Taco Tuesday

What a beautiful day. The sun is shining and I am cooking tacos for my daughter and her husband to come to lunch. Their office has moved over close to us and she loves to come to lunch when I offer. She loves homemade tacos, so we will sit by the window, enjoy the sunshine and chomp down on tacos and chocolate cream pie for dessert. While in the kitchen, had the tv on watching “Tool Time”. It is the segment about Tim not ever wanting to talk to his mom and, of course, at the close of the 30 min show, he comes to realize that if he does not talk and share his heart with her, and her with him, there will come a time when he would be unable to do so. This understanding comes after hearing from a friend that he would never really get to know his mom as a person. It started me thinking about our adult children and what they think they know about  Randy or myself. I remember during my young adult years that I was pretty self centered and pretty much everything was about me. (Yes, I am an only child). As we mature, we realize that our parents, like us now, were not just parents, but “people” as well. They had friends, feelings and thoughts that I probably will never know. Now, is the time, that when I talk to my mom and dad, I try to ask them about not just what they are doing, but what they are thinking. It feels good to hear them talk about why they made some of the choices they made, why they moved to certain places, why they worked at certain jobs, what they felt when I made some of the choices I made. It will feel good to know, one day, when they cannot share their hearts with me, that maybe, just maybe, I gave them the chance to share who they really were, not just telling them what I was doing, not what I was feeling, or telling them my plans. It’s sad that we have to waste so many years sometimes, before we allow the people we love truly love to share “who they are” . These parents of ours shaped the people we are today. It is interesting to hear the stories of their trials and their accomplishments and their failures, their goals they met and their goals they never attained. Life happens so quickly. It is amazing, this gift God has given us…..life, with so many family members and friends, coming and going through different seasons of our lives. I want to live the rest of my days sharing, when asked, what is on my heart, not being afraid to speak words of love and encouragement to those I love. I hope our children will one day ask us these questions, desiring to understand our hearts.