Fantastic Friday-because there is nothing more wonderful than the return of a loved one after time away, can't wait to see you husband.
It is often said that a dog is man's best friend because a dog is always happy to see you return home. A dog does not care if you have been gone an hour or a month, the dog is always happy to see its master return. Perhaps we should learn a new trick from the good old dog. We should celebrate and become filled with joy when we see our loved ones after an absence. Just think of how many people sit at home waiting for return of a loved one that never happens. How much would our lives be improved if like the family dog, we jumped for joy and greeted returning family members like returning heroes at the door at the end of the day?
Welcome home husband, the children and I anxiously and joyfully await your arrive.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Thursday, February 9, 2012
2/9/12 Thrilling Thursday
Thrilling Thursday-because every opportunity is thrilling if we choose to see it that way!
I am up early in the morning looking at a house that is a mess and a to do list that seems impossibly long. However, I have decided to have a good attitude about it all. I have a husband, four children, a home and the opportunity to do something with my life. These are things that some people spend all day praying and wishing they possessed. So as I sit here and plan how to clean, get 100 things done, handle the kids ,the homework and all the other work that needs to be done, I have decided to be thrilled, happy to have the opportunity and happy to meet the challenges ahead.
I am not naive enough to think the to do list will disappear or the house will clean itself or that the children will automatically do their chores and homework. I am however, changing my attitude so that I am happy to be busy instead of overwhelmed and disheartened. So, what I am doing this Thrilling Thursday is seeing if my husband is correct when he says, "A merry heart does good like a medicine."
I am up early in the morning looking at a house that is a mess and a to do list that seems impossibly long. However, I have decided to have a good attitude about it all. I have a husband, four children, a home and the opportunity to do something with my life. These are things that some people spend all day praying and wishing they possessed. So as I sit here and plan how to clean, get 100 things done, handle the kids ,the homework and all the other work that needs to be done, I have decided to be thrilled, happy to have the opportunity and happy to meet the challenges ahead.
I am not naive enough to think the to do list will disappear or the house will clean itself or that the children will automatically do their chores and homework. I am however, changing my attitude so that I am happy to be busy instead of overwhelmed and disheartened. So, what I am doing this Thrilling Thursday is seeing if my husband is correct when he says, "A merry heart does good like a medicine."
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
2/8/12 Wonderful Wednesday
Wonderful Wednesday-to some getting up in the morning is nothing, but to me it is a wonderful blessing that many do not get to experience. Today I am celebrating life and the fact that I have a life to live and a wonderful family to share my home. The husband and kids might be crazy, but they are mine and I love them.
Recently my grandmother (in-law) died. She was 97 years old and has been a share cropper, a mother, a widow, and so many other things. The one thing I remember about her as that she enjoyed life and thought that life was a blessing. as I go forward, I want to remember that long life, any life at all is a blessing that many people do not have. Each day I have a chance to be a better wife, a better mother, a better person. If I seize those opportunities and get better, my life has not been wasted and I show God I appreciate the life He has given me. If I sit and wallow in misery and how things are not what they could be, I waste the gift of my life. So today I resolve to look for the wonderful in each day and to appreciate life.
Recently my grandmother (in-law) died. She was 97 years old and has been a share cropper, a mother, a widow, and so many other things. The one thing I remember about her as that she enjoyed life and thought that life was a blessing. as I go forward, I want to remember that long life, any life at all is a blessing that many people do not have. Each day I have a chance to be a better wife, a better mother, a better person. If I seize those opportunities and get better, my life has not been wasted and I show God I appreciate the life He has given me. If I sit and wallow in misery and how things are not what they could be, I waste the gift of my life. So today I resolve to look for the wonderful in each day and to appreciate life.
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
2/7/12 Terrific Tuesday
Terrific Tuesday-instead of complaining about the weaknesses in others, today I will make sure those weaknesses do not have a home in me. Today I pray for strength and courage.
Yesterday I was talking with my husband and we were upset about the weaknesses and problems with someone we see on a regular basis. For a while we were discouraged and angry. We spent a few minutes complaining and detailing about how horrible things were. then we started talking about how we can work with and around those weaknesses and still be happy, still get our desired outcomes. After that discussion, the rest of the day was better. The weaknesses did not disappear, nor did our disappointment. What changed was our attitude. Once we stopped complaining about other people we were able to figure out solutions to our problems and to be creative in fashioning a game plan for the future.
I thought about that this morning and decided to check my own behavior. I have some form of the behavior I was not happy about and I need to get my act together. So today, I am working on making better decisions, not procrastinating and taking the feelings and needs of others into consideration as I carry out my duties.
Yesterday I was talking with my husband and we were upset about the weaknesses and problems with someone we see on a regular basis. For a while we were discouraged and angry. We spent a few minutes complaining and detailing about how horrible things were. then we started talking about how we can work with and around those weaknesses and still be happy, still get our desired outcomes. After that discussion, the rest of the day was better. The weaknesses did not disappear, nor did our disappointment. What changed was our attitude. Once we stopped complaining about other people we were able to figure out solutions to our problems and to be creative in fashioning a game plan for the future.
I thought about that this morning and decided to check my own behavior. I have some form of the behavior I was not happy about and I need to get my act together. So today, I am working on making better decisions, not procrastinating and taking the feelings and needs of others into consideration as I carry out my duties.
