Warm glows
This lovely box of peanut butter and choc-chip biscuits were made by my 18 year old son on Thursday. He made a double batch so I could take some to work on Friday for morning tea, keep some for his dad and have a few for himself. They are so delicious. Not only did he make the biscuits, but by the time I got home from work, he had cleaned the kitchen and done all the dishes. It is times like this that I get that warm glow inside me, bursting with pride about my sons. I'm sure that every mother has those moments.
And, on my birthday (Tuesday) he made a beautiful creamy chicken, mushroom and sun-dried tomato pasta for dinner and butterscotch pudding for dessert. He is a very good cook. I have encouraged both my sons to cook (as my mum encouraged my brothers) and it is now something they both really enjoy doing. They even like doing the weekly grocery shopping, hunting for new ingredients, which I am sure their future wives will really like.
My eldest son (who is 23) said something yesterday that really surprised and thrilled me - he said he was so pleased that he had been taught to love reading, music, going to the theatre, visiting the art galleries and being creative. These are things I love and shared with my children from a very young age. I am so pleased they share the same loves as me and it gave me another of those "warm glows'. He is even off to the National Art Gallery on the weekend to see an art exhibition. Isn't that exciting!!
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Happy weekend to you all.
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Happy weekend to you all.
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"Who can find a virtuous woman... her children arise up, and call her blessed." You raised your sons to the best of your ability and now they are realising it, Jo - and I'm sure their future wives will thank you!! :)
ReplyDeleteClara - the biscuits were very well received at morning tea and his brother came over last night and ate 4 or 5 of them – they are going fast!!
ReplyDeleteYou are right to feel proud of your sons! and yes their future wives will definitely thank you:)
ReplyDeleteA heart warming post to read, Jo. So often ones offspring bring sorrow and we tend to dwell on it, forgetting such lovely anecdotes.
ReplyDeleteWhat encouraging words, Jo! Such a blessing it is to see the beauty of your investments. God's grace is amazing!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday, too, just a bit late. :)
You have done a wonderful thing. I have two sons, ages 9 and 13, and I also insist that they learn to cook, and can clean and do laundry as well. (They like cooking. Can't say the same for laundry.)
ReplyDeleteKaren - I taught my sons to do the laundry but it really didn't have any impact until my eldest left home and had to wash clothes - now he is fine. I also thought it was important that they knew how to clean the bathroom/toilet - a job that always needs to be done! You can't guarantee these days that they will find wives that can do these tasks - so if the boys can do them at least they can teach their wives.
ReplyDeletePS I think most boys like to cook - most chefs are male!
You are being rewarded for all the time you have put in to your sons.
ReplyDeleteYou are indeed blessed Jo and so are your sons to have such a mum as you. Encouraging them to like what you are interested in has paid off.
Boys seem to make better cooks and I am sure that their future wives will appreciate it very much.