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I am daily being reminded that life is moving too fast, and the days that would never end will soon be missed. In the past month Noah has made some big transitions in his life. He is not nearly bothered by either of the two, while I am trying to wrap my mind around the idea that a child of mine is actually no longer a baby.
#1 He no longer sleeps in the crib we set up for him before he was even born! Peter looks so YOUNG!!
#2 He now sleeps in a big boy bed! Although I don’t know if he knows where to put his head.
#3 He is in the process of learning to go on the potty! Praise the Lord, with gas prices soaring we need to cut some spending, diapers would be amazing!
So there it is, before I know it he will be going to school, liking girls, and hopefully still going on the potty! Someone once told me that the days are so long, but the years are so short! So true!
So our church has just begun a new campaign, in which we are piloting a new program for Focus on the Family, called “Focus on YOUR family”. Focus on the family is seeing a growing trend of kids walking away from their faith after growing up in a Christian home. The campaign is centered around helping parents disciple their children, and not outsourcing it to other places, people, and religious institutions. We actually got to go to Colorado and visit the campus and get trained to be family champions. Not that I think we actually qualify to be called family champions because we are far from winning the war with our 2 year old. Most days I think he is the champion, and I have been defeated by exhaustion, worry, and stress once again.
However, we are dubbed “family champions” and accept the challenge to teach those the skills we learned at Focus on the family training. So many things come to mind but the quick thought I had for today is to be intentional about teaching your children things. Make goals for the year of what you want your children to learn, and what your family can do together to grow closer to God. Whether it be memorizing a verse a month, or if your children are little like ours, reading through a children’s bible in a year. We decided this year to focus on teaching them how to pray, what it means to pray, and how to worship the Lord through music. For our family we want to make it a point to have some type of outing together once a week. It doesn’t have to cost money, like tomorrow we are visiting a couple who has a dairy farm. Just being together and creating memories. I seem to find that my son appreciates things more when its not a big deal, like going on a hike or to the park.
I felt so blessed to have been able to go out to Colorado and get this training, because my husband and I are just starting down this journey or parenting. We want to be intentional with our kids, and make sure that they understand the spiritual truths that are laid out in the scriptures. It’s our job to teach them, not the churches, not their future Sunday school teachers or youth pastors. Are we doing the job that God intended us to do?
I have stumbled somehow on to a immense supply of CVS blogs, and slowly started to become addicted to reading how these people are shopping at CVS and saving tons of money. For a couple weeks, I was tempted but couldn’t believe it was actually possible to get things that cheap or even free. CVS has a extra care buck (ecb), that they give out sometimes for certain products. It’s just like a gift card for the store. Combining these ecb’s and coupons is how people get free stuff.
So this week I was off to CVS with my coupons on hand, and CVS flyer, and began searching for my hidden deals. I found that Excedrin was on sale for $1.99, even though there was no sign, only stated in the flyer, and that I had a $2.00 off coupon, and for every Excedrin you bought you got $1 ecb. So all in all, after being allowed to get five, I received 5 bottles of Excedrin for $0, and got $5 in ecb back.
CVS actually paid me to buy Excedrin!!! Unbelievable! I am officially addicted to finding bargains, and am taking the belief that there is a coupon out there for everything, if you only look hard enough. This new venture I have begun actually aligns well with our new frugal lifestyle. I am still in shock, and if you came to my house you would see the receipt on my fridge!
I finally gave in to my husband and started a blog. I sort of feel a little silly, or kind of like I am jumping on the band wagon, in participating in this new generation x type of therapy. I am however hoping that this new way of journaling will help aide me in achieving a small portion of peace and serenity that I had during my pre children era. Which wasn’t that long ago but seems like a lifetime ago. I want this new journey to document my discoveries, my failures, and my achievements in motherhood, marriage, and life, but also provide tips to surviving the chaos the world throws our way.
What does selah mean? The word “selah” is used frequently throughout the Psalms, and some scholars think it means ‘pause’ or ’silence’. My desire is to start pausing and reflecting on what my current stage of life is teaching me. Being a mother can at times bring out so much love, but at times it can bring out so much filth. I want my kids to grow up remembering their days filled with love, not filth. Take a selah and embark on a new journey for what life is intended to be, not what the world tells us it is.
