It's been way too long since I've blogged and hung pictures. These last few weeks of new words, new activitites and new attitudes has prompted me. Each day I'm hearing new words and today has topped me, almost with tears.
HVN was enjoying her Mickey Mouse Clubhouse before Daddy left for work. We turned it off to pray and give hugs, kisses and good byes. When he was gone, I left it off to turn the music on. HVN says, "Mommy, more Bibey Mouse pease!" We think one is enough so I said, "let's listen to our music and read books"...her response, "Why, Why Not?" That was a first, so I had to explain what was more important.
My thoughts immediately went to, "is this for real?" Is she really understanding the why's and why nots. She is and now I'm reminding myself of how much preparation I need for each day.
So glad Ive enrolled in a class at church called, "Parenting is Heart Work". It sure is, after the first week Ive already learned some great principles. Several new things Ive added to my prayer journal for HVN are:
-Help me to always see HVN as Jesus does
-Show me her gifts early on so that I may enocourage them
-Help me to understand the things the are most important for her and lessen the time she spends on those things that are not important
So today, I explained the Bibey Mouse is fun but listening to music and reading are Bible Story books together are more important as they teach truths about Jesus.
This happens to also be the day that my little "Problem Solver" first emptied her dresser drawer to climb in and obtain the the things she wanted from on top of the dresser.
Her sentences are forming by the week and we love to hear her talk!
Ask me how irritated I was to find out that the Kidzone at the gym had placed 2-5 year olds together? This is what happens when Directors cannot make changes when they observe unsafe conditions. HVN collided with a big boy this day. Thankfully her eyelid was scratched and not her eye. No wonder she now screams at the thought of going in there. I've had to make other arrangements to work out now. Im now grateful that her scratch has healed very "Nicely" and so is that Director!
I just can't leave any out! This was the morning that HVN and I set out for a photo shoot. Some made the Christmas card and others did not, simply because there wasn't enough room. I think by now HVN is use to the routine and knows how to work my camera. She and I had fun walking downtown until I thought the church with the iron fence, that also holds much History in our town, was the perfect place. Sometimes I have to remind her to give me a relaxed smile as her "big cheese" to the left doesn't show her pretty blue eyes....and she redoes it! I'm thankful for that "big cheese" as it brings much joy to our home.
