Dreams-Expectations-Plans

Way Back in 1959-

Dreams - Expectations - Hopes - Plans

Take note right here that I personally am a

 P. L. A. N. N. E. R.

Note: all of you super mom bloggers who are so hard working and gifted-Listen Up,
None of you have cornered the market on trying to be, do and define PERFECTION
[she says while laughing out loud]

My online profile after much consideration reads like this:

A Planner-Producer-Promoter-Performer-Planner

That pretty much describes me as honestly as I can.

Now, today's thoughts-  (guest post by Holly Hopson on Heather's Blog)

How often we  observe people & actions and  ask ourselves or anyone listening:

What Was She Thinking?

Holly shared with us  what she was thinking-

 as she began life as "a couple"

-My Turn-

Back to 1959- 

Sure we had Dreams

But Our plans were not exactly long range..more like 3-6 months ahead.

Now our expectations-

that's a different thing. 

We expected to always stay together..

any other possibility was not a part of our mind set.

We did expect problems

We did expect disappointments

We did expect lean times

We did expect failures

We had realistic expectations of the life ahead.  We saw real people, real families around us struggling with life but with good solid families and rich lives. I did not say 'riches', but rich lives. 

they were NOT PERFECT.

Source

 

As a young Bride and then Mom of four children born from 1960 to 1966 I never thought I was aiming for perfection.  We didn't hear that conversation (yet). But I know and have for many years known that I had set a high bar for myself. 

I  never recall actually wanting to be Miss Perfect

However

- as a wife, a mother, a 'keeper of the house' & finances, Home Room Mom, PTA President, Community Theater, Garden Club, Charity Fund Raiser,  you name it. I rarely ever felt I measured up.

Source

Now the lighter side...

"What ever was she ( that would be Me ) thinking?" 

Not much really...

We were playing it 'by ear' I guess

 a lot of Faith
or just not much sense Maybe both-

 [it's okay you can laugh here]



The Brundidge, Alabama  season of our lives.

(Home since 2006)

 Girls just wait awhile for another Season of life-

You Can  'have it all'

But not all in the same year-

'For everything there is a season...."

 Jonell

Like Gramma's House