I am determined to be a more frequent blogger. Why you say? After reading through my blog, I realize that I am documenting precious moments in the life of family. Even things I may think are not so interesting, are interesting when I go back and "remember."
Today, I am getting my kiddos pix taken at Target. I hope they both can smile!
Monday, November 12, 2007
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Fun Learning Day
Our day started off with creating green slime. This was a hit with the kids. Forget the scientific whys and wherefors of it all, mixing glue, water, Borax and food coloring equals hours of fun for my two. After they played for an hour, I made them stop to play a fun math game with giant dice. You roll the giant dice, answer, and then do a funny thing, like "hop like a bunny" or "say 3 foods that start with P while you dance". It was hilarious and educational. My sweetie husband bought me a PC Scrabble game yesterday. So, our language arts was done on the computer playing Scrabble against each other. Later, we took a walk through the acres of woods behind our house. (Not our land, our neighbors) We collected leaves to identify, "discovered" an old tree house, and found an old abandoned soccer ball. We made our way home and played around with the soccer ball for a while. Then we enjoyed the crisp fall day, just basking in the windy, but sunny day. Such a delicious day!
Monday, October 15, 2007
October
Life continues to be busy. Homeschooling is truly a full time job.
Transition time is ahead for me and my family. God is moving me out of a ministry I have been a part of for 9 years in our church. I have been a part of our worship team/choir for these 9 years and have thouroughly enjoyed seeing what God had done in the lives of myself and others.
There is an excitement in my spirit, as I know this act of obedience will be a catalyst to propel us into God's next stage of glory. It is truly bittersweet! I love to worship Him with all the saints! The people in our music ministry are like family to me. Thank you God for being an all-knowing God, who orders my steps. Even though I can't see, I trust wholly in you Lord.
Transition time is ahead for me and my family. God is moving me out of a ministry I have been a part of for 9 years in our church. I have been a part of our worship team/choir for these 9 years and have thouroughly enjoyed seeing what God had done in the lives of myself and others.
There is an excitement in my spirit, as I know this act of obedience will be a catalyst to propel us into God's next stage of glory. It is truly bittersweet! I love to worship Him with all the saints! The people in our music ministry are like family to me. Thank you God for being an all-knowing God, who orders my steps. Even though I can't see, I trust wholly in you Lord.
Saturday, September 22, 2007
My Way or Your Way
Last night, right before supper time, my son asked, "What are we having for dinner?" I replied lasagna. He replied, "I hate lasagna!" (He doesn't, but I don't what kind of mood he was in to say that) We started talking back and forth, me with my normal, "Well, if I cook it, you're going to eat it." Then I had an idea....If my son didn't like what I had planned, let him make it! I then proposed to him that he make dinner, if he wanted something different. My only criteria was it had to include a meat, veggie and carb. He got excited! He ran and pulled out my cookbooks and started looking for something to cook. I already had ground turkey meat thawed out, so he decided to make mac and cheese with ground hamburger mixed in with our side being canned green beans. With very minimal advice from me, my son made dinner! And it was good!
My point of telling this story is that I could have done what I always do, and had my way. Instead, I gave my son the opportunity to have it his way. In turn, he gained the experience of cooking an entire meal, almost completely by himself. I also showed him that his opinion is important. Now, I won't always be able to accomodate his desires, but last night it worked!
My point of telling this story is that I could have done what I always do, and had my way. Instead, I gave my son the opportunity to have it his way. In turn, he gained the experience of cooking an entire meal, almost completely by himself. I also showed him that his opinion is important. Now, I won't always be able to accomodate his desires, but last night it worked!
Monday, July 30, 2007
Can't Sleep, Might as Well Post
Just returned Saturday from a very last minute camping trip. This makes trip #4 in our popup since May, when we bought it. Lots of fun...Camped in Hiawasee, GA. The weather was great, low 80's during the day, mid 60's at night. That's what I'm talking about!
Thursday, July 19, 2007
Happy Birthday to My Baby Girl
Today my daughter turns 6 years old....Happy Birthday to her! She is a vibrant, artistic, funny little girl. I am blessed to have a daughter!
