Time seems to fly by so quickly. My newborn baby is now one year old. My oldest daughter is soon to be 9. Wow! When did this happen? I am so glad that I have taken time to enjoy the moments along the way instead of constantly looking forward to what is coming next. I will never be able to get these moments with my children back again. I know it sounds cliche but the reason we have cliches is because they are so true. In fact, here are some cliches that have proven true in my 9 years of parenthood.
Take time to smell the roses.
Don't cry over spilled milk.
All the flowers of tomorrow are in the seeds of yesterday.
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.
Every rose has a thorn.
The acorn doesn't fall far from the tree.
Like father, like son.
For everything there is a season.
I hope you enjoy my cliche advice and take it to heart. Time flies when you're having fun--Enjoy each moment!
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Parenting
Right now, the most important thing I am doing is parenting--which includes constantly building a relationship with my husband and my children. Lately, I have been reminded often that my kids learn from everything I do. When I kiss my husband and tell him I love him--they are learning. When I clean up the kitchen and do the laundry without complaining and sighing--they are learning. When I lose my temper and yell at them for losing their shoes again--they are learning. When I apologize to them for my wrong behavior--they are learning. When I am frantically looking for my shoes (Ha Ha!) after yelling at them for losing theirs--they are learning. So, in the hustle and bustle of every day life, the VERY MOST important thing that I can do, is to stay close to Jesus so that in every situation, I can reflect Him to my children. Sometimes, I try to do things the very opposite of that and my relationship with the Lord gets put on the back burner because I am so busy with everything else. If I do that though--my kids are also learning that. What a responsibility parenting is!
Lord, thank you for my husband and my kids. Help my husband and I to stay close to each other despite the busyness of life. Help me to teach my kids to love you with their hearts, souls, and minds. And Lord, please protect my kids from my mistakes. :) Thank you for being my best friend and Savior.
In Jesus Name,
Amen
Lord, thank you for my husband and my kids. Help my husband and I to stay close to each other despite the busyness of life. Help me to teach my kids to love you with their hearts, souls, and minds. And Lord, please protect my kids from my mistakes. :) Thank you for being my best friend and Savior.
In Jesus Name,
Amen
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Elohim
Our kids are memorizing a Bible sound off for school and we are studying Genesis right now. Here is the statement that they have memorized (even Meara my 4 year old). "God is Elohim, the mighty God, who created everything from nothing. When he speaks, things happen just as he says." Wow!
The creation story is one that many of us have heard and read for many years. We know that God created the world in 6 days and then rested on the 7th. It's so easy to read this story about God creating light and separating light from the darkness, then God creating land and sea, and so forth but have you really ever thought about all that God created in that one spoken word? Think about when we study chemistry and learn about all of the atoms that make up everything. Think about the molecules and how they are different in solid, liquid, and gas forms...It would take me a lifetime to try to understand it all and I still wouldn't get everything! Yet, God is so mighty, that in one spoken word he created everything from nothing. When He said, "Let there be light" God created white light which is made up of all the other colors of light. When He created the moon, sun, and stars--just think about what they actually are! All the details that make our world work the way it does, He created in just 6 days.
I can't begin to comprehend a God who can create so much perfect detail in one spoken word. I don't even know how to explain the wonder and awe that I feel at the overwhelming thought of it all. Yet, this mighty God, Elohim, who created the whole detailed world, created every detail of me. This mighty God, Elohim, loves me. This mighty God, Elohim, died for me. Wow!
The creation story is one that many of us have heard and read for many years. We know that God created the world in 6 days and then rested on the 7th. It's so easy to read this story about God creating light and separating light from the darkness, then God creating land and sea, and so forth but have you really ever thought about all that God created in that one spoken word? Think about when we study chemistry and learn about all of the atoms that make up everything. Think about the molecules and how they are different in solid, liquid, and gas forms...It would take me a lifetime to try to understand it all and I still wouldn't get everything! Yet, God is so mighty, that in one spoken word he created everything from nothing. When He said, "Let there be light" God created white light which is made up of all the other colors of light. When He created the moon, sun, and stars--just think about what they actually are! All the details that make our world work the way it does, He created in just 6 days.
