LOVE AND PRIORITIES

"We cannot do a thousand things to the glory of God. Do a couple of things 

and do them with everything you've got." ~ Beth Moore

Our Pastor was saying on Sunday that our calendars and checkbooks show where our real priorities are. We can fake the whole Christian life but these two things will show what we are living for.  I want live my life for the Lord, my husband and kids.  I had seen the above quote on another blog and thought it was so fitting.  I also want to share what God had to say to me this past week, as I put my all into making my son happy.

As my son's sixth birthday approached, I kept asking him what he would like for his birthday and each time he would reply that he just wanted a party with his friends.  All I could think of is "how are we going to pull this off financially"!  With a little help from my Mom, I moved towards trying to come up with a thrifty way to celebrate and the pieces started to come together - in this case, the LEGO pieces! 


We put together a fun LEGO birthday party for our little builder for his class to play at the park and enjoy cake!  Complete with giant LEGOS and cake made by Mom and the birthday boy himself and in true Southern California style - a LEGO pinata!  


We invited the whole kindergarten class to the party and had only about six kids RSVP.  To our surprise, a bunch more came, with siblings and parents.  Even the kindergarten teachers and principal!  Jerry was so thrilled.  His teacher even shared that when the class sang "Happy Birthday" to him that he started to cry and told her it was because he was so happy.  Well, seeing my son this happy only made his Mom happy too.  (You can see pictures of his birthday on the smilebox here on this blog)

I was standing at the kitchen sink and just felt so overjoyed about making Jerry happy for his birthday.  I was telling God thanks and what joy it brought my heart to see my son that happy.  Without missing a beat and right out of the blue, God spoke to me and said don't you know that's the way I feel about you.  What?!  Did I hear right? Yes, I guess I did and it will be a moment I won't forget.  Well, my daughter's 10th birthday is TEN days away so you know where to find me - I'll be spending time making her feel loved and special too and reflecting on how much God loves me too!

You are loved! ♥