Reflections: We are memory Makers

The past couple of weeks have been kind of stressful here in  Mama B land. There have been great times in there as well, love shared, friendships renewed, lessons learned.

One of the lessons learned, well not really learned so much as reinforced, is that life is so much shorter than we want/need it to be. I think we feel this way because we can't see the "big picture". The passing of my sister has brought this home to me in so many ways. She was a vital, vibrant woman so full of sass that I am, at times in awe of what she accomplished, and at other times, I am like...that was just Sylvia. I miss her. From this I have learned that I need to make some changes in our life, in our home, and in the lives of those closest to me.

While I was in Ontario, my daughter, who lives there, and I went to church on the Sunday morning. I got to reconnect with old friends and to  my surprise, I had the privilege to be taught by one of our church's top leaders. I have admired this man for many years and what he had to say really touched my heart. He has 72 great-grandchildren. 72!!! But that's not what made the difference in my life at that moment. He talked about our roles as parents and grandparents. He said that as grandparents, it is our job to become memory makers. Isn't that a great job to have?

From these two lessons come my goal for the future. I don't know how much time I will have with My Man, as none of us know how much time we have here in life. My Man' s health is such that we have been taking things day-to-day and not doing anything because of the fear that doing things will cause him pain and sickness. No more!!! I do need to take his limitations in mind, and as more tests are being done, and fear of the findings hangs over us, I am determined that we will make memories together. So, My Man and I are onto new adventures, one baby step at a time. They may be small potatoes to others, but for us, the adventures will be glorious.