Things That Go "Thump" in the Night

So Jeremy has nicknamed Faith "thumper." She is doing something funny I've never seen another baby do. In her bed she will pull her feet up (like she does when she plays with them) and then slam them down like a wrestler slams his oponent to the mat. She does it so hard it makes a loud thumping noise. When we are in our family room in the basement at night you can hear her thumping about if she happens to wake up. So we will see if the nickname sticks.

Mostly she does it when she is fighting going back to sleep. Why is it the more tired a child gets the harder they fight sleep? My child can be an expert in the fight against sleep. (especially now that we are pre-teething) But isn't that how I am with God. Sometimes the thing I need the most is what I fight the hardest... like humility, confession, waiting and the fruits of the spirit to name a few. We are really trying to focus on the fruits of the spirit in our home right now. I feel like God is saying- If your kids don't teach you to be patient, gentle, & joyful you will never learn! (And sometimes I'm not convinced I really want to learn patience) These are the three I'm really working on right now. So what lesson from God are you fighting against?

It's Raining..in my Bathroom!

So, little did I know that right after starting this we would have another great Mommy moment at our house. We are currently in the midst of potty training Grace. And in general you can gauge my sanity at the end of the day based on how many pairs of pants she has gone through. For example the other day was like a 5 pair of pants day- a little crazy!! So she had an accident and I put it in the toilet to try and help her know what she is supposed to do...then i flushed. (Bad idea!) The toilet starts overflowing-like Niagra Falls. Grace is jumping around screaming. I head to the basement to our other bathroom to try and find the plunger. I run...by the time I get there I hear water-uh oh the waterfall is coming through the ceiling. (The upstairs bathroom is above the one in the basement) Well, needless to say I had a big mess on my hands.

But this got me to thinking. Its kind of like what I do with my time with God. Sometimes I loose track of where he is at instead of keeping him close by, then when I really need him I scramble to find him. (Just like the plunger) I want to have my relationship close with him always not just when I am in a crisis, or having a 5 pair of pants day. I have clearly learned an important mommy lesson- 1. Keep a plunger in all bathrooms. 2. Spend time memorizing God's word so I can find it in my heart instead of trying to figure out where I left my Bible the last time I took time to read it.

Ready, Set, Blog

Well, I have finally gotten brave enough to start a blog. It is something I have been thinking about doing for awhile. But I rarelly do anything without analizing it to death (as many of you know!) So, in accordance with my personality I have come up with three goals for this blog.
1. Record My Legacy- I want to share our life with our family (this is for you grandmas) and friends. But, more imporantly I want to have a record of our day to day memories for my girls to read some day. And this is way cheaper and more time effecient than scrapbooking.
2. Reflect on the Journey- In my short expereince as a mom (two years and counting) I have seen that God is teaching me daily through the experience of being a wife & mom. I want to think about how I see God in my daily life so I can more fully learn from it.
3. Book Content- So this one is just a dream and I have hesitated until recently to voice it- but Jeremy belives in me so maybe I will actually do it someday. We would love to write a book some day about marriage, family, & parenting. So how else will I remember all the funny things that happen to us unless I record them?

So there you have it- welcome to my blog. What follows will be funny stories (I have a toddler who is great at supplying them.)Okay, Who am I kidding- I can supply them too. (For example, Sunday I was getting ready to go to church with Faith and fell of our back porch (one step) and catapulted myself into the neighbors fence- ouch! I had to go back and change because I was covered in mud. Luckily Faith was in her car seat so she was startled but fine. I'm sure the visual was hillarious) But it will also be a glimpse of how God is shaping and molding me to be a better wife to Jeremy and mom to Grace & Faith.