I MISS...

I MISS…

I miss t-ball games, puzzles to work,

Long walks, and visits to the park.

I miss helping with baths in a tub full of toys,

After playing outside until dark.

I miss self-constructed lemonade stands,

And a house filled with friends to the brim.

I miss long summer days with nothing to do,

But watching the kids play and swim.

Others always said those years would fly by,

Although in the middle, it’s impossible to see,

I was always busy taking care of so much,

And doctoring at least one skinned knee!

When I look at photos of days gone by,

I remember many blessings of my past,

I wish I could walk backwards, revisit a few,

And make a few moments last.

I can’t read those books to those same little ears,

I can’t see the smiles on each face,

I know that those years will never return,

But sweet memories they cannot erase.

So cherish each moment, know they are few,

Don’t get bogged down with each chore,

For time will pass by and babies grow up,

Before you blink, they walk out the door.

For Mason,

the best son and dad anyone could ever have

12/11

Love, Mom

Roberta Pledge
3/19/12

BALANCING BROOMS!

·    Balancing brooms…haven’t you recently seen pictures of these all over Facebook?   I finally had to try it myself.  Having no luck at all I concluded that these people balancing their brooms must not be sweeping with them. My well-worn brooms simply did not have this talent!
   The object, obviously, is to balance the broom on its’ center and it will stand on its’ own for an undetermined length of time.  One person commented that theirs was even still standing the next morning!  In thinking about this, I realized that the same is true of me.  When I am standing on my center, which is Christ, I can always stand straight and firm, but when I get off-center, I always fall.  If, like my brooms, sin has worn me down, I may not be able to find that center and stand. 

Paul compares us to a building built on a solid foundation with Jesus being the most important stone (Eph. 2:20).  Without that Stone as the center of our lives, we will surely fall!  Stand daily thankful for a loving God who constantly holds you up when you make Him the true Center of you life. 
Roberta Pledge
3/9/12