This morning (at 7am!), my son tumbled into bed, followed shortly by my daughter. They were ready to go out for breakfast. I don't remember when we started this, but it is now a tradition to take the bday child out for bfast on their bday. After many rounds of "Happy Birthday" to my daughter, my kids jumped back out of bed, informing me that they were getting dressed. (Only about 7:15 am now) I begged for 5 more minutes in bed , and then got up, dressed and we headed out the door. (About 7:35 am now) McDonald's here we come!
Anyway, I am sure this will always be a tradition with us....
Again, Happy Bday to my girl!
This morning (at 7am!), my son tumbled into bed, followed shortly by my daughter. They were ready to go out for breakfast. I don't remember when we started this, but it is now a tradition to take the bday child out for bfast on their bday. After many rounds of "Happy Birthday" to my daughter, my kids jumped back out of bed, informing me that they were getting dressed. (Only about 7:15 am now) I begged for 5 more minutes in bed , and then got up, dressed and we headed out the door. (About 7:35 am now) McDonald's here we come!
Anyway, I am sure this will always be a tradition with us....
Again, Happy Bday to my girl!
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
The Goodness of God
I don't know about you, but sometimes I get discouraged. Being a SAHM and Homeschooling mom takes a lot of giving without neccessarily getting anything in return.
This week has been hard for me. My kids argue, as all kids do, but it seems to have escalated this week. I feel like the fights are almost constant.
Tuesday, my husband left a really encouraging card for me in our bathroom, telling me how great I am and how he knows God has called me to be a SAHM and how much he appreciates me. This lifted my spirits considerably.
Then, today rolls around, Thursday. From the get go, my kids were whining and arguing with each other. You may say, "Well do something about it!" Well, I just didn't have the want to. I felt despair and discouragement weighing me down.
Then we went to Wal-mart. As we were checking out, the cashier was really in a talkative mood. She actually talked to me and the kids. (People usually ignore them) She was saying to them, "Wow, you must have a great mom." and "I bet you really love your mom." I would like to say that my kids broke into a long soliliquy about all I do for them. But they just smiled at her. Then she said,"You guys are blessed to have a mom. You need to tell her everyday how much you love and appreciate her." I knew this was a God moment. God speaking His words through this beautiful lady. I thanked her for all she said. But that wasn't the end.... She said directly to me,"Mom's do so much. They wear so many hats. They just need some mom time. They also need to know that what they do is really appreciated." Then she spoke to my kids again,"You guys are blessed to have a mom. Some people don't know what that is like." Then we left.
I could/will guess that maybe this young lady didn't have her mom around growing up or has lost her mom at some point in her life. (She looked to be in her early twenties.)
Whatever her story is, God used her to lift me up and set my eyes back on the high calling. Through Him, I can do everything. But I can't do anything without Him, because it will be a miserable failure.
"And those he predestined, he also called, those he called, he also justified, those he justified, he also glorified." Romans 8:30
This week has been hard for me. My kids argue, as all kids do, but it seems to have escalated this week. I feel like the fights are almost constant.
Tuesday, my husband left a really encouraging card for me in our bathroom, telling me how great I am and how he knows God has called me to be a SAHM and how much he appreciates me. This lifted my spirits considerably.
Then, today rolls around, Thursday. From the get go, my kids were whining and arguing with each other. You may say, "Well do something about it!" Well, I just didn't have the want to. I felt despair and discouragement weighing me down.
Then we went to Wal-mart. As we were checking out, the cashier was really in a talkative mood. She actually talked to me and the kids. (People usually ignore them) She was saying to them, "Wow, you must have a great mom." and "I bet you really love your mom." I would like to say that my kids broke into a long soliliquy about all I do for them. But they just smiled at her. Then she said,"You guys are blessed to have a mom. You need to tell her everyday how much you love and appreciate her." I knew this was a God moment. God speaking His words through this beautiful lady. I thanked her for all she said. But that wasn't the end.... She said directly to me,"Mom's do so much. They wear so many hats. They just need some mom time. They also need to know that what they do is really appreciated." Then she spoke to my kids again,"You guys are blessed to have a mom. Some people don't know what that is like." Then we left.
I could/will guess that maybe this young lady didn't have her mom around growing up or has lost her mom at some point in her life. (She looked to be in her early twenties.)
Whatever her story is, God used her to lift me up and set my eyes back on the high calling. Through Him, I can do everything. But I can't do anything without Him, because it will be a miserable failure.
"And those he predestined, he also called, those he called, he also justified, those he justified, he also glorified." Romans 8:30
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