Things I Think Are Funny Today
1.The fact that I call vegetables real and not real when referring to garden fresh and store bought. It’s mostly in my head, thankfully, but is something I still, at 29 years old, do.
2. Being called a “big meanie” by my almost 5 year old daughter and not caring that she just called me that.
3. How my children’s stomachs always have room for dessert. Where, on earth, did they get the idea that we should have dessert at every meal everyday? I sure haven’t given them that so I’m a little confused.
4. No matter how much I clean each day the house looks like a wreck. Seriously, how does anyone keep up with 9 rooms and 3 children and a husband?
5. How everyone else in our town has huge amounts of tomatoes, but we only get one or two a day. Hilarious! And there is nothing I like better than a good ripe tomato in the summer. I could live on them…if they would just grow and ripen. I think I’ll plant twice as many next year.
Anything funny to you today?
Filed under Kids, News, Rants | Comment (0)Important Relationships for Women
A few days ago, one of my friends posted a status on Facebook about how complicated women’s relationships are. I have been thinking about that comment since then. I agree completely with her that with a lot of the women I know the relationships are difficult and full of drama. But in my life I have some relationships that are not full of drama and it is so important to have those to balance the other ones.
I feel like I have learned a lot about myself in the past few years and figured out what sort of relationships work for me. First, having my husband to talk to and do things with is wonderful. Having that male companionship is important to balance out any drama coming from my female friends (even though the males can have their fair share of drama too.) Second, I have a best friend who I can share everything with. Drama is non-existent between us, I think, and she is someone I can share anything with and I don’t have to worry about what she’s going to think of me or if she’s going to tell someone or whatever. If everyone in the world had a spouse and a best friend like this I feel like we’d have less depression and emotional problems. I think you also have to have a strong faith and relationship with Jesus. Without that it’s hard to keep the right perspective and easy to get caught up in the drama that may not be noticeable if you are in the Word and praying.
I understand that sometimes the drama unfolds unplanned and I’m not saying I am immune to it (in fact I’ve struggled with it this week, but I just keep praying for God to love that person through me so that it won’t be as hard), but having those key relationships (Jesus, spouse & best girlfriend) helps you to keep the right perspective and get over whatever it is before the drama escalates. How was that for a run on sentence? Ha!
Not sure why I felt compeled to share this – but it was on my heart tonight even more than it has been the past few days. I guess maybe part of it is that I see so many women out there who don’t have any of these 3 relationships and it makes me so sad. Maybe if those friendships were there (REAL friendships) then so much drama and ridiculousness wouldn’t exist.
So anyway, just my opinion – have a great weekend celebrating your freedom! I think we may end up staying home for a quiet few days of reflection and family fun. It’s better (not to mention safer) that way sometimes!
Filed under Rants | Comment (0)What happened to family time?
…or, the invasion of the television.
So, I was driving home from Paducah tonight and I ended up behind a van that had a tv going in the backseat. I really think that tv in your car is not only not safe, but also not a good idea for other reasons. It’s too isolating. When my family gets in the car we talk, we joke, we sing, we have fun – spending time together. I mean really, do people not watch enough tv at home that they have to get one in their car too?
Which brings me to my next “thing.” I don’t understand why people think they need to watch tv. Seriously, the tv channels don’t do anything beneficial that I know of. Sure there are some “good” things on, but if you weren’t watching the tv what could you be doing? Getting things accomplished? Spending QUALITY time with your loved ones? Spending time out among people spreading God’s word? Praying or studying? We don’t have television channels here. Yes, we do have a tv and we have movies and games and we enjoy them. But this way we have control over what comes in and we don’t sit in front of it all day being vegetables. I’ve seen far too many people who can’t be in a room without the tv on and it gives me such a headache. Most of what I’ve seen when I am around tv lately is not even worth having on and I’m so glad that it doesn’t come into my home. Even the news is not news. It’s bad news. The point of it is to drag you down and make you conform to the world.
