As I placed scrambled eggs and toast in front of my Princess for breakfast, I forgot to say a prayer for her food. She was watching Veggie Tales on Netflix and I was going to sit in the dining room. As I sat down with my own plate at the table, I could hear her in the other room: "Heavenly Father, my food, mama's food. Amen." Such precious words that quickly pierced my heart. What a great little girl I have. I am blessed beyond measure. It is so easy to get caught up in the day to day … [Read more...]
Prayer For Mommy
My silly Princess prayed the funniest prayer this weekend. We are trying to get her on her potty chair as much as possible now that we are home. But she still does not go poo poo on the toilet. I am getting TIRED of changing her and an often spoken exclamation while changing her is, "Oh Lord, help me!" So imagine my surprise when I started laying her down on the carpet to change her and she said, "Heav (she never says Heavenly, and the reason she says this is to copy her daddy) Father, help … [Read more...]
Difficult Week
This last week has been a difficult week. Not only did I learn my friend died, but I also found out our family friend has chosen to quit taking her medicine and dialysis. She is only 22 years old and has had kidney problems her entire life. Her father gave her one of his kidneys when she was a small child. They lived next door to us. My parents are her godparents in fact.One year ago, she decided she was tired of her life, being unhealthy, having constant medicine and dialysis. She didn't want … [Read more...]
Sick Princess: Our Experience at Urgent Care
Two nights ago, our Princess had a fever. She has not been sick very many times in her life, so we were worried, but realized that a fever was common in a child. Her best friends here, (I have not told you about her best friends have I? Another post to come.), were sick over the weekend with a fever as well. So I knew it was something they all caught at church. Yesterday afternoon, the fever spiked, despite Ibuprofen, to 103.4 degrees. My husband decided to go online and get some information. … [Read more...]
A Child’s Prayer
My Princess loves to pray. Here is a recent prayer we taught her in the last month. We use it when she is disobedient, which happens to be daily: "Dear Jesus, Help Me to Be a Good Girl. Amen" Then we always follow that with, "Dear Jesus, Help Mommy to be a loving, patient mommy." (Or sometimes we say daddy, if he is here with us.) She repeats every word after us. It is hard to stay upset at a toddler when she kneels down, folds her hands and says this prayer. It truly melts your … [Read more...]
Hospital? Yuck! Poo-Poo? Yay!
Well, my godson Kaleb got into a pretty serious accident on Sunday. They had to rush him to the larger hospital in Seattle. He wrecked on a 4 wheeler and hit his head pretty hard. The helmet fell off and he fractured his skull. He also broke his collarbone and cut his leg pretty bad. He had to have surgery today to clean the leg and cut away dead tissue. The doctors keep saying he is a lucky little boy. The swelling in his head and eye is going down and he is walking now. I am so thankful that … [Read more...]
Please, Can I Get Some Sleep?
She is 21 months and is still not sleeping well. It is a rare occasion when she actually sleeps all night without waking up. The last week has been a horror though. Not sure if it is a phase, my husband says it must be. He tells me, "Don't get upset, she wants to sleep. She is frustrated too." Yeah, that does not help me though. I am the one up with her all night so I am running low on patience and tolerance. Is anyone else out there dealing with this or dealt with it? I need some words of … [Read more...]
