Running outside to pick fruit off the trees when we're hungry! There's nothing like a giant bushel of ripe bananas
or a large plate of Starfruit to munch on!
Oh I also have another favorite thing: being outside in shorts and slippahs in February!
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Fruit
You want to know one of my favorite things?
Running outside to pick fruit off the trees when we're hungry! There's nothing like a giant bushel of ripe bananas
or a large plate of Starfruit to munch on!
Oh I also have another favorite thing: being outside in shorts and slippahs in February!
Running outside to pick fruit off the trees when we're hungry! There's nothing like a giant bushel of ripe bananas
or a large plate of Starfruit to munch on!
Oh I also have another favorite thing: being outside in shorts and slippahs in February!
Talk to think
I attended a Leadership workshop recently where we discussed different thinking and learning styles. I always learn a lot about myself at these things.
One thing we discussed was the various ways people think and process through problems. We learned two ways which can be described as people who "talk to think" and people who "think then talk."
The "think then talkers" think their thoughts in their heads, carefully planning and preparing what they want to say before they even say it. Before they even attempt to open their mouths, they've got everything all figured out, processed, and the solution ready to deliver.
On the contrary, a "talk to thinker" opens their mouth immediately and talks and talks and talks and talks in order to sort out what she is really thinking, not entirely sure where she is going with all of it, but keeps talking anyways. Sometimes the "talk to thinker" will talk about every aspect of the problem until she is blue in the face and exhausted, but she still doesn't have it figured out.
This is me.
And I kind of need a break from using my blog as a way to vent and figure out my problems before I even have them figured out.
I think I am going to take my thinking inward for a while.
This is the better way for me right now, as I am trying to sort out all this talking.
Mahalo.
One thing we discussed was the various ways people think and process through problems. We learned two ways which can be described as people who "talk to think" and people who "think then talk."
The "think then talkers" think their thoughts in their heads, carefully planning and preparing what they want to say before they even say it. Before they even attempt to open their mouths, they've got everything all figured out, processed, and the solution ready to deliver.
On the contrary, a "talk to thinker" opens their mouth immediately and talks and talks and talks and talks in order to sort out what she is really thinking, not entirely sure where she is going with all of it, but keeps talking anyways. Sometimes the "talk to thinker" will talk about every aspect of the problem until she is blue in the face and exhausted, but she still doesn't have it figured out.
This is me.
And I kind of need a break from using my blog as a way to vent and figure out my problems before I even have them figured out.
I think I am going to take my thinking inward for a while.
This is the better way for me right now, as I am trying to sort out all this talking.
Mahalo.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
3 boys, a large box, a sunny day
A friend of ours posted onto a local mother's forum, that she was giving away a large box to the first person who wanted it! Yippee! So, I jumped at the chance to get it! It was from a big reclining chair, very strong, with wood reinforced on the sides. Who could pass up a free opportunity like this for a cool, new playhouse??
We waited for a nice, sunny day, then let the boys paint!
Before us the box had belonged to a little boy named Jaxon. It almost works.....
Zadok decided after a while that he would like to paint himself.
Needless to say, everyone got very painty. This was loads of fun, for everyone, including me. I love watching uninhibited creativity happening at my house.
I hosed everyone down at the end.
We waited for a nice, sunny day, then let the boys paint!
Before us the box had belonged to a little boy named Jaxon. It almost works.....
Zadok decided after a while that he would like to paint himself.
Needless to say, everyone got very painty. This was loads of fun, for everyone, including me. I love watching uninhibited creativity happening at my house.
I hosed everyone down at the end.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Hands-full
This clip of the boys cracks me up. Yes, old lady at the market, I have my hands full. Full of wild and lovely little boys. xoxo
Feeling good
Yesterday I took the two youngest boys on a drive in the car, since they weren't feeling well and we needed to get out of the house. I drove out of our neighborhood, down old Pahoa road. I took the long tunnel of trees towards Pohoiki Bay, I turned left past the Ahalanui-Kapoho warm pools, then looped back around past Lava Tree Park. This place didn't feel so big and unfamiliar anymore. It was starting to feel like.....home.
