Honor thy Mother and Father...

Yesterday we spent the afternoon with Randy's mom. Helping pack up her California home. The night before, while watching Jeopardy in our living room, we had put together a rack so she could transport her scooter on the back of her car.

Meanwhile, my mother is in Arkansas with her mother, sorting and packing. Grandma has decided she is ready to make the move to Ohio, and wants to do so while she is still in good health.

We are lucky that Randy's mom and my grandmother are still so independent and in such good health at 80 years of age!

One of the ways we serve God is by honoring our mothers and fathers.

There are many ways we can honor our parents, but the way I see it playing out this week is by accepting and adapting to our changing roles. When we are young, our parents care for us. As we grow up, we relate more on the level of mutual respect. And as our parents age, we become willing to do everything for them that they so selflessly did for us.