nest - SE Members Blog post - syndication express2024-03-28T21:58:03Zhttps://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/feed/tag/nestMy Weekly Devotional - How Quickly They Grow!https://syndicationexpress.ning.com/profiles/blogs/my-weekly-devotional-how-quickly-they-grow2014-03-11T02:31:26.000Z2014-03-11T02:31:26.000ZJack McLaughlin (JMAC)https://syndicationexpress.ning.com/members/JackMcLaughlinJMAC<div><p><span style="color:#4169e1;"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span style="font-style:italic;"><span style="font-size:16px;">Do you remember wishing your kids were grown? Suddenly you're amazed at how quickly it's happening. In my case, I'm amazed at how quickly it <span style="color:#800080;">has</span> happened.The truth is, they'll soon be gone, leaving the place feeling deserted and quiet.<br /><br /> A friend of mines put it poignantly: "I pass a lot of houses on my way home; some pretty, some inviting. But my heart skips a beat when I see my house nestled against the hill. I'm especially proud of the way it looks because I drew the plans myself. It started out large enough for us. I even had a study, in which the two teenage boys now reside! It had a guest room, but my girl and nine dolls are permanent quests there now. It had a room for Peg, who hoped to turn it into her sewing room, a study, just for the two of us.<br /><br /> But it won't be empty. Every corner, room, nick in the coffee table will be full of memories. Memories of picnics, Christmases, birthdays, bedside vigils...going barefoot, vacations, cats, dogs, parakeets, gold fish, black eyes...graduations, first dates, arguments, ball games...and a thousand other things that fill the lives of those who rear five kids. And Peg and I will sit quietly by the fire and listen to the laughter in the walls."<br /><br /> Childhood and youth evaporate swiftly. So fill them with loving, wonderful and sustaining memories. Don't just spend quantity time, spend quality time. "Make every minute count."</span></span></span></span></p><div style="text-align:center;"><br /><p> </p></div><p align="center"><big>~Like or Share if you enjoyed this post~</big></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#4682b4;"><strong>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</strong></span></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#4682b4;"><strong><br /></strong></span></p><div><p align="center"><big>Regards and Blessings to you,</big><br /><br /> <span style="font-size:16px;"><big>Jack McLaughlin</big></span> <span style="font-weight:bold;">(JMAC)</span></p><p align="center"><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br /></span></p><p align="center"><a href="http://www.your-daily-income.com"><img src="http://www.Your-Daily-Income.com/images/ydi%20banner250x250.png" alt="ydi banner250x250.png (115478 bytes)" height="246" border="0" width="247" /></a></p></div><p style="font-size:16px;" align="center"><span style="color:#4682b4;"><strong><span style="font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;"><br /></span></strong></span></p><p style="font-size:16px;" align="center"><span style="color:#4682b4;"><strong><span style="font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></strong></span></p><p align="center"> Follow Me:</p><dl><dd><p align="center"><big><font face="Verdana"><span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="font-size:16px;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/YourDailyIncome"><img alt="Facebook.png (2174 bytes)" src="http://www.your-daily-income.com/images/Facebook.png" height="37" border="0" width="37" /></a><a href="https://plus.google.com/101676442129130661667"><img alt="GooglePlus.png (2606 bytes)" src="http://www.your-daily-income.com/images/GooglePlus.png" height="37" border="0" width="37" /></a><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/pub/jack-mclaughlin/2a/685/404"><img alt="LinkedIn.png (2444 bytes)" src="http://www.your-daily-income.com/images/LinkedIn.png" height="37" border="0" width="37" /></a><a href="https://myspace.com/yourdailyincome"><img alt="MySpace.png (2658 bytes)" src="http://www.your-daily-income.com/images/MySpace.png" height="37" width="37" /></a><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pinterestjmac/"><img alt="Pinterest.png (1952 bytes)" src="http://www.your-daily-income.com/images/Pinterest.png" height="37" border="0" width="37" /></a></span></span></font></big></p></dd></dl><p align="center"><span style="color:#4682b4;"><strong>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</strong></span></p></div>