The boys fell fast asleep, and I drove in peace, soaking in the beauty all around me. I got a strong feeling that this is exactly where I'm supposed to be right now, at this time in my life. It was a good feeling.
On Friday one of my Young Women came over to help with the kids. A sweet girl of 13 years old, the middle child of 9 children. She was so wonderful, so patient, and she followed baby Jonah around like he was the most important person in the world.
In the past 6 years Micah and I have moved from place to place, job to job, school to school, raising our 3 young children alone. With no family, and few friends around, I hadn't realized how hard it's been on us. We are exhausted.
As I watched Maliana carry my baby across the yard, I felt peace, a huge weight off my shoulders. I felt that this was a place where we could share our children, where other people will love them and nurture them along with us.
Still got my old longboard. Here's me and Z at Honoli'i after a fun surf.
The boys fell fast asleep, and I drove in peace, soaking in the beauty all around me. I got a strong feeling that this is exactly where I'm supposed to be right now, at this time in my life. It was a good feeling.
On Friday one of my Young Women came over to help with the kids. A sweet girl of 13 years old, the middle child of 9 children. She was so wonderful, so patient, and she followed baby Jonah around like he was the most important person in the world.
In the past 6 years Micah and I have moved from place to place, job to job, school to school, raising our 3 young children alone. With no family, and few friends around, I hadn't realized how hard it's been on us. We are exhausted.
As I watched Maliana carry my baby across the yard, I felt peace, a huge weight off my shoulders. I felt that this was a place where we could share our children, where other people will love them and nurture them along with us.
Still got my old longboard. Here's me and Z at Honoli'i after a fun surf.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Fun with Seeds
There are beautiful, colorful, seeds in nature, everywhere we look! We've been havng a lot of fun collecting them as we are outside exploring. The other day we went on a seed hunt. I didn't realize how much excitement this could bring to my boys! Everytime they spotted a seed I heard a "Wooop! I found one!", then a running-back-to-mom to show me how amazing, big, or cool their seed was. It was so much fun!
Here's some of the seeds we collected:
Odin, our 3.11 year old is especially fond of plants. Remember? He's always had a special thing for anything that grows. Odin is the one that keeps a watchful eye on the garden and trees, always ready to harvest, always ready to plant anew. He spent a long time sitting at the table, fingering each seed, and grouping them into categories. Afterall, his Grandpa Tim (Micah's dad) is a botanist by hobby, who collects and grows rare plants.
I can predict in the future, that Odin will have lots of questions for Grandpa, perhaps apprenticing at his side someday in Grandpas big greenhouse.
We got this book at the library to help us identify seeds while we were out. It also helped us to know which ones were toxic and what ones not to touch. I think that, if you don't have a lot of plants around your house, you could have a neat collection of seeds just by saving all your seeds after breakfast and dinner! Happy seed hunting!
Saturday, February 4, 2012
the other side...
Nope, this isn't a post about Star Wars villainy, it's a post about driving 3 long hours (with kids) to the other side of the Big Island! And it's definitely not the dark side, it's the hot, sunny, desert side, with white sand beaches and sand. Did I mention sand? Because there's sand over there, not black rocks, real sand!
It's a fun treat for us to take this little road trip over to Kona. We get to go to the beach and build sand castles, and role around in sand. We also get to load up on toilet paper at Costco, but most awesomely (is that a word?) we get to go to the Kona LDS Temple on occasion.
Now that is definitely worth a trip to the other side.
Here's a few pictures from our latest visit to "Kona-side", as the locals call it.
My Dad was there for work that weekend, and it also happened to be his birthday, so we met up with him and had breakfast at Denny's. I think our gift to him was a free ulcer, because it looked like he would get one after experiencing the fine art of kids-in-restaurants with our family. Jonah was pouring the salt out of the salt shaker the whole time, Zadok kept crawling under the tables onto the dirty floor, and Odin......well, he was Odin. All in all, I think we had fun. Happy Birthday Dad!
Tell me you love eating in restaurants with kids as much as I do?? Yay!
Here's us posing for a picture outside Denny's. That's me trying to order everyone to stand still and smile.
It worked.
