What can I Say

She is her daddy’s girl

This Year Is lookin Good!

I feel like I consider the start of school as my new year, not sure why, but I do. I am really trying to get Abby pumped about what new things are coming her way, and it’s not looking too good.

Me: “ Abby, aren’t you so excited, you start your new dance class on Monday”!

Abby” No mama, I don’t wike dance and I don’t want to go”.

Me “ Abby, I bet you are so excited to start school again. You are going to be in Mrs. Holly’s class with all your friends. Its for big girls, now that you are a big girl, you get a new teacher and new room”

Abby “ I don’t wike Mrs. Holly and I don’t want a new room. I want to always stay little. I don’t wike getting big.”

This year is off to an AWESOME start!!!

That's Why I Pray

Confession

 

I HATE bugs. Seriously, any and all, with the exception of a lady bug here and there. I am totally and completely aware that it may go to the extreme sometimes…and I am ok with that.

Before Dave and I found out we were pregnant with Abby we always lived in an apartment…on the third floor. I LOVED it! We never had any bugs ever, like ever ever! I guess they are too darn lazy to hike up three flights of stairs, and I am happy with that. I also loved the coziness of apartments. I am not one who goes with the whole “bigger is always better” philosophy, and actually big houses freak me out with the amount of travel Dave has.

So, the other morning Abby and I were in the kitchen and she says “ O no mama, dirt”! Completely not uncommon in my house, but I look down to check it out anyway. Then I find this guy ( or his brother)

 Ugh!!! We get these nasty things a lot and they always ook me out. Well, I thought I lucked out because he was not moving. So, I spray him with the Lysol (this is how I always go into battle ), and he still did not move. SCORE!!! I grabbed a paper towel (or ten) and picked him up, then it went something like this… Me “ ahhhhhhh he's not dead” Abby “ ahhhhhhhhh…….ahhhhhhhh”

Yep, I screamed like a little girl which in turned made my little girl scream like a little girl and we were not handling this situation well…at all. I finally managed to spray it till it was lifeless and get it cleaned up. I am so proud of myself for setting such a good,calm example for my daughter!!! Just for the record, if it’s anything bigger than that guy, I spray it with the Lysol and then simply place a glass over it until Dave gets home. It works out better for all parties involved. No screaming, and the cat and Abby have something new to look at all day…I am just thoughtful that way!

4:23

 

Proverbs 4:23 Above all else guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.

I love this verse, and  for some reason it has been running through my mind a ton lately. I feel like you could interchange “your” for “their” or “his/her”. I am so blessed to be able to stay at home and literally watch Abby grow before my eyes. I love to see the wonder, the excitement, the frustration, and the awe in her eyes. I feel like as her mom it is my number one job to keep her heart and mind pure as a long as possible. We recently canceled cable and I have not regretted it since. I know that as hard as we try, we will not be able to “keep her in a bubble” as some might say, but I will try. I will try to do what I know is right for my daughter and what the Bible says is right. I will protect her heart and her mind as long as possible, so that when the day comes and she has a choice to either follow the crowd or stand up against them she will do what’s right and not for one second totter on her decision.

I am so thankful for where we live. Collin County is the fifth richest county in America…seriously think about that. We are never in need of anything, we are never without what we need. Along with the good though comes the bad. I feel like on the flip side, as a believer I find myself living like a Collin County Christian sometimes. We go to church, we pray before meals, we give a little here and there…and then? And then we complain that our ac bill is too high, that our luxury SUV needs work, and that our bill at the restaurant was too high. What are we teaching our kids with all of this? Kids are sponges and they soak up EVERYTHING. As parents we need and HAVE to set an example.

Matthew 5:8 “ Blessed are the pure heart, for they will see God”

Along with guarding our hearts and our children’s hearts, we have to remain pure. There is so much junk (for lack of better word) that we are bombarded with on a daily basis that I feel like as a society we have become numb to what is ok to watch, read, and listen to. I still cling to “ If Jesus was standing next to you, would he be happy with what you are doing,watching, reading, etc” .  Last month we went to Norman for a few days. When we were in the hotel we were flipping through channels. I literally caught a 15 second glimpse of a preview for an awful movie. That night I had a really bad dream and I was really shocked because I couldn’t figure out where it came from. It finally hit me later on that day, it was from the preview. If 15 seconds of that can effect me that way, what does a whole movie, book, or song do to our minds.

With the school season quickly upon us, we need to remember that our children are going to be influenced by many people outside the home. You want to be the greatest example in your child’s life, or someone else will be.

Be careful little eyes what you see
It's the second glance that ties your hands as darkness pulls the strings
Be careful little feet where you go
For it's the little feet behind you that are sure to follow ~Casting Crowns. “Slow fade”

I Wish I Could, but I Can’t

 

The other day Dave and I realized that Abby knows all the letters in the alphabet and all their sounds. He looked at me like “ hey, great job in teaching her all this”.  Sad to say, but I am pretty certain I had nothing to do with this, however I am very certain all the credit goes to…

Yep, mother of the year here!!! She truly loves this video and I don’t mind letting her watch it a few gazillion times a day.

We use this and the Word Factory at our preschool and I really am a fan of it. It has a catchy song to help the kids remember the sounds of each letter and its only about twenty minutes long. Somehow I just fee less guilty letting her watch this, so I sleep better at night = )