Mother's Day Weekend

For Mother's Day weekend my treat was to go to my sister Anjee's to surprise my mom. Mission accomplished! Her she is, flanked by Anj and me.











Anjee's brother-in-law, Bob, had the same brilliant idea, and he made his way to her place to surprise his mom, Anjee's mother-in-law.
So here's Jaunita, flanked by two of her sons: Anjee's husband, Jim, on the left, and Bob.
















We all had a great time, and to see the surprise on their faces was "Priceless!" If we'd taken a picture it would have blown the camera out!



On the way home I had a 5-hour drive. So besides some books on CD, I entertained myself a bit by writing this poem, using some random things along the road:

DRIVING HOME

Bent and broken stop sign

snips a V into the sky

Torn off wing of butterfly

crumples with a sigh

Rain falls on my windshield

but the grass keeps growing green

and the road unrolls before me

stretching long and lean.

When I got home Tom and Aaron had sweet gifts and cards for me, Brooke, Lisa and Brad had contacted me, and my little brick sidewalk was beautifully finished along our driveway. A lovely weekend all around.

WRITING UPDATE: Last week's edit went well and I'm feeling very encouraged about the whole book. My other endeavor is taking shape: I continue to stockpile little postings for a widow's blog. I feel I need to get a six-month supply to know if I've got the endurance for the daily posting I envision. This week my writing day is Thursday. On Friday and over the weekend I plan to celebrate with Brooke and Chris the dedication and opening of the new building for Eagleville Bible Church.

Thanks for checking in on me.