Now here's a place we can really run free and cause havoc! The beach!
Jackson slippahs:
A fun frolic on the sand before we hit up Costco and the Temple:
There's a rock sea wall along the beachfront in Kona. It was such a beautiful morning to be outside on this lovely other side!
So that sums up a trip to Kona side! We don't do it very often because it is so hard on the boys to be in the car for so long, but it's fun when we do! (Except for the time Jonah threw up in his carseat, and the time Odin cried the whole way home. Oh and the time we were all grumpy and mad in the car, etc.....) To get there we have to drive up and over the middle of the island, near Mauna kea Volcano. It is cold up there, which is pretty cool if you're into that sort of thing. In December we saw snow! (Except it's not cold snow, it's warm, Hawaiian snow. hehe)
It's a fun treat for us to take this little road trip over to Kona. We get to go to the beach and build sand castles, and role around in sand. We also get to load up on toilet paper at Costco, but most awesomely (is that a word?) we get to go to the Kona LDS Temple on occasion.
Now that is definitely worth a trip to the other side.
Here's a few pictures from our latest visit to "Kona-side", as the locals call it.
My Dad was there for work that weekend, and it also happened to be his birthday, so we met up with him and had breakfast at Denny's. I think our gift to him was a free ulcer, because it looked like he would get one after experiencing the fine art of kids-in-restaurants with our family. Jonah was pouring the salt out of the salt shaker the whole time, Zadok kept crawling under the tables onto the dirty floor, and Odin......well, he was Odin. All in all, I think we had fun. Happy Birthday Dad!
Tell me you love eating in restaurants with kids as much as I do?? Yay!
Here's us posing for a picture outside Denny's. That's me trying to order everyone to stand still and smile.
It worked.
Now here's a place we can really run free and cause havoc! The beach!
Jackson slippahs:
A fun frolic on the sand before we hit up Costco and the Temple:
There's a rock sea wall along the beachfront in Kona. It was such a beautiful morning to be outside on this lovely other side!
So that sums up a trip to Kona side! We don't do it very often because it is so hard on the boys to be in the car for so long, but it's fun when we do! (Except for the time Jonah threw up in his carseat, and the time Odin cried the whole way home. Oh and the time we were all grumpy and mad in the car, etc.....) To get there we have to drive up and over the middle of the island, near Mauna kea Volcano. It is cold up there, which is pretty cool if you're into that sort of thing. In December we saw snow! (Except it's not cold snow, it's warm, Hawaiian snow. hehe)
Monday, January 30, 2012
Road trip
This is how we entertain ourselves on road trips. haha. It takes us 3 hours to get across the island to the other side. More on that later.
Micah is pointing out different types of lava to Zadok. Mason Jennings is playing in the background. Odin is lifting up Jonah's leg over and over. ARE WE THERE YET?
Micah is pointing out different types of lava to Zadok. Mason Jennings is playing in the background. Odin is lifting up Jonah's leg over and over. ARE WE THERE YET?
gecko buddies
We all go nuts over these cute, little Day Geckos. What's there NOT to love about them? They are bright green with colorful spots, they live in your house and eat all the roaches, and when you catch one, it sticks onto you with it's adorable gecko toes.
Here's Odin trying to let baby Jonah "gently" touch the Gecko buddy without damage.
Have you hugged your gecko today?
Here's Odin trying to let baby Jonah "gently" touch the Gecko buddy without damage.
Have you hugged your gecko today?
Sunday, January 29, 2012
33
Today I turned 33 and it was such a lovely day. I realized today, that from here on out, my birthdays are going to belong to my boys! They were more excited about it than I was, so I couldn't help but be super excited, too. They couldn't wait to wish me a happy birthday when I woke up in the morning, and then all day long they had special hugs and surprises for me. The presents and meals they planned were orchestrated by Micah, who made sure the boys could follow their plans to throw me the happiest birthday possible. I felt so special to be surrounded by such a loving family.
It feels weird sometimes to be an official adult. Sometimes I still imagine myself as the awkward 17 year old kid I used to be. Thank goodness I am who I am today!
