God knows me

Saturday was a rough start then the rest of this week has been a struggle with school and stuff.  I have been sweetly comforted.  Two dear friends have dreamed about me, of all things!  God is amazing. I can't believe someone would actually dream about me.  Then another friend said she wanted to hear all about my week.  Those words send warmth and love through me!  There are always good things to think about! 

This Week's Menu Jan. 16

We were all cozied up inside all week so we didn't eat much of last week's menu.

Sunday: Spaghetti

Monday: Open Faced Chicken Sandwiches

Tuesday: Mediterranean Chicken with angel hair pasta

Wednesday: Hamburgers

Thursday: Salad topped with grilled shrimp

Friday: maybe breakfast or whatever suits

Saturday: Going to Lucille's Mountain Top Inn outside of Helen. Cute little bed and breakfast...
http://www.lucillesmountaintopinn.com/  

Bad day or good day? I have to decide.

I don't have bad days- only bad moments and even those are hard to classify, but yesterday was probably  pretty close.  Somehow I allowed myself to think I was pregnant- I'm not.  Joshua and I tried to go away for a little retreat but that fell through.  We tried to go buy a table- didn't work out.  My great grandmother, Mary, went to the hospital with stroke like symptoms.  I had to do school work for 2 hours on a Friday night.  Blah blah blah is how I felt. 

Truth is- I am redeemed! I am healthy!  I have a lovely marriage.  Mary is doing okay.  I spent all day with family. We celebrated my Nana's 68th birthday!  God is very good.  I guess it was a great day afterall. 

This Week's Menu Jan. 9

Sunday: Spaghetti and Smoked salmon with the Slusser's

Monday: Leftover jambalaya

Tuesday: Pimento Cheese Burgers

Wednesday: Fajitas with rice

Thursday: Keilbasa with corn on the cob and sweet potato fries

Friday: Mediterranean Chicken with angel hair pasta

Saturday: maybe we can use the Thai Spice gift card 

It's not a simple "no-no" anymore.

Last time I shared parenting challenges it was how to exercise with a baby...now I'm on to seemingly bigger things! Things that impact the rest of my child's life. Today we had friends over to play with Greyson. He was very bossy and controlling. He wouldn't let them play with certain things and when they didn't do it his way he fussed. He was so ugly, self centered, and rude. It hurt their feelings and it made me feel really sad. I know this behavior is somewhat normal for his age and I don't want to have unrealistic expectations for him, but something about today burdened me. The question is how to discipline this behavior. What if Joshua and I put too much pressure on Greyson? He seemingly has enough perfectionism within himself without us adding to it. I think we may need to relax our expectations for him a bit especially on less important issues, such as how he treats his toys. He imparts those expectations to his friends. As in all things, there needs to be balance. I will continue to pray for Greyson's character and salvation. I will do my best to model putting others first, but today I think I have to take away the toys he was so possessive with (monster trucks).

I know that I am also very ugly, self centered, and rude. Christ is beautiful within me! Praise him for freedom.

This Week's Menu Jan. 3

Sunday: Breakfast for dinner

Monday: Work late: Taco soup

Tuesday: Jambalaya

Wednesday: Cajun Shrimp Alfredo

Thursday: left overs

Friday: Eat Out (I'm done with this week!)

Saturday: Who knows??? Can't plan too much.