Omg, I wish i could just move tomorrow, but thats not reality!
Well, we have two options for houses and so our adventure begins with looking into them, checking them out and making sure they are ok to move into!
One of our houses is an auction so that will be fun! It starts Feb. 15 and goes till Feb. 20th..YAY!!, I can't wait to bid!
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Friday, January 18, 2013
Homeschool subject: MLKJ Day!
We just love celebrating holidays and remembrances. So to commemorate the wonderful man and hero to the black community here is a link to the Martin Luther King Jr. Documentary!
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Anger part 1
Hope everyone is having a Happy New Year! I was thinking and
pondering about my new year's resolutions and thinking hard what kind of
mother I wanted to be this year. For the past three years, my hope and
prayer for the new year has been to be a better mother; not like I
haven't wanted to be before, but I just lately have been making more of a
priority.
Being a good mother means everything to me; I think there are aspects to every child's younger years that they cherish (or not..) and some that are really important to them or that stick in their minds the most. I have learned more about life since having my children, than I did and think would have without them. More now than ever, I want to touch on a subject that may not be a pretty one, but it's one I struggle with the most as a parent: anger!
I can remember having a lot of yelling growing up and I vowed with my kids I would never do that because it bothered me so much. The yelling in my house was not directed solely at me, but I heard it from wake up to sundown. My mom was a good mom, so don't get me wrong, but there was a lot of tension in our house for various reasons and it was never discussed with me or explained so I could deal with it properly.
When I was growing up and then out of my mom's house, I always had respect for my elders and did what was asked of me because I knew it was right; my mom instilled that into us. Unfortunately, there were a lot of things she didn't address because she afraid to or uncomfortable doing so. Anyway, anger seemed to be a part of my childhood for various reasons and I thought I would have the patience of job when it came to having kids.
The kids have really taught me about what it means to be patient and also made me realize I have none (lol), which is why I am ever seeking on how to make myself a better mother. I have learned so much through church, people, experience and my own heart reflections that has made it imperative to me what's most important when it comes to raising kids and what emotions we display to them; their hearts!
I have come to learn or realize what matters most is the condition of a child's heart; it follows them into their adulthood and reflects what experiences they have as a child. What you do with them and the memories you create are binding forever in their minds, but most of all how you feel towards them, mirror to them, and the emotions they see you display!
end of part 1
Being a good mother means everything to me; I think there are aspects to every child's younger years that they cherish (or not..) and some that are really important to them or that stick in their minds the most. I have learned more about life since having my children, than I did and think would have without them. More now than ever, I want to touch on a subject that may not be a pretty one, but it's one I struggle with the most as a parent: anger!
I can remember having a lot of yelling growing up and I vowed with my kids I would never do that because it bothered me so much. The yelling in my house was not directed solely at me, but I heard it from wake up to sundown. My mom was a good mom, so don't get me wrong, but there was a lot of tension in our house for various reasons and it was never discussed with me or explained so I could deal with it properly.
When I was growing up and then out of my mom's house, I always had respect for my elders and did what was asked of me because I knew it was right; my mom instilled that into us. Unfortunately, there were a lot of things she didn't address because she afraid to or uncomfortable doing so. Anyway, anger seemed to be a part of my childhood for various reasons and I thought I would have the patience of job when it came to having kids.
The kids have really taught me about what it means to be patient and also made me realize I have none (lol), which is why I am ever seeking on how to make myself a better mother. I have learned so much through church, people, experience and my own heart reflections that has made it imperative to me what's most important when it comes to raising kids and what emotions we display to them; their hearts!
I have come to learn or realize what matters most is the condition of a child's heart; it follows them into their adulthood and reflects what experiences they have as a child. What you do with them and the memories you create are binding forever in their minds, but most of all how you feel towards them, mirror to them, and the emotions they see you display!
end of part 1
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