Here's a few thoughts I had today as I was thinking about my adult self, the 33 year old one:
**I am an adult.
**I like being a purely honest person. There was a time in my past when I felt okay exaggerating stories or "finding" things that didn't belong to me, or making excuses for myself. Whatever the situation, I knew when I wasn't being honest and it tugged at my heart. I have made a commitment to myself to always be truthful and honest in life, no matter how big or how little, and it has made a huge difference in my confidence.
**I'm a lot more moody and temperamental than I thought I would be. I think my whole life people told me I was always the happy, positive one who never let anything bother her. Maybe someone should've mentioned that adult people are not the same as young people and they can't be expected to stay the same. Adult Sally gets bothered, oh yes she does, and can be downright bitchy at times.
**I still love running. When my feet hit the pavement I feel bliss, pure bliss.
**I hate having a messy house. When my house is cluttered, my whole brain feels cluttered. I spend a lot of time cleaning and organizing, and it makes me happy. Although if you saw my house right now you would think I was lying, so right after I get off this computer, it's tidy up time.
**I feel grounded in the gospel of Jesus Christ. I have learned over the years that you never have to try and "fit in" or label yourself, if you live your life for the Lord. He will lead you, and guide you towards the person you need to be, and that person will be happy. And cool. And fun. And have lots of friends.
**Becoming a wife and mother has been my refiners fire of all fires. Anyone who wishes to become a better person should have kids and be married. They have taught me how to do all the things I sucked at, such as being patient, being tolerant, being compassionate, being understanding...Plus how to communicate effectively, how to problem solve, how to be nice, selfless, and make food that isn't gross. I am so grateful for my family because they have molded me into something better than before.
**I have a lot of talents to share that won't be recognized by the world, but will benefit my family and those I serve around me. I will never be rich or famous, and I will probably never make it onto a reality TV show. (darn!) But I know I will always have love around me, and be surrounded by good people.
**I want to write a book someday. I can only type with 2 fingers at a time (yes, I know...embarrassing) and I don't have any time to write a book, but it's a little dream of mine. It's nice to have dreams, even if that's all they are.
**Bananas are still my comfort food. I have to limit myself or we run out too fast around here. Have you had your banana today? MMmmmmmm.
**I am pleased with how my hair turned out. It's kind of long and curly and I'm trying to take good care of it. If you knew me in high school or my young surfing days you would be proud of me because It was burnt and fried and I never brushed it.
**I am happy with who I am at this stage in life, yet always open to changes on my journey. I trust God to take me where I need to go.
** I never want to feel the affects of self-inflicted sorrow. I want to always make good choices in life, so I don't have to make myself or anyone around me sad. I know that sounds weird, but I think it's a real truth to live by. There will be plenty of sadness in life, just by virtue of being mortal and having natural challenges come our way.
I want to do all I can to bring a solid foundation of happiness, goodness, and peace into my life and to those lives I love around me. That's not too hard now is it? Just follow God's commandments, and goodness will follow.
** I am an adult who loves to have fu-u-un. I will always love to laugh and be silly. That's the truth!
It feels weird sometimes to be an official adult. Sometimes I still imagine myself as the awkward 17 year old kid I used to be. Thank goodness I am who I am today!
Here's a few thoughts I had today as I was thinking about my adult self, the 33 year old one:
**I am an adult.
**I like being a purely honest person. There was a time in my past when I felt okay exaggerating stories or "finding" things that didn't belong to me, or making excuses for myself. Whatever the situation, I knew when I wasn't being honest and it tugged at my heart. I have made a commitment to myself to always be truthful and honest in life, no matter how big or how little, and it has made a huge difference in my confidence.
**I'm a lot more moody and temperamental than I thought I would be. I think my whole life people told me I was always the happy, positive one who never let anything bother her. Maybe someone should've mentioned that adult people are not the same as young people and they can't be expected to stay the same. Adult Sally gets bothered, oh yes she does, and can be downright bitchy at times.
**I still love running. When my feet hit the pavement I feel bliss, pure bliss.
**I hate having a messy house. When my house is cluttered, my whole brain feels cluttered. I spend a lot of time cleaning and organizing, and it makes me happy. Although if you saw my house right now you would think I was lying, so right after I get off this computer, it's tidy up time.
