Saturday...because I am that on top of things ;)
I am thankful for the manual I have to help me make a lesson for the cute little primary kids we teach. It is a handful sometimes to get a lesson planned, but I enjoy that time in my week that I spend focused on making that lesson. It has given me a very good reminder of the focus for the week. Even in the moments that my kids are being wild or fighting and driving me crazy I think it has helped me teach them about life in a better way with a better focus for the their future and spiritual well being.
Sunday...
I am thankful for all my cute primary kids and the faith that they have and are working to improve. They are so full of knowledge that it astounds me sometimes. I love getting to know the new little kids who join our class or the ones who have not come in a long time. I hope that I get to serve in this calling for a while because I know it is helping me to become a better person and it touches our lives with such pure faith and happiness.
Sunday, March 17, 2013
Friday, March 15, 2013
just one of those days...
So I am one of those odd mommies who does not enjoy time away from my kids without Aarron being home at list. I love every moment I get with them. There are those moments where I need some me time but I don't enjoy being away from my kids. I am human and I do need time talking to other ladies who totally get how I am feeling but I go when my kids are asleep and Aarron is home so that I don't miss time with them. This is not because I am a crazy mom who does not let her kids go out into the world it is because I want to soak up every moment I can with my sweet babies before they grow up and no longer want to spend time with mom and dad so much. I already know that the time with my kids will go faster then I am ready for or then I want it to. I have always found it funny when older people try to convince me about the time going fast and to enjoy my kids. I of course agree but they usually seem to think that I am just being agreeable when in all reality I already know that and it saddens me. For all those people who wish I would let my kids come over to be watched by you I don't do that for the very reason that I am not willing to give up that so very precious time with my kids. All of that being said I have gone out with my husband and enjoyed the time. I am not saying it is horrible to go out and leave your kids with a babysitter. It is just my personal preference that we don't really spend a ton of time away from our kids.
So what started this days post was my search for something to get Owen for his 3rd birthday. It sent me into this little "depression" about my kids. They are all growing up on me and they are doing it so quickly. It blows my mind at every birthday that my kids are a year older. It seems like it can't really be possible and yet I know it is. Owen though has kind of been that exception for me. He has been highly delayed in his speech, self-help, and fine motor development. This at one time was very concerning to me and I spent a lot of time working with him to improve his skills after he got tubes as well as a person coming out to help him once a month. He slowly improved but I could always still see his delay and knew he was my baby. :O) All of the sudden though about 2 months ago he made leaps and bounds in his improvement. Now don't get me wrong this is a great thing, but this is where his birthday and me looking for a present all came into play. Like I said he has always been my baby boy but all of the sudden I realize he is turning three on me with a probability of preschool and he is now capable of doing things on his own. My baby boyjust grew up on me. He is not a baby boy anymore he is turning into my big boy. As happy as I am that he has come so far in this last year with his development being almost exactly on target I am sad that it happened all at once because it hit a little harder then it normally does.
Not only is he getting bigger and not needing mom as much my sweet baby girl is starting to not need mom so much anymore. When all you have done for the last 7 1/2 years starts to change what do you do with the knowledge that you are not needed so much anymore. I honestly love my kids but these next few years of growing up that will hit are going to be hard ones on me. I at some point over these next few years will have to learn how to let go and let my kids learn and grow in this scary world without me being there to catch them all the time. That will be very difficult for me. I have faith that my Heavenly Father will help guide me to help my children prepare for the future so they can succeed in life. I know there will be hard and scary times where I will want to jump in and can't because they will need those moments to mold them. In those scary and tought times I know I will turn to my husband in those moments and that he will be there to support me through the tough moments. He always has before. I also trust that he will know when we need to step in for our kids and when to let them be...if it were up to me I am sure I would always jump in even though I know that isn't what they need. Sheesh is parenting hard. I pray that my kids don't make choices that compromise their future and that if they do start to struggle that we can help them get their lives back in order.
So there are a few things I am thankful for...my amazing husband who has worked so hard to allow me to stay home to raise our sweet babies, for the love and support he has always showed me, for all of the sweet and tough moments I get to share with my babies, and for the bond we share with our children.
So what started this days post was my search for something to get Owen for his 3rd birthday. It sent me into this little "depression" about my kids. They are all growing up on me and they are doing it so quickly. It blows my mind at every birthday that my kids are a year older. It seems like it can't really be possible and yet I know it is. Owen though has kind of been that exception for me. He has been highly delayed in his speech, self-help, and fine motor development. This at one time was very concerning to me and I spent a lot of time working with him to improve his skills after he got tubes as well as a person coming out to help him once a month. He slowly improved but I could always still see his delay and knew he was my baby. :O) All of the sudden though about 2 months ago he made leaps and bounds in his improvement. Now don't get me wrong this is a great thing, but this is where his birthday and me looking for a present all came into play. Like I said he has always been my baby boy but all of the sudden I realize he is turning three on me with a probability of preschool and he is now capable of doing things on his own. My baby boyjust grew up on me. He is not a baby boy anymore he is turning into my big boy. As happy as I am that he has come so far in this last year with his development being almost exactly on target I am sad that it happened all at once because it hit a little harder then it normally does.
