This is blog I really like, her most recent post was very though provoking. Hope you like!
http://buildingtheblocks.blogspot.com/2011/03/sometimes-we-find-it-easiest-to-look.html
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Book worm
Since we have cut TV in the mornings and afternoons of the school week Jack's love for reading has exploded. I was never much of a reader as a child as I get older and want to grow in my faith my love for reading is definitely grown. It makes me so excited that he enjoys it so much! After school Ben took him to the library to check out a new book he got home at 4:30 and read with a few breaks till 10 pm in his bed. Mind you we put him in bed at 7:30 but there was no stopping him he loved it too much. At 10 he came downstairs to inform us he had finished the book!! 
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| 162 pages way to go buddy! |
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| Just a side note when I picked up Sam to put him down for a nap I found this cup stuck on his foot. I know he needs a haircut! |
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
All the small things
It's been too long I am sad that I have missed writing down all the fun things that my kids say or do. Sometimes I get so discouraged by the fact that I haven't done it that I continue to tell myself what's the point of doing it now. So I am going to just give you the few memories on my mind.
This morning when I woke Kate up for school she made me smile, she sat up matter a fact put her feet on the floor and slide on her bunny slippers for the 30 second walk to my bedroom. When I stopped to notice she clearly had this planned since last night, they were placed oh so neatly by her bed ready for her in the morning.
Lucy likes to dress up and put on her lip gloss often. As she is doing this she walks around saying that she is going to the "ball", well the only kind of ball Lucy knows of is a soccer ball, she will say mom I am going to the soccer ball. I think it's so cute that she doesn't get the difference between the two.
Sam has started to raise his hands in the air when we say "so big", I absolutely love this stage! He is also babbling a lot we'e trying hard for that mama or Dada :)
Jack has really made us proud lately. He often can be so stubborn and argumentative but this last little bit his spirit has been softer. I can see his love for his siblings. Jack so desperately wants us to give him time and love and he definitely responds to it when we stop to take time for him.
On another note Jack has been reading like crazy, about 3 weeks ago we stopped watching TV during the week, this has been the best decision for our family! Jack has been reading so much more, he is reading 1-2, 100-200 page books a week. It's neat to see how that turns into creativity in our home.
Hope to be back with all the small things a whole lot sooner!
This morning when I woke Kate up for school she made me smile, she sat up matter a fact put her feet on the floor and slide on her bunny slippers for the 30 second walk to my bedroom. When I stopped to notice she clearly had this planned since last night, they were placed oh so neatly by her bed ready for her in the morning.
Lucy likes to dress up and put on her lip gloss often. As she is doing this she walks around saying that she is going to the "ball", well the only kind of ball Lucy knows of is a soccer ball, she will say mom I am going to the soccer ball. I think it's so cute that she doesn't get the difference between the two.
Sam has started to raise his hands in the air when we say "so big", I absolutely love this stage! He is also babbling a lot we'e trying hard for that mama or Dada :)
Jack has really made us proud lately. He often can be so stubborn and argumentative but this last little bit his spirit has been softer. I can see his love for his siblings. Jack so desperately wants us to give him time and love and he definitely responds to it when we stop to take time for him.
On another note Jack has been reading like crazy, about 3 weeks ago we stopped watching TV during the week, this has been the best decision for our family! Jack has been reading so much more, he is reading 1-2, 100-200 page books a week. It's neat to see how that turns into creativity in our home.
Hope to be back with all the small things a whole lot sooner!
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
"Children Of God"
You'll want to stop the music at the bottom of my page to watch.
I came accross this video and really liked it. I have always liked this song but it adds extra meaning when you relate it to adoption.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
My job
I love my job! The more and more I really evaluate my job and all it entails I feel insanely blessed that I have a husband who can't bare the thought of me working out of the home. I have come to appreciate being a mother far more as time goes on, they are young only once! I have hard days often and I get frustrated all the time that there is a lack of respect, discipline and what not in my house. I am slowly starting to view my parenting differently. Ben and I have always been involved in very outward focused ministries and have poured a lot of time and resources into that, kids always seemed second. I am now excited to move forward with the Gospel in hand to love my kids deeply and show them Christ's never ending love. Lord thank you for helping me fulfill this God given role, on days that I feel weak let me live through your strength alone!
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