**I feel grounded in the gospel of Jesus Christ. I have learned over the years that you never have to try and "fit in" or label yourself, if you live your life for the Lord. He will lead you, and guide you towards the person you need to be, and that person will be happy. And cool. And fun. And have lots of friends.
**Becoming a wife and mother has been my refiners fire of all fires. Anyone who wishes to become a better person should have kids and be married. They have taught me how to do all the things I sucked at, such as being patient, being tolerant, being compassionate, being understanding...Plus how to communicate effectively, how to problem solve, how to be nice, selfless, and make food that isn't gross. I am so grateful for my family because they have molded me into something better than before.
**I have a lot of talents to share that won't be recognized by the world, but will benefit my family and those I serve around me. I will never be rich or famous, and I will probably never make it onto a reality TV show. (darn!) But I know I will always have love around me, and be surrounded by good people.
**I want to write a book someday. I can only type with 2 fingers at a time (yes, I know...embarrassing) and I don't have any time to write a book, but it's a little dream of mine. It's nice to have dreams, even if that's all they are.
**Bananas are still my comfort food. I have to limit myself or we run out too fast around here. Have you had your banana today? MMmmmmmm.
**I am pleased with how my hair turned out. It's kind of long and curly and I'm trying to take good care of it. If you knew me in high school or my young surfing days you would be proud of me because It was burnt and fried and I never brushed it.
**I am happy with who I am at this stage in life, yet always open to changes on my journey. I trust God to take me where I need to go.
** I never want to feel the affects of self-inflicted sorrow. I want to always make good choices in life, so I don't have to make myself or anyone around me sad. I know that sounds weird, but I think it's a real truth to live by. There will be plenty of sadness in life, just by virtue of being mortal and having natural challenges come our way.
I want to do all I can to bring a solid foundation of happiness, goodness, and peace into my life and to those lives I love around me. That's not too hard now is it? Just follow God's commandments, and goodness will follow.
** I am an adult who loves to have fu-u-un. I will always love to laugh and be silly. That's the truth!
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Happy to live hawaii
This past weekend we found ourselves at Honoli'i beach at 8am, where a large river meets the pounding surf. When we got there we were surprised to find that their was an actual sandy beach at Honoli'is where there is normally river! The tide was low, and the large, winter surf had moved things around a bit to form a beach. It was magic!
We had so much fun and stayed til 1pm, swimming and playing!
It was a beautiful day. One of those days where I got to just relax, look around at my family, and be grateful to live in beautiful Hawaii.
Here are some of the happy highlights from our day:
-Paddling out on my longboard and catching two fun waves in a row on a glassy, sunny morning.
-Zadok pointing to the water in the river and saying excitedly,"Look Mom, it's your favorite color, turquoise!" And then us jumping in the clear, turquoise water with a splash!
-Laying on the warm, river rocks with Odin, soaking up the warm sun. Odin turned to me and asked,"Mom, do you like lying here with me?" So I answered, "Of course I do, this is wonderful!" And he said,"Good, me too, me, too." And we lied there and basked in the sun together next to the ocean.
--Watching Micah paddle around in the water on a surfboard. Never thought I'd see the day where my husband on a surfboard!
-Helping the boys stand up on my surfboard in the calm water, so they could get a feel for the board. Zadok balanced really well on his two feet. Odin felt more comfortable paddling on his tummy.
-Stopping at the farmers market to buy fruit and watching as Jonah literally lunged out of his stroller to grab a banana from one of the stands. A nice Filipino woman selling bananas came over and gave him one. He sat there and shoved that banana in his mouth real fast! Then when I bought a musubi, he wanted some really bad. We watched as he happily shoved bits of rice in his mouth.
-Coming home sunburnt, tired, but refreshed and energized and so happy to live Hawaii. :)
Hawaii is really beautiful. There are places here that simply take my breath away.
I stand still and look up at the great big canopies of green trees and the vibrant, colorful leaves on the bushes, and am in awe. I am overcome at how all this beauty could be stored up and placed in one location. It seems unfair to the ugly parts of the world, like maybe Hawaii should spread it's beauty over to the barren deserts of New Mexico or something.
