My trip to Turkey was not only 5 days long.... I have just misplaced my written journals. When I find them I will cont. my trip. :-)
I thought I would share a funny from my car today. It should give you a glimpse into my insane life.
Barron: Hey Peyton.... your a cup
(Baily, who is in the front seat beside me, looks at me confused and then giggles)
Barron: Your a cup! Your a cup! Your a cup!
Peyton: Barron, that isn't nice. You shouldn't say things that aren't nice.
Barron: I am nice and your a cup.
Peyton: (with tears) Mom, Barron is being mean and calling me bad things.
Me: (silent....can't say anything for fear of laughing)
Peyton: (crying louder now) MOM!!! He is being mean.
Me: Laughing and shaking (you know the kind of laughter you do when you are in church and you CAN'T laugh)
Barron: Baily, Shelby, Peyton.....Cups cups cups. You are all cups. Cups cups cups.
Baily and Shelby: (in unison) Hey! That's rude.
Me: Still shaking in laughter! (and in my head I think) REALLY! Are they REALLY all offended because they were just called cups. At this point I can't figure out what is funnier; the fact that his choice insult is to call his sisters a cup; or that they are all offended by it.
ME: Ok Barron.. we only call people by their real names. Anything else is rude. (Good job mom! Stand your ground.)
Barron: Mom, Your a cup!
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Friday, September 11, 2009
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HONEY!!!
As I climbed out of bed this morning, the excitement of the date energized me. My favorite times of the year, are birthdays in our house. It is a day that is filled with fun and celebration meant only to honor that person (or set of persons :-) I love it. I sat down at the computer to write all about the Birthday in the house and turned on Facebook. I quickly remembered what today means to alot of other people.
September 11th is a day that most remember with great sorrow. The day of the tragedy I remember laying in bed and our phone began to ring. Steven had taken the day off to celebrate his 25th Birthday. My dad called and told us to turn on the TV. We watched, with the rest of the world, a country be turned upside down. I remember the silence in our room. I remember the confusion of the reporters. I remember questioning if I was afraid or not. I remember being thankful that my family was together, because many were not.
On that September 11th, I remember one thing that moved us forward was Steven's birthday. It would have been easier to sit in the bed and watch the planes crash over and over, than to go out and celebrate. But we went out anyway. I am sure there are many times that Steven has wished 9/11 wouldn't have happened on his birthday. But I am thankful. Thankful that on such a grim day.....we have a reason...a person, to celebrate.
Steven,
Happy Birthday to my best friend.
You are:
Sweeter than....a s'more so yummy and hot
Funnier than....a joke on a Popsicle stick
Kinder than....a grandma in a nursing home who can kick your butt playing shuffleboard
Gentler than....a cute little poodle who wants to come home to our house to be your wife's Christmas present.
A better husband than....I could have dreamed
Faster than.... all of the other typist in the competition
Happier than....A cute little poodle that just got adpoted by us
Nicer than..... Me :-)
I love you honey. You are my Knight in shining armor. You are sanity in my INsanity. You truly are a gift to me, to our family, to everyone around you. And I thank God for you every day.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
September 11th is a day that most remember with great sorrow. The day of the tragedy I remember laying in bed and our phone began to ring. Steven had taken the day off to celebrate his 25th Birthday. My dad called and told us to turn on the TV. We watched, with the rest of the world, a country be turned upside down. I remember the silence in our room. I remember the confusion of the reporters. I remember questioning if I was afraid or not. I remember being thankful that my family was together, because many were not.
On that September 11th, I remember one thing that moved us forward was Steven's birthday. It would have been easier to sit in the bed and watch the planes crash over and over, than to go out and celebrate. But we went out anyway. I am sure there are many times that Steven has wished 9/11 wouldn't have happened on his birthday. But I am thankful. Thankful that on such a grim day.....we have a reason...a person, to celebrate.
Steven,
Happy Birthday to my best friend.
You are:
Sweeter than....a s'more so yummy and hot
Funnier than....a joke on a Popsicle stick
Kinder than....a grandma in a nursing home who can kick your butt playing shuffleboard
Gentler than....a cute little poodle who wants to come home to our house to be your wife's Christmas present.
A better husband than....I could have dreamed
Faster than.... all of the other typist in the competition
Happier than....A cute little poodle that just got adpoted by us
Nicer than..... Me :-)
I love you honey. You are my Knight in shining armor. You are sanity in my INsanity. You truly are a gift to me, to our family, to everyone around you. And I thank God for you every day.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Primping
I was reading a blog this morning about Blurry Vision it took me to Matthew 6:22-23. Great blog about the focus of our life/ministry.
But then I kept reading... and God took me somewhere else.
I went on to read Matthew 6: 28-32. (The Message)
28 All this time and money wasted on fashion—do you think it makes that much difference? Instead of looking at the fashions, walk out into the fields and look at the wildflowers. They never primp or shop,29 but have you ever seen color and design quite like it? The ten best-dressed men and women in the country look shabby alongside them.30 “If God gives such attention to the appearance of wildflowers—most of which are never even seen—don’t you think he’ll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you?31 What I’m trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God’s giving.32 People who don’t know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works.
