Hello Friends!!! January sure has hit us with a bang. WOW - can someone please press pause??? I must admit that I become a little "teary eyed" when New Year's is over because not only do we start another year, but my baby has a January birthday (17th). On Friday, my sweet Molly will turn 9 - yes, that is NINE YEARS OLD. Have you thought about what happens when your child turns 9 YEARS OLD???? This is the LAST OF THE SINGLE DIGITS!! Next year, she will be in double digits. Has it really been 9 years since I had the baby belly? And here we are nine years later - still wishing I could shed these last few baby pounds. Are you kidding me?????
Well, 2014 may get even more stressful for me - my oldest turns 16 - yep, SWEET 16. I look in the mirror every morning and still see the same face I have looked at for 45 years and just can't believe that I am old enough to have a child who will turn 16. How did this happen? How did my kids get this old? HOW DID I GET THIS OLD??? Thank goodness that my middle son is only 13 - Wait - he really is 13??? What do you do with a 13 year old boy??? I never had a brother - could this be a plea for insanity????
I do become a little weepy when I think of how my children are growing up so quickly and how my moments with them become so limited as they get older. I have prayed for their entire lives for God to work in their lives and help them to be who HE wants them to be - despite my many, many mistakes in this whole parenting process. I mess up sooooo much with them. I lose my temper, say the wrong thing, make the wrong decision, forget to do something I needed to do,... and the list can go on and on. However, I continue to pray, "Lord, please take care of my children, teach them your ways, prepare them to be who YOU want them to be - in SPITE of me and my parenting skills".
Yes - I WANT TO PRESS PAUSE so my children can stop growing up so fast and so I can spend even more time with them. I use this phrase all of the time - "I'm just gonna press pause" - and my children just roll their eyes at me because IT DOESN'T WORK!! There is no pause button. Oh well - I will just keep doing the best that I can at rearing my children, and I will keep praying that God will take care of my kids in spite of me!!!
I love theme verse that we have for our Children's Ministry and will continue to use it as my guide---
"My children, come. Listen to me. I will teach you to have respect for the Lord."
Psalm 34:11.
Love to you all,
Christy
Well, 2014 may get even more stressful for me - my oldest turns 16 - yep, SWEET 16. I look in the mirror every morning and still see the same face I have looked at for 45 years and just can't believe that I am old enough to have a child who will turn 16. How did this happen? How did my kids get this old? HOW DID I GET THIS OLD??? Thank goodness that my middle son is only 13 - Wait - he really is 13??? What do you do with a 13 year old boy??? I never had a brother - could this be a plea for insanity????
I do become a little weepy when I think of how my children are growing up so quickly and how my moments with them become so limited as they get older. I have prayed for their entire lives for God to work in their lives and help them to be who HE wants them to be - despite my many, many mistakes in this whole parenting process. I mess up sooooo much with them. I lose my temper, say the wrong thing, make the wrong decision, forget to do something I needed to do,... and the list can go on and on. However, I continue to pray, "Lord, please take care of my children, teach them your ways, prepare them to be who YOU want them to be - in SPITE of me and my parenting skills".
Yes - I WANT TO PRESS PAUSE so my children can stop growing up so fast and so I can spend even more time with them. I use this phrase all of the time - "I'm just gonna press pause" - and my children just roll their eyes at me because IT DOESN'T WORK!! There is no pause button. Oh well - I will just keep doing the best that I can at rearing my children, and I will keep praying that God will take care of my kids in spite of me!!!
I love theme verse that we have for our Children's Ministry and will continue to use it as my guide---
"My children, come. Listen to me. I will teach you to have respect for the Lord."
Psalm 34:11.
Love to you all,
Christy