But maybe that's because Hawaii is a special place to me. Ever since I was a little girl I felt like this was Heaven on Earth. In fact, when I had thought I wasn't ever moving back, I used to ask God in my prayers to please make sure heaven was just like Hawaii so I could enjoy it again when I die. I know...silly, but that's how much I love it here.
The leaves on this bush have always been my favorite. When I was a little girl I took a whole bunch of them and sent them to my friend on the mainland. I remember asking her if she got my colorful leaves in the mail? She laughed and told me no, but she got some brown, rotten ones. I guess they don't ship well.
We had so much fun and stayed til 1pm, swimming and playing!
It was a beautiful day. One of those days where I got to just relax, look around at my family, and be grateful to live in beautiful Hawaii.
Here are some of the happy highlights from our day:-Paddling out on my longboard and catching two fun waves in a row on a glassy, sunny morning.
-Zadok pointing to the water in the river and saying excitedly,"Look Mom, it's your favorite color, turquoise!" And then us jumping in the clear, turquoise water with a splash!
-Laying on the warm, river rocks with Odin, soaking up the warm sun. Odin turned to me and asked,"Mom, do you like lying here with me?" So I answered, "Of course I do, this is wonderful!" And he said,"Good, me too, me, too." And we lied there and basked in the sun together next to the ocean.
--Watching Micah paddle around in the water on a surfboard. Never thought I'd see the day where my husband on a surfboard!
-Helping the boys stand up on my surfboard in the calm water, so they could get a feel for the board. Zadok balanced really well on his two feet. Odin felt more comfortable paddling on his tummy.
-Stopping at the farmers market to buy fruit and watching as Jonah literally lunged out of his stroller to grab a banana from one of the stands. A nice Filipino woman selling bananas came over and gave him one. He sat there and shoved that banana in his mouth real fast! Then when I bought a musubi, he wanted some really bad. We watched as he happily shoved bits of rice in his mouth.
-Coming home sunburnt, tired, but refreshed and energized and so happy to live Hawaii. :)
Hawaii is really beautiful. There are places here that simply take my breath away.
I stand still and look up at the great big canopies of green trees and the vibrant, colorful leaves on the bushes, and am in awe. I am overcome at how all this beauty could be stored up and placed in one location. It seems unfair to the ugly parts of the world, like maybe Hawaii should spread it's beauty over to the barren deserts of New Mexico or something.
But maybe that's because Hawaii is a special place to me. Ever since I was a little girl I felt like this was Heaven on Earth. In fact, when I had thought I wasn't ever moving back, I used to ask God in my prayers to please make sure heaven was just like Hawaii so I could enjoy it again when I die. I know...silly, but that's how much I love it here.
The leaves on this bush have always been my favorite. When I was a little girl I took a whole bunch of them and sent them to my friend on the mainland. I remember asking her if she got my colorful leaves in the mail? She laughed and told me no, but she got some brown, rotten ones. I guess they don't ship well.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
my daily laugh
As I was sorting through a stack of papers the other morning I stumbled across this quote I had saved. It said,
"If you can't find time everyday to read your scriptures, you are busier than God ever intended you to be."
I thought it looked like a nice reminder to do the things I know will help me the most, to bless and uplift my life, so I copied it down on a piece of paper with a big, green marker. I posted it right above my kitchen white-board, with all the other daily reminders and messages. After all, I love to read my scriptures!
Several hours into the day I realized I still hadn't read any verses because when I first woke up my 3 year old had been yelling for me to come help him from his wet bed that he had peed pretty heavily. It took me a moment to haul all the soiled laundry outside to the washer. Then after that my toddler woke up, clinging onto me for his morning milkies. As I sat on the couch nursing, my five year old emerged, hungrily begging for breakfast in the kitchen. So, I started cooking pancakes and got everyone served when I noticed toddler was doing his usual throwing everything everywhere. I promised I would clean the mess up later, and hoped no one would step on the banana pieces on the carpet.
