A Moment with M.O.M.: Real Moments- 49 Years Ago Today…

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Real Moments- 49 Years Ago Today…

Forty-Nine years ago today, a middle aged woman gave birth to her tenth child, a little boy, in the town of Crete Nebraska. She tenderly nurtured him up; rocking him through his share of ear aches and fevers. She patiently endured all the boy adventures that would make most women lose their hair. The Lord blessed her with twelve children all together. Life was not easy. Her husband passed away when this boy was at the tender of age of 12 and yet, she still found a way to smile, appreciate the simple things and faithfully trusted the Lord to meet their needs. I am so thankful for the love my dear mother- in- law invested in this young boys life that made him the man I am married to today! Momma Wood passed away a few years ago. I have precious memories of conversations we held. Heart conversations that would last late into the night, wisdom she would offer and the laughter we shared! There were times we would laugh so hard we couldn’t catch our breath! She was an amazing woman who raised up an amazing son!!

I know that it is normal to always tell the person who is having the birthday, “Happy Birthday”. However, I use to always call my mother-in-law and tell her thank you too. I know that the joy I have in my Joe is a result of her love, dedication and sacrifice! Even though she is no longer with us my heart is still ever grateful for her love to my dear Joe!

Today, is a special day indeed! Happy Birthday Joe! I love you!! Thank you for being a God honoring husband. Thank you for dedicating your life to caring for and protecting the children and me. Thank you for the tender kisses that make all the worries vanish. Thank you for all you sacrifice for us. Thank you for the playful memories the children and I still love to tease you about. Thank you for making our home a place that is truly a place of peace for all who enter! Thank you for choosing me to walk life’s journey with you as your wife, best friend and lover! Thank you for your leadership,your patience, and your desire to always grow and do better. Thank you for your humility that always teaches me so much. You are so much more to me than words can ever express. Joe, I love you more with each breath that I take!

Happy Birthday!!!

With a heart full of Love,

Your Sunshine

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Traylor Branch FarmMay 20, 2010 at 2:52 PM
What a wonderful post! What a great way to say happy birthday to a beloved friend from his helpmeet. :)
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MelindaMay 24, 2010 at 9:41 AM
You have much to be grateful for! What a sweet tribute to your husband and MIL. So many times, mother-in-laws get a bad rep, but there are many good ones out there, too! Hope you and your hubby had a great celebration! ;0)
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Real Moments in my Home!

I purchased a butterfly net for my children since we are having a delightful time watching them this fall. As Matthew ran out the front door he exclaimed with great pride, "I'm the BUTTERFLY hunter!"

As I cleaned out my purse, Sammy and Matthew sat on the bed watching as I went through each item. I found skittles at the bottom of my purse, a cheez it, nickles, dimes and pennies, lip gloss, receipts and more. Sammy said, "Mom it's like another world in your purse!" That child makes me smile!!

Ezekiel just informed me that making my coffee everyday should count as school work... he thinks it falls in the chemistry section since he is mixing coco with my coffee! lol!

After reading our proverbs for the day the children will tell me what verse they liked and what it meant to them. Today, Sammy was extreamly excited to share and raised his hand saying, "Pick me! Pick me! I know what my favorite verse was." "Okay Sammy, what was your favorite verse?" I asked. He replied, "My favorite verse is the one that says: Let no man throw a frog at his brother." The entire family started to laugh. I instantly read through the text again to see what might have sounded like that to him. Finally, I said, "Sammy, I can't find what verse you are talking about." He remained confident and said, "That's the way I heard it." When I told Grandma about it she said, "Well you know that is kinda biblical.. frogs are a curse so what Sammy was saying is: Let no man throw a curse at his brother." It's a good thing we always discuss what we hear in our Bible study.

As Matthew approached his fifth birthday he seemed disappointed. When I questioned him he said, "Momma? Can't I please just skip five and be six?!" I replied, "No... you have to be five first. Why don't you want to be five?" After a pause and with a discouraged countenance he said, "Because five is odd and I don't want to be odd Mommy!"

After all the children had their dentist visit Samuel began explaining how he had such good results. He said, "If you want to be like me all you have to do is only brush your teeth sometimes... the rest of the time... EAT THE TOOTHPASTE"

Bekah walked in while Matthew and I were working on his addition flashcards. She asked, "Matthew what are you doing?" "Doing my Plusing," He replied. I said, "You mean doing your addition" With confidence he turns to me and says, "Yes, that's it's middle name."

Bethany was helping Josiah look for beef cattle online when she came to me and said, "Momma, they had these really sad looking cattle that were super skinny called 'Commercial Cattle'. Momma that's all they would be good for - there wasn't enough meat on them for anything else." My Beth is just too sweet!

Timothy and Elisha were talking about all the contents of the Ark of the Covenant. When Elisha told Timothy that God had put the 10 commandments in it. Timothy replied with confidence, "Well He had too so that Moses wouldn't break them again!"

After several trips to the emergency room with my Timothy. I said, "Timothy, you really must stop hurting yourself like this. Each time we go through that hospital door it's costing Daddy 100.00!" He sweetly replied, "Is there another way we can get in Mommy?"

As Ezekiel and I poured over the garden magazines we ran across the brussel spouts. Ezekiel had never seen them before and with excitment said, "Momma, Look! They sell bite size lettuce!"

As we prepaired to vacume seal our newly butchered chickens. My Beth-Joy said, "Mom I know we want to seal our chickens but I can't figure out how we are going to get that chicken through that skinny slot!"

Jed was about five years old when he ran out to the kitchen and met me with excitement saying, "Mom I think God made my wife last night! I counted my ribs and now I am missing one!"

Matthew and Samuel were playing when the girls and I overheard them and couldn't help but giggle. Matthew wanted to play house and have a baby but Samuel informed him that, "You can't have a baby, Matthew- you're only a 2T"

While driving I often lose cell phone reception with my Joe. I never realized how much the little ones were listening until one day I overheard them say, "Mom and Dad broke up again!" "No Mommy broke up with Daddy" replied Matthew. "No! It was daddy. He broke up with Mommy again!" Replied Sammy. As I listend I thought it was a good thing no one was ease dropping into their coversation- they would think my Joe and I had a pretty rocky marriage! LOL

While on one of our "girls days" Bethany was having a hard time falling asleep. Grandma encouraged her to count sheep. After a few moments of slience we heard Beths sweat voice say, "Thump" We all thought about it for a moment and then Grandma asked, "Beth what was the thump about?" "Oh, one of my sheep ran into the fence... that's all Grandma."

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Welcome to a Moment with M.O.M(Mother of Many)

Have you ever wished someone would answer your questions, pray for your requests and listen as you ponder, pray and pursue your duties as wife and mother? Well, then you've come to the right place! Please join me as I, Jeanette Wood, share my heart, real moments from my home and loving encouragement on heart issues and practical tasks alike. If you have a question please feel free to email me and I will respond as the Lord allows. I don't claim to have all the answers but I know the One who does. I love to share what He has done in my life with others so that you might glean some of the gems that I have learned over the years. Come, sit on my porch or walk with me through the pastures as we share the goodness of the Lord.
Because of His Love,
Mrs. Joseph Wood

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Real Moments- 49 Years Ago Today…

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