I can't begin to comprehend a God who can create so much perfect detail in one spoken word. I don't even know how to explain the wonder and awe that I feel at the overwhelming thought of it all. Yet, this mighty God, Elohim, who created the whole detailed world, created every detail of me. This mighty God, Elohim, loves me. This mighty God, Elohim, died for me. Wow!
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Tuesday Tip--Legos
Wow! It has been too long since I have blogged. Life has been just a little crazy around here. Well it's Tuesday so I thought I would blog about another little tip.
This one's about Legos. My son has quite a collection of Legos started but all of the direction booklets and magazines were spread throughout his bedroom and the rest of the house getting ripped and lost. To remedy this, I found an old three-ring binder and filled it with pocket sheet protectors. Then in each one, I slipped a direction booklet or magazine. Now, my son can flip through his binder to find what he wants and I am not finding Lego booklets and magazines all over the house. It worked great and actually made him pay a little more attention to them now that they are organized. However, we have discovered that holding the notebook upside down does create a small disaster...
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Tiffany's Tuesday Tip
We have a squeaky bedroom door, a new baby sleeping in our bedroom, three other children, and two cats. Add those four together and...well, it's not a pretty picture.
When one of our kids has gotten out of bed in the middle of the night, I know it because our door squeaks as they try to quietly sneak into our room. (When it's not one of the cats going in or out.) Yes, it's nice to know a kid is coming in ahead of time instead of waking up to that staring face and wondering how long they've been watching you sleep but I am definitely tired of the squeak! I will gladly put up with being tapped on, whispered to, jiggled about, or just climbed onto while sleeping just to be rid of the squeaky door.
In the past I used WD-40 on it and it stunk up the house and stopped squeaking for awhile but the squeak has returned. So the other day I remembered a Hallmark movie that I had watched--yes, you heard me right--a Hallmark movie. In it, the main character was a woman who hosted a TV show sort of like a Martha Stuart thing in which she gives her viewers tips on how to do different household projects and all that kind of stuff. She also solved mysteries on the side which is what the movie was really about. Anyway, she was in the airport and a luggage cart had a squeaky wheel. She pulled out a small spray bottle out of her purse and said it was olive oil and sprayed it on the wheels. The squeaking, of course, immediately stopped. It's a movie, right? Of course it worked!
Well, I was desparate for a solution and couldn't find my WD-40 so I tried it. I put some olive oil on a cotton pad and rubbed it on the hinges of my door and it worked! Plus, it didn't stink up my house with an awful smell. So, if you have a squeaky door or wheel try some olive oil rather than running to Walmart to get that stinky stuff. Thank you, Hallmark!
When one of our kids has gotten out of bed in the middle of the night, I know it because our door squeaks as they try to quietly sneak into our room. (When it's not one of the cats going in or out.) Yes, it's nice to know a kid is coming in ahead of time instead of waking up to that staring face and wondering how long they've been watching you sleep but I am definitely tired of the squeak! I will gladly put up with being tapped on, whispered to, jiggled about, or just climbed onto while sleeping just to be rid of the squeaky door.
In the past I used WD-40 on it and it stunk up the house and stopped squeaking for awhile but the squeak has returned. So the other day I remembered a Hallmark movie that I had watched--yes, you heard me right--a Hallmark movie. In it, the main character was a woman who hosted a TV show sort of like a Martha Stuart thing in which she gives her viewers tips on how to do different household projects and all that kind of stuff. She also solved mysteries on the side which is what the movie was really about. Anyway, she was in the airport and a luggage cart had a squeaky wheel. She pulled out a small spray bottle out of her purse and said it was olive oil and sprayed it on the wheels. The squeaking, of course, immediately stopped. It's a movie, right? Of course it worked!
Well, I was desparate for a solution and couldn't find my WD-40 so I tried it. I put some olive oil on a cotton pad and rubbed it on the hinges of my door and it worked! Plus, it didn't stink up my house with an awful smell. So, if you have a squeaky door or wheel try some olive oil rather than running to Walmart to get that stinky stuff. Thank you, Hallmark!
