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Staying On Task?

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Making a schedule isn’t the easiest thing to do when you are a mother, wife, and a student.  There are just to many variables.  So, I sit down, plan it out, and start moving forward.  I may or may not do exactly what the schedule says, because of the potty dance interruptions and the requests for scissors and glue, but I do my best.

Today was my second day back at school and my professors have given me a lot to do.  I think they want to make sure that my every waking moment is filled with Literature and Language. I was up all night reading the syllabi and scheduling my tasks.  Well, I tried to anyway.  I was doing fine until about 2am when I could no longer function.  I found myself looking at the planner and paper wondering what to do next.  Finally, I went to bed.

This morning I knew I had school work so I did some house work before and my hair before I got started with my reading assignments.

A different hair style

Eventually,I sat down and began reading and although the story was very interesting, I was tired…so, I took a nap.  I did get a lot of work done, but I have other things that I need to do in order to make sure that my family is on task.  Thats the thing about being a mother.  Staying on task isn’t just about me.  Its about my whole family.  I’ll make it work.  I think I am going to try and apply a technique that I have been learning about.  I am going to put my big rocks in first.  That means that I am going to attack all of my important tasks first thing in the morning so that I have the energy  do them instead of waiting until later on in the day when I’m tired.  This should be very helpful.

Well, I’m off to the grocery store.

 

 

16 and Pregnant

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I was flipping through the channels when I saw down in the information bar “16 and pregnant.”  As I laid down the remote, I heard the sound of an angry teen mom.  She said that she couldn’t believe that Josh had thrown her out of the car.  The camera quickly showed a young man, Josh, and their two new-born babies in the car driving away from the new mom.  She stood on the side of the road with an incision from the c-section and called her mother.  Once the father finally returned to the scene, he attempted to stop the mother from getting into the car, by picking her up.  She screamed and hit him, reminding him that she had a “cut” and he was being too rough with her.  In frustration, she called the cops. Finally, her mother and the cops arrived.  She put her children in the car and they drove off.  The father was arrested and spent a night in jail.  The mother talked to her mother and expressed to her that their engagement was off and she didn’t want to have anything to do with him anymore.

This saddened me.  Here was a young girl who didn’t know the first thing about being a mom that was now making a choice to raise two children by herself.  I think she made this choice, not because she wanted to, but because she thought she had too.

I sat there on my couch and thought of the many mothers that are well past 16 and struggle to raise their children whether it be with a spouse or on their own.  I thought of the times that I sat up with a headache and cried as prayed and asked for the strength that I needed to get through to the next day.  I could not imagine being 16 and having to deal with all of this.  My children are 2, 4, and 8.  This young lady’s children were newborn twins.  I pray that the Lord gives her the strength to be a good mother to those children.  I pray that she makes good choices from here on out.  I’m sure that it won’t be easy, because it isn’t easy for any of us, but I hope that she soon finds out that with dedication, focus, and help from God…anything is possible.

I’m not sure how the many of other viewers who normally watch this show take the different scenarios that are presented, but I hope that the young people learn from the experiences of others.  One of the craziest things that anyone could ever do is choose to ignore the testimony and mistakes of others instead of learn from them.  I could have been that young girl.  You, reading this, probably could have been her too.

I thank God that I didn’t have to go through that and that my husband is in this relationship with me.  I thank God that he chooses to parent with me.  It is not easy…but this is our life.

To the reader:  if you are reading this, I ask you to look at your own life and count your blessings.  Cherish the moments that you have.  Learn from the experiences of others.  Last but not least…remember that all things are possible to those who believe.

What to expect when…

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Wow! What a day?! It was an action packed adventure. There were ups and downs. I had me a couple ins and outs. As I sat down tonight, with all of the kids asleep, I wondered if there is a seminar, book, dvd, or cd that could help us when it comes to raising our kids. I remember that book “What to expect when you’re expecting,” or even “What to expect during the first year.” Those are great books, but there should be one called “What to expect when parenting…period” Let me tell you, I need a copy! It should say something like…
Expect to be challenged
Expect ups and downs
Expect messy clothes and poopy diapers
Expect dirty faces and possible poopy hands
Expect booger eating
Most of all expect the unexpected…

Man, what is a mom to do? I just know that there should have been a class in high school that would give women a realistic view on raising children older than one. Now, I love my children, I am just tired. Honestly after a day like the one I had…I should be tired. I must say, I am learning what to expect from my children. Maybe I should write the book…What to expect when parenting…PERIOD!!!

The Joys Of Mothering

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I absolutely love those days where our agenda isn’t full and there is time to do anything that we want to do.  Those are the days when we just laugh so much that our faces hurt and and the spot behind our ears ache from smiling so much.  On these days, my husband, my kids, and I go outside and play tag or jump on the trapoline.

Today was…well, it still is one of those days.  I wanted to take my kids out somewhere but when we got there my daughter had an accident and I didn’t have a change of clothes so we had to make a u-turn and go back home.  Once back at our palace, I decided to go outside with the kids to play.  While outside my daughter, Precious, ran to a corner of the house and started counting.  At the end, she screamed in the cutenessss way, because she’s only two, “Ready or not, here I come!”  The boys, X-Man and Ice Man, looked around as if they couldn’t believe that she really wanted to play. I watched today as these there beautiful children of mine, played.  I was thrilled because for at least 30 minutes, there was no arguing, only laughter and smiles.

I couldn’t help but grab my netbook and blog about the joy that I was experiencing.  I believe that it is every parents dream to sit and relax at the end of a busy day and listen to laughter of their children as the giggle in a way that only children can.  Coupled together with the sound of the birds chirping as I felt the soft breeze, this was for today, my taste of heaven.  God had heard my prayer and led me beside the still waters.

Oh how, I enjoyed those moments…and I look forward to more.

Until next time…God Bless You and enjoy the rest of your day!