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Friday, 31 July 2009

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    Today I spent the day with my husband, Alex. He was supposed to go to work but he is not feeling well so he called in today. I had my first day off in a week. We woke up late, spent some time loafing around the house. We received our package today, which was a scale that calculates everything from body fat to water weight and our overall weight. So we were excited about receiving that because it is going to help us improve our lifestyle. For both us we are very overweight and need to lose fat and gain more muscle mass. So we went to Dave and Busters today with the step mother (in law) and her kids. I have never been before and we all had a good time playing the arcade games and earning tickets for prizes. I bought something for someone else today, I think the Lord is changing my thinking about giving. I used to be such a giver, ever since Ive been on my own, I havent had that same mindset I used to. It gave me such joy to give, I hope that the Lord is changing my thinking and that is one way I can see it. My coworker and I were talking about how great thai iced tea is and so today was my day off and I went and got him one and came into work to give it to him even though I have spent so many days at work. The workplace is not taboo to me like some people, like they are all surprised that I came in on my day off. But to me, my coworkers sometimes get to feeling like a kind of family to me, so its not all weird for me to show up on my day off. Anyways, he was out to lunch at the time, so I didnt get to hand it directly to him, but I was able to catch him walking back into work, and I told him I had brought him something, and he was happy enough before he even saw what it was. I love that feeling. In any case, I had a great day with my huband, I love him so much and am so blessed. I am seeing more and more his maturity growing and I love that we talk about the future and about things that are important, but we can also laugh together. There is so much on my mind, I could go on for hours, In some ways its just the same thing I am going through trying to grow up. I feel so weak sometimes, like I am still stuck at 18/19 years old. Like I blinked and I am nearly 25 still without growth. Its so frustrating. I am wondering if I will ever be able to fix this. God, I pray that I will. In a certain point I know I cant do it without God, but at the same time I know there is a responsibility I have that I need act on. Maybe I am just being impatient, and expecting it to happen imediately, I suppose in a way I can see God working a little by little. I just need to keep it up. Hopefully I will be able to keep it up, that I can actually grow into a productive and responsible person.

Sunday, 21 June 2009

  • quantity vs quality parenting

    Why do people think that ' socially responsible' parenting has to do with the quantity of children? For instance, if a family chooses to have 4 + kids, those parents are considered to be in many eyes ' socially irresponsible' because they take up resources, tax money etc. But that family is automatically given that title regardless of how well the parenting is, they do not even know, its just " wow there goes a family of 6 + they are socially irresponsible." BUT my problem with this is that they bigger family like that might have a mom willing to stay home, a loving father who works hard to provide for the family and maybe they home school or teach their children valuable lessons and values and that then produces well adjusted, productive members of society. Yet there are families who have 1 or 2 kids maybe three, that may not be very good at parenting themselves. They send their children to day care or have their mothers take care of the kids while they are at work, they dont pay attention to their kids, they do not teach them values and goals and they end up unadjusted unproductive members of society. These smaller families do not have to deal with the same kinds of judgments that the larger family has to deal with. My point is not that it is better or worse to have a larger or smaller family, my point is people need to get up off their high horse and stop judging larger families without having a clue as to the quality of parenting those families may have. It seems to me a lot of the time, the people who have (planned) large families generally are passionate about having children. So they focus on their kids and stay home from work (or work part time or less, maybe from home) and RAISE THEIR OWN CHILDREN.  They seem to generally have a high percentage of productive adults. What I am really trying to say is that it is not always a bad thing that their are large families. I mean there is always the welfare hungry women who keep having kids and they really do not have the means to provide for them and they wont get a job etc.  Unplanned large families like with in vitro fertilization, sometimes that might be okay and othertimes it doesnt, we wont really know until they grow up. These situations seem generally socialbly irresponsible to me but this is not really what I am talking about. I just think we should judge parenting more on the quality, not on the quantity.

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    Do not model yourselves on the behavior of the world around you, but let your behavior change, modeled by your new mind.
    This is the only way to discover the will of God and know what is good, what it is that God wants, what is the perfect thing to do.
    Romans 12:2

Wednesday, 27 May 2009

  • I am so joyful !

    Today, I am feeling very joyful. I found out I got a B in my physiology class, which is a big deal. Now, all I have to do is take the TEAS (test of essential academic skills) and I can get myself of the waiting list for the nursing program. My grade in physiology was on the boarder between a C / B . I had a rough semester because I started the semester taking the Certified Nursing Assistant program which took up a lot of time and was very exhausting because I had to be in class 3-4 times a week 8 hrs a day from 7am or 8am. I was working, taking the physiology class and taking the CNA program. On top of that I have been taking new medications and a couple of them didnt work the way I was hoping. Also, my class was pretty unorganized, my teacher was all over the place, skipped over subjects, and she was so busy with other classes and projects that she would forget what exactly we went over in class and what we were supposed to do. In any case it all and all has been a pretty rough year in school (fall/spring semesters) but by the grace of God and His will I made it through and feel like I am becomming a better person in the mean time. I wasnt sure if I would get a B or a C in this physiology class, as much as I wanted to get that B, I was ready to accept a C if that is what I ended up with. I already had a plan if I did get a C and was ready to accept that as Gods will and faith rest. Well, I feel like life is on a good path, that I am in the midst of Gods will and I am just so joyful !

Thursday, 07 May 2009

  • YOU SAY GOD SAYS BIBLE VERSES
    You say: 'It's impossible' God says: All things are possible (Luke 18:27)
    You say: 'I'm too tired' God says: I will give you rest (Matthew 11:28-30)
    You say: 'Nobody really loves me' God says: I love you (John 3:1 6 & John 3:34 )
    You say: 'I can't go on' God says: My grace is sufficient (II Corinthians 12:9 & Psalm 91:15)
    You say: 'I can't figure things out' God says: I will direct your steps (Proverbs 3:5- 6)
    You say: 'I can't do it' God says: You can do all things (Philippians 4:13)
    You say: 'I'm not able' God says: I am able (II Corinthians 9:8)
    You say: 'It's not worth it' God says: It will be worth it (Roman 8:28 )
    You say: 'I can't forgive myself' God says: I Forgive you (I John 1:9 & Romans 8:1)
    You say: 'I can't manage' God says: I will supply all your needs (Philippians 4:19)
    You say: 'I'm afraid' God says: I have not given you a spirit of fear (II Timothy 1:7)
    You say: 'I'm always worried and frustrated' God says: Cast all your cares on ME (I Peter 5:7)
    You say: 'I'm not smart enough' God says: I give you wisdom (I Corinthians 1:30)
    You say: 'I feel all alone' God says: I will never leave you or forsake you (Hebrews 13:5)

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