the secret life of an american wife and mom: starting the summer with a license to drive

today was the first full day out of school for us. summer has now begun. the kids all slept in today. it felt really good to not have to get them up and let them sleep until they woke up by themselves. i used to love to sleep in when i was a kid and i love letting them do it too.

josiah was the first one awake because he was pretty excited about his upcoming day. he knew he was going to be able to go and get his driver's license today. i can hardly believe that he is going to be driving by himself. it is kind of bittersweet to me. i am proud to see my son growing up and becoming a young man and yet saddened that he is not my baby boy anymore. i think he thinks that the license that he got today is a license to take on the world. he is pretty stoked about it.

and yet grandma rose was letting him have a little piece of her mind with her lecture about a license being a privilege and not a right. i hope josiah listened very carefully.

it is going to be a lot different around here knowing that josiah can just drive instead of having to take him everywhere he needs to go. i hope it is a wonderful summer for him. the first day is looking good for him so far because he is................

starting the summer with a license to drive

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just some insights into my thoughts and feelings about my life and what God is revealing to me and how i am experiencing His grace and mercy in so many ways. please feel free to comment and share your heart here too. i'd love to hear from you. you never know whose life you just might touch with your insights as well.

My First Blog Entry
March 27, 2009

laying my heart at the feet of Jesus
well, here goes. not really sure how this is going to go but i do believe it is in my heart to begin to share some of the things that God is doing in my life and secrets that live in my heart. i've really been inspired by a blog that i have just begun to read by a young, sweet mommy (what she calls herself). happening upon her blog was not an accident but, i believe, a direction from the Lord. as i have read much of what she has written from her heart, i've been moved to tears and smiled a lot, enjoying partaking of what she has shared. wondering if anything that i have to share might move anyone as her writings have moved me, i thought that i just might let some of my heart be opened to those interested in hearing the secrets in the heart of a wife and mom who sometimes feels as if she might drown in the difficulties of raising five children if it weren't for my God who is ever so merciful and His Grace who is ever so powerful. as i write this, tears stream down my own face, thinking of some of the situations that i am laying at the feet of Jesus at this very moment in my life. this seems to make it plain to me that going forward with this new adventure of blogging may just be a way for God to continue to remind me of His love and His goodness toward me. open heart surgery, with God's love as the knife, that's kind of what it feels like. cutting away the dead, useless pieces and repairing it with His intense, unconditional love. i hope that a few people are touched and moved to sharing their lives as well by reading some of what i may reveal of myself as i continue to lay my heart at his feet and trust Him to keep it and make it whole.

24 comments:

Mary | Deep South Dish said...: Ah yes, the teenage rite of passage. It changes everything. And I cannot WAIT until I can give that lecture to my grandson!; June 2, 2010 at 1:38 AM
Diane said...: Very proud, I can see it in all the faces. Congrats Josiah!; June 2, 2010 at 6:27 AM
Kim @ Homesteader's Heart said...: Awwww! How cool for him. I bet he is super excited. My daughter, 16, wants to get hers too but we really don't have an extra vehicle for her to drive right now so we are just waiting.
HUGS
Kim; June 2, 2010 at 6:54 AM
Karen said...: What a proud smile! Congrats to Josiah!; June 2, 2010 at 7:10 AM
amanda said...: yay!! i can't imagine one of my kids driving...mainly because i remember driving with my mom...she was so paranoid! lol. i love the picture of grandma rose!; June 2, 2010 at 8:08 AM
Kristin said...: How exciting!! I remember those days and now I look back and wonder how my Mom ever let me leave the house! LOL! I am so not ready for this growing up stuff! Haha!!; June 2, 2010 at 9:16 AM
Lisa said...: I can safely say that in a few months, I could easily copy and paste your post, and just change a few letters in the young man's name, and it could be my post!! "Joseph" gets his license in August!! Congrats to "Josiah"!!; June 2, 2010 at 9:47 AM
MOMSWEB said...: I'll be in this club soon also. Thanks for sharing this proud Mother and Son moment. Grandma's lecture was ON TIME!; June 2, 2010 at 9:57 AM
McCrakensx4 said...: Exciting day for sure!! I hope he has a safe (and fun) summer!!; June 2, 2010 at 10:55 AM
Darcie said...: Congratulations to your son...pretty exciting times. I love how his grandma talked to him...all in love for her grandson. So sweet. Good to peek in on your blog again...missing blogland. :-); June 2, 2010 at 11:35 AM
Deborah Ann said...: I liked letting my teenagers sleep in, too. I think they do far better on a good night's rest. When I homeschooled, I didn't get them up at the crack of dawn for that very reason. And because I needed my sleep too.

God's protection over your newest driver! Heheh...; June 2, 2010 at 1:39 PM
Hattie said...: How exciting! Love the pic of grandma giving the lecture. Too sweet! The best part of summertime is sleeping in! I can't wait, the boys last day of school is Friday & it can't get here fast enough!; June 2, 2010 at 4:26 PM
Amanda said...: lol love that last line..

This is so cool!

Blessings-
Amanda; June 2, 2010 at 7:02 PM
Bridget said...: Congrats on the license, he looks so proud!!; June 2, 2010 at 8:59 PM
Warren Baldwin said...: I know, it is exciting for the youth, scary for the parents! But once he demonstrates responsible driving, it is also freeing for the parents. God bless.; June 2, 2010 at 9:00 PM
He & Me + 3 said...: No Way! OMgosh how exciting for Josiah! He is so handsome. So glad Grandma rose gave him the lecture. Buckle up!; June 2, 2010 at 10:57 PM
Anonymous said...: What a wonderful day! I cannot wait until we get to sleep in - June 9 - UGH! And congratulations on the big D! I think that's the hardest part of parenting - harder than when they pack their bags to move out to go to college! What a happy guy - and isn't it great to have a Grandmother Rose to give the advise, too - double-teaming is definitely the way to go:); June 2, 2010 at 11:49 PM
Kim@stuffcould.... said...: Congrats on the driving! always love the photos
kim; June 2, 2010 at 11:50 PM
Liz Mays said...: That was so scary for me at first and I couldn't relax until I'd see them pulling back into the driveway. However, it really does make life easier when they drive.; June 3, 2010 at 9:29 AM
Tammy said...: that's too sad...I don't want my kids to grow up!; June 3, 2010 at 1:02 PM
Cheesemakin' Mamma said...: I'm with you. I would have really mixed feelings about my son driving. I know we gotta let 'em go someday :( I'm praying he'll be safe out there!; June 3, 2010 at 6:39 PM
Loren said...: OMG I remember the day Jenna got her license....Let's just say your prayer time goes into overdrive LOL

Congrats on the license and for you my friend! I know how you feel but I also know you and your DH have done a great job with him and with his g-ma telling him I am sure he will be very careful!

BIG HUGS TODAY; June 6, 2010 at 12:31 AM
Joanne@ Blessed... said...: Christy, I'm just a few weeks from my son getting his license. Not looking forward to it...AT ALL.

The older my children get, the more my prayer life gets kicked up a notch!; June 6, 2010 at 7:49 PM
prashant said...: What a proud smile! Congrats to Josiah!
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