Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. “Honor your father and mother” (this is the first commandment with a promise), “that it may go well with you and that you may live long in the land.” ~ Ephesians 6:1-3 (ESV)
I haven’t seen my mom in almost 6 years; believe me it is tough. The one thing that keeps me connected to her, my home-country, my first-language, are the weekly Saturday morning calls. There is just something really neat to ‘sit’ with my mom, with a hot cup of coffee in hand, chatting away…
When I was still living in Germany, the calls to the US (to my in-laws) where quite expensive. Now the calls cost my mom less that a cup of Starbucks coffee 😀 …Sure it would be nice to sit with my mom face-to-face, but the calls are the next best thing.
So, this week, I am thankful that we still have a land-line and I can talk to my mom weekly. And hopefully I can make a trip back to Germany in the Spring of 2011 (God willing)…
What are you thankful for this week? Please head on over to my friend Laurie at “Women Taking a Stand” to link up with other Thankful Thursday participants. In the month of September we will meet up here, and October my friend Lynn is hosting at Spiritually Unequal Marriage…
Thank you for stopping by today. Remember: a thankful heart is a joyful heart…
Hi Iris, I can understand how tough it is to be unable to see our loved ones as often as we would like to. Yes, thankfully there’s still land line and I’m even more thankful for mobile phones now. Hope you get to visit your mom next spring. Many blessings to you!
It is really tough to live very distant from our parents, especially from our mom, who was with us most of our life. I can feel your longing to see her. Hopefully, the Lord will let you visit her next spring 🙂
sweet blessings to you and your dear mom. I love you my friend.
It must be wonderful to have such a great relationship with your mother. You are blessed! Have a wonderful day!
I remember the longing for mother and home. My mom and I were unable to see each other from 1985 until 2000. It was a long hard road but the payoff was so great! It is a lot like this separation from God – being able to talk but not to see Him – while we live here on earth. The prize is worth the pain to gain. I promise you.
I’m glad I found this Thankful Thursday blog hop and you. You are in my prayers for a joyful reunion with your mother and Germany SOON.
I am on the other side and must say that it is my daughter that I live away from and miss badly. My own mother was stating how she never missed calling her mother at least once a week from the time she was out on her own til her mom (my grandma) passed away. This tradition continues with me and my daughter
You must miss your mom a lot. How nice that you can talk to each other weekly. Hope that trip you have planned can work out….
Oh Iris, how you must miss your mom. My Mom died five years ago and I miss her so much. I pray that you will be able to go to Germany next year and see her. Life is so short. Those special family bonds are so important.
Love you,
Debbie
Iris, I pray you will be able to be reunited with your Mom soon! It is tough to be so far away from each other, do you guys have skype? You can talk to each other via the computer with a webcam and see each other. We did this with our son when he was stationed over in Korea. It helped. Love you and thankful for you!
Iris, That made me smile to read of the specialness of the calls with your Mom. I hope all your plans work out for you to travel there next year.
Have a blessed weekend, friend.
Bethany
I wish you could be with your mom sooner than later. I’m thinking like Laurie is. Could you use Skype or another online webcam service to see each other online? Not sure if it’s in Germany. But I do know it’s the best way for some people long distance to connect. And it’s free. Webcams are really easy to use and they are getting cheaper. I’ve seen them at Ross for $10 with a USB port.
I have yet to convince my parents to put one on their computer so we can see each other. I even offered to buy one for them and install it. They didn’t want their faces to be seen when we talk. LOL
Sending you love tonight. Wishing you many more face to face times with your mom.
Hugs,
tiff
I can only imagine how special those calls must mean to both of you. I pray you make it back home soon. My home (at least the place I call home) is Wilmore, KY. My folks have since relocated to NC, about an hour from us, but my heart remains in KY. I am thankful for my hometown, but even more thankful that my parents live close by. Especially now.
Thanks for your prayers.
peace~elaine