PS to Blind Dates and Babies!!

Gratefulness fills my heart for the children that are in my life. I am thankful I play a part in my friends' children's lives (and their extended family) and in the lives of my nieces, nephew and god-daughter! Even though I am not a mom, I can share a small part of " a day in the life of a mom," or rather, " a LONG YEAR in the life of a mom!" I am blessed to love and be loved by these precious gifts from God. (Yes, even those adolescents!!:)) I am and will always be "Aunt Skin" to this wonderful extended family! Here are a few of my favourite conversations with some of my "children"...

• When told by his mom that I would be moving back to Ontario (from Edmonton), C. asked, "can Karyne live with us until Jesus comes?"
• Every time I visit the Dallas home, T. asks, " can you call your mom and see if you can have a sleepover!"
• T. asked me who my best friend was...when I replied "your mother of course," she looked at me in disgust and said, "well mine is Jesus!"

My all time favourite conversation occurred when I lived in Edmonton. I was babysitting C. one evening and as I put him to bed in the bottom bunk, he started crying for his father. I tried everything to calm him down, but nothing worked. I eventually had a brainwave....I told him to think about something else! Without missing a beat, C. looked up at me with his big, blue eyes and said, " I'm thinking you look like a bat!"

Out of the mouth of babes!!