I turned 38 today, but I received the most amazing gift yesterday.
Son #3 and I were the only ones home yesterday evening when Son #1 stopped by to pick up a check for his car insurance. (This is a story for another day.) He came in, I gave him the check and expected he would leave. Instead, he stood in the living room chatting and acted like he wanted to hang out for a while. We talked about his upcoming football game, Son #2’s upcoming game and other stuff he is interested in. I happened to mention that Son #2 was doing a school project which led me to dig out pictures of him as a baby. Son #3 asked if he could see them. Since I am a bit lazy, the box of old pictures was still on the dining room table. We sat down and proceeded to walk down memory lane for about 30 minutes. We laughed and smiled at the memories that were in that box. He seemed surprised at the number of photos there were of him.
When he was ready to leave, he reached for me, gave me a huge hug and told me that he loved me!
Now, this might seem like normal behavior however, his mother has spent 13+ years attempting to convince him how awful I am and that he shouldn’t like me, let alone love me.
It was wonderful!
Thank you Lord for this much needed time with Son #1.
Those moments are the best, aren’t they? I’m so glad you got some much needed time with Son #1, and I’m glad that even though his mother has tried, she has not succeeded in convincing him that you are anything other than the fantastic person we know and love!
Comment by Stephanie — October 29, 2008 @ 9:34 pm |
Oh, beautiful. What a gift! And happy birthday to a trly beautiful woman – both inside and out. You don’t look a day over 30! God’s favor is just all over you, my friend!
Comment by Jeanie — October 30, 2008 @ 6:45 pm |
Happy, blessed birthday! There is no better gift than that.
Comment by Stef — November 3, 2008 @ 12:39 pm |
I’ve read this post a couple of times, and thought that I had commented already. I guess I hadn’t.
I’m glad that you had that time with #1 son and that he said those precious words “I love you”.
I know from experience that “step” children are also children of our hearts and how important they are to us “step” moms. I am blessed that my boys’ mom encourages a good relationship with me and that we haven’t had the animosity that so many families endure with the other parent(s). I try to encourage my own children to love and respect their step-mom, too. Though they are adults now, I still want them to have a good relationship with her and her two kids. They are family, after all.
Comment by Lynda — January 14, 2009 @ 3:16 pm |
Are you only going to blog on your birthdays from now on?
Comment by J — January 28, 2009 @ 10:22 am |