One More Night
Dinner at Rain Forest Cafe--
(precisely why I hate pictures...seriously, I'd like to think it is my bad side, but the other one looks just like it.)
complete with a birthday dessert for Nana
(This whole crew in Chicago sends all our love, our prayers and many hugs to our missing parts--Aunt Randie and Uncle Tim who are awaiting the arrival of their first child and our first Landers neice. Miss you!!! We hope she comes tonight...)
(precisely why I hate pictures...seriously, I'd like to think it is my bad side, but the other one looks just like it.)
complete with a birthday dessert for Nana
(This whole crew in Chicago sends all our love, our prayers and many hugs to our missing parts--Aunt Randie and Uncle Tim who are awaiting the arrival of their first child and our first Landers neice. Miss you!!! We hope she comes tonight...)
posted by jody | 6:51 PM
8 Comments:
Are you serious? You look great! Hope you all had a blast.
That is just crazy, Jody!!!! My 1st thought before I read your remarks was, I bet Andy looks at her and thinks "wow, am I the luckiest man or what?" You look beautiful and holding your sweet little angel like that, makes the picture adorable!! I don't know what you're seeing, but it's not what the rest of us are!!
Jody, I have been playing catch-up today reading your blog that I had not visited for probably weeks. I am still thinking about your frequent comments about "the look" and as I said earlier; I am sure that I have been guilty of giving the look. My kids are almost grown now and they did sit fairly quiet in church. I wanted them to think about others so I tried to train them that when we were out and about whether in church, a restaurant, etc. I wanted them to be aware of those around them, to know that it wasn't always about them. But honestly, I think that I also wanted others to think, "what wonderful children, they must have a nearly PERFECT MOTHER". I hate to admit it, but I think that was much of my motivation. Yet I got "the look" myself. I have grownup some as a mother and though I want my kids to be those that others will enjoy having around, I am grateful that as teens and young adults they have a little bit of orneriness in them. I want them to know that I love them and that God loves them. I have learned that a heart for God is not encased in a perfect well-behaved body. I have seen some of those well-behaved kids in church spread their wings when they get out and they don't always fly in the right direction.
I think that is why I blog so many of our stories...I don't want to forget someday what it is like to be a mother of small children. I so desire that for the boys too--that they will be considerate and selfless. We are constantly trying to train in that direction. But they are in process, as are we, and some days just don't go so well. So I just want to be sensitive to that and offer smiles and not disgusted looks...
Who knew this would strike a cord with everyone...
Love all around.... (feeling the need to say that--don't love confilct so much. :-) ).
Cute Pictures... Hope you had lots of fun.
My first thought when I saw that picture? "She is so cute." But, I just ran across this quote and thought it was funny... "If I did not wear torn pants, orthopedic shoes, frantic dishelved hair, that is to say, if I did not tone down my beauty, people would go mad. Married men would run amuck."
- Brenda Ueland
Jody, I think that I was the original anonymous and now, wow! there are a bunch.
But now I want to let you know how your honesty (and Andy's) has often helped me to be more honest about my feelings and thoughts. I just read the Calvary GraceVine and loved your article. I use to journal and have gotten away from it over the past years with just an entry here and there. However I loved the quote from Henri Nouwen and so I am going to attempt to pick up a journal and begin again. I am not big on New Year's resolutions, too easy to break, but I am going to try to write a bit today and then see how it goes tomorrow. So, sweet lady, thank you for the encouragement and for your honest heart.
Very cool quote Amy! :) I knew I was hiding MY beauty for a reason...
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