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Daddy’s Girl
It wasn’t an easy weekend for Precious. She was in her brother, X-Man’s room on Saturday and had taken some stickers. X-man reached out to grab the stickers, and like normal, Precious threw herself back. When she did, she hit her head on the corner of X-man’s bed. There was a big gash in the back of her head and we had to take her to the hospital.
I was so upset, but I couldn’t let that show on my face. My husband was pretty calm too. We knew that we had to take her to the er, but our concern was what she was going to have to endure once we got there. So we got everyone dressed and packed her little Dora book bag. We got in the car and headed to my mother-inlaw’s house. The boys stayed with her while we took Precious to the hospital.
We put a piece of gauze on her head and I wrapped it with a scarf, hence the picture. Once we arrived at the children’s department of the hospital er, it was within 20 minutes that we were seen. I asked the nurse what the doctors would probably do for Precious. She told me that they would probably give her staples in the back of her head. As you could imagine, this made my heart sink right into my stomach. I had already prayed at home, but now I needed to pray again. I simply asked God to make it so that she could just get stitches or nothing at all. That perhaps the doctors would say that it wasn’t necessary to put stitches of staples in her head. After waiting about 10 more minutes, we were taken to a room in the back.
Once in the room, we were promptly visited by our nurse and the person in charge of registering Precious in the computer. Not long after, and I do mean about 20 minutes, the doctor came into the room. She looked at Precious’s 1 1/4 gash and decided that would be going home soon. It turned out that we were not her only patient with a head injury. She had on little girl who was standing on her top bunkbed when her brother turned on the fan and it wacked her in the head. Then there was a little boy who was helping his dad with the laundry and decided to jump off of the laundry basket. He hit the floor and was now in a room on the same hall as us. Both of these patients needed either stitches or staples, but because of the simplicity of Precious’s gash, the doctor decided to use glue. That’s right, God heard my prayer, Precious was not getting stitches or staples. Within in 10 minutes we were out of there.
Well, Precious got a toy and the rest of her night was better, but when her daddy went to pick up some lunch for all of us, she cried and cried. I guess this was the equivalent to hitting her head. I mean, she cried more for her daddy than she did about her gash. When he finally came back she decided that she wanted to lay down with him. This is what happened… it just melts my heart to see the two of them…
Still Tackling “It”
I am trying to move forward in tackling this laundry, but honestly…its hard. Who likes doing laundry? I don’t and that is why I have so much of it. But there are five of us living in this house so I thing it is expected that I would have a lot of laundry to do. I just need help. Honestly! I need strength and motivation from God to do this. It may be a “Tackle It Week.”
Wordless Wednesday
She acts a lot like me!!! 🙂
Tackle “It” Tuesday
As we all know, laundry waits for no one and with all of the may things that I have “had” to do, the laundry has always seemed to be the last thing that I think of…of course! Well, I needed a motivator and I found one. Tackle It Tuesday with 5 minutes for mom…
Now I could take a photo, but I’m not because I’m just not that bold yet. I will tell you that there is a chance that I could get buried alive, so I need a medic to be on standby in case no one hears from me for a while.
I don’t really like doing laundry, but then again, who does? No really, who does? If are or find someone who does, I need them or you, to drop me a line and motivate me…tell me how exciting it is and maybe, just maybe I will see it. OK?!
Since it was apart of my to do list and we are in need of jeans, socks, and underwear…I will DO THE LAUNDRY!!! DUN DUN DUN!!! That was my music. Couldn’t you tell. 5 minutes for moms, I tell you now, my husband would probably thank you if he knew there was a group of women encouraging me to face this giant head on…
Until tomorrow…I know I need my rest…NOW!!!
Reflections
Today was a day like many others. It was full of ups and down, backs and forths, and plenty of heres and theres. To the average reader that may not make sense, but to a mother like myself it is very understood. We had a wild ride today. It was packed with adventure and and mystery, comedy and drama…I must not forget about the action and suspense. There is always action and suspense in my house, with my two boys. Yet among all of the wonderful stories to tell, there is mine.