Not only is he getting bigger and not needing mom as much my sweet baby girl is starting to not need mom so much anymore. When all you have done for the last 7 1/2 years starts to change what do you do with the knowledge that you are not needed so much anymore. I honestly love my kids but these next few years of growing up that will hit are going to be hard ones on me. I at some point over these next few years will have to learn how to let go and let my kids learn and grow in this scary world without me being there to catch them all the time. That will be very difficult for me. I have faith that my Heavenly Father will help guide me to help my children prepare for the future so they can succeed in life. I know there will be hard and scary times where I will want to jump in and can't because they will need those moments to mold them. In those scary and tought times I know I will turn to my husband in those moments and that he will be there to support me through the tough moments. He always has before. I also trust that he will know when we need to step in for our kids and when to let them be...if it were up to me I am sure I would always jump in even though I know that isn't what they need. Sheesh is parenting hard. I pray that my kids don't make choices that compromise their future and that if they do start to struggle that we can help them get their lives back in order.
So there are a few things I am thankful for...my amazing husband who has worked so hard to allow me to stay home to raise our sweet babies, for the love and support he has always showed me, for all of the sweet and tough moments I get to share with my babies, and for the bond we share with our children.
Thursday, March 14, 2013
a view point
You know one of the things I love so much about having children at home you get to see the world again through a child's eyes. It is such a huge blessing. I am grateful that I get to have the opportunity to see the world through such pure and sweet eyes. Children find joy in such simple things that as adults we forget to take joy in now. Children are also so forgiving to everyone. They get upset and their feelings might get hurt, but after a little time passes they have moved on and forgiven that person. What a sweet blessing that is. I also love that a little time to get over something is actually a small amount of time where as adults we say a little time and that could mean a day or two. I am lucky to have such beautiful and pure examples in my life. I have taught my children many things and I plan to teach them many more, but they have taught me so many wonderful things as well and for that I will always be grateful to them!
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
thankful for...
As I read an article today about the boy scouts of america it did create some concerns but not for just one child but for children on both sides of this new choice that has arose.
Today I am thankful that I have been taught to have tolerance for others. Tolerance does not mean you have to agree with a persons opinions, but that you can civilly disagree. This is such an important thing for people to learn to have. I hope that I can teach my children to be tolerant of others while not swaying back and forth from everyone elses opinions. I think it is important to have your own opinions and beliefs and to find what they are yourself. After you have done that I think it is important that you are capable of standing behind your own beliefs without stepping all over someone elses.
Today I am thankful that I have been taught to have tolerance for others. Tolerance does not mean you have to agree with a persons opinions, but that you can civilly disagree. This is such an important thing for people to learn to have. I hope that I can teach my children to be tolerant of others while not swaying back and forth from everyone elses opinions. I think it is important to have your own opinions and beliefs and to find what they are yourself. After you have done that I think it is important that you are capable of standing behind your own beliefs without stepping all over someone elses.
BSA lifting homosexual ban...thoughts
I do not have a child who is 14 yet, but I am the mother of three boys. I
would hope that my opinion would matter to them as my boys will likely be boy
scouts. I understand that the current survey will go into effect way before my
kids reach the age to start the program, but it will also more then likely have
an effect on my children. So like I stated above I would like my thoughts and
feelings to at least be heard. I am not sure if you can get this information to
them or not though.
I think the Boy Scouts of America program is an amazing program for young boys and young men to take part in. I do not feel that a persons sexual gender should be something that disqualifies them from the program. It teaches so many important skills that I do believe it important they have the opportuity to learn these things just like any other male child. I also feel it should be in a positive environment where they are not made to feel bad about themselves. Every child is entitled to a high self-esteem! We as those people teaching children need to nuture those important qualities in children in a safe and positive way.
That leads me into the issues I do feel may arise from this. For one I think it may be possible that there will be those boy scouts if allowed into the program who maybe have a same gender preference will be belittled or bullied for that particular preference. I don't think that is fair for those children and if that happens what will be in place to fix the problem. Also how often will they check into these individual groups to make sure that the safety of all the children is still being upheld?
Also as a mom I want nothing more then to keep my children safe. I do have to wonder if a homosexual leader or fellow boy scout will be a danger to my heterosexual child. Overnight campouts would probably be a cause for more concern as if the other leader is a heavy sleeper then what if they do not wake up if a situation were to arise. I think the safety of all children need to be thought of and accounted for. This question could be worded in the exact opposite way. Would a heterosexual leader and child who do not agree with the childs preference be a danger to the homosexual child. I think these concerns need to be addressed and a safety guidline need to be in place. Those guidlines also need to be followed not just put on paper but they do need to be used and there needs to be someone who checks to make sure the safety of our children are the top priority.