Romans 12:2
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
So, I challenge, nay, I dare you – turn off the tv for a week or two or a month or forever. See what happens to you and how you spend your time.
(and don’t just turn off the tv and turn on the computer! Don’t even get me started on youtube and all the other ways to just sit and be a vegetable with this thing!!)
Filed under News, Rants | Comment (0)Income or lack there of
Lately I’ve been really wishing that I had some sort of an income to help our finances and as a little bit of a safety net for our family. Kody has gotten a new job which he will start at the beginning of October and while it is a step in the right direction embarking on something new is always a little scary when it comes to the money. Especially with 4 people depending on you. (and even if Kody isn’t scared about that, I am!) I know that the Lord will provide what our family needs, I just wish I could figure out how to make a little to make this easier on my mind. Now probably isn’t the best time to be thinking about all of this since we are going to start homeschooling Kristopher on the 17th. I am going to have my hands full trying to figure out how to be the best teacher for him, taking Taylor to her preschool program 2 days a week and working with her the other days and taking care of Kameron and the house. Most days I feel like I am doing the right thing by staying home and taking care of my children and teaching them myself but there are a few when I feel like I should be working outside the home to make money. I know I can work from home and all the things I would do from home, I am good at, but I’m just not sure with everything in my home life if there’s time to devote to extra work. I can make things, I can teach others to make things, I can take care of children and I can cook. My dream is still to have a store in Murray with Suzie, but in order to do that we’ve got to have the startup and that just isn’t happening right now. So, what do I do?
I know some would say get over it and send your kids to daycare and get a job, but that is not what I believe. Our God put us on the earth as mothers to have the children and take care of our children and teach them. I fully believe that that along with taking care of my husband and our home is my highest calling. I do not consider myself old-fashioned because I believe this nor do I look down on anyone who doesn’t stay home. I do believe that’s where I’m supposed to be though and no one is going to convince me otherwise.
Anyway, just a bunch of tired stressed out rambling, I suppose. I’d just like to have the answers and know that I am contributing something.
Filed under Rants | Comment (0)Phone calls
I want to start out saying that I hope I don’t offend anyone with this post and if I do I’m sorry. I have been told in the past that I sometimes come off a little rough when I say some things. However I just feel the need to vent about this certain subject right now, so here goes…
I just received a phone call from an organization trying to raise money to send 800 children with cancer and their entire family on a “last” vacation. This is 800 of the 120,000 children who will be diagnosed with cancer this year; 40,000 of those will not survive the year. Now, I feel terrible for the families and for the children having to endure these battles. I pray for them and I hope for a cure or at the very least salvation and comfort from Jesus while they go through this. But, I think that raising money to send them on vacation is slightly ridiculous. First of all, I doubt very seriously that that is the first thing on any of their minds and while a fun vacation might press things to the back for a minute – IT’S STILL HAPPENING! Second, why aren’t these people raising money for something that might actually help the kids or their parents with what’s going on in real life? Thirdly, we don’t even have money to take our own kids on a vacation (they’ve NEVER been on one) and some weeks we struggle with getting our bills paid. If I was going to try to find some money to do anything regarding a vacation I would first try to take my own family on one – however small it might end up – because NO ONE’s life is certain. God might bless some of these families with the children battling cancer and they could live. Someone in my own family might die tomorrow and they’ve never gotten to do anything like what this organization is asking 5 person families on a low income to try to accomplish. I do make donations to things I believe in and I pray and I help with as much in my community as I can give my time to, but I will not help with something that I feel is not necessary.
I just think if you are going to have an organization that claims to be for helping people that you find some way to actually help them. Sending 800 of 120,000 on a fancy vacation so they can forget about what’s going on for a week seems really silly. If I were in the situation and someone offered me money to help find a cure or money to help pay my child’s bills or someway that my child could stay at home while having treatments done, I would feel blessed and thankful – being offered a vacation (or a chance to win one or whatever they’re doing) would seem like a painful jab.
Thoughts?
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