 18 year old is going off to college and she's so beautiful and smart. She was in my wedding and I just remember her smiling with her little kid grin and her little round glasses as she rode in the limo with me the day of the wedding. It's one of those moments I'll never forget. And then there is my 15 year old nephew. He has always been the quiet one, but so respectful and thoughtful. He loves this caramel popcorn I make for him, and I try to make it for him whenever he comes over. I can't pass the popcorn aisle at the grocery store without thinking about him. He is so important to me.
I don't tell them like I should. I don't know if they'll ever read this blog or not, but I do love them and I always will.
So even though I am paying for yesterday, I will be okay because the fun I had with them is the joy that gets me through days like this one.
Today my prayer is that all of my 9 (soon to by 10) nieces and nephews with always be strong and courageous in their character and in their actions, according to Deuteronomy 31:6, and that You, O Lord, will cultivate the fruit of the Spirit in their lives. Let them walk in love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, gentleness and self control. Help them to walk according to Your Spirit, O Lord, according to Galatians 5:22-25. (Many of these prayers I recite come from the booklet written By LaNell C. Miller)
They are sooooo blessed to have you, Ami!!! Am glad you guys are having fun together! In a world that's filled w/so many negative influences and examples to our teenagers, it's so comforting to them to have adults who are constant, caring and committed to them for the long haul!! BTW, isn't it crazy how fast they grow up? Hunter's nephew was 6 at our wedding and now he's 14...guess that means we're getting older, too, huh?? ;)
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