Its getting really hard to do this on Wednesday. No clue why but I just don't get to the computer as much on Wednesdays.
1. I am so thankful that spring, or at least a taste of it, has arrived! I have been spring cleaning and now with the beautiful weather, well, it just makes everything feel so fresh and new. Seriously, my whole being is just saying, "Ahhhhhh".
2. I am blessed with a open husband. As in, he is open to my ideas and to listen to me. We are having some parenting issues and I have been trying new tactics. Together we are learning how to parent together through open and honest communication. I am so glad I have a team to do this with!
3. We are blessed with a big, fenced in backyard that our boys can play safely in. What a great oasis on days like this.
4. Lately, I have felt very blessed to have two healthy boys! Little miracles to watch grow and learn each day.
5. I am blessed with being a stay-at-home mom. I have had a major influence on my children, for better or for worse, but the Lord trusted them to me and each day I am able to do the best job I can. And I am never alone.
May you count the blessings in your life each day. Even when you are stressed, tired, frustrated or lonely. Remember, if God is for us, who could be against us!
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Monday, March 12, 2012
Lenten Check-in
I know, I have been VERY absent when it comes to blogging. I also know this is a blogging no-no. Honestly, since Lent has started I just haven't spent much time on the computer. I am not making it much of a priority and that has led to my absenteeism. So I apologize.
I also would like to say that if I posted as often as I wrote posts in my head, well you would have at least one a day. I think about posting all the time, I just don't get it done. I wish you could plug some mechanism into your brain that would write down your thoughts for you as you did your daily tasks. Then I would get a lot of blogging done. Oh wait, let me think that through. No, I do not wish for that at all.
Anyway, we are halfway through Lent. Can you believe it? Lent is such a great time for spiritual reflection and growth. I know we should be reflecting on the passion of Christ all year long but I still appreciate that the Church sets time aside to truly remind us to do it.
I have been reading A Mother's Rule of Life by Holly Pierlot and its been terrific. She has really helped me improve my prayer life throughout my day and make sure that I am prioritizing God about all else. Its a daily challenge, especially with two very sick kids but each day I am working toward that balance.
I am loving my fast from TV. Again, its not like I watched that much to begin with but now that first hour and the last hours of the day are much more productive. Only drawbacks is that I seem to be out of the loop, especially on the weather. I am getting better at checking the computer though. The other is that sometimes I miss out on good cuddle time with my hubby. He still watches TV and sometimes I just want to cuddle up next to him after the boys go to bed but can't. Although, I have noticed that he is turning the TV off more often and is choosing to read a book instead. I know I am sounding vain, but I think my Lenten promise is helping us both.
The one we are doing miserably on is trying to devote Sunday to family time. We just have things that keep getting in the way (or at least we let them). One weekend, we had to drive to my parents for a family meeting and last weekend we had free tickets to a comedy show and left the boys with a sitter. I know we could have turned them down but honestly, a cheap date night? How could we pass that up. I am hoping we will do better the last few Sundays as we have no more plans going on. Yay!
How are you doing this Lenten season? Are you ready for Easter and our Savior's Resurrection? Now is the time to check-in.
Well, I hear the boys stirring in their beds. Have a great week!
I also would like to say that if I posted as often as I wrote posts in my head, well you would have at least one a day. I think about posting all the time, I just don't get it done. I wish you could plug some mechanism into your brain that would write down your thoughts for you as you did your daily tasks. Then I would get a lot of blogging done. Oh wait, let me think that through. No, I do not wish for that at all.
Anyway, we are halfway through Lent. Can you believe it? Lent is such a great time for spiritual reflection and growth. I know we should be reflecting on the passion of Christ all year long but I still appreciate that the Church sets time aside to truly remind us to do it.
I have been reading A Mother's Rule of Life by Holly Pierlot and its been terrific. She has really helped me improve my prayer life throughout my day and make sure that I am prioritizing God about all else. Its a daily challenge, especially with two very sick kids but each day I am working toward that balance.
I am loving my fast from TV. Again, its not like I watched that much to begin with but now that first hour and the last hours of the day are much more productive. Only drawbacks is that I seem to be out of the loop, especially on the weather. I am getting better at checking the computer though. The other is that sometimes I miss out on good cuddle time with my hubby. He still watches TV and sometimes I just want to cuddle up next to him after the boys go to bed but can't. Although, I have noticed that he is turning the TV off more often and is choosing to read a book instead. I know I am sounding vain, but I think my Lenten promise is helping us both.
