Catching up....

     So it has been a year since I created this blog as one of my summer bucket list things to do....and here it is the following summer and I am finally posting something :)
So much for keeping up with it. I guess I have a lot to catch up on...so here goes!
       Last year my Godson Cam moved in with us for the school year. It was a long year, but we are blessed that we were able to share a little of Gods word with him and teach him about family, love, and discipline. He didn't like the discipline part too much:) He has since moved out; back with his grandmother and we will continue to pray and be in his life as much as possible. God knows what he is doing. All in his time.
      Since school has ended a few things have changed...we no longer have a teenager in the house and we have begun to focus more time and energy on the boys and each other.  We have shifted from being stressed out, tired, and busy to really living intentionally for each other, our kids and God (not in that order) :0  We started a summer study at our old church, (soon to be our home church again...Yay!) Called Spiritual Parenting. It has been great. I am learning so much about myself and my kids and our family as a whole. Of course we want our kids to behave and know right from wrong but ultimately we want a transformed heart... a heart on fire for Jesus; and that is what I want as a parent to my children and as a wife to my husband. My main objective over the summer is to find out what our goals are as a family, to be on the same page so we can move forward in whatever God has for us. We want to be rid of all distractions so that we can live the life he has called us to live. Having Cam in the house was definately humbling to my parenting skills. We had our good days and bad...but alot of it was me trying not to lose my temper at the selfishness, lack of compassion, and the I don't care about anything attitude. It saddened my heart and opened my eyes to how each moment is precious and every teachable moment that passes you by because you are too busy can lead to a calloused heart. It has awakened me from my everyday routine walk with God to wanting more. Gone are the days of praying "the thank you for my stuffed animals and macaroni and cheese prayers" I now have an almost 7 year old and the hard questions are brewing in his little head waiting to hear what his mom or dad has to say about it. Will I be ready? Will you? I pray for all the parents out there that we would allow ourselves the time to hear God's words throughout our busy days so that we can find those teachable moments that will last a lifetime in our children's hearts.  Wow, this got a lot deeper than I had anticipated :)

Thanks for reading...

On a lighter note; fun pics and a recap of summer thus far :) 

Break #2 for my two yr old

Today started out with a nice breakfast with the kids in the backyard followed by some swimming with friends. All was going well until about 12:30 when I hear B say his little brother is hurt. As soon as I looked at him I knew...trying to convince myself that I was wrong I waited for a few minutes to see if he would just shake it off. No such luck.. I call the pediatrician and off we go. Referal from Ped to X-ray, get x-ray, (which was horrible by the way)They had to turn his arm which obviously hurt and he was crying that aweful I am really hurting cry. Then I started to cry. Anyway, after about three people came in to ask me "how" this happened; they then confirmed that my precious 2 1/2yr old broke his elbow. Back to ped to "confirm" x-ray, then head over to orthopedics. All the while D still has not had any lunch nor had a nap. He finally was sooo tired he fell asleep in the chair next to me (arm in a sling) as I tried to finish up paperwork and were waiting to be seen. final outcome so far.... they made him a splint and I have to keep a very active 2 year old not so active. We need to wait for the swelling to go down and hope the bones stay in place...if that happens then he will be casted, if the bones move then he will need surgery to place a pin in the bone and then be casted. All in all a very loooong day. Please be in prayer that he will not need the surgery and that I will have the patience and creativity needed to keep him inactive.

Blogs

I love reading other peoples blogs. They are so beautifully done up with pictures and cute sayings. Each one uniquely written perfectly depicting that persons style and personality. I have always wanted to blog not only because I think it is a great way of journaling your thoughts and keeping up with your loved ones but also to share your insights and learn from others as you journey through life. Lord knows I can use all the help I can get. Anyway, this is my attempt at starting my blog. I hope to get better and faster at designing this whole thing so that I can finally enjoy the world of blogging. Check! on our summer list of things to do. Lets just hope I can keep up on it :)