(Lauren, me, Meghan: out for "Girls Night!")
The highlight of my week was when I took my college daughters out for dinner and got to hang out with them all Monday evening. Lauren, who is married, will be graduating with a degree in advertising this May. Her creative streak has been evident since she was a toddler and loved to color. She used to pace around the house, looking for something to create. I had to try and keep the house stocked with bits of string, paper, glue, boxes, feathers and every kind of craft object imaginable, just for her whims. Now, her medium of choice is the computer, and she is amazing with the tools of technology! I'm in line for a new logo and website update, and can hardly wait! She's our sweet "mother hen."
Meghan is a music education major. Her passion for music has led her to write her own music, lead praise and worship, play piano and keyboard, and sing. I love to listen to her practice the classical pieces (voice and piano) for her juries, but my favorite thing is to hear her worship. She has a heart for Jesus, and it comes through her music. She loves doing mission work and serving, and we share the same odd sense of humor. You should have seen us rolling on the floor at Barnes & Noble over the book, "14,000 Things to be Miserable About."
Oh, there's so much more I could write about them....
Mostly, the girls and I have fun together. Our relationship is changing, as I'd always wished it would, into a wonderful friendship. It's hard to describe the feeling of joy and pride without sounding really, really cheesy, but these young women have turned out far beyond what I could have even hoped for them. I'd like to say that the years of hard work and discipline really paid off, but the truth is, I was given the incredible gift of parenting, and I fumbled and stumbled my way through it. I am grateful for the grace they showed their Mom (especially in those teenage years) when life was the craziest.
I am doubly blessed by my "original" Company Girls, and I love that they are happy to share their special term with all of you!
Link up below so we can visit over your favorite beverage at YOUR place! It's a great way to meet some other Company Girls and get to know one another. Don't worry about trying to have a perfect post written...just introduce yourself and let us snoop around your site! We won't look in the medicine cabinets or closets, we promise!
Today's Small Thing is running late....unexpected things happened this morning so I will get it posted later today. Can you guess what our theme is today? Friendship and sisterhood!
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