This particular thought comes to me that if they cannot assure the safety of those children together all in one group it may be worth creating a group of each. This would in essence be segregation.That though saddens me at the thought that it would seem we may be sliding backwards in history and creating the inability to tolerate one anothers differences rather then moving forward and seeing what good those around us can contribute. All of this being said I feel very strongly that all the childrens safety should be our very first priority and that then we need to build these children self-worth and self-esteem up and not tear it down!
Brisha Po'uha
I think the Boy Scouts of America program is an amazing program for young boys and young men to take part in. I do not feel that a persons sexual gender should be something that disqualifies them from the program. It teaches so many important skills that I do believe it important they have the opportuity to learn these things just like any other male child. I also feel it should be in a positive environment where they are not made to feel bad about themselves. Every child is entitled to a high self-esteem! We as those people teaching children need to nuture those important qualities in children in a safe and positive way.
That leads me into the issues I do feel may arise from this. For one I think it may be possible that there will be those boy scouts if allowed into the program who maybe have a same gender preference will be belittled or bullied for that particular preference. I don't think that is fair for those children and if that happens what will be in place to fix the problem. Also how often will they check into these individual groups to make sure that the safety of all the children is still being upheld?
Also as a mom I want nothing more then to keep my children safe. I do have to wonder if a homosexual leader or fellow boy scout will be a danger to my heterosexual child. Overnight campouts would probably be a cause for more concern as if the other leader is a heavy sleeper then what if they do not wake up if a situation were to arise. I think the safety of all children need to be thought of and accounted for. This question could be worded in the exact opposite way. Would a heterosexual leader and child who do not agree with the childs preference be a danger to the homosexual child. I think these concerns need to be addressed and a safety guidline need to be in place. Those guidlines also need to be followed not just put on paper but they do need to be used and there needs to be someone who checks to make sure the safety of our children are the top priority.
This particular thought comes to me that if they cannot assure the safety of those children together all in one group it may be worth creating a group of each. This would in essence be segregation.That though saddens me at the thought that it would seem we may be sliding backwards in history and creating the inability to tolerate one anothers differences rather then moving forward and seeing what good those around us can contribute. All of this being said I feel very strongly that all the childrens safety should be our very first priority and that then we need to build these children self-worth and self-esteem up and not tear it down!
Brisha Po'uha
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Tuesday is the day :)
Last year I was lucky enough to get to volunteer in Aiden's classroom every Monday for the reading folder exchange. I loved going in to see how my son was doing in class and how much he achieved each week. I also enjoyed meeting all his little classmates and getting to know his friends. I like that some of the friends he has now are the same ones I met back when he was in kindergarten with them. I also love that he still wants to introduce me to all his new friends at school. What a huge blessing it is to know the friends our children spend so much time with.
Today I am thankful to have the opportunity to volunteer in Ian's kindergarten class ever Tuesday. I now work in groups with his little classmates. It is fun to be involved in the activities that he is doing in class. I am also getting the same opportunity to meet the friends he is making in his class this year. I enjoy seeing how well he is doing in kindergarten. He has improved so much since we moved back to Cedar. I am so proud of all the work he has put in and how well he behaves in class.
This mama is sure a lucky lady and is grateful for all of lifes little blessings!
Today I am thankful to have the opportunity to volunteer in Ian's kindergarten class ever Tuesday. I now work in groups with his little classmates. It is fun to be involved in the activities that he is doing in class. I am also getting the same opportunity to meet the friends he is making in his class this year. I enjoy seeing how well he is doing in kindergarten. He has improved so much since we moved back to Cedar. I am so proud of all the work he has put in and how well he behaves in class.
This mama is sure a lucky lady and is grateful for all of lifes little blessings!
Monday, March 11, 2013
Love him
My naughty little (almost 3 year old) monster today decided he would be super funny. I however did not find it so funny. I am a weird mom and I always meet my kids outside when they get off the bus. Today the bus had passed our house as I was getting my shoes on so I knew I wouldn't make it all the way down to where the bus stops. At that point I decided to just meet Ian on the sidewalk right outside our house. In the whole 2 minutes it took him to run home from the bus stop to me and us to walk around the lawn to the front door Owen had locked the door. Then the little stinker wouldn't/couldn't unlock the door. I am grateful for Sam (the manager of our apartments) who so quickly gave me the extra key to be able to unlock the door and get back inside to my kids. I am also grateful to her little boy Ryder who took that key back to his mom so I didn't end up locked out again. I love my little Owen bug but I sure would love if he would not pull surprises like that.
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