October 22, 2010

Growing Up

My Sunshine turned 9 years old last Friday. 9 !!  Imagine that. As I stood hugging him, I realized how tall he has gotten. His head now reaches my chin. As I held him, 9 years went flashing through my mind. Gentle reminders that my precious baby isn't even close to being a baby anymore......
His first teeth. His first words. His first steps. His first day of school. That little bit of independence that told me I was losing my baby. Now, I don't say that in a bad way. I just mean that a big boy is so totally different than a baby. He says things each day that helps me to know he's still my little guy, but his next sentence suddenly makes him into a big kid.
Today, I was taking him to school and he said, "Mommy, I'm starting to be a real man." Now, how can you be a real man and start a sentence with Mommy! Growing up and yet so far from being there!

October 13, 2010

On Being a Dog Mom

Well, I gladly took on the challenge to have two potty training toddlers at one time. A human one I am used to. The dog one, I'm finding quite challenging. He's a great dog. Don't get me wrong, but he thinks my monkeypants is another puppy, which roughly translate to chew toy on most days. This morning, he has chewed on Monkeypant's lovey (Spunky), several toys, a letter that is from Monkeypant's room (I have no clue how it even got down, his dog bed and both Monkeypants and Snugglepuppy. It wouldn't be so bad, but it's starting to frustrate the children when they become the object of his teeth. So, needless to say, he has been kenneled for a little while and we are planning to sign him up for puppy training before he becomes the death of all of us.
This too shall pass, right? ;-)

October 12, 2010

On Being a Mom

Sometimes we are just too busy. Despite the fact that our children sometimes change our plans and cause breaks in the day we would rather not have, they are such true blessings from The Lord. We shouldn't have to remind ourselves of that! But oftentimes we do :(
Take this morning for instance. He's almost 9. Responsible young man. I get a phone call from him at school asking me to bring his library book that he forgot. OH, and he needs it in 10 minutes. So, I get shoes on the pipsqueaks and look for a book that I have no clue where it is. I start to get frustrated and then I think about a local little girl who passed away from cancer not so long ago. I think about her mother and wonder if she wishes to get a call from Faith again. If she aches to hold her little angel once more. If something as insignificant as a forgotten library book would bring tears to her eyes.
I am humbled by The Lord every day when He reminds me that I am truly blessed. There was a time when I was told there would be no children. But here we are 14 years later with 3 of the greatest kids a Mom could ever pray for. Today, I am thankful to God for the reminder all in a library book.
 Father Jesus,
Thank you. Thank you for the joys of being a parent. Thank you for stopping my life from time to time to remind me that I have a true blessing and a true calling as a Mom first and foremost.  Amen