Dear Daughters...

May 12, 2012 I had a productive Saturday putting the finishing touches on a few garments that need to get in the mail to my grandchildren. I am finding that my sweet granddaughter much prefers dresses to pants or shorts so I am busy collecting cute sundress patterns and other unique designs for her to enjoy this summer. I was able to complete her sundress that will match her little brother's shorts. I found a seersucker in blue stripes with red lobsters embroidered on it and it made me think of summer...and it was also one of those hard-to-find pieces of cloth that would be appropriate for a girl and a boy. I mentioned last blog the patterns I was using for each so you know what I used. Once again I will say that I LOVE this pattern for little boy shorts. Even though the easy elastic-waist are quick and do the trick these that I made have a much more finished look to them for not much more time at all. I found that if I cut out two pairs and make them together as I go I end up taking the same amount of time as I would have to make one pair...but I have two pairs when the job is done. They are dressy enough to be used for Sunday shorts as well. The patch madras make-up really well in this pattern, too. I hope if you are reading this blog and that you are a mother that you will have a wonderful Mother's Day. I love Mother's Day...I am so blessed to have an incredible Mom and Mother-in-law and it has always been a joy of mine to tell them on this day how much I love them. Mothering was one of the greatest things God allowed me to do...it is hard to give it up on a daily basis when you have enjoyed it so. I am also blessed to have a wonderful man to raise my children alongside. Looking back I am so thankful I had his wisdom and shoulders to lean on as I sought the direction, time after time, that God take my path as a Mom. One thing Jim always stressed that we do as parents was to discover what kind of child God had blessed us with...talents, desires, passions, gifts...and direct them in that way. He taught me that children are born with God-directed and given visions...and that it is our job as parents to see what they are and encourage our children down those paths. I love knowing that my children's happiness will come from a God-placed passion....not one of mine...and all I have to do is seek God's will for their lives. They are His anyway...He should be the one at the wheel of their lives. Too many times we are so tempted as parents, especially Moms, to live out our lives through our children's lives...and we destroy them and us in the process. Have a wonderful Mother's Day, Moms....it is a great job!