I got a really neat message from my 'little' brother today on facebook. I say 'little' because he's literally a foot taller than me. He's 6' 6", I'm 5' 6". But he is younger, 2 1/2 years.
Anyway, he basically said to me that he feels like he wants to be a lot closer to each other than we were in our childhood, and WAY closer to each other than our dad and his family are. Let's just say they haven't been the best example of sibling love. f
What a pick-me-up! My little brother is such a great guy. He's funny and sarcastic and laid-back. And he's taught me a thing or two about learning to control the temper we both inherited from my dad. I'm so thrilled that he feels the same way I do about not wanting to lose touch.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Monday, March 16, 2009
I have my mantras
Right now I've got two little girls who stay home with each other, one in the prime of her tattling stage and one who thinks she's the queen of our family (she's wrong of course, that would be me. Heh). Sometimes the only thing that gets me through an argument between them is a meaningful mantra, something to repeat to myself to re-center my mind on peace between them and teaching them as God wants me to.
I've said things like 'meet them where they are.' Obviously, my kids have only been around for a few years and they have not learned the proper way to interact with other people. I need to get on their level and walk them through every single step of how to talk and discuss things with their sisters and parents.
To be honest, that's been one of the hardest things to keep in mind. They're immature, they're human, they're born sinful. Just as Christ meets us where we are to bring us to him, I must meet them where they are to teach them what is right. And pray with all my strength that God turns us all into the people he wants us to be.
I've said things like 'meet them where they are.' Obviously, my kids have only been around for a few years and they have not learned the proper way to interact with other people. I need to get on their level and walk them through every single step of how to talk and discuss things with their sisters and parents.
To be honest, that's been one of the hardest things to keep in mind. They're immature, they're human, they're born sinful. Just as Christ meets us where we are to bring us to him, I must meet them where they are to teach them what is right. And pray with all my strength that God turns us all into the people he wants us to be.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Home again, home again.
What a great weekend! I got some great Easter dresses and shirts for the girls, a couple things for the house, some things for Kevin, and even a nativity scene and an advent calendar! I wasn't so lucky in the clothes department for myself, though. That was disappointing.
We went to Bronner's CHRISTmas wonderland. Wow, talk about sensory overload. There's a TON of ornaments to look at, and then if you look up, the walls near the ceiling are lined with big Christmas decorations, too. We discovered we were missing a lot of the decorations cause it's so hard to look everywhere at once! Oh well, I guess that just means we'll have to go back.
It rained the entire time we were trying to shop, so we were a bit cold! But we still did all right hitting the sales. :D
All in all I'm so glad I spent the weekend with those ladies. We had such a great time, and laughed so much! It really refreshed me.
We went to Bronner's CHRISTmas wonderland. Wow, talk about sensory overload. There's a TON of ornaments to look at, and then if you look up, the walls near the ceiling are lined with big Christmas decorations, too. We discovered we were missing a lot of the decorations cause it's so hard to look everywhere at once! Oh well, I guess that just means we'll have to go back.
It rained the entire time we were trying to shop, so we were a bit cold! But we still did all right hitting the sales. :D
All in all I'm so glad I spent the weekend with those ladies. We had such a great time, and laughed so much! It really refreshed me.
Friday, March 6, 2009
Girl Time!
I'm heading out for a weekend with my favorite grown-up women in the world today! My Mom, my sister, my aunt, my grandma, two cousins and I are all going to stay in a hotel near a really nice strip mall this weekend! We're going to shop, eat out, shop, eat out... hehe! And probably do some hot-tubbing and chatting and a TON of laughing. We just can't help it when we get those women together. There's been many many times where we've been bent double, tears running down our cheeks, laughing so hard you can't hear any sound any more! And it's always about the silliest things. I love it. Next to my own little family, these are my favorite people in the world to be with.
I'm so ready for the break, too. This week I've just been getting more and more sick of keeping the house clean, cooking dinners, and keeping the peace between the children. My prayer for this weekend is that I actually get the refreshment I need so badly.
It'll be nice to not have anyone asking me 'how are you doing?' too. I get sick of telling everyone the same thing over and over! These people all know me and they know how everything's going, and they're not going to be checking every three seconds how I'm doing. Yay!
We leave in about an hour and a half! Can't wait. Hopefully the time we're gone goes nice and slow and we can savor every moment.
I'm so ready for the break, too. This week I've just been getting more and more sick of keeping the house clean, cooking dinners, and keeping the peace between the children. My prayer for this weekend is that I actually get the refreshment I need so badly.
It'll be nice to not have anyone asking me 'how are you doing?' too. I get sick of telling everyone the same thing over and over! These people all know me and they know how everything's going, and they're not going to be checking every three seconds how I'm doing. Yay!
We leave in about an hour and a half! Can't wait. Hopefully the time we're gone goes nice and slow and we can savor every moment.
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Two years.
Wow a lot has happened in 2 years. When I wrote in this last our baby was less than 6 months old. Now, she's more than 2 1/2. When I wrote in this last I had been through Hodgkin's once. Now it's twice.
This time around I did chemo, an autologous bone marrow transplant and a round of radiation, whereas last time I only did chemo. I actually lost all my hair this time, and spent 3 weeks in a hospital 3 hours from my children. It has not been what one would call a good year this past year. I hope and pray that this next year is better!
I hope to do more frequent blogging on here. I would love for there to be some sort of record of the life I've lived somewhere, and it turns out I'm a terrible journal keeper. But I am online quite a bit and maybe that will help me remember to add something to this every so often.
Our oldest daughter is in first grade, and I feel like that's her favorite part of her life right now. She definitely loves school. She likes her teacher, she likes the extra things she gets to do, she even likes her homework most of the time. She's getting to such a great stage where she understands mommy's jokes and likes to engage us in meaningful talks.
Our middle daughter is in threeschool. She loves that too. She asks every day if she's going to preschool today! She likes her teachers, and she gets good stimulation and she's learning how to get along with her peers. It's great! She's very nurturing and kind to her friends. She's also quite sensitive!
Our baby is 'the little queen.' She wants to get her way and will do anything to get it. We're working on teaching her to not hit or yell when her sisters have things she wants! But she's got such a great sense of humor and makes us all laugh.
This time around I did chemo, an autologous bone marrow transplant and a round of radiation, whereas last time I only did chemo. I actually lost all my hair this time, and spent 3 weeks in a hospital 3 hours from my children. It has not been what one would call a good year this past year. I hope and pray that this next year is better!
I hope to do more frequent blogging on here. I would love for there to be some sort of record of the life I've lived somewhere, and it turns out I'm a terrible journal keeper. But I am online quite a bit and maybe that will help me remember to add something to this every so often.
Our oldest daughter is in first grade, and I feel like that's her favorite part of her life right now. She definitely loves school. She likes her teacher, she likes the extra things she gets to do, she even likes her homework most of the time. She's getting to such a great stage where she understands mommy's jokes and likes to engage us in meaningful talks.
Our middle daughter is in threeschool. She loves that too. She asks every day if she's going to preschool today! She likes her teachers, and she gets good stimulation and she's learning how to get along with her peers. It's great! She's very nurturing and kind to her friends. She's also quite sensitive!
Our baby is 'the little queen.' She wants to get her way and will do anything to get it. We're working on teaching her to not hit or yell when her sisters have things she wants! But she's got such a great sense of humor and makes us all laugh.
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