The one we are doing miserably on is trying to devote Sunday to family time. We just have things that keep getting in the way (or at least we let them). One weekend, we had to drive to my parents for a family meeting and last weekend we had free tickets to a comedy show and left the boys with a sitter. I know we could have turned them down but honestly, a cheap date night? How could we pass that up. I am hoping we will do better the last few Sundays as we have no more plans going on. Yay!
How are you doing this Lenten season? Are you ready for Easter and our Savior's Resurrection? Now is the time to check-in.
Well, I hear the boys stirring in their beds. Have a great week!
Friday, March 2, 2012
7 Quick Takes Friday
For once, I am really going to try to keep these quick!
1. My niece's team lost on Thursday. It was so sad. I am such a sympathetic cryer so I was blubbering. Especially when she hugged her daddy (my brother). Anyway, they played their best and that is all that counts. They made it to the top 4 teams in the state and that is something to be proud of.
2. Never get super glue on your fingers. Its a very annoying feeling. I am starting to wonder when the glue will come off...
3. Also never run errands between 4-6 PM when you are hungry and then come home to a complicated recipe that you haven't fully read and try to cook it while your hungry children swarm around you.
4. I was having a really bad day on Thursday with my children and finally I closed myself in my bedroom and turned to my daily prayer book. The reading was from Matthew 7 which tells us "ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you..." Wow, talk about timely. I was down and out and I ran into my room to seek guidance and comfort. Here I was reminded that the Lord is just waiting for me to ask. The prayer also started with "Lord, on the day I called for help, you answered me." God is good!
5. Kellan has pink eye this week. Poor guy, its the second time he has had it. He is such a trooper with the drops though. Please pray he will feel better soon.
6. I made my mother-in-law cry this week. It was her birthday on Tuesday and I mailed her photos of the boys holding signs that read "Happy Birthday Nana. We Miss you!" I was so happy I made her something that she really appreciated. It is so tough having them so far away in Arizona, that I love to do things to bring us closer to them.
7. On Tuesday, while we were at my niece's ballgame, Logan's lips were really chapped. He ate some popcorn which really irritated the skin so we applied some chapstick. About 20 minutes later, Logan turns to me,
"Mama my lips feel better!"
me: "Oh really buddy, that is good."
Logan: "Ya, Jesus healed them!"
Happy birthday to my biggest brother, LeRoy!
Have a great weekend!
1. My niece's team lost on Thursday. It was so sad. I am such a sympathetic cryer so I was blubbering. Especially when she hugged her daddy (my brother). Anyway, they played their best and that is all that counts. They made it to the top 4 teams in the state and that is something to be proud of.
2. Never get super glue on your fingers. Its a very annoying feeling. I am starting to wonder when the glue will come off...
3. Also never run errands between 4-6 PM when you are hungry and then come home to a complicated recipe that you haven't fully read and try to cook it while your hungry children swarm around you.
4. I was having a really bad day on Thursday with my children and finally I closed myself in my bedroom and turned to my daily prayer book. The reading was from Matthew 7 which tells us "ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you..." Wow, talk about timely. I was down and out and I ran into my room to seek guidance and comfort. Here I was reminded that the Lord is just waiting for me to ask. The prayer also started with "Lord, on the day I called for help, you answered me." God is good!
5. Kellan has pink eye this week. Poor guy, its the second time he has had it. He is such a trooper with the drops though. Please pray he will feel better soon.
6. I made my mother-in-law cry this week. It was her birthday on Tuesday and I mailed her photos of the boys holding signs that read "Happy Birthday Nana. We Miss you!" I was so happy I made her something that she really appreciated. It is so tough having them so far away in Arizona, that I love to do things to bring us closer to them.
7. On Tuesday, while we were at my niece's ballgame, Logan's lips were really chapped. He ate some popcorn which really irritated the skin so we applied some chapstick. About 20 minutes later, Logan turns to me,
"Mama my lips feel better!"
me: "Oh really buddy, that is good."
Logan: "Ya, Jesus healed them!"
Gotta love it!
Happy birthday to my biggest brother, LeRoy!
Have a great weekend!
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