I braved the potentially-icy roads to go to church this morning - and it wasn't all that bad. It's cold but the sun is shining, and life goes on. We got maybe an inch of snow at most, just enough to be pretty on the trees and bushes. While I would have loved to stay home in bed, I got dressed and hauled myself out into the world to church, and the gym after that.
Everyone was given a piece of a jigsaw puzzle when they entered the sanctuary this morning, and Pastor Charlie's message was called "where do I fit?" I found the sermon interesting, more so than usual, but it also brought something to mind, and I wanted to write about it.
When I lived in Pittburgh, I had a dear friend named Mary Lou, who was also a pseudo-mom to me. Mary Lou had 5 grown children, and the oldest was the same age as as me. She often shared stories and bits of wisdom from her mothering experiences, and this is one of those. Mary Lou told me that whenever she sensed there was something going on with one of her kids - a problem or some struggle, and they weren't talking about it - she got out a jigsaw puzzle and got it started on a table in their family room. She said it was amazing the conversations that would take place over that puzzle - including some discussion of that problem. I've never forgotten that advice - and used the idea a couple of times with my own kids too.
Everyone was given a piece of a jigsaw puzzle when they entered the sanctuary this morning, and Pastor Charlie's message was called "where do I fit?" I found the sermon interesting, more so than usual, but it also brought something to mind, and I wanted to write about it.
When I lived in Pittburgh, I had a dear friend named Mary Lou, who was also a pseudo-mom to me. Mary Lou had 5 grown children, and the oldest was the same age as as me. She often shared stories and bits of wisdom from her mothering experiences, and this is one of those. Mary Lou told me that whenever she sensed there was something going on with one of her kids - a problem or some struggle, and they weren't talking about it - she got out a jigsaw puzzle and got it started on a table in their family room. She said it was amazing the conversations that would take place over that puzzle - including some discussion of that problem. I've never forgotten that advice - and used the idea a couple of times with my own kids too.
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