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Showing posts with label Summer 2012. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Summer 2012. Show all posts
Monday, August 13, 2012
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
When Little People Teach Big Lessons
This summer has been a little different around our house. I've been in the midst of preparing to teach a new grade at school. I'll be going from pre-school teacher to 1st grade in a few weeks, and that has meant a lot of prep work to wrap my mind around. I've also been adjusting to being the mom of the pastor's kids and if my radar wasn't up before regarding my kids behavior...my poor kids...nobody is as hard on them as me! And then we've been extremely busy ...but who cares...so are you.
BUT, my kids have taught me a few really good lessons this summer...and I thought I'd pass them on to you.
1. You need at least one pajama day a week.
2. Your perspective changes when you are in a home made sheet fort. The world goes away for a few minutes and even laundry can't hinder you from taking a break!
3. Re-runs of Seventh Heaven and Heartland are just as good as the first time....especially when you didn't see them the first time.
4. Even moms can win at Mario Cart....when the kids let her!
5. Dinner may take 5 times longer to prepare, but nothing beats two kids in aprons helping.
6. It's ok to have a pile of flip-flops at the door. Makes going out for a quick snow cone, or to chase the ice cream truck down much easier.
7. Housecleaning is easier with Toby Mac blaring. I apologize to my elderly neighbors.
8. Hide and Go Seek in the house is way more fun if you tag with a nerf gun.
9. Never throw away random nuts, bolts or screws you find. Tucker learned to use the screw driver this summer.
10. I'm not getting this time back. Fill it will love and memories. In a flash it's all you have left.
Hope you're enjoying the last few weeks with your kids before school starts back! I know I will!
BUT, my kids have taught me a few really good lessons this summer...and I thought I'd pass them on to you.
1. You need at least one pajama day a week.
2. Your perspective changes when you are in a home made sheet fort. The world goes away for a few minutes and even laundry can't hinder you from taking a break!
3. Re-runs of Seventh Heaven and Heartland are just as good as the first time....especially when you didn't see them the first time.
4. Even moms can win at Mario Cart....when the kids let her!
5. Dinner may take 5 times longer to prepare, but nothing beats two kids in aprons helping.
6. It's ok to have a pile of flip-flops at the door. Makes going out for a quick snow cone, or to chase the ice cream truck down much easier.
7. Housecleaning is easier with Toby Mac blaring. I apologize to my elderly neighbors.
8. Hide and Go Seek in the house is way more fun if you tag with a nerf gun.
9. Never throw away random nuts, bolts or screws you find. Tucker learned to use the screw driver this summer.
10. I'm not getting this time back. Fill it will love and memories. In a flash it's all you have left.
Hope you're enjoying the last few weeks with your kids before school starts back! I know I will!
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Trusting God with My Children
This week Savannah is at church camp. Without me. Sniff.
For weeks she's been looking forward to spending time with friends, away from her brother, being on her own. Until we looked at the weather forecast...and it looked something like this:
If you know her, you know this has been a struggle for a few years now. So, Sunday night we prepared her as best we could and come Monday morning she was good to go. Until she got to camp and it was actually raining and thundering. My heart hurt a little as I heard from one of the counselors that she was a little upset.
Savannah and I talked and through her tears in her throat voice she said she would be ok. Her counselor had prayed with her and that brought some peace to my own heart. I've been thinking about how this week might help Savannah grow in her faith in God. Without me there to comfort her or to help her cope she's having to learn that God is in control and when uncomfortable or nerve wracking things happen around us or to us, we have to learn that God is bigger and can and will help us through them.
As I was thinking about all that God might be teaching her, God reminded me that this week there was some growth to experience in my own life. What about trusting Him with my daughter while she's 200 miles away? What about being incredibly thankful that there is a group of loving adults there from our church who can help her? What about realizing that there are situations that I can't protect her from and that God can and will use the things we have taught her to help her through them. Do I want to get in the way of all He wants her to learn this week? And then there's the simple fact that if God wants to change the forecast He can and will! My pride has tried to argue with God "But I'm her Mom" and "We're her parents" and "I want to protect her"...and God seems to be saying
"The best way to protect her is to trust me with her."
So...Trusting God with my daughter will be a week long adventure....with rain in the forecast...I can't wait to see what God does in her life...and mine.
If you know her, you know this has been a struggle for a few years now. So, Sunday night we prepared her as best we could and come Monday morning she was good to go. Until she got to camp and it was actually raining and thundering. My heart hurt a little as I heard from one of the counselors that she was a little upset.
Savannah and I talked and through her tears in her throat voice she said she would be ok. Her counselor had prayed with her and that brought some peace to my own heart. I've been thinking about how this week might help Savannah grow in her faith in God. Without me there to comfort her or to help her cope she's having to learn that God is in control and when uncomfortable or nerve wracking things happen around us or to us, we have to learn that God is bigger and can and will help us through them.
As I was thinking about all that God might be teaching her, God reminded me that this week there was some growth to experience in my own life. What about trusting Him with my daughter while she's 200 miles away? What about being incredibly thankful that there is a group of loving adults there from our church who can help her? What about realizing that there are situations that I can't protect her from and that God can and will use the things we have taught her to help her through them. Do I want to get in the way of all He wants her to learn this week? And then there's the simple fact that if God wants to change the forecast He can and will! My pride has tried to argue with God "But I'm her Mom" and "We're her parents" and "I want to protect her"...and God seems to be saying
"The best way to protect her is to trust me with her."
So...Trusting God with my daughter will be a week long adventure....with rain in the forecast...I can't wait to see what God does in her life...and mine.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
I Scream - You Scream - We All Scream
For several years I have wanted to have porch parties. The kind where on any given summer evening I post on Facebook or text friends or call family to join us for an informal dessert party. I'm finally in a house with a great back porch and yard and now....I have this Ice Cream, Sorbet and Frozen Yogurt Maker....well, I've paid for it...I'm waiting for delivery now....impatiently, I might add.
I've pinned no less than 3 jillion ice cream recipes on pinterest. Here's a sampling:
I can't tell you how glad I am to finally be putting feet to this sweet time of friendship and fellowship. I'm looking forward to seeing many of you on my back porch this summer...don't dress up...and wear something cool...'cause this IS Texas and even ice cream can't beat the heat completely!
What's your favorite flavor of ice cream? Do you like frozen yogurt or sorbet better than ice cream? Got any good recipes? Feel free to give me some feedback on your homemade goodness experiences!
I've pinned no less than 3 jillion ice cream recipes on pinterest. Here's a sampling:
What's your favorite flavor of ice cream? Do you like frozen yogurt or sorbet better than ice cream? Got any good recipes? Feel free to give me some feedback on your homemade goodness experiences!
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