Happy Mother's Day

Hope all of you are enjoying Mother's Day and treating your moms very special today.  I believe this is possibly the first Mother's Day that I have spent away from my mom and Eric. They however are enjoying the day together.

Last Sunday at church we had a baby dedication.  It was the neatest thing I have ever experienced.  The family has been fostering and/or adopting children from the village for awhile now.  If I counted correctly this makes 5 or 6 and they also have kids of their own.  Anyway, they had a glass vase and many different colors of sand.  White represented Christ the head of the house and that sand was placed in the vase first.  Then each parent, sibling, grandparent and godparent placed a spoonful of different colors of sand in the vase representing the blending of family and the prayerful support for the child.  After service anyone in the church who is praying for and supporting this family then put a spoonful of sand.  Very moving celebration.

This past week was graduation at the school that I work.  The day before graduation they have what is called Senior Passage.  It is a time of congratulating and recognizing each senior individually.  Scholarships are also awarded at this ceremony.  But the most  touching event happens when each senior is presented a handmade quilt.  There is a small Baptist church that at the beginning of the year gets a list of the seniors and their favorite colors.  The church prays for each senior throughout the year as the quilts are being made.  Once the quilts are finished they are hung in the church sanctuary where the entire church prays for these seniors.  We have 12 seniors and there were 12 different and unique quilts. The next evening was graduation and it is a combined graduation with the other Star of North campus.  There were 60 graduates.  It was so exciting to watch these students receive their High School Diploma.  Many of these students were given very little hope of graduation and had no parental support. 

I do believe spring has arrived and break up is happening.  Actually, most of the snow is GONE.  We now have about 18 hours of daylight each day.  The cleanup has begun.  The rocks are disappearing off the roads and Richard is so glad as he not only has a cracked windshield but about 5 different rock pings.  Makes driving and seeing very interesting. One bank actually showed that is was 70 degrees yesterday. 

Today we had a Mother's Day brunch as church.  The sanctuary was filled with beautiful flowers and tables.  Following the brunch, Pastor Aubrey brought the Mother's Day message. 

Well, I believe that sums up this past week.  Did I mention TEN MORE DAYS and I will be in Oklahoma.  Looking forward to being with friends and family for about 2 1/2 weeks. 

Hope you all have a blessed week. 

Sally