We're having a party........

.....and I can't get that tune out of my head today!

I always devote this blog to mom.  She only had me for 18 years....but what a lifelong impact she made on me!  And I truly think that the older I get, the more I love and cherish her!  She certainly did not have it easy with me as her daughter!  Stubborn, bossy, head-strong....just a few of the terms used to describe me as a kid!  I'd say "never satisfied" and perhaps that was a good trait in that I have always forced myself to do a little more, be a little better, work a little harder, accomplish just a little more than anyone I knew.

Ah!  At age 60, I am finally going to give myself permission to slow down.  LOL!!!  I'm at my sister Colleen's and we started making jewelry yesterday afternoon.  We just finished up 25 pendants!  Yep, I think that's slowing down!!!

I'm gearing up to do a show at Har Hashem in Boulder CO on November 6th....so lots of Judaica designs in these pieces.

But as I put these together today, I kept going back to thoughts of mom and how she worked so hard to raise all 5 of us kids - to instill good values in each of us, to provide us with a Christian upbringing.



I think she's quite pleased that many of us have followed in her footsteps and turned to art.

And then I turned to Jehovah, because I still contend that He is the greatest artist ever.  Just one swipe of His paintbrush and there were the mountains.....that I am fortunate enough to enjoy viewing every single day.

And then I started thinking about the Shield of David and how it protected him and protects me today...

and how I probably never would have come to have such a strong faith, such an unshakeable belief in the Messiah had it not been for Mom and Dad and how they raised us.

I can't imagine what it feels like to have a 60 year old child.....except I know I can't believe my own son is almost 33.  Where did life go?

My blessings are so immense today.  I have such a great family.  My sister woke me up tickling my feet under the covers saying, "we are NEVER going to get old!"

I have so many friends who don't have sisters and want to be adopted into our family.  I laugh and say, "I am so blessed!"  How incredible, mom, that other people want to join this family.  I say that's a testimony to the life you have lived, the witness you have been, the never-ending source of strength that you are to all of us who know you!

So, today, as with every year, I give thanks to mom for the sacrifices she made over the years as she raised this family, loved each one of us, and prayed for us every day.

I thank her for showing me how to be creative as a child, and leading me back to art as an adult.

But most of all, I thank Jehovah for giving me you as my mom.....for giving me this family.

Love you mom,

Jennifer

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