Dec 21, 2009
Dec 4, 2009
Nov 21, 2009
WORRY
Is there a magic cutoff period when
Offspring become accountable for their own
Actions? Is there a wonderful moment when
Parents can become detached spectators in
The lives of their children and shrug, 'It's
Their life,' and feel nothing?
When I was in my twenties, I stood in a hospital
Corridor waiting for doctors to put a few
Stitches in my son's head. I asked, 'When do
You stop worrying?' The nurse said,
'When they get out of the accident stage.' My
Dad just smiled faintly and said nothing.
When I was in my thirties, I sat on a little
Chair in a classroom and heard how one of my
Children talked incessantly, disrupted the class,
And was headed for a career making
License plates. As if to read my mind, a teacher
Said, 'Don't worry, they all go through
This stage and then you can sit back, relax and
Enjoy them.' My dad just smiled
Faintly and said nothing.
When I was in my forties, I spent a lifetime
Waiting for the phone to ring, the cars to come
Home, the front door to open. A friend said,
'They're trying to find themselves. Don't worry,
In a few years, you can stop worrying. They'll be
Adults.' My dad just smiled faintly
And said nothing.
By the time I was 50, I was sick & tired of being
Vulnerable. I was still worrying over my
Children, but there was a new wrinkle. There
Was nothing I could do about it. My
Dad just smiled faintly and said nothing. I
Continued to anguish over their failures, be
Tormented by their frustrations and absorbed in
Their disappointments.
My friends said that when my kids got married I
Could stop worrying and lead my own
Life. I wanted to believe that, but I was
Haunted by my Dad's warm smile and his
Occasional, 'You look pale. Are you all right?
Call me the minute you get home. Are
You depressed about something?'
Can it be that parents are sentenced to a
Lifetime of worry? Is concern for one another
Handed down like a torch to blaze the trail of
Human frailties and the fears of the
Unknown? Is concern a curse or is it a virtue
That elevates us to the highest form of life?
One of my children became quite irritable
Recently, saying to me, 'Where were you? I've been
Calling for 3 days, and no one answered I was worried.'
I smiled a warm smile.
The torch has been passed.
Nov 11, 2009
Oct 29, 2009
Oct 12, 2009
SIMPLE HOME REMEDIES
Avoid cutting yourself when slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them while you chop.
Avoid arguments with the Mrs. About putting the toilet seat back down by using the sink.
For high blood pressure sufferers: simply cut yourself and bleed for a few minutes, thus reducing the pressure in your veins. Remember to use a timer..
A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.
If you have a bad cough, take a large dose of laxatives; then you'll be afraid to cough.
You only need two tools in life - WD-40 and Duct Tape. If it doesn't move and should, use the WD -40. If it shouldn't move and does, use the duct tape.
Remember: Everyone seems normal until you get to know them.
If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem.
Oct 9, 2009
Fall in Love with Homeschooling--Again
The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine
Fall in Love with Homeschooling--Again Oct. 7, 2009
Sometimes a mom can get very overwhelmed with trying to get the schoolwork done with the kids, keeping up with the house, and participating in outside activities. Sadly, she (and her kids) can begin to lose the joy of homeschooling. Getting the schoolwork done can become a drudgery or worse yet a battle zone.
I have learned that oftentimes, when I find myself getting overly frustrated with the kids or worn out with homeschooling, it's because I'm either trying to do too many things while the kids are doing their book work and I'm not really sitting, participating, and enjoying our school time, OR I'm making our schoolwork too much like school.
If the weather cooperates, take school outside. Enjoy a great read-aloud. Play some favorite games. Work on a family project together. Actually DO some of the hands-on learning activities suggested in your curriculum. Go on a fun field trip while other kids are cooped up in school. Ask God for what your family needs most. Then be intentional about how you spend your time and invest yourself in your children. It's the model God established thousands of years ago and it still works today!
And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be in thine heart: And thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up. Deuteronomy 6:6-7
Sep 30, 2009
Aug 17, 2009
I fixed it!
Can you believe it after all the trouble I was having with my computer and almost paid $130 to have it fixed let alone putting myself through all the stress, all I needed to do was to put in the operating system disk and follow the DIRECTIONS!!!! DUH!
Sometimes I can make myself go crazy for nothing... all I need to do is stop, ask the Lord to help me and do it :-)
Hmmm maybe next time I will just do what Tim Hawkins says LOL!
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