Thank you!
Sounds great guys, we will bring our "barney bag". Some things to do together and be invisible. Thanks Dana and Susie, of course you are right. My kids should be priority. If I could manage to get my feelings of of my sleeve, I would be much better off. (Today and every day!)
Have a great Thanksgiving everyone! I am thankful for Jesus who paid the price for me. Three of the sweetest girls in the world and a hubby that loves us all! I am thankful that my faith has been tested and built stronger because of it. I am thankful for wonderful blogger friends that encourage me.
If we all counted our blessings and named them one by one, I think we would be busy all day long.
Thursday, November 23, 2006
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Thanksgiving
I am tempted to celebrate at home this year. I am sooo sensitive. I get my feelings hurt easily. I sense when my children get on someone's nerves and it hurts my feelings. On my side of the family, there are ten million kids and what's three more. It is just one big playfest. On Erik's side of the family though, this year, we will be the only little kids. There are so many things that must be supervised, volume, activity level, talkitiveness. I hope to be able to enjoy myself and not spend Thanksgiving yelling at my kids for normal kid behaviour.
Anyone have any tips for sanity keeping?
I am tempted to celebrate at home this year. I am sooo sensitive. I get my feelings hurt easily. I sense when my children get on someone's nerves and it hurts my feelings. On my side of the family, there are ten million kids and what's three more. It is just one big playfest. On Erik's side of the family though, this year, we will be the only little kids. There are so many things that must be supervised, volume, activity level, talkitiveness. I hope to be able to enjoy myself and not spend Thanksgiving yelling at my kids for normal kid behaviour.
Anyone have any tips for sanity keeping?
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Just to Clarify!!
This is in response to a comment I had. Children are NOT always a product of their environment. I have known kids who came from Godly homes that did not reflect their upbringing and I have also known people who came from horrendous backgrounds who rose above it. You just cannot generalize people. God has a plan for each of us. If we start judging kids by their "environment", we will dismiss alot of potential leaders. Character is a learned thing fashioned largely by our environment, but it does not begin and end with parents. There are lots of opportunities for us to instill positive traits and qualities in kids who aren't seing that at home.
Climb off soapbox, wait one more thing. I did not come from an ideal home. I would not even call it Godly. Churchly, yes. Godly, no. The devil uses that as a weapon on me daily. I know I am not as Godly or loving as my children have the opportunity to be, yet God still allows me to be a part of his will. I was not taught modesty. We wore our clothes as revealing as we could-all four of us. We showed our butts before we had anything to show. We all four grew up to be modest women. Life is a great teacher and God is good.
I have to remind myself of all of this often, or I will disregard a soul and think I am better than they are. I am not.
Stepping off soapbox. I hope that did not come across as "holier than thou". I did not mean it that way. I just probably took an innocent comment a little too personal because for me it was. When we are born, we don't get to pick our "homelife". One of my questions for God when I get to Heaven. That and why several of my very patient and loving friends did not have kids despite planning and praying for them and he "surprised" me with three at a time when I wasn't quite "fit" for it.
This is in response to a comment I had. Children are NOT always a product of their environment. I have known kids who came from Godly homes that did not reflect their upbringing and I have also known people who came from horrendous backgrounds who rose above it. You just cannot generalize people. God has a plan for each of us. If we start judging kids by their "environment", we will dismiss alot of potential leaders. Character is a learned thing fashioned largely by our environment, but it does not begin and end with parents. There are lots of opportunities for us to instill positive traits and qualities in kids who aren't seing that at home.
Climb off soapbox, wait one more thing. I did not come from an ideal home. I would not even call it Godly. Churchly, yes. Godly, no. The devil uses that as a weapon on me daily. I know I am not as Godly or loving as my children have the opportunity to be, yet God still allows me to be a part of his will. I was not taught modesty. We wore our clothes as revealing as we could-all four of us. We showed our butts before we had anything to show. We all four grew up to be modest women. Life is a great teacher and God is good.
I have to remind myself of all of this often, or I will disregard a soul and think I am better than they are. I am not.
Stepping off soapbox. I hope that did not come across as "holier than thou". I did not mean it that way. I just probably took an innocent comment a little too personal because for me it was. When we are born, we don't get to pick our "homelife". One of my questions for God when I get to Heaven. That and why several of my very patient and loving friends did not have kids despite planning and praying for them and he "surprised" me with three at a time when I wasn't quite "fit" for it.
Monday, November 20, 2006
Gratitude is an attitude…
"Anyone who imagines that bliss is normal is going to waste a lot of time running around shouting that he's been robbed. The fact is that most putts don't drop, most beef is tough, and most children grow up to be just people, most successful marriages require a high degree of mutual toleration; most jobs are more often dull than otherwise. Life is like an old time rail journey...delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas and thrilling bursts of speed.
The trick is to [be thankful you are able to] have the ride."
~ Gordon B. Hinckley
"Anyone who imagines that bliss is normal is going to waste a lot of time running around shouting that he's been robbed. The fact is that most putts don't drop, most beef is tough, and most children grow up to be just people, most successful marriages require a high degree of mutual toleration; most jobs are more often dull than otherwise. Life is like an old time rail journey...delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas and thrilling bursts of speed.
