Sam surprised Josh and I this morning with Valentine's donuts from Mary's. What a dellicious treat! He spoils us! So we drove up to Del Mar and met him for lunch! It was very nice!
I was reminded today of when my husband proposed. Then Sam came home and told me he almost submitted our story in a radio contest with KLOVE. I remember when "You've Got Mail" was coming out in the theaters and a People Magazine reporter called me to interview me for our story. Sam and I did meet on the Internet but not through AOL so People wasn't interested after 2 phone interviews. LOL Oh the memories!
It is amazing what things you remember or even just savor when the TV is off and there is quiet to listen to each other. I feel like I have spent too much time running away from quiet when I really enjoy it now. Sure I am a people person and love fellowship / friends, but quiet is nice too.
Tomorrow is our Valentine's Day party and I can't wait. I have never been into Valentine's Day as I perceive it as just a Hallmark marketing ploy but this year I am embracing how I am reflecting on Love and Relationships.
Our women's bible study these past few months has been on David's life in 1st and 2nd Samuel. It is convicting me about how our role as a parent is to raise our children to be good adults - Godly men and women, respectful husbands / wives and loving parents. We want our children to respect authority, to love God and to treat others with respect and love. I was reminded today how God doesn't have to remind us to love our children - we do that without nudging. But it is the tough parts - the disciplining - that we need reminding of - correcting the wrong behavior, being compassionate but not backing down and also being consistant. It is a diffficult task and one that David failed. I am comforted by that. David let his sons disrespect him and ultimately paid dearly for his lack of discipline with them. So often I reflect on how I fail as a parent and how I need to be better but I am encouraged that each day is new and I can do better. I am so glad that God is not through with me yet!
God doesn't play the blame game. He tells us only He alone is perfect so we cannot think we are and only by embracing our mistakes and owning them can we learn from them and become better. It was great Sam and I had a talk with Josh about that tonight and it was very sweet. We are blessed to have been given our 2 kids. They are so different and teach us so much!
But after a very long day (Josh didn't have school today) I am exhausted. So I am off to sleep and will ponder these things and more tomorrow.
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