Okay...so, you might want to pray for Emma. Turns out, her parents stink...we are stinky parents and I think you'll agree. (I actually think we suck, but I didn't know if suck was an appropriate word for a family blog!)
I am very proud of my kids and how they haved worked very hard at memorizing their verses for Wednesday Night W.I.L.D. However, I am especially impressed with Emma as she has learned EVERY verse for September with ENTHUSIASM!! In fact, she can still recall every one and the scripture reference. Which, is why her parents are even lousier than you might have suspected.
Last night, she learned Proverbs 8:33 "Listen to my instruction and be wise. Do not ignore it." As she recited the verse to her teachers, she shared this bit of info with them...
"I can't listen to God's instructions because I don't have a Bible. My sisters have lots of Bibles but I don't even have one! So, I can't be wise!"
Yes, that is the story her teacher shared with me when I picked her up from class last night! And, yes, after thinking about it quite a bit...with the exception of the baby's first Bible that she is not allowed to "play" with...she really DOESN'T have a Bible! I can't believe Emma doesn't have a Bible.
She usually carries one of Abbee's old ones! The poor child longs to grow spiritually and her parents are making it really difficult! So, that's that. No Bible? No wisdom for you!
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Monday, September 24, 2007
Murder, Softball, and Birthday Parties!
The weekend proved full and busy with a softball tournament, a birthday party, and a murder to solve. Friday night was spent at the church as I was playing Sarah McLachlan in the Mystery Dinner. I don't know why I agree to do these things as they make me so very nervous...I keep thinking I'll get over it, but, not so much! Anyway, that went fine. I survived. Not true for poor Bob Johnston.
On Saturday, Wes took Jordan to her FIVE GAME tournament while I had the joy of sharing the day with the others. The highlight of the weekend for those aforementioned "others" was Deacon's birthday party. It had been on the calendar for a couple of weeks and the kids had asked about it eagerly from time to time. As the party grew closer, the kids were asking me about every ten minutes when we were going to leave for Deacon's party. Which brings me to my quote of the weekend. We were about thirty minutes until party time when Emma comes into the kitchen and begins this conversation:
Emma: Does Deacon live very far away?
Me: No, honey, he lives right around the corner!
Emma: Yay! It won't take very long to get to his party.
Me: Just a couple of minutes.
Emma: Mom?
Me: yes, Emma?
Emma: Do I even know Deacon?
Me: (while laughing) yes, Emma. He's Margo and Clayton's baby.
Emma: OOOOOOHHHHH. I was wondering who Deacon was!
Which just goes to show that kids handle life much more positively than we do! She didn't care who Deacon was; she couldn't wait to get to his party!
On Saturday, Wes took Jordan to her FIVE GAME tournament while I had the joy of sharing the day with the others. The highlight of the weekend for those aforementioned "others" was Deacon's birthday party. It had been on the calendar for a couple of weeks and the kids had asked about it eagerly from time to time. As the party grew closer, the kids were asking me about every ten minutes when we were going to leave for Deacon's party. Which brings me to my quote of the weekend. We were about thirty minutes until party time when Emma comes into the kitchen and begins this conversation:
Emma: Does Deacon live very far away?
Me: No, honey, he lives right around the corner!
Emma: Yay! It won't take very long to get to his party.
Me: Just a couple of minutes.
Emma: Mom?
Me: yes, Emma?
Emma: Do I even know Deacon?
Me: (while laughing) yes, Emma. He's Margo and Clayton's baby.
Emma: OOOOOOHHHHH. I was wondering who Deacon was!
Which just goes to show that kids handle life much more positively than we do! She didn't care who Deacon was; she couldn't wait to get to his party!
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Self-Portrait
So, I let Abbee use the camera because she wanted to take a few pictures of Glory. I was looking through the pictures on my memory card to pick a few for my scrapblog and stumbled across these...Seriously made me laugh out loud!
Not really sure what happened here!! Looks as if someone stepped on her toe or something. Seriously, laughing out loud!
Not really sure what happened here!! Looks as if someone stepped on her toe or something. Seriously, laughing out loud!
Scrapblogging
Okay, I just spent way more time than I had (I'm now using time that should be spent sleeping) reading my friend's blog. As I read, I began to think of all the memories she was capturing and documenting that she would one day be able to share with her children. All the cute things they say that you remember for a little while but are soon crowded out by all the necessary information a mother must retain. The loss of teeth, the big game victories, the dinner conversations...all of these can be captured, or at least some of these. So, I have been inspired to try my hand...or fingers...at blogging once more. It's sure easier than scrapbooking and who the heck has time for that anymore! Thanks for the inspiration, Kristy. I will try to be a better scrapblogger than I was blogger!
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