i haven't blogged in quite a while. mainly because i've been busy and the other reason being is that i think the only other person who reads them often are my sister, sarah h and laura. i must be some kind of loser. haha.
anyways, things here are good.
daylee is seriously testing me lately. i really don't know what to do1 he screams at me, doesn't listen. nothing seems to work. i know it's my fault but i just don't know how to get him to mind me. if any mothers have any suggestions, they are all welcome.
seriously.
help me.
thanks.
other than d being a mad man,
well,
life has been life.
busy.
had a good easter with d's great grandparents and grandparents. it was hard inviting them to church with u and having them say "no', but all i can do is pray that one day they will come to know Christ.
i'm missing my family a lot. it's so hard to be a 1,000 miles from them. i know i;m missing so much of set's life and margot's first year. it makes me so sad. i know d misses his brother and his cousins.
this summer we plan on going to az for seth's 11th birthday(man, that makes me feel old and skanky).
other than that, well, i've worked on my money doll and cleaned a bunch and now i have something(possibly) severely wrong with my spine. gah!! it never ends.
hope all is well with you.
thanks for reading!
Nobody read my blog for like the first 5 years I had it. :) You're ahead of me already with 3 people!
ReplyDeleteI have heard a lot of people recommend "Making Your Children Mind without Losing Yours" by Dr. Kevin Leman. Deb's not big (quite) to make me lose my mind, but I am sure it won't be long!
That will be so awesome to go to AZ so much! I must admit, I'm a little jealous. We can only go back once a year because it is so expensive.
I've been looking forward to reading your blog again! Thanks for posting not one, but two goodies for me to catch up with.
ReplyDeleteParenting is an ongoing and sanctifying experience that God will use to raw you nearer and closer to Him everyday. It can be such a struggle when you want to smack the sin right out of your child and know that all the while, God probably wants to smack the sin right out of us, too! We're reading a few different parenting books right now, and chatting with older parents and the number one thing everyone tells us is o use grace. I never want to hear that because I am not a gracious person by nature, I am a vile person nature.
So often, my mistakes in parenting have been a lack of patience, understanding, grace and even trust that I have the ability to parent well. I spent a lot of years parenting out of fear and still catch myself doing it now. I say the best you can do is pray for your children and keep consistent with discipline. Daylee is a SMART little guy and knows exactly how to play you, sister.
I am already looking forward to another visit! And perhaps a little table, too! :) We all miss you on this end. Just yesterday we were saying it would be nice if you were here, and then you called.
I love your guts, Jamie Sue! Take heart and do not be discouraged!