I am the mom and the wife. I’m the one who participates in every storyline. I always have a role to play. And although it can be tiring and stressful, it is also a blessing. I guess I would say, behind the main story, I had my own. I had my moments of excitement and frustration; of sheer awe and pleasure. My daughter’s laughter and my sons’ personalities gave me more entertainment than I could have imagined for the day, but that isn’t surprising. I must not forget my husband. He had much to offer in our busy day. From romance to disagreements, to settling it with a nice uninterrupted shower for me and dinner that I didn’t have to cook,pizza. What a nice opportunity to relax?! How could I refuse His offer? There was a truce and no need to be upset, thank God. No really! I thank God for everything that He has given me. Although at times it may seem like too much to bare, I know that it isn’t. I have been supplied with great amounts of grace for this season that I am in…and I’m thankful.
So, in my moments of uneasiness, I do what comes naturally…I write. I write how I feel and what I think. If I don’t write, the thoughts that come to my mind tend to sound as if they need to be written somewhere. I enjoy many things, but writing is one that soothes me. It helps me to be calm and move forward. I knit also, but many times the pen is mightier than the needle.
I read an article from a 2006 blog post on 5 minutes for mom and it encouraged me. I had not had the courage to truly say what I wanted to say in my blog. I wasn’t sure how I should put it. Yet when I read this post, I understood that it didn’t matter. I didn’t…I don’t have to have it all together. That is what makes me special. I just have to allow God and my faith in Him, to work in me and through me. It’s ok if I don’t understand right now, or anybody else for that matter. What matters most is that I surrender to Him and offer up my life and my story as a living sacrifice.
Now to all of you who aren’t fans of Christianity and faith, I must say that you should try it. When we as moms are raising our children there are so many things that we deal with that can utterly tear us apart. We love our little ones, but there are times when we just don’t feel equipped. I feel that way sometimes, but I am never left that way. I stumbled across that article for a reason. I want to be helpful to others. I don’t just want to be something to talk about. I want to be uplifting even if we, my reader and myself, don’t really feel that way all the time. Yet in order for that to happen I have to look at life through a glass of half full, instead of half empty. That isn’t an easy task at all. The trials of life attempt to weigh me down and there are some words that are thrown around. Depression is one. I am determined to stay free from depression. I will not be depressed or any state of being related to it. I may feel sad at times, but that sadness will not rule or govern my life. I have talked to different women this month that talked of being depressed and I know what they are feeling, but I will not surrender to those feelings and allow them to rule my life. I choose to live. See my kids need me and so does my husband. My friends and my family members need me…and I need them. We have each other for a reason. And so like Janice said in her article.
“God is calling me to live out a life of faith in the details.
Yes, there will inevitably be huge hurdles ahead. My faith will be challenged and rocked, my heart torn apart. But for this moment, I am to model faith for my son and my family daily, from morning till night, no matter what the day includes. (Now maybe that is a huge thing!)
I must choose to actively live out my faith in the hidden hurdles that challenge me before I even see them coming – when I am tempted to argue with my husband instead of offering grace, when I am weary and ready to grumble, when I am lazy and don’t bother to pray, when I am too busy and I miss my child’s request to play with him, when I am angry and I lose my temper…
A life of faith is tested in many ways and the defining moments are not always where we expect them to be. We may rise to meet a huge Goliath and then stumble on our way home, revealing a faithless heart.
As mothers, we are tested every second it seems. Many days I have lost my patience before I even get out of the house. And yet little, impressionable souls watch and learn from us! We are modeling an active faith for them.
Blessed by this insight, I got up and made my way downstairs to my laptop, realizing that I may not have one battle ahead of me tomorrow, but many. I will need to gather many stones for my slingshot and then walk forward, alert and ready to fight each temptation that gets ready to take down my faith.
And these battles matter, not only for me, but also for my child who is watching and taking notes.”
See, those words are inspiring and I, like Janice, choose to be a woman, wife, and mother by faith. Even when it’s hard, I will press forward.
This is my Reflection
Finding A lot
Last week I participated in the Ultimate Blog Party by 5 Minutes For Moms and I must say. It is like I have found a whole new world. It is a word of women blogs that are incredibly interesting and inspiring. There are so many women out there blogging and they have a lot to say. Well, I’m listening. Each blog is unique and many of them offer great tips for the new blogger.
While I have been surfing the net, I am finding that there are a lot of different blog communities out there. They each offer their own benefits and I think it is nice to have many different options. So yes, I am finding a lot of new things. Looking at all of these other sites have allowed me the opportunity to see what possibilities are available out there. Now I have to start applying what I have learned. Did I mention that I have met some really great people? Well, I did. And I’m sure that there are tons of others out there that I still need to meet…obviously. 