One of the hardest things in life for me is to find balance. I am continually trying to figure out that magic combination of God, family, school, and just ordinary things that we can't avoid happening to us. I am ashamed to say that for a long time now my life has been out of balance. A friend once told me something her child said as she was helping her get dressed. She was leaning on her mom for support and she said, "Mommy, do you know why I hold on to you? I do it so that I won't fall. I have depending on my own strength and not on the strength of my Savior, Jesus Christ. I let go. I am ashamed by how I have let my life interfere with my LIFE. I have neglected my relationship with Christ and now I am trying to find my way to that perfect relationship with Him. I want to hear his voice again, I want to know Him more than I ever did in the past.
Parenting is not easy. I don't know how to be the parent of a teenager. Our teens face so much today. I try to explain to my son that all teens in all times face many temptations and trials but somehow I can't convince him of that. Today I was searching for a way to convince him that I know how he feels and that Christ knows what he's facing and God led me to this scripture, "1 Corinthians 10:13--no temptation has overtaken you but such is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it." It is my prayer that T will remember that verse and will stand strong against the temptation to join in with those of the world. I pray he will take every thought captive, that he will let the words of his heart and the meditation of his heart be pleasing to God. I pray that I will be the Godly example he needs and that God will send Godly friends to walk along side him.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Balance
One of the hardest things in life for me is to find balance. I am continually trying to figure out that magic combination of God, family, school, and just ordinary things that we can't avoid happening to us. I am ashamed to say that for a long time now my life has been out of balance. A friend once told me something her child said as she was helping her get dressed. She was leaning on her mom for support and she said, "Mommy, do you know why I hold on to you? I do it so that I won't fall. I have depending on my own strength and not on the strength of my Savior, Jesus Christ. I let go. I am ashamed by how I have let my life interfere with my LIFE. I have neglected my relationship with Christ and now I am trying to find my way to that perfect relationship with Him. I want to hear his voice again, I want to know Him more than I ever did in the past.
Parenting is not easy. I don't know how to be the parent of a teenager. Our teens face so much today. I try to explain to my son that all teens in all times face many temptations and trials but somehow I can't convince him of that. Today I was searching for a way to convince him that I know how he feels and that Christ knows what he's facing and God led me to this scripture, "1 Corinthians 10:13--no temptation has overtaken you but such is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it." It is my prayer that T will remember that verse and will stand strong against the temptation to join in with those of the world. I pray he will take every thought captive, that he will let the words of his heart and the meditation of his heart be pleasing to God. I pray that I will be the Godly example he needs and that God will send Godly friends to walk along side him.
Parenting is not easy. I don't know how to be the parent of a teenager. Our teens face so much today. I try to explain to my son that all teens in all times face many temptations and trials but somehow I can't convince him of that. Today I was searching for a way to convince him that I know how he feels and that Christ knows what he's facing and God led me to this scripture, "1 Corinthians 10:13--no temptation has overtaken you but such is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it." It is my prayer that T will remember that verse and will stand strong against the temptation to join in with those of the world. I pray he will take every thought captive, that he will let the words of his heart and the meditation of his heart be pleasing to God. I pray that I will be the Godly example he needs and that God will send Godly friends to walk along side him.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Sometimes children say the most unexpected things that are just too cute to forget. Tonight my husband and I were watching television with our 4-year old, G, and my husband leaned over and kissed me. My sweet little boy wheeled his head around and in his cutest, clenched teeth, growly voice said, "You're kissing my wife, don't kiss my wife." He is too cute. He has recently started calling me his wife, his momma wife. My husband teases him and says shes not your momma shes my wife. I suppose that is where he gets it. Sometimes he will squeeze me really tight and say, "I love you like a wife." I am reveling in all his affection for me while it lasts, because I know that way too soon he will become a teenager that thinks I am anything but cool.
Sometimes children say the most unexpected things that are just too cute to forget. Tonight my husband and I were watching television with our 4-year old, G, and my husband leaned over and kissed me. My sweet little boy wheeled his head around and in his cutest, clenched teeth, growly voice said, "You're kissing my wife, don't kiss my wife." He is too cute. He has recently started calling me his wife, his momma wife. My husband teases him and says shes not your momma shes my wife. I suppose that is where he gets it. Sometimes he will squeeze me really tight and say, "I love you like a wife." I am reveling in all his affection for me while it lasts, because I know that way too soon he will become a teenager that thinks I am anything but cool.