It gave me a different picture of the scriptures. One I have never seen or thought. I guess it caught me by surprise when I think about all of the time and money that is spent on Primping.
When is it too much? When is it insulting to God? At what point does "taking car eof ourselves" become primping? Where do we draw the line? (Honestly until reading this I never knew there was a line.)
Just something to think about.
~L~
But then I kept reading... and God took me somewhere else.
I went on to read Matthew 6: 28-32. (The Message)
28 All this time and money wasted on fashion—do you think it makes that much difference? Instead of looking at the fashions, walk out into the fields and look at the wildflowers. They never primp or shop,29 but have you ever seen color and design quite like it? The ten best-dressed men and women in the country look shabby alongside them.30 “If God gives such attention to the appearance of wildflowers—most of which are never even seen—don’t you think he’ll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you?31 What I’m trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God’s giving.32 People who don’t know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works.
It gave me a different picture of the scriptures. One I have never seen or thought. I guess it caught me by surprise when I think about all of the time and money that is spent on Primping.
When is it too much? When is it insulting to God? At what point does "taking car eof ourselves" become primping? Where do we draw the line? (Honestly until reading this I never knew there was a line.)
Just something to think about.
~L~
Monday, August 31, 2009
Family Night -"Family"
When I am asked about the reason behind family night my answer is simple- Intentional Time Together. I recently had a conversation with Hubby about the amount of time we have, or we don't have. We talked about the hectic pace our family is running at right now. (And I have to say....It is a fun pace!) We love all that is going on around us right now. We love all that is happening at church and in our lives. God is so good. And He is SO faithful. All that we prayed for a year ago and so much more has now been dumped on our heads. :-) Great friends, great church, great small group, great ministries, etc, etc and if we aren't careful and intentional we are going to blink and we will have missed so much. One thing that I REFUSE to "miss" is family time. I can't control the freak speed of things that are going on around our lives, but I can control the speed in my house.
And then the big girls, me, and Hubby all sat down for the second part of the night. We sent the little guys to bed and then big people in the family (which now includes B and S :-O ) sat down for some goal setting. We thought that if we are REALLY going to be intentional then we need some goals. So we set out on a mission to set some personal goals and family goals. Hubby and I did it right along with the girls. My goals included anything from getting volunteering locally to giving up Mt. Dew :-(. BUT.....
I won't lie. Setting goals was VERY difficult for the girls. I don't know if it was because we have never done it before, because they are 12 and full of emotion, if PMS was visiting, heck it could have been because something I did a month ago. I don't know???? But after a bit of struggle, a couple of shed tears, some stomping off, and growling at me......we accomplished the task at hand. We have family goals set for anything from a day trip to DC to organizing family devotion time.
All in all it was a great night. Next step will be for hubby and I to talk through all of the goals and prioritize them. We may even cut a couple, considering one of them included getting a dog.
But one thing is for sure we will be working together to accomplish things as a family. God gave us our family and we intend to use it to point to him. Forgetting, neglecting, ignoring each other will NOT accomplish that.
God we pray that our goals always match your plans for our lives. We pray that you will guide us and give us wisdom as we live for you and guide our family to do the same. Thank you for the gift of family that you have given us. I pray that we NEVER take it for granted.
L
This family night was about FAMILY.
We painted family pictures with finger paint. (ok parents when was the last time YOU painted with finger paint?)
And then the big girls, me, and Hubby all sat down for the second part of the night. We sent the little guys to bed and then big people in the family (which now includes B and S :-O ) sat down for some goal setting. We thought that if we are REALLY going to be intentional then we need some goals. So we set out on a mission to set some personal goals and family goals. Hubby and I did it right along with the girls. My goals included anything from getting volunteering locally to giving up Mt. Dew :-(. BUT.....
I won't lie. Setting goals was VERY difficult for the girls. I don't know if it was because we have never done it before, because they are 12 and full of emotion, if PMS was visiting, heck it could have been because something I did a month ago. I don't know???? But after a bit of struggle, a couple of shed tears, some stomping off, and growling at me......we accomplished the task at hand. We have family goals set for anything from a day trip to DC to organizing family devotion time.
All in all it was a great night. Next step will be for hubby and I to talk through all of the goals and prioritize them. We may even cut a couple, considering one of them included getting a dog.
But one thing is for sure we will be working together to accomplish things as a family. God gave us our family and we intend to use it to point to him. Forgetting, neglecting, ignoring each other will NOT accomplish that.
God we pray that our goals always match your plans for our lives. We pray that you will guide us and give us wisdom as we live for you and guide our family to do the same. Thank you for the gift of family that you have given us. I pray that we NEVER take it for granted.
Jeremiah 29:11-12
For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. 12 In those days when you pray, I will listen.
L
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Turkey Day5
Today it finally all caught up to us. We are all exhausted......but.......IT's MOVIE NIGHT!!!! We intentionally set this up so that we could have a break. Break for the kids from us and a break from the norm. The older kids are watching one movie and the little ones are watching another.
Not much to write because I am to exhausted to think!
Good night!
L
Not much to write because I am to exhausted to think!
Good night!
L
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