The trick is to [be thankful you are able to] have the ride."
~ Gordon B. Hinckley
Dress it up!!
I am a no-frills, comfort first personality. Pretty versus comfortable? Comfort is king. I don't think I was always this way as I seem to recall spending hours primping before going out making sure everything was hanging out just so and looking good while doing it. Something about youth makes you think that if more is on display, more is looking good. I no longer feel that way. I also think the young girls who dress modestly are so much better looking than the ones letting it all hang out. When I look back to what I attracted with my tight jeans and boobs on display, I shudder a little. What would my life have been like if only I had been taught modesty and inner beauty? To live as Christ? I just want to throw a big shawl over the girls I see and tell them to slow it down and look around for a boy living life in the slow lane as well. God give me the words to teach my girls.
Wow, I even sidetracked myself!! Not where I was going with this post at all. It does kind of factor in though. The pendulum is swinging wildly-all about looks in my teens and twenties, now swung back completely the other way not caring about looks at all in my late 20's and early 30's. As I near 35(Feb), I wonder if I am not beginning to fall somewhere in the middle. I like to look my best. I like to wear nice clothes. Sometimes I even fix my hair. It does not come from the same place as it used to. It is more a desire to look nice for my husband and to set an example of looking your best to my daughters. I hate to be noticed by other people. I just don't like to think of anyone looking at me. I wish I could be invisible. To be so plain that I am not noticeable. I am sure my past plays a huge role here.
This is where I went all into my past. I am not going there. It was good to write it all down though. I had a very grateful day yesterday. Grateful for where we(Erik, God and I) have been and the turn-arounds we have made.
Lilly danced beautifully. She loves it soooooo much. She was so serious and attentive. AND well behaved. Nice for a change. She is mini-me. Minus the dancing, singing, and musical talent, of course!! But her wide open, super-sensitive, loud boisterouness-that's all me baby!! Can't wait to see what fun that brings us. Enjoy your Monday!!
I am a no-frills, comfort first personality. Pretty versus comfortable? Comfort is king. I don't think I was always this way as I seem to recall spending hours primping before going out making sure everything was hanging out just so and looking good while doing it. Something about youth makes you think that if more is on display, more is looking good. I no longer feel that way. I also think the young girls who dress modestly are so much better looking than the ones letting it all hang out. When I look back to what I attracted with my tight jeans and boobs on display, I shudder a little. What would my life have been like if only I had been taught modesty and inner beauty? To live as Christ? I just want to throw a big shawl over the girls I see and tell them to slow it down and look around for a boy living life in the slow lane as well. God give me the words to teach my girls.
Wow, I even sidetracked myself!! Not where I was going with this post at all. It does kind of factor in though. The pendulum is swinging wildly-all about looks in my teens and twenties, now swung back completely the other way not caring about looks at all in my late 20's and early 30's. As I near 35(Feb), I wonder if I am not beginning to fall somewhere in the middle. I like to look my best. I like to wear nice clothes. Sometimes I even fix my hair. It does not come from the same place as it used to. It is more a desire to look nice for my husband and to set an example of looking your best to my daughters. I hate to be noticed by other people. I just don't like to think of anyone looking at me. I wish I could be invisible. To be so plain that I am not noticeable. I am sure my past plays a huge role here.
This is where I went all into my past. I am not going there. It was good to write it all down though. I had a very grateful day yesterday. Grateful for where we(Erik, God and I) have been and the turn-arounds we have made.
Lilly danced beautifully. She loves it soooooo much. She was so serious and attentive. AND well behaved. Nice for a change. She is mini-me. Minus the dancing, singing, and musical talent, of course!! But her wide open, super-sensitive, loud boisterouness-that's all me baby!! Can't wait to see what fun that brings us. Enjoy your Monday!!
Sunday, November 19, 2006
Whew!! I started a post that ended up being my life story. I am not sure it is ready to tell yet. I need some time to tweak that and make sure it is fit for print. Thank you God for giving me that discretion!!
I've much to do and not much time to do it so you get this chintzy post instead. Love you all!! Have a blessed Sunday. Lilly dances tonight for an audience. She is on cloud nine.
I've much to do and not much time to do it so you get this chintzy post instead. Love you all!! Have a blessed Sunday. Lilly dances tonight for an audience. She is on cloud nine.
Saturday, November 18, 2006
BOOK REVIEW!
Jettybetty gave me the book "A Red State of Mind" By Nancy French and I loved it. She tells the story of living in blue states as a conservative republican. I could totally relate as I seem to have a few "blue state" friends that shock me a little. It is written very well and is not insulting to either color. Thanks Betty! I totally did not have time to read it but I did anyway, and LOVED IT!
Jettybetty gave me the book "A Red State of Mind" By Nancy French and I loved it. She tells the story of living in blue states as a conservative republican. I could totally relate as I seem to have a few "blue state" friends that shock me a little. It is written very well and is not insulting to either color. Thanks Betty! I totally did not have time to read it but I did anyway, and LOVED IT!
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