Today was another one of those days that I will treasure forever! I LOVE family days. It's been so nice having Tom home and I'm really not looking forward to Monday. This is exactly what our family has needed!!
We took the kids to the free Children's Performing Arts Show at the Community College nearby. It was a puppet show. The kids enjoyed it. They'll have a different performance every other Saturday for the next few months. We have attended these for several years and are always glad we went.
We headed to Springfield afterwards and went to our favorite place to eat, Baja Fresh. Then we headed to our favorite grocery store, Trader Joes and stocked up on some needed items and some goodies to take with us to the next stop....the dollar theater. This is our usual Saturday outing at least once a month or so. We had a great time, as always.
Tonight we were watching an old Cosby Show Episode. The kids have never seen one and Tom and I both remember enjoying that show. We had found a video with some of the first episodes on it on clearance at the Christian Bookstore today and decided to pick it up. We had a good laugh watching one of our favorite episodes. Well after it was over Bradley said, "Are the parents married in that show?" I said, "Yes, they are married....we'll not in real life....but on the show yes." He said, "Well if she's not his real wife, why did he just kiss her? That doesn't seem like a good thing. That's not being very good to his wife." Wow....I love that kid. I love his sensitive heart. I love the way he thinks and I love that he asks US. It opened up a WONDERFUL conversation between he and Tom and I. I'm just so proud of my little guy. I love that he desires to serve the Lord. I told him he was exactly right. That when Mommy and Daddy got married we were committed to each other and that we treasure that. I told him that I had just read an article in a Focus on the Family magazine about an interview with Kirk Cameron....who was in Fireproof. There was a wonderful article about how he said that when he got married, he was committed to his wife and only his wife and that meant he would never kiss another woman..no matter what. He said he would never play a part in a show or movie that would require it. He said it's not true that it's 'only acting' when people kiss on TV or movies...it's something to be protected and shared only with your spouse. So much so, that at the end of the Fireproof movie, there's a scene where he was to kiss his actress "wife". So for that scene they were outside and it was kind of dark...you could really just see them like a shadow almost and his real life wife dressed up as his 'acting' wife and she played that role in that last scene and he kissed his real life wife...not the actress. I had heard about that when we saw the movie but reading this article still just made me cry. I just LOVE that there are actors out there that will stand up for their convictions. I told Bradley that this was a perfect example that no matter what God calls him to do, he can always hold to his convictions and beliefs and God will bless him indeed. What a great reminder that we all need to keep ourselves in check....are we compromising our convictions in any way?
I'm so thankful for these moments with my children. I LOVE hearing their heart and just love seeing who they are becoming. I'm so thankful I get to be home with them and be blessed with such special times as these....
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
A great day.....
Today was one of those days I wanted to last forever. I'm starting to feel a little more like myself. I still have a ways to go on the recovery...still quite sore and still VERY tired most of the time. I should really be asleep right now...but like I said...it's been one of those days. Outside of the whole surgery and being sick for quite some time before hand...the one thing I have loved these past few weeks is having EVERYONE home!! Tom took Christmas until New Years off like he usually does and then because of my unplanned surgery, he's still home taking care of me and the kids. I don't ever want to have to go through surgery again, but I DO love having my hubby home. I've been thinking over the past few years since he took on the 2nd job...we haven't seen alot of each other. It's been hard on all of us and it's shown these past few weeks how much it means to ALL of us to have him home so much. It's not exactly been like a vacation because of the circumstances, but still...it's been wonderful in many ways. I think there's an extra twinkle in all our eyes.
Today it was fun to watch Daddy help me with homeschooling....our first day back since Christmas. I LOVED watching him work with the kids on their math. You could see the kids so proud to get to show Daddy how smart they are. He knows they are but to get this much time with him has been extra special. I was laughing...which at this moment hurts to laugh....as I watched him work with Tyler on his math. Tyler is our silly boy. He intentionally tells you the wrong answer with a HUGE grin on his face...just to be our little ham. It was funny to watch Tom work with him wanting to laugh right along with him. It made me realize...no wonder I'm so tired all the time...this takes alot of work to homeschool. =) It's funny alot of the time, but sometimes you just want to get the work done. Tyler puts a smile on my face every day and I'm SO thankful for his fun personality.
