my heart sings with joy

i want to shout to the world (via cyberspace) that God has blessed me with a husband who is wonderful!! he gave me the VERY BEST mother's day gift ever - in the history of the world! what was it you ask. a necklace? a ring? a piece of art? something i collect? something to wear out? an expensive dinner? NO - it was none of those things. it was a weather radio.
yes, you read correctly - a weather radio. he is SO thoughtful and (oh i don't even know the word!) concerned, in-tune, protecting. . . all of them all wrapped into one! he had remembered me telling him a story about one night as i turned off the tv to go to bed (he was at work) the last thing i heard was "tornado watch in effect until 6AM" for the county we live in. "OH NO!" i thought. how could i sleep at all w/ him not home, and nathan sleeping soundly in this crib ALL the way on the other side of the house and a possible TORNADO knocking at the door?!?
well, we never did get that tornado. but richard remembered that. and knowing how much i value good sleep - got me a gift to help me sleep better. the radio will automatically come on if there is a severe weather update for our county or the ones immediately around us (as i programmed it to). a truly wonderful gift for so many reasons:
1- he heard my concerns and responded
2- a mother's day gift to help me in my role as mother
3- he appealed to my flare for practical gifts
4- he cared about my sleep - and now i can sleep better
5- he honors God's plan for his role in the family to protect and provide for us (even when he is away)

mother's day is SO NOT about the gifts - it is about the love a family has. it is about the roles that God created us for and how we honor Him in living those roles out.