Get Well Card

As long as I showed you the birthday card I gave my Mom yesterday, I may as well show you the sweet sentimental card I brought to her when she was lying in her hospital bed.

I hope I didn't offend anyone.

It was funny, don't you think?

Feeling Appreciated

May is National Nurse's Month or something like that. At work we usually get gifts that are pretty cool. This past May we all received really cool backpacks, the kind for serious backpackers. We also received gift certificates for massages and other nice little gifts. I enjoy May. Mike didn't receive any gifts for National Nurse's Month.

October is/was Pastor Appreciation Month. Did you know that? Well, the congregations Mike has served have always done nice things for him. He receives gifts and cards that are really nice. But guess what!? So do I! When they express their appreciation for him as their pastor, they always include me as well. Isn't that sweet?

And who knew...they even make cards to show appreciation for Pastor's Wives!P

Thank you to Allen and Gwen for this pretty card.

Seriously, it was really sweet of you to do that for me and it meant a lot.

I do feel a bit guilty about it. I don't really do anything special as a Pastor's Wife. The things I do at church are things I'd want to do anyway, things that a lot of other people do as well. I think the only thing I do specifically as a pastor's wife is to just be there to take care of Mike so he can take care of his flock. That's my only job as a pastor's wife. But then again, that is what my job would be as his spouse no matter what he did in life. He does the same for me. I'll tell you a little story about that tomorrow.

In the meantime, maybe I should plan ahead to make a nurse's spouse appreciation card for him for next May.

Declared Sane!

Cordelia has been so excited for Mother's Day. When I saw her a few days before, she was so excited about the gift she had chosen for me. She wasn't happy that her mother was making her wait until Sunday to give it to me but she kept it a secret. That is NOT easy for Cordelia! She is pretty much an open book.

Yesterday when she arrived at church I was already up front singing with the Worship Team. I could see her delightful smile when she spotted me. She held up a small bag and pointed at it. Isn't that just too sweet? I love how she gets so excited to GIVE gifts. She had to wait awhile, though. During the sermon the Worship Team goes down and sits with family. As soon as I got to her she said, "Grandma, open your present!" Then, she started opening it for me. It was a beautiful orange necklace. Maria said Cordy had shopped quite awhile before she decided the necklace was just the right thing. It was lovely and I put it on right away.

What I really loved, though, was the card she had made for me. On the front was a picture of me and Cordelia together.

Don't you must love it?

I also love her 3 year old signature.

The words she asked her mother to write are so precious!

I was especially excited to see that I am sane!

I enjoyed touching base with each of my own children yesterday.

Mike and I also went out of town to enjoy a meal out with my mother, sister and nephew.

I love feeling connected with my family.

I am most certainly a woman most blessed.

I do NOT take it for granted.