One day this week Tom brought home a balloon for all the kids and today somehow Bradley's popped. He was bummed about it. Next thing I knew the other three kids came in the living room with their whithered up balloons and I asked them what happened. They told me they felt bad that Bradley didn't have a balloon to play with so they all popped theirs. Oh how I love these kids. I'm sure on another day they'd be fighting over the balloons but today has just been 'one of those days'. I'm SO grateful!!
Tonight Tom went to work at his 2nd job...my first time being solo since surgery. I was a little nervous because I've been so worn out. But, when Tom left, he asked Bradley how he felt about being the 'man of the house' while Daddy was at work tonight. Bradleys eye's got really big....he was ready for the responsibility. As soon as Tom left, Bradley came over to me and said, "Mommy, I'm taking care of dinner tonight". So, off he went and made ham and cheese sandwiches for everyone. He's such a sweet kid. I'm very blessed. Later tonight I was laying on the couch and was opening something and he was so attentive and came up and said, "Mommy, can I throw that away for you?". Such a little gentleman. Later tonight the kids were in our room watching a little movie and I heard Bradley say, "Ryan don't forget to flush and wash your hands" Then next thing I heard was the toilet flushing and the sink running. It was too cute. Thankfully Bradley's always been his brothers and sisters biggest cheerleader so nights like tonight turn out to be a very positive thing...it wasn't taken as he was bossing anyone around. Tonight before bed he vacuumed the living room for me too. When the kids were brushing their teeth tonight Ryan said, "Bradley are you like in charge tonight?" I said, "Well no, Mommy's still in charge...but he's being my really big helper". Bradley said, "I'm kind of like the Vice President for tonight". It was so cute. Got the kiddos tucked in bed and not long after Bradley came out to the living room and said he was having a hard time...that Satan was trying to tell him bad things and he wanted to know if he could read his Bible for a while. So, of course I told him it was fine. So he and the boys got their Bibles out and read for about an hour. I just love listening to them doing that. Bradley has always had such a tender heart and I'm always amazed at things he tells me. We've had a few times where he's come out to talk to us in absolute tears knowing that thoughts that were going on his his head were not things God was telling him and it broke his heart. So the very first time I told him to start praying or say verses or read his Bible and I"m so thankful it's something he's always remembered and then in turn is also showing his siblings how to handle it. He always comes back to me so excited saying..."Mommy...it worked....it worked!!"
Oh how I love my family....I'm SO not ready for Tom to have to go back to work but am very grateful that he can....
Today it was fun to watch Daddy help me with homeschooling....our first day back since Christmas. I LOVED watching him work with the kids on their math. You could see the kids so proud to get to show Daddy how smart they are. He knows they are but to get this much time with him has been extra special. I was laughing...which at this moment hurts to laugh....as I watched him work with Tyler on his math. Tyler is our silly boy. He intentionally tells you the wrong answer with a HUGE grin on his face...just to be our little ham. It was funny to watch Tom work with him wanting to laugh right along with him. It made me realize...no wonder I'm so tired all the time...this takes alot of work to homeschool. =) It's funny alot of the time, but sometimes you just want to get the work done. Tyler puts a smile on my face every day and I'm SO thankful for his fun personality.
One day this week Tom brought home a balloon for all the kids and today somehow Bradley's popped. He was bummed about it. Next thing I knew the other three kids came in the living room with their whithered up balloons and I asked them what happened. They told me they felt bad that Bradley didn't have a balloon to play with so they all popped theirs. Oh how I love these kids. I'm sure on another day they'd be fighting over the balloons but today has just been 'one of those days'. I'm SO grateful!!
