Happy Sunday! In preparation of this week I am a little overwhelmed. The school year is no longer new and life is in full swing. My little ones and I are struggling to be on the same page. I am struggling to be the mother I want to be. It may be hard to understand but I am not the mother I want to be...I am tired, lonely, and overwhelmed. My mind, body and soul are tired and I am trying to not to continue this way.
I pray this week that God gives me strength! I pray that God will fight my battles, help me control my actions, and help me become the mother I long to be. I turn to my God in need of strength.
Scripture:
Psalms 73:26
"My mind and my body may grow weak, but God is my strength: he is all I ever need."
Sunday, September 22, 2013
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Head of household
I have trouble being the "Head of my house". The fact is I am. There is not man around to help with any thing. There is no man making decisions for the betterment of my family. So, I am head of household. As a leader God wants me to lead not scare away and hide from important decisions. Sometimes I sacrifice personal study, mediation, and personal time with God and this causes me to lose focus on God's plan. When God's plan is not my focus my leadership fails...I don't want to fail God or my children.
I have to continually strive to put God first so I can be a good leader for my family. I need to show my little ones that when God is in control all things are possible. I pray that God gives me strength to lead my family and to put Him first always.
Scripture:
Psalms 21:13
"We praise you, Lord, for your great strength! We will sing and praise your power."
I have to continually strive to put God first so I can be a good leader for my family. I need to show my little ones that when God is in control all things are possible. I pray that God gives me strength to lead my family and to put Him first always.
Scripture:
Psalms 21:13
"We praise you, Lord, for your great strength! We will sing and praise your power."
Monday, September 9, 2013
Planet Box...
Okay, so last year I spent a lot of time (and I mean several weeks) looking into lunch boxes. I spent too much money last school year replacing cheap lunch boxes with new cheap lunch boxes so I decided that a big purchase for kindergarten would be a new nice lunch box that could grow with us and up hold several years of elementary school.
I enjoy packing items in separate containers but do not trying to find all those containers and fitting them into a too small lunch tote so when I found Planet Box I was very excited. The website impressed me and the reviews from blogs and other websites were very promising...the price well I was not a fan but after months of contemplating I purchased one planet box with fairy magnet covers and a pink bag. Almost fifty dollars but divided by the months of use and the happiness of mom and daughter I thought the Planet Box was worth it.
The week before school I brought out the lunch box and showed my daughter how to use it and how to care for it. The night before our big first day we packed it together and to be honest I enjoyed every minute it. Here comes the bad part...day three of school our PlanetBox is ripped. My daughter only caries the bag into the classroom the teacher then hands it to her at lunch, then the bag goes into her book bag until carpool. No way should three days of use cause the lunch box to rip. My heart sunk when I thought about how much money that was spent and how much time we had planned on using our PlanetBox.
Okay, I've contacted customer care, sent in photos of the box and ID tag and am waiting on a response...I have high hopes that the lunch bag will be replaced with a sturdier bag. I would love to give a wonderful review of this product but I have to wait and see how this situation is handled.
Has anyone else had trouble with PlanetBox lunch boxes? What lunch box do you and your child love?
I enjoy packing items in separate containers but do not trying to find all those containers and fitting them into a too small lunch tote so when I found Planet Box I was very excited. The website impressed me and the reviews from blogs and other websites were very promising...the price well I was not a fan but after months of contemplating I purchased one planet box with fairy magnet covers and a pink bag. Almost fifty dollars but divided by the months of use and the happiness of mom and daughter I thought the Planet Box was worth it.
The week before school I brought out the lunch box and showed my daughter how to use it and how to care for it. The night before our big first day we packed it together and to be honest I enjoyed every minute it. Here comes the bad part...day three of school our PlanetBox is ripped. My daughter only caries the bag into the classroom the teacher then hands it to her at lunch, then the bag goes into her book bag until carpool. No way should three days of use cause the lunch box to rip. My heart sunk when I thought about how much money that was spent and how much time we had planned on using our PlanetBox.
Okay, I've contacted customer care, sent in photos of the box and ID tag and am waiting on a response...I have high hopes that the lunch bag will be replaced with a sturdier bag. I would love to give a wonderful review of this product but I have to wait and see how this situation is handled.
Has anyone else had trouble with PlanetBox lunch boxes? What lunch box do you and your child love?
Sunday, September 8, 2013
Making God laugh
My grandmother used to tell me if you want to make God laugh tell him your plans...well I shared some plans with this blog and all my many readers :) but if my grandmother's saying is true God laughed pretty hard this time. My children are back in school, I'm back in preschool and my back to school plans (just as my summer plans) did not go as wanted.
Labor day weekend we spent in the hospital with asthma problems and that got me behind in my school preparation and I still have yet to catch up. The first week of school went pretty good! Only tears were from me and both kids seem to be handling to new longer days. This weekend we had plans to work on school and home stuff, go to a birthday party, and then Church and park on Sunday...enter ear infection. Friday my little kindergarten cried in pain and Saturday morning the infection was running down her neck, yuck! Quick (3 hour) urgent care visit, run by pharmacy and then home for movies and rest. No work just movies, books, and homemade cupcakes.
I am feeling a little anxious at the thought of a repeat from last year, anxious that my many plans will not come to be, anxious that things will not get better. Today, we did not make church but I did spend time reading scripture and I found some peace in Psalms 119: "I am filled with trouble and anxiety, but your commandments bring me joy." This scripture shows me that years ago and years to come people are filled with broken plans, anxious thoughts, and the unknown but if we read our scripture, follow Gods word and pray God will bring joy into our lives. I pray today that joy fill my week and that I can remember to let go of my anxieties, relax on my undone plans, and let God bring peace and Joy into my life!
Labor day weekend we spent in the hospital with asthma problems and that got me behind in my school preparation and I still have yet to catch up. The first week of school went pretty good! Only tears were from me and both kids seem to be handling to new longer days. This weekend we had plans to work on school and home stuff, go to a birthday party, and then Church and park on Sunday...enter ear infection. Friday my little kindergarten cried in pain and Saturday morning the infection was running down her neck, yuck! Quick (3 hour) urgent care visit, run by pharmacy and then home for movies and rest. No work just movies, books, and homemade cupcakes.
I am feeling a little anxious at the thought of a repeat from last year, anxious that my many plans will not come to be, anxious that things will not get better. Today, we did not make church but I did spend time reading scripture and I found some peace in Psalms 119: "I am filled with trouble and anxiety, but your commandments bring me joy." This scripture shows me that years ago and years to come people are filled with broken plans, anxious thoughts, and the unknown but if we read our scripture, follow Gods word and pray God will bring joy into our lives. I pray today that joy fill my week and that I can remember to let go of my anxieties, relax on my undone plans, and let God bring peace and Joy into my life!
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