Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Preceptions

Zander got excited when he saw the wrapping paper. What child doesn't like Christmas?

He said, "Dad will come home and then it will be Christmas." I told him that Mike wouldn't be home for Christmas....then he said, "But the girls will be home?" Yep...."but they will be going back to WA"....he's not thrilled at all.

I tried to explain to him what Mike and the girls are doing...now he's convinced that since Mike is NOT in his office, he is "watching airplanes". LOL

Do pray with me that I find the way to communicate what Mike is doing and when he'll be home. We have the charts, countdown map, photos...he just doesn't get it. This is hard enough for those of us who understand, but for a little one who can't understand why his sisters and Dad left....I can't imagine.

At least *I* know that Mike likes me better than watching airplanes! ::snort::
Help with the meaning of this sentence????

"He could eat, really eat, if it was part of a game, but he could not stodge just to feel stodgy, which is what most children like better than anything else; the next best thing being to talk about it."

Peter Pan, page 87.

We did look up stodge but I'm not sure our dictionary gave the full meaning of the word....I'm sort of into words. LOL I want to use this one on Thanksgiving. LOL
Quickly - Tuesday

The day began with Bible Study, bike ride, weights, and a trip to buy groceries.

Unfortunately, I missed Mike's call during the grocery trip. I did get back home in 1 1/2 hours with all that I need to cook. My children informed me that just because they said they wanted to "be home" it didn't mean that we didn't need a meal and that we could go out for Chinese. ::snort:: We do have a much scaled down menu and will have tons of food anyway. The dessert...well those of you who have been around other Holidays KNOW....I let each child choose a favorite dessert. Of course, they work it so that no two people request the same one. This will be o.k. because Debbie, Steve and boys are coming over for games and dessert in the evening....and possibly Matt too.... I think it will be a very nice and relaxed holiday.

I planned to bake pies for tomorrow night's pie social after the Ecumenical service on base...but I got waylaid by a lap book. LOL

We finished all but two little books for the Thanksgiving lap book and will begin assembling it all tomorrow. There was only one book that I simply could NOT figure out the fold for.....I have no idea WHY...there were two or three like this and I did the others fine. No it WASN'T the "Did you know" booklets. ::snort:: It was a "I'm thankful" booklet and I decided it would be nicer to take a picture of our thanksgiving tree and mount that anyway. LOL

Tricia and her girls came over today. That provided a nice break from school and adult conversation for me. {g}

This evening found us reading two more chapters in Peter Pan. I really need to post a quote and see if one of my English friends can translate for me. I'm thinking Mandy or Dorothy could help out....and Jodi may be able to help since Bobby is from England. We looked the words up in the dictionary but I'm not sure we really got it.

Now all the littles are in bed except Stacia. She took a late nap. I need to help her adjust that late nap thing.
Lap book Question....

What do you all use to attach the little books to the big book? Would glue sticks, doube sided tape, those little scrap book thingies, or glue work best?

We've got all but two little books done. We'll start attaching in the a.m.
BITTERSWEET - ULTIMATE CUYA (oldest brother in Cebuano)

I've mentioned before how Stacia lights up for Josiah. Come to think of it, all the little ones do...today she was running off and looked back to see if he was following...she laughed...the chase was on. He caught her and she said, "up". I wish you could hear the squealing and laughter that accompanies these photos - by all.


Bittersweet? Because, Josiah is growing up way to quickly and is a Sr. This is my THIRD one - I KNOW what that means beyond graduation...... and because Mike is usually the one playing these games....sweet...because I'm so incredibly blessed by this family. Note: she did not leave his arms at any time....
WEIGH IN DAY

Brrrr...it is cold to go bike riding when it is 45* outside. I went and bought some gloves and ear warmers for tomorrow a.m. LOL

I did 4.2 miles today. I also did shoulders and abs.

I didn't expect to loose a thing last week - especially since I drowned my Holiday lonliness with a sliver of Honey Pecan Pie at midnight. ::snort:: I lost a lb this week.
PARENTING IN PROVERBS - CH 21

21:2
"Every man's way is right in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the hearts."


~Heart - center of man's being - encompasses intellect, will and soul

21:3 "to do righteousness and justice is desired by the Lord more than sacrifice."


~Are the sacrifices you're making required of the Lord - or do they just seem good in your own mind? The Lord requires justice, righteousness, and obedience, over our own ideas of sacrifice.

21:21 "He who puruses righteousness and loyalty finds life, reighteousness and honor."

21:23 "he who keepeth (KJV) his mouth and his tongue, keepeth his soul from trouble."

~Any Scriptural use of the word Keep, Keeper or Keepeth grabs my attention and warrants a word study - yep the ongoing study of "house keeper" (literally comes from two words meaning home guard). Let me be clear that THIS word is a Hebrew word and NOT the GREEK word used in Titus....but I am always interested in what the word "keep" meant to those who heard it in the culture it was written in (I am fully aware of what many commentators say it means)...because one of my duties as a godly wife/mother is to "keep/ guard" my home.


~Keepeth - #8104 Shamar or Samar - verb
Strongs - hedge about, guard, protect, take heed, look narrowly, preserve
Dr Z. - to watch over, keep, preserve, guard, be careful, to care for


SO in this verse - I am to watch, protect, hedge about my MOUTH......and this will guard my soul from trouble. How do I think this applies to parenting? I don't know about YOU but I've had words I said in haste to my children that I've regretted. My sould would have been much more trouble-free if I'd hedged my mouth and given an answer later.....

21:31 "The horse is prepared for the day of battle, but victory belongs to the Lord."


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Parenting isn't a battle, but honestly, there are days when it sure feels like it!!! And around here the past few weeks have been tough.

~As in so many areas of my life I am to be prepared but realize that God is my defender/warrior and the vitory is found in Him.

~A very current example of this is my alphabet soup child. I am researching all I can. I'm preparing a plan of "battle" but any victory and success that we see with him is coming direct from God.