Monday, February 6, 2012
2/6/12 Magnificent Monday
Magnificent Monday-it is a blessing to be busy and to have a long to do list. There are many people lost with nothing to do. I will treat my to do list like a friend and look forward to our visits.
Before this morning, I would look at my to do list with dread. Even if I wanted to do all the tasks on the list, or if there were fun things, I knew the bad stuff, the hard stuff was there and there a lot. I looked at my to do list as something to get through, something to put up with, something to just deal with. Today I realize there are people everywhere who wish they had something to do. There are people at home who cannot get up and go, who have no control over themselves or their lives. I realized there are people in jail on lock down who don't control any major important aspect of their lives who would like the challenge of dishes, laundry, children, spouse, homework and traffic. I now realize my long to do list is a blessing, a gift and something to look forward to rather than hide from. It seems life really is about perspective and how you look at things. I have decided to make this Monday Magnificent by making that to do list a friend.
Before this morning, I would look at my to do list with dread. Even if I wanted to do all the tasks on the list, or if there were fun things, I knew the bad stuff, the hard stuff was there and there a lot. I looked at my to do list as something to get through, something to put up with, something to just deal with. Today I realize there are people everywhere who wish they had something to do. There are people at home who cannot get up and go, who have no control over themselves or their lives. I realized there are people in jail on lock down who don't control any major important aspect of their lives who would like the challenge of dishes, laundry, children, spouse, homework and traffic. I now realize my long to do list is a blessing, a gift and something to look forward to rather than hide from. It seems life really is about perspective and how you look at things. I have decided to make this Monday Magnificent by making that to do list a friend.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Keep Juggling
Keep Juggling!
A few years ago,the movie "Hustle and Flow" the story of a struggling pimp and his crew was popular in theaters across the country. One of the songs from the movie was well received and has resonated with me ever since. The following is the part that resonated for me:
It's hard out here for a pimp
When he's trying to make the money for the rent
For the cadilac and gas money spent
Cause a whole lot of *** jumping ship
I have repurposed the song's rythym to better fit my life as follows:
It's hard out here for a mom
When she's trying to keep her family clean and fed
For the school lunch and shoe money spent
Cause a whole lot of kids acting up.
It seems to me that the most crucial skill needed to be a wife and mother is that of juggling. Time has to be spread around between the husband and the children. Then each invidual child needs special, personalized attention. The homework needs to be checked, the laundry done, the dishes washed, the projects completed for work, the board meetings attended and the list continues. I do not get any extra hours for these duties, but must fit them all plus many others into the same 24 hours everyone is allotted.
Each day I am saddened by the things I did not accomplish, but I am amazed by all I did mananage to complete. I juggle the hours, the people, the jobs and the money. Usually I keep all the balls and apparatus in the air. On the days when some things fall to the side, I do what I tell my kids, I fake it till I make it and keep my eyes in the prize.
A few years ago,the movie "Hustle and Flow" the story of a struggling pimp and his crew was popular in theaters across the country. One of the songs from the movie was well received and has resonated with me ever since. The following is the part that resonated for me:
It's hard out here for a pimp
When he's trying to make the money for the rent
For the cadilac and gas money spent
Cause a whole lot of *** jumping ship
I have repurposed the song's rythym to better fit my life as follows:
It's hard out here for a mom
When she's trying to keep her family clean and fed
For the school lunch and shoe money spent
Cause a whole lot of kids acting up.
It seems to me that the most crucial skill needed to be a wife and mother is that of juggling. Time has to be spread around between the husband and the children. Then each invidual child needs special, personalized attention. The homework needs to be checked, the laundry done, the dishes washed, the projects completed for work, the board meetings attended and the list continues. I do not get any extra hours for these duties, but must fit them all plus many others into the same 24 hours everyone is allotted.
Each day I am saddened by the things I did not accomplish, but I am amazed by all I did mananage to complete. I juggle the hours, the people, the jobs and the money. Usually I keep all the balls and apparatus in the air. On the days when some things fall to the side, I do what I tell my kids, I fake it till I make it and keep my eyes in the prize.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Day 3 21 Day Plan for Busy Women
093011 Day 3 21 Day Plan
The scripture for Day 3 of the 21 Day Plan For Busy Women is I Samuel 26: 1-39 and features Abgail. Abigail was a woman with internal and external beauty. She was married to a rich but mean and evil man. David travelled to Nabal's territory and requested kindness but instead was treated with rudeness and disrespect. David wanted to respond by killing Nabal. When Abigail heard the news, she immediately jumped into action to intercede and stop David's mission. She was able to stop the destruction of Nabal's household, but Nabal still had to pay God for his sinful behavior.
As wives and women of God it is not uncommon for us to be called upon to fix something our husbands have done. What we must keep in mind is that while we are called upon to intercede we cannot aways stop our husbands having to pay the price for their sins.
The scripture for Day 3 of the 21 Day Plan For Busy Women is I Samuel 26: 1-39 and features Abgail. Abigail was a woman with internal and external beauty. She was married to a rich but mean and evil man. David travelled to Nabal's territory and requested kindness but instead was treated with rudeness and disrespect. David wanted to respond by killing Nabal. When Abigail heard the news, she immediately jumped into action to intercede and stop David's mission. She was able to stop the destruction of Nabal's household, but Nabal still had to pay God for his sinful behavior.
As wives and women of God it is not uncommon for us to be called upon to fix something our husbands have done. What we must keep in mind is that while we are called upon to intercede we cannot aways stop our husbands having to pay the price for their sins.
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