Monthly Archives: August 2011

Yet Another Reason

Marriage, More About Me

why Chad and I are a good fit.

Chad is very future-minded, while I live in the present.  He sets the goals, I maintain the functioning budget so we reach the goals.  We have the next six or so steps already figured out for our debt snowball, but he’s the one who looks at it regularly, not me.

While we were driving to pick up the kids from my parents’ on Sunday he said, “I’d like to set some more financial goals for after we’ve finished our debt snowball.  We’ve just casually talked about what vacation we want to go … Read the rest

My Battle Over Emotions

More About Me

I don’t like to cry.  I’m ok with others crying, but I don’t like it when it happens to me.  It makes me feel like I’m not in control of my own body.  It’s the same reason I only have one drink when I decide to have one.  I need to be in control of myself.

This Sunday at church was Pastor Stan’s first Sunday back after having a brain tumor removed.  We were going to do a song called “Forever Reign”, which we had done the Sunday after we found out his tumor was Stage 4 cancer.  As I … Read the rest

After Twelve Years of Marriage…

Marriage

…I am happy to report that I am still madly in love with my husband.  He’s the one in a crowded room I most want to talk to.  He’s the one who makes me smile when our eyes meet.  He’s certainly the most handsome.  His words of “You look beautiful” far outweigh the same words from anyone else (even if he might be biased).

He is an amazing father.  I’m thankful beyond words that HE is the one God gave me to partner with in raising these three Littles.  When I have nothing left to give them, I don’t have … Read the rest

Wednesday Wit: August 3, 2011

Wednesday Wit

Eli: Ada, guess what.  At school we saw the play “Beauty and the Beast” and the Beauty kisses the Beast!
Grace: Ewww, that’s just scary gross.
Ada: Well we got to go see Princesses on Ice!  Eli, you should have come!
Grace: Yeah Eli, we got to have cotton candy!  Boys can come too, you know.
Eli: I know, because there’s terrorists.

Ada: I want to listen to the Chicken Dance!
Me: I said you could when we’re on the way home.
Ada: But I’m not patient.
I wish you could have … Read the rest

My TV & Movie Soapbox

Parenting

Disclaimer: This is not written with a heart of judgment, but rather defending the choices in our family.  I’m feeling the need to stand up for the parents’ right and responsibility to choose what their children watch.

I’ve gotten comments before from acquaintances and even people I don’t really know about the fact that my kids are easily scared of movies, and refuse to go to the theater.  In fact, when they saw a preview for Kung Fu Panda 2, Eli said, “I can’t wait til that comes out on DVD!”  They just can’t handle a giant black room … Read the rest