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Tests
Today I sat for 4 1/2 hours taking 3 different standardized tests. It is not the way I would prefer to spend my Saturday morning. Add the fact that I was required to be in Adairsville by 7:45 am and I am really not happy, but it is all behind me now and I have one less thing that I have to worry about.
School is going well, although classes only started last week and I am already very busy. My prayer is that God will sustain me and help me to handle the stress of taking 6 classes, being the mom of a teenager (16, yikes) and a 4-year old, as well as a wife. I would be very worried, but God gave me the best husband in the world and I know he will pick up my slack and do a lot of my household duties for me. He is the greatest, and I could not possibly be successful in school, be a good mom to my boys, shuffle my 4-year old to school and therapy, and remain sane all at the same time without his support.
Now is probably not the best time to start a blog, but after reading the blog of someone I know I am inspired to keep a journal of the events of my life. I too often intend to write down all the cute things my 4-year old, G, says, only to get busy and forget. The things my son T (16 yr. old) gets into, may not be characterized as cute anymore, but they are equally worthy of recording.
G's newest thing is "Guitar Hero". He loves music of any kind and just before Christmas he discovered his bubba's video game and was hooked after the first time T played it for us to watch. G asks T to play it for him so much that T has already gotten tired of the game, therefore, my dear hubby J and I have been forced to learn how to play. It actually is a lot of fun and I have gotten rather good if I say so myself, although, I am always G's last choice of who he prefers to play for him. He says, "Momma, you mess up." Oh, well, you can't be great at everything.
T and his friends pastime has been making movies they write, perform, and direct for the past couple of years. Some of the things they come up with leaves a mom wondering if she will survive the teen years without worrying herself to death any time they are creating their newest project. Don't get me wrong, he really is a great young man but he is just that, a young "man". I, having never been a man, just do not get some of the crazy things these male minds think are funny. Add in the fact that I have been a rule following control freak my entire life and you probably get the picture. God has really brought me a long way but I still wonder about these men he gave me to live with. Sometimes I just can not relate.
I may not always understand the males living in my house, but I do always love them. I am a very blessed woman. I can't imagine my life without the three of them to love me.
School is going well, although classes only started last week and I am already very busy. My prayer is that God will sustain me and help me to handle the stress of taking 6 classes, being the mom of a teenager (16, yikes) and a 4-year old, as well as a wife. I would be very worried, but God gave me the best husband in the world and I know he will pick up my slack and do a lot of my household duties for me. He is the greatest, and I could not possibly be successful in school, be a good mom to my boys, shuffle my 4-year old to school and therapy, and remain sane all at the same time without his support.
Now is probably not the best time to start a blog, but after reading the blog of someone I know I am inspired to keep a journal of the events of my life. I too often intend to write down all the cute things my 4-year old, G, says, only to get busy and forget. The things my son T (16 yr. old) gets into, may not be characterized as cute anymore, but they are equally worthy of recording.
G's newest thing is "Guitar Hero". He loves music of any kind and just before Christmas he discovered his bubba's video game and was hooked after the first time T played it for us to watch. G asks T to play it for him so much that T has already gotten tired of the game, therefore, my dear hubby J and I have been forced to learn how to play. It actually is a lot of fun and I have gotten rather good if I say so myself, although, I am always G's last choice of who he prefers to play for him. He says, "Momma, you mess up." Oh, well, you can't be great at everything.
T and his friends pastime has been making movies they write, perform, and direct for the past couple of years. Some of the things they come up with leaves a mom wondering if she will survive the teen years without worrying herself to death any time they are creating their newest project. Don't get me wrong, he really is a great young man but he is just that, a young "man". I, having never been a man, just do not get some of the crazy things these male minds think are funny. Add in the fact that I have been a rule following control freak my entire life and you probably get the picture. God has really brought me a long way but I still wonder about these men he gave me to live with. Sometimes I just can not relate.