As the day went on I had some fun games planned for the kids, which we managed to get through in between snacks, meals, hanging the laundry (so we would have clean sheets later on), wiping butts, deescalating tantrums, and taking them to the dentist for their first time. When we finally got home at 6:30pm that evening, we rushed through dinner, threw the kids into the bath, and I tried to clean up the banana pieces from in-between Jonah's toes. Micah wasn't home, yet, because he had a seminar to attend, so I was left with all 3 kids for bedtime. I tried my hardest to keep my 3 year old from crying because his dad wasn't there to brush his teeth, so I put on a Star Wars movie. Meanwhile my toddler really wanted to nurse...again, and my five year old wanted me to cuddle him, which wasn't really possible to do, but I tried my hardest. At 10'o clock at night we finally got everyone to sleep, until my toddler woke up with painful gas, and needed me to hold him and rock him to sleep. As I was rocking him on my shoulder in the kitchen I looked up at that quote, and laughed!
I ripped it off the wall and threw it in the trash. What a stupid quote!
I mean, who said that anyways? Someone without kids?
Then I calmly reminded myself that raising my children IS the Lords work, and I would try to read my scriptures tomorrow.......
I'm also making a real effort to not be so hard on myself lately, and to remember that raising children is stinking hard work. Love it, and cherish it, but dang, it's hard! Not everything goes as planned each day, I often have no time to breathe sometimes,and it's okay. I'll be okay and You'll be okay, and the kids will most definitely be okay. But man, when I do get the chance to read those scriptures, God instantly gives me the peace I need to go another day.
Here's some sweet fruits of my labors:
Ain't they cute as pie? I think so.
"If you can't find time everyday to read your scriptures, you are busier than God ever intended you to be."
I thought it looked like a nice reminder to do the things I know will help me the most, to bless and uplift my life, so I copied it down on a piece of paper with a big, green marker. I posted it right above my kitchen white-board, with all the other daily reminders and messages. After all, I love to read my scriptures!
Several hours into the day I realized I still hadn't read any verses because when I first woke up my 3 year old had been yelling for me to come help him from his wet bed that he had peed pretty heavily. It took me a moment to haul all the soiled laundry outside to the washer. Then after that my toddler woke up, clinging onto me for his morning milkies. As I sat on the couch nursing, my five year old emerged, hungrily begging for breakfast in the kitchen. So, I started cooking pancakes and got everyone served when I noticed toddler was doing his usual throwing everything everywhere. I promised I would clean the mess up later, and hoped no one would step on the banana pieces on the carpet.
As the day went on I had some fun games planned for the kids, which we managed to get through in between snacks, meals, hanging the laundry (so we would have clean sheets later on), wiping butts, deescalating tantrums, and taking them to the dentist for their first time. When we finally got home at 6:30pm that evening, we rushed through dinner, threw the kids into the bath, and I tried to clean up the banana pieces from in-between Jonah's toes. Micah wasn't home, yet, because he had a seminar to attend, so I was left with all 3 kids for bedtime. I tried my hardest to keep my 3 year old from crying because his dad wasn't there to brush his teeth, so I put on a Star Wars movie. Meanwhile my toddler really wanted to nurse...again, and my five year old wanted me to cuddle him, which wasn't really possible to do, but I tried my hardest. At 10'o clock at night we finally got everyone to sleep, until my toddler woke up with painful gas, and needed me to hold him and rock him to sleep. As I was rocking him on my shoulder in the kitchen I looked up at that quote, and laughed!
I ripped it off the wall and threw it in the trash. What a stupid quote!
I mean, who said that anyways? Someone without kids?
Then I calmly reminded myself that raising my children IS the Lords work, and I would try to read my scriptures tomorrow.......
I'm also making a real effort to not be so hard on myself lately, and to remember that raising children is stinking hard work. Love it, and cherish it, but dang, it's hard! Not everything goes as planned each day, I often have no time to breathe sometimes,and it's okay. I'll be okay and You'll be okay, and the kids will most definitely be okay. But man, when I do get the chance to read those scriptures, God instantly gives me the peace I need to go another day.
Here's some sweet fruits of my labors:
Ain't they cute as pie? I think so.
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