Color My World With Love and Magic Marker

      Sometimes as a mom I feel obsolete, no longer needed. I know that the natural order of things is for my children to grow up, become independent and move on into a life of their own. It just seems such a lonely idea to me.  I love being a mom.  It has always been the thing I think I do best (mistakes and all). The true calling on my life.  I am good at loving, good at being there for others, good at learning from life and oh yes good at sharing my thoughts( I try to control that one).  My mind tells me I am not needed, but my heart knows that we are connected and all is really well with my momness. Just a few months ago God reminded me that it is the world telling me I am no longer needed.  His design is once a mom always a mom.  To look to Him for lessons on being a good parent. You see every Saturday I go have morning coffee with my parents (I am so blessed that they are still with me). This particular morning I was feeling separated from my kids, a little neglected I suppose.  My son was preparing to deploy  He and his girlfriend were spending every moment they could  together (as they should have).  My daughter and her family are pretty independent and I hadn't seen them for a while.  I was really feeling sorry for myself. As I was preparing to leave my parents home the phone rang and mom answered. It seems to do that all day at their house, to me it screams we are loved and needed.  We have these little hand signals that I use to let her know that I am going.  As I was waving my arms in the air like a person on the runway signaling the plane to the correct runway  she smiled and said "oh this one is for you.".  I took the phone and it was my daughter.  She was distraught and going ninety to nothing.  She NEEDED me.  My youngest grandson had blessed me by coloring himself blue. Just like a little smurf.  She had tried everything and it wouldn't come off.  The show was on, my time to shine  I told her I would be there soon to rescue them (in my mind that is how it felt)  I called poison control  No real concerns.  I called Atwoods to find lye soap and Lava hand soap.  Before I left to be NEEDED the phone rang again. The girlfriend NEEDED me.  They were going to have pictures taken and their world had fallen apart. We talked for a few minutes and I shared my ideas for coping with the situation. and then off I went. Supermom to the rescue! The Lava and lye soap did the trick. I was a hero to all. Life is good, I am not obsolete.  I am loved and needed.  All is truly well with the world.                                                                                                                                     .