I may not always understand the males living in my house, but I do always love them. I am a very blessed woman. I can't imagine my life without the three of them to love me.
Tests
Today I sat for 4 1/2 hours taking 3 different standardized tests. It is not the way I would prefer to spend my Saturday morning. Add the fact that I was required to be in Adairsville by 7:45 am and I am really not happy, but it is all behind me now and I have one less thing that I have to worry about.
School is going well, although classes only started last week and I am already very busy. My prayer is that God will sustain me and help me to handle the stress of taking 6 classes, being the mom of a teenager (16, yikes) and a 4-year old, as well as a wife. I would be very worried, but God gave me the best husband in the world and I know he will pick up my slack and do a lot of my household duties for me. He is the greatest, and I could not possibly be successful in school, be a good mom to my boys, shuffle my 4-year old to school and therapy, and remain sane all at the same time without his support.
Now is probably not the best time to start a blog, but after reading the blog of someone I know I am inspired to keep a journal of the events of my life. I too often intend to write down all the cute things my 4-year old, G, says, only to get busy and forget. The things my son T (16 yr. old) gets into, may not be characterized as cute anymore, but they are equally worthy of recording.
G's newest thing is "Guitar Hero". He loves music of any kind and just before Christmas he discovered his bubba's video game and was hooked after the first time T played it for us to watch. G asks T to play it for him so much that T has already gotten tired of the game, therefore, my dear hubby J and I have been forced to learn how to play. It actually is a lot of fun and I have gotten rather good if I say so myself, although, I am always G's last choice of who he prefers to play for him. He says, "Momma, you mess up." Oh, well, you can't be great at everything.
T and his friends pastime has been making movies they write, perform, and direct for the past couple of years. Some of the things they come up with leaves a mom wondering if she will survive the teen years without worrying herself to death any time they are creating their newest project. Don't get me wrong, he really is a great young man but he is just that, a young "man". I, having never been a man, just do not get some of the crazy things these male minds think are funny. Add in the fact that I have been a rule following control freak my entire life and you probably get the picture. God has really brought me a long way but I still wonder about these men he gave me to live with. Sometimes I just can not relate.
I may not always understand the males living in my house, but I do always love them. I am a very blessed woman. I can't imagine my life without the three of them to love me.
School is going well, although classes only started last week and I am already very busy. My prayer is that God will sustain me and help me to handle the stress of taking 6 classes, being the mom of a teenager (16, yikes) and a 4-year old, as well as a wife. I would be very worried, but God gave me the best husband in the world and I know he will pick up my slack and do a lot of my household duties for me. He is the greatest, and I could not possibly be successful in school, be a good mom to my boys, shuffle my 4-year old to school and therapy, and remain sane all at the same time without his support.
Now is probably not the best time to start a blog, but after reading the blog of someone I know I am inspired to keep a journal of the events of my life. I too often intend to write down all the cute things my 4-year old, G, says, only to get busy and forget. The things my son T (16 yr. old) gets into, may not be characterized as cute anymore, but they are equally worthy of recording.
G's newest thing is "Guitar Hero". He loves music of any kind and just before Christmas he discovered his bubba's video game and was hooked after the first time T played it for us to watch. G asks T to play it for him so much that T has already gotten tired of the game, therefore, my dear hubby J and I have been forced to learn how to play. It actually is a lot of fun and I have gotten rather good if I say so myself, although, I am always G's last choice of who he prefers to play for him. He says, "Momma, you mess up." Oh, well, you can't be great at everything.
T and his friends pastime has been making movies they write, perform, and direct for the past couple of years. Some of the things they come up with leaves a mom wondering if she will survive the teen years without worrying herself to death any time they are creating their newest project. Don't get me wrong, he really is a great young man but he is just that, a young "man". I, having never been a man, just do not get some of the crazy things these male minds think are funny. Add in the fact that I have been a rule following control freak my entire life and you probably get the picture. God has really brought me a long way but I still wonder about these men he gave me to live with. Sometimes I just can not relate.
I may not always understand the males living in my house, but I do always love them. I am a very blessed woman. I can't imagine my life without the three of them to love me.
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