And, he has Katy updating our website - hooray!!
It is a nice feeling to be goofing off, Zachary napping and yet something at work being done.
www.signsbytomorrow.com/charlottenorth
IT still needs work but it is coming along.
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Here I REALLY go...
This past Sunday we had a RECORD number of children in Sunday 2nd Service. In the beginning it was Steve, myself, a student assistant and 38 children!!
I have flashbacks of children in EVERY different direction other than the ones they should have been in at Treehouse; while other children were still trickling in... Thank God for great staff as they quickly sent extra volunteers to sign in so the scheduled volunteers could assist me in treehouse activities!
By the end of the hour, I was exhausted and this stuff is right up my alley normally! It stretched me. 1 by 1 as the parents bombarded 1 side of the gate as the 3 and 4 year olds tried to escape out at the first glimpse of their parent... This is all normal. But, this is where I got frustrated -- it dawned on me that VERY few parents thank you for watching and entertaining their children most don't speak to you and continue their own conversations. I confess I was bitter and I confess I got in quite a huff Sunday afternoon.
But, then again I don't do it for the parents' thanks do I?
I enjoy it. Most of the time. And, most of all I do it for the Kids to serve God, to serve his children. I can not lose sight of that.
Remembering a story Janelle Pate told me I realized this is a glimpse of how possibly God feels. He does so much for me in my life and yet I spend way too often ignoring him and going about my way rather than stopping to praise him and thank him for all he is doing in my life. Gratitude. Contentment. "Reflect not on your past misfortunes in which all men have some but on your present blessing in which all of us have many" - Charles Dickens... I read that quote in front of my whole church. Why is reading it so much easier than living it!?!
I pray that every day I can learn to worship more and worry less. And, to be more thankful and have less pity parties. Just writing these blogs have helped me to GET out of the huge pity party I was having today!
I have flashbacks of children in EVERY different direction other than the ones they should have been in at Treehouse; while other children were still trickling in... Thank God for great staff as they quickly sent extra volunteers to sign in so the scheduled volunteers could assist me in treehouse activities!
By the end of the hour, I was exhausted and this stuff is right up my alley normally! It stretched me. 1 by 1 as the parents bombarded 1 side of the gate as the 3 and 4 year olds tried to escape out at the first glimpse of their parent... This is all normal. But, this is where I got frustrated -- it dawned on me that VERY few parents thank you for watching and entertaining their children most don't speak to you and continue their own conversations. I confess I was bitter and I confess I got in quite a huff Sunday afternoon.
But, then again I don't do it for the parents' thanks do I?
I enjoy it. Most of the time. And, most of all I do it for the Kids to serve God, to serve his children. I can not lose sight of that.
Remembering a story Janelle Pate told me I realized this is a glimpse of how possibly God feels. He does so much for me in my life and yet I spend way too often ignoring him and going about my way rather than stopping to praise him and thank him for all he is doing in my life. Gratitude. Contentment. "Reflect not on your past misfortunes in which all men have some but on your present blessing in which all of us have many" - Charles Dickens... I read that quote in front of my whole church. Why is reading it so much easier than living it!?!
I pray that every day I can learn to worship more and worry less. And, to be more thankful and have less pity parties. Just writing these blogs have helped me to GET out of the huge pity party I was having today!
Coffee and Zachary
Weeks ago he asked for coffee for the umpteenth time and Steve replied, "No Zachary it will stunt your growth". And, of course we then defined what that meant...
Sunday morning Zachary said as Steve was making coffee, "I need some coffee because mommie wants me to stop growing".
Do you laugh? Do you cry? I think I did both. I really do make the mistake of telling him I don't want him to grow up! I have since tried to follow it up with all the things that he will get to do that I can't wait for him to do: ride a skateboard, read ME books, drive a car, play football... This list is endless isn't it?
Sunday morning Zachary said as Steve was making coffee, "I need some coffee because mommie wants me to stop growing".
Do you laugh? Do you cry? I think I did both. I really do make the mistake of telling him I don't want him to grow up! I have since tried to follow it up with all the things that he will get to do that I can't wait for him to do: ride a skateboard, read ME books, drive a car, play football... This list is endless isn't it?
Chuck E Cheese Budgets and SBD
Oh what to do? Tonight my son has 1 of the 4 birthday parties he has on our social calendar at Chuck E Cheese! It is actually quite a treat to have friends in a playgroup where all the children are around the same ag. It is reassuring at each step that my child is normal and he is growing, maturing and learning in spite of the endless hours of television I let him watch -- I am resolving to get better though!!!
Anyways, tonight what shall I eat? Would it be rude to purchase my own salad bar while the host has bought us all pizza? I suppose not. Steve and I started phase 1 8 days ago and are trying to lose some weight. It appears to be working so far. Although it is never the phase 1 that is unsuccesful it is my ability to stay on phase 3 - grin!
Zachary told me last night when he was going to bed that he didn't want to go to Chuck E Cheese -- is he not rotten? But, today when I put him down for nap he wanted me to assure him he would not miss chuck e cheese!! It's like him telling me a few weeks ago that he didn't want the vanilla ice cream I had picked and that he would throw it away.
Anyways, tonight what shall I eat? Would it be rude to purchase my own salad bar while the host has bought us all pizza? I suppose not. Steve and I started phase 