"OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!" - A Rant

I am frustrated. Today my children decided that obedience is optional.

Brenna took a stand this morning over GETTING SOCKS OUT OF A DRAWER! She was repeatedly disciplined because she would not do it. I finally had to walk her through it. This was actually only one of the several issues she fought for today. Two is rearing its ugly head (I'm sorry, that's two-an-half as I am repeatedly corrected).

Nathan spent the day challenging my directions. For instance, he asked me if he could trap Brenna in a box. I said no. Then he asked me if it would be okay if she said it was okay. I said no. Then he asked what if she comes and ASKS him to trap her inside the box. Aaarg! I asked him who is in charge, Mom or Brenna. So if I give one direction, and Brenna gives another, whom should he obey?

We've been reading Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and all day long I have wanted to scream "OFF WITH THEIR HEADS!"

The End of My Favorite Lipstick

This girl cracks me up!

Cute Quote

We were driving in the car and Nathan and I were talking about parks in out city. I was trying to describe a particular park, but Nathan and I weren't on the same page. Finally Nathan said in exasperation,

"I can't use my imagination 'cause my imagination isn't working right now!"

Spring at our house

Our other family

Tomorrow Isaac will be dedicated at church. We’ve had each of the kids dedicated, waiting until we came back from SC to do Brenna’s.

The dedication ceremony is special to me. I know that it doesn’t provide assurance of their salvation, but of something still very special: community.

Brian and I were blessed to grow up with wonderful church families. I think there comes a time for every kid when there is something that can’t be taken to parents, but an adult is needed. We both had that. We had adults who walked with us through immaturity and burgeoning independence. People who poured into our lives a faith in Jesus while we were still figuring out what our own looked like.

When I look at the people at our church, those who will say, “I do” when asked if they will walk along side us in the raising of our kids, this is what I think of. Who among them will be the ones my children run to for guidance when they can’t come to me? I don’t mean that to sound fearful; I think it’s healthy for them.

I pray that when the time comes, this family takes the job seriously, knowing that they may make all the difference.

Serious

I asked him to make a serious face.

What's for Breakfast?

Yesterday morning at the crack of dawn, Brenna came pitter-pattering into our room with her usual morning greeting, "I so hungy, Mama, I so hungy. I so hungy, Daddy, I so hungy."

Brian rolled over and asked her, "Brenna, what are you eating?"

Big grin, "my BOOGERS!"

Guess she couldn't wait.