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P.S. There are several new posts from this past week on the new blog!
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Singing Like an Angel
Landry has been going to Children's Day Out this year & he absolutely loves it! His teachers are so sweet & he's made so many new friends. He even had his first "girlfriend" according to his teacher. They belly-ached together about the blocks falling over...the things kids find amusing. Also they would run together in the gym holding hands. I don't know where he learned about all that...It must have been the girl initiating!! (Hee-hee!) But who can blame her? How can you resist those big blue eyes & outrageous eyelashes! Not to mention his sweet, sensitive spirit & fun loving personality! (Of course, I'm not biased or anything!!)
Anyway, among the things that I've loved about him going to "school" there is what he has learned in Chapel. They teach them wonderful songs...and I don't mean "Zaccheus Was a Wee Little Man" and "This Little Light of Mine"...although these are good songs too!! But he's learning praise & worship songs like "Awesome God," "I Could Sing of Your Love Forever," and "Shout to the Lord." What a precious sound it is to hear my 3-year-old praising the Lord at the top of his lungs! He sings all the time & I love it!! Of course we sing at least one song together, if not more, at night after we pray, but most nights he can be heard praising the Lord as he falls asleep. And every morning I hear him humming these praise songs as he wakes up. So sweet!!
He usually gets shy if you ask him to sing for the camera or for other people, but we got lucky the other day & he allowed us to capture him singing on video after dinner. Hope you enjoy!!
(Video coming soon...)
Anyway, among the things that I've loved about him going to "school" there is what he has learned in Chapel. They teach them wonderful songs...and I don't mean "Zaccheus Was a Wee Little Man" and "This Little Light of Mine"...although these are good songs too!! But he's learning praise & worship songs like "Awesome God," "I Could Sing of Your Love Forever," and "Shout to the Lord." What a precious sound it is to hear my 3-year-old praising the Lord at the top of his lungs! He sings all the time & I love it!! Of course we sing at least one song together, if not more, at night after we pray, but most nights he can be heard praising the Lord as he falls asleep. And every morning I hear him humming these praise songs as he wakes up. So sweet!!
He usually gets shy if you ask him to sing for the camera or for other people, but we got lucky the other day & he allowed us to capture him singing on video after dinner. Hope you enjoy!!
(Video coming soon...)
Thursday, May 22, 2008
Love My Job!!
I feel so blessed to be a Physical Therapist! I absolutely love it!! I mean, what other profession can you further your career only working 2 days a week and still have lots of time to be a mommy?!?! And not only that, but actually enjoy what you do!!
I worked today & how fun!! I currently have 2 patients who are believers & we have so much fun talking...and yes, we do therapy too! (Don't worry, I'm not charging insurance companies to sit around & chat!) But the best part is getting to know these people & then being able to see them actually get better! So fun!!
Thank you, Jesus, for blessing me with this occupation!!
I worked today & how fun!! I currently have 2 patients who are believers & we have so much fun talking...and yes, we do therapy too! (Don't worry, I'm not charging insurance companies to sit around & chat!) But the best part is getting to know these people & then being able to see them actually get better! So fun!!
Thank you, Jesus, for blessing me with this occupation!!
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
A Clean House
So I was reminded today of something that I learned earlier this year...
Both boys were down for their naps at the same time & I thought it would be a great idea to mop the kitchen floor. (Unfortunately I don't get to do this as often as I would like!) So anyway, I mopped the floor & got it sparkling clean (well, as sparkling as linoleum can get anyway!) It looked so good & I was so proud of my accomplishment! Then about 30 minutes later Micah woke up and was ready for a snack, so I gave him some crackers & juice. Of course, a 14 month old eating crackers means lots of crumbs on the floor. And Micah has this thing about throwing his cup on the floor once he decides he's had enough to drink, so there goes beads of juice on the floor. And of course, Vader (the black lab mix of a vacuum cleaner) was right there to lick up everything...yummy, dog slobber!! So there went my perfectly clean floor in a matter of seconds. I started to get a little frustrated at my apparent waste of time (the mop job) until the Lord reminded me of what He had taught me earlier this year... (P.S. I had not yet spent time in the Word that day...)
At the beginning of this year I was in a Bible study with 7 precious moms. We studied "A Mother's Heart" by Jean Fleming. There were so many things I learned through this study & from the insights of our leader, Deb, as well as the other girls. Among other things we talked about priorities & values. Jean Fleming states that she previously considered "good" days those days when she scratched lots off her "to do" list whereas "bad" days were those when she had few tangible results to show for her day. Being the task oriented person that I am, I can certainly identify with this. However, she goes on to write that "though the visible tangible world is so insistent and clamorous in its demands, I must not let it badger me into spending my life unwisely. The results of living by God's value system (the importance of spending time with God & investing in people) aren't immediately apparent like clean windows or a newly papered wall. But years from now, by God's grace, my time with God and my children will produce results brighter than sparkling windows.... I must choose to do those things that will give satisfaction as I view my life as a whole, rather than measure satisfaction at the end of each day."
