"That voice that alternately laughs like a manic jackal at the
long list of everything you get wrong or whispers into your soul that
you’re no good at this. No good, again.
The voice that thinks bad days make bad mothers...
Let me remind you, friend, that voice is a liar and a cheat. It will rob you of the rest of the day, it will hack away at the good parts,
it will spit on the beautiful moments that happened right there in the
minivan in between meltdowns. Those magical, parenthetical moments when
everyone is laughing and the world is full of the glory of new
beginnings..."
Lisa-Jo Baker
Lisa-Jo Baker
from this past week...
...a housecleaner...
...Dana's help with the older boys while the photographer took photos of the house for listing next week...
...Will's missed nap = early bed...
...my friend that keeps bringing home Ionto to help my patellar tendonitis...
...watching Downton Abbey with Wes after the kids go to bed...
...a full day to be at home...
...boys in cozy jammies all day long...
...the boys health over the past few months...even though we are doing preventive inhaled meds for Will's lungs this is an incredible blessing...
...long read alouds with the boys at play...
...my hands wrapped around a warm cup of tea...
...reading this encouragement...
"Quite often we fail to receive the blessing He has ready for us because we are not moving forward with Him...there are times when it takes strength to simply sit still, but there are also times when we are to move forward with a confident step. Many of God's blessings are conditional and require some action on our part. Once we begin to obey, He will begin to bless us. (Streams in the Desert)
...dinner from our neighbors...
...a beautiful light dusting of snow in the morning...
...2 hour delays for Micaiah...
...the sound of hands moving through a Lego bin...
...reading book after book with Eli snuggled together on the couch...
...hearing Will repeat..."You're one of the best things that ever happened to me!"...
...baby greens salad with turkey, goat cheese, apples and walnuts...
...waking on my own after a restful nights sleep...
...some quiet before the kids awake...
...emails and phone calls from my housechurch girls...
...how Joshua loves when I read to him...
...Eli's list of what he wants to be when he grows up...basketball player, astronaut, duncker, the best book reader...
...a housecleaner...
...Dana's help with the older boys while the photographer took photos of the house for listing next week...
...Will's missed nap = early bed...
...my friend that keeps bringing home Ionto to help my patellar tendonitis...
...watching Downton Abbey with Wes after the kids go to bed...
...a full day to be at home...
...boys in cozy jammies all day long...
...the boys health over the past few months...even though we are doing preventive inhaled meds for Will's lungs this is an incredible blessing...
...long read alouds with the boys at play...
...my hands wrapped around a warm cup of tea...
...reading this encouragement...
"Quite often we fail to receive the blessing He has ready for us because we are not moving forward with Him...there are times when it takes strength to simply sit still, but there are also times when we are to move forward with a confident step. Many of God's blessings are conditional and require some action on our part. Once we begin to obey, He will begin to bless us. (Streams in the Desert)
...dinner from our neighbors...
...a beautiful light dusting of snow in the morning...
...2 hour delays for Micaiah...
...the sound of hands moving through a Lego bin...
...reading book after book with Eli snuggled together on the couch...
...hearing Will repeat..."You're one of the best things that ever happened to me!"...
...baby greens salad with turkey, goat cheese, apples and walnuts...
...waking on my own after a restful nights sleep...
...some quiet before the kids awake...
...emails and phone calls from my housechurch girls...
...how Joshua loves when I read to him...
...Eli's list of what he wants to be when he grows up...basketball player, astronaut, duncker, the best book reader...
...Joshua's list of "When I grow up"...football player, basketball player, monster truck driver, zoo keeper, safari man, soccer player, super hero...
...Micaiah telling me that he would like to be either a police officer or a soccer player when he grows up...
...hearing that my grandmother (with Alzheimers) recognized my aunt that she hasn't seen in two years...hearing that she gasped, smiled and started kissing her!...
...snow falling in the afternoon...
...a cardinal at the birdfeeder...
...a cardinal at the birdfeeder...
...Will after nap with his snack and his "drankie"...
...boys playing in the snow with the neighbors as the sun sets...
...Micaiah's visit with "GG"...
...cousins playing together...
...family together...
...snowball fights...
...Will chasing people with a snowball...
...Elmer Fudd and his friend hunting rabbits...
...Will chasing people with a snowball...
...Elmer Fudd and his friend hunting rabbits...
...the boys sled riding down the water tower hill...
...catching this glimpse of Eli...
...Eli picking crab legs with his Daddy...and the laughs we shared from the top of his crab mallet flying off...
...catching this glimpse of Eli...
...Eli picking crab legs with his Daddy...and the laughs we shared from the top of his crab mallet flying off...
...the boys enjoying the snow jump with Max and Taylor...
...a safe uneventful trip home after a snow filled weekend...
...tough conversations that hopefully bring healing...
...tough conversations that hopefully bring healing...
...in bed with the lights out at 8:30 (mommy too!)...