Tonight Tom went to work at his 2nd job...my first time being solo since surgery. I was a little nervous because I've been so worn out. But, when Tom left, he asked Bradley how he felt about being the 'man of the house' while Daddy was at work tonight. Bradleys eye's got really big....he was ready for the responsibility. As soon as Tom left, Bradley came over to me and said, "Mommy, I'm taking care of dinner tonight". So, off he went and made ham and cheese sandwiches for everyone. He's such a sweet kid. I'm very blessed. Later tonight I was laying on the couch and was opening something and he was so attentive and came up and said, "Mommy, can I throw that away for you?". Such a little gentleman. Later tonight the kids were in our room watching a little movie and I heard Bradley say, "Ryan don't forget to flush and wash your hands" Then next thing I heard was the toilet flushing and the sink running. It was too cute. Thankfully Bradley's always been his brothers and sisters biggest cheerleader so nights like tonight turn out to be a very positive thing...it wasn't taken as he was bossing anyone around. Tonight before bed he vacuumed the living room for me too. When the kids were brushing their teeth tonight Ryan said, "Bradley are you like in charge tonight?" I said, "Well no, Mommy's still in charge...but he's being my really big helper". Bradley said, "I'm kind of like the Vice President for tonight". It was so cute. Got the kiddos tucked in bed and not long after Bradley came out to the living room and said he was having a hard time...that Satan was trying to tell him bad things and he wanted to know if he could read his Bible for a while. So, of course I told him it was fine. So he and the boys got their Bibles out and read for about an hour. I just love listening to them doing that. Bradley has always had such a tender heart and I'm always amazed at things he tells me. We've had a few times where he's come out to talk to us in absolute tears knowing that thoughts that were going on his his head were not things God was telling him and it broke his heart. So the very first time I told him to start praying or say verses or read his Bible and I"m so thankful it's something he's always remembered and then in turn is also showing his siblings how to handle it. He always comes back to me so excited saying..."Mommy...it worked....it worked!!"
Oh how I love my family....I'm SO not ready for Tom to have to go back to work but am very grateful that he can....
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Recovering....
Thanks to all who have been praying for me through my surgery. I'm home recovering and thankful my wonderful hubby has been home taking care of the kids so I can take it easy. I'm quite sore and it sure took away all my energy. I miss being able to just jump up and go help whenever needed but I know this is temporary. I'm glad the actual surgery is behind me. It was a drag to spend the holiday's sick but I'm looking forward to the New Year and hoping to feel better than I have felt in a long time.
It's amazing to look back and see how quickly everything happened. I mean, I'd been sick quite some time but as soon as I got in to the doctor...things kind of rolled from there. I had an ER visit over a weekend and then that Monday followed up with my doctor. She ordered an ultrasound and the hospital had an opening first thing the next morning for me and their next opening for an ultrasound wasn't until January. Talk about perfect timing. When that came back negative..the doctor ordered me a HIDA scan and it didn't take long for me to get in to do that. It took a few days for the results and once they came in they got me right in to meet with the surgeon. We met with the surgeon on Wednesday and he had an opening the next morning for me to come in for surgery so that's what we did. We literally just made it in...the last day of the year...which is what we were hoping for since financially it was better for us for me to have it done before the new years deductible started. I love being able to find God's blessings through some of the harder times....He's always blessing us no matter what we are going through.
I'm blessed with great friends who have taken such good care of us. Thank you for your phone calls, words of encouragment, help with the kiddos and meals. I am so thankful for you!!
It's amazing to look back and see how quickly everything happened. I mean, I'd been sick quite some time but as soon as I got in to the doctor...things kind of rolled from there. I had an ER visit over a weekend and then that Monday followed up with my doctor. She ordered an ultrasound and the hospital had an opening first thing the next morning for me and their next opening for an ultrasound wasn't until January. Talk about perfect timing. When that came back negative..the doctor ordered me a HIDA scan and it didn't take long for me to get in to do that. It took a few days for the results and once they came in they got me right in to meet with the surgeon. We met with the surgeon on Wednesday and he had an opening the next morning for me to come in for surgery so that's what we did. We literally just made it in...the last day of the year...which is what we were hoping for since financially it was better for us for me to have it done before the new years deductible started. I love being able to find God's blessings through some of the harder times....He's always blessing us no matter what we are going through.
I'm blessed with great friends who have taken such good care of us. Thank you for your phone calls, words of encouragment, help with the kiddos and meals. I am so thankful for you!!
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