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Bloggers Block
Is there such a thing as blogger's block? If there is--I think I have it. I really want to blog but I absolutely have no idea what to write about today so...I guess I will give the rundown of our busy weekend.
Yesterday we had a blast. We started off the day by going to the Bouncy Place at 8:45 in the morning for Connor's soccer party. Then we headed to downtown Seattle from there to meet some awesome friends who took us to the Seattle Aquarium. It was pretty cool to see all of the fish and otters. The best part was the octopus. We were there at feeding time for the octopus and she was showing off pretty good. Then we went to lunch at Red Robin and headed home. After taking a nap and running to the grocery store, we then went over to our friend's house for their 10th wedding anniversary bbq. We came home, put the kids to bed and then realized that we were too tired to do anything else and went to bed as well.
This morning we took our time getting out of bed and then visited with Kevin's parents a bit. Kevin made us all pancakes and after saying goodbye to Grandpa and Grandma we had church in our living room. We read out of second Peter and sang some songs together and prayed together. I did some laundry while the kids cleaned their rooms and then after feeding the baby I went to have my hair done. When I got home I helped Kevin finish packing while the kids played outside then he left for his four day trip.
Now, I am putting the kids to bed after the girls took a bath and we are going to get up for school in the morning. We have to leave by 7:45 a.m.
And so we end one busy week to begin another...
Yesterday we had a blast. We started off the day by going to the Bouncy Place at 8:45 in the morning for Connor's soccer party. Then we headed to downtown Seattle from there to meet some awesome friends who took us to the Seattle Aquarium. It was pretty cool to see all of the fish and otters. The best part was the octopus. We were there at feeding time for the octopus and she was showing off pretty good. Then we went to lunch at Red Robin and headed home. After taking a nap and running to the grocery store, we then went over to our friend's house for their 10th wedding anniversary bbq. We came home, put the kids to bed and then realized that we were too tired to do anything else and went to bed as well.
This morning we took our time getting out of bed and then visited with Kevin's parents a bit. Kevin made us all pancakes and after saying goodbye to Grandpa and Grandma we had church in our living room. We read out of second Peter and sang some songs together and prayed together. I did some laundry while the kids cleaned their rooms and then after feeding the baby I went to have my hair done. When I got home I helped Kevin finish packing while the kids played outside then he left for his four day trip.
Now, I am putting the kids to bed after the girls took a bath and we are going to get up for school in the morning. We have to leave by 7:45 a.m.
And so we end one busy week to begin another...
Monday, April 20, 2009
First Laugh
There is just something magical about a baby's first laugh. It makes all memory of the screaming, spit ups, and poopy diapers sort of disappear. Kyla laughed last night for the first time. It was so adorable but she hasn't quite figured out how to do it again. She is the most ticklish baby I have ever seen. I was playing with her when she was laying on the changing table and tickled her ribs just right and the first laugh followed.
I think every mom needs one of those secret cameras that you see spies use in TV shows so that these special moments that come and go so quickly can be recorded on camera. You know, the ones that look like a button, earring, or necklace. So often I find myself trying to manufacture the moment again so that I can catch it on video. And as soon as the camera comes out, the kids stop doing their normal thing and the only thing they can say is, "I want to see myself. Can I see now?" Maybe I'll invent Momcam jewelry for moms so that we can start catching the real firsts in our children's lives. :) Unless anyone out there thinks that disposable pots and pans is a viable option--then I just might work on that invention first.
I think every mom needs one of those secret cameras that you see spies use in TV shows so that these special moments that come and go so quickly can be recorded on camera. You know, the ones that look like a button, earring, or necklace. So often I find myself trying to manufacture the moment again so that I can catch it on video. And as soon as the camera comes out, the kids stop doing their normal thing and the only thing they can say is, "I want to see myself. Can I see now?" Maybe I'll invent Momcam jewelry for moms so that we can start catching the real firsts in our children's lives. :) Unless anyone out there thinks that disposable pots and pans is a viable option--then I just might work on that invention first.
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