So I'm not saying that I shouldn't clean my house, but the value that I place on it (and its priority) should not be above spending time with the Lord or my kids. And I shouldn't get frustrated when things aren't perfect from the world's standards. That's life!! Thanks be to God for grace & mercy!
Both boys were down for their naps at the same time & I thought it would be a great idea to mop the kitchen floor. (Unfortunately I don't get to do this as often as I would like!) So anyway, I mopped the floor & got it sparkling clean (well, as sparkling as linoleum can get anyway!) It looked so good & I was so proud of my accomplishment! Then about 30 minutes later Micah woke up and was ready for a snack, so I gave him some crackers & juice. Of course, a 14 month old eating crackers means lots of crumbs on the floor. And Micah has this thing about throwing his cup on the floor once he decides he's had enough to drink, so there goes beads of juice on the floor. And of course, Vader (the black lab mix of a vacuum cleaner) was right there to lick up everything...yummy, dog slobber!! So there went my perfectly clean floor in a matter of seconds. I started to get a little frustrated at my apparent waste of time (the mop job) until the Lord reminded me of what He had taught me earlier this year... (P.S. I had not yet spent time in the Word that day...)
At the beginning of this year I was in a Bible study with 7 precious moms. We studied "A Mother's Heart" by Jean Fleming. There were so many things I learned through this study & from the insights of our leader, Deb, as well as the other girls. Among other things we talked about priorities & values. Jean Fleming states that she previously considered "good" days those days when she scratched lots off her "to do" list whereas "bad" days were those when she had few tangible results to show for her day. Being the task oriented person that I am, I can certainly identify with this. However, she goes on to write that "though the visible tangible world is so insistent and clamorous in its demands, I must not let it badger me into spending my life unwisely. The results of living by God's value system (the importance of spending time with God & investing in people) aren't immediately apparent like clean windows or a newly papered wall. But years from now, by God's grace, my time with God and my children will produce results brighter than sparkling windows.... I must choose to do those things that will give satisfaction as I view my life as a whole, rather than measure satisfaction at the end of each day."
So I'm not saying that I shouldn't clean my house, but the value that I place on it (and its priority) should not be above spending time with the Lord or my kids. And I shouldn't get frustrated when things aren't perfect from the world's standards. That's life!! Thanks be to God for grace & mercy!
"Pray for Red!"
Landry loves to go grocery shopping with me. His little treat is that we get to go look at the cars in the toy section if he's good & obeys mommy. Well, today Landry, Micah & I were at Target and apparently Target has this replica of the firetruck, "Red," from the movie "Cars"...which by the way is his all time favorite movie. Anyway, as soon as we pulled into the parking lot of Target, Landry started saying, "Can we go look at Red?" It took me a few minutes to realize what he was talking about and if I hadn't been his mommy & known of his obsession with the movie "Cars," I might have taken him to the crayon section or just been completely confused. Anyway, I figured it out & after we finished doing our shopping, we headed to the toy section so Landry could see Red. However, we couldn't find him. They had the other "Cars" characters, but no Red. We searched & searched, but couldn't find him. "I guess Red's not here today, Landry. I'm sorry," I said.
"Hmmm...is Red sick?" Landry asked. "We should pray for him." And then he proceeded to ask Jesus to make Red feel better so he could come back to Target. It was absolutely the sweetest thing ever! I wished I had my camera in my purse so I could have caught that on video! It's times like this that you realize all that time you spend praying with your kids & telling them they can talk to God whenever they want is actually sinking in & they know how to do it! AWESOME!!
"Hmmm...is Red sick?" Landry asked. "We should pray for him." And then he proceeded to ask Jesus to make Red feel better so he could come back to Target. It was absolutely the sweetest thing ever! I wished I had my camera in my purse so I could have caught that on video! It's times like this that you realize all that time you spend praying with your kids & telling them they can talk to God whenever they want is actually sinking in & they know how to do it! AWESOME!!
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
My Little Picasso
Our 3 year old, Landry, is quite the little artist!! He absolutely loves to draw! He doesn't color...he draws! Even in Sunday School when they pass out the little coloring sheets, he always flips them over & draws on the back. He mostly draws trucks...garbage trucks, firetrucks, and dump trucks are his favorites! He draws on computer paper or construction paper with crayons, pens, pencils or markers. He draws on his easel with his dry erase markers & he draws outside on the back patio with sidewalk chalk. But his all time favorite medium is his DoodlePro! This is the best invention ever! The only problem with it is that when he draws something so fantastic that I can't even believe my eyes, he erases it sooner than I can grab the camera & snap a pic!! Oh, well! One of these days I'll get him to draw his masterpieces on real paper so I can frame them!!
I must say, I'm quite the proud Mama!!
Life Group 2007-2008
This past year we had the privilege of leading a College Life Small Group at our wonderful church, Denton Bible. It was so great! We ended several weeks ago as finals were the 1st week in May and I miss them already!! Here's a picture of our sweet group!! Miss y'all!!
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