She makes me smile.
Some mornings are such a push - this was a welcome spirit lifter to watch her brush her teeth this way. Hope it made someone out there smile....just a little. Have a great week!
Thursday, August 27, 2015
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Last but not least...
Then there is this ornery guy - off to Community College. Hoping for a great year with prayers for safe travel as he lives at home and commutes!
Well, the kids are all back in school – I’d say this summer
went fairly well, it truly helped that the teens had jobs to help keep them out
of trouble – despite trouble always finding them, or vice versa.
I feel a little sad – summer nights and hot days spending at
the local pool slip away into routine and earlier bed times. We get the joy of
getting everyone registered for their respective school which equates to chunks
of money out the door. New shoes
purchased, books and supplies as well – doesn’t feel much like free education
when we are supplying tissues and food snacks besides all the regular items you’d
expect. Next year we will probably have
to supply their own toilet paper too!
Half the year of 2015 is suddenly gone. My kiddos are all getting older, outgrowing
things and showing more maturity….well, that is a lie, it is more like 3 steps
forward, 2 back – but we are slowly getting there. Day before school all three teens had lost their
phones for various reasons, one lost keys to a mode of transportation and the other
is seriously grounded. Yes, this
sometimes is still the norm, despite them knowing better – I remind myself they
are teens. For some reason, I just wish
they’d be more like Steve in his teen years, yet God continues to bless me that
they are closer to me in their rowdy choices.
Payback? I hear my Mom saying “someday
I hope you have children just like you!” I think her wish came true – but don’t
tell the kids. The mischief looks
different, but it is still the same as they spread their wings, pull at the
apron strings and try to get free.
I’ve heard more about how “hot” girls look – despite me
telling them they don’t consider that a compliment! Or how great their butts
are – EXCUSE ME HERE, YOUR MOTHER CAN HEAR YOU!
Or how cute he is, “swoon.” “Not
hard on the eyes,” etc. Yup – teens. I smile on the inside....reminding myself I
too was once a teen….and I don’t wish for a minute to relive any of it. I recently ran into a close friend from those
teen years who reminded me how we’d two and three ride on a small Honda 50,
getting off and standing on the country road side staring at clouds if a
vehicle came along, lest some cute guys saw us three gals all riding together
in a very not cool way….. Appearances
that we thought mattered, that didn’t.
We just didn’t know it. So, I see
my kiddos dealing with the very same……wishing my wisdom on the issues could
seep into their brains, to no avail.
The mornings have a slight crispness, the season will be
changing. And so I will embrace this
school year – pray for less drama – will suck it up and go. I’ll not long much for the days past, but
embrace the days forward and rise to this season of parenting as we chart new
waters again. Here we go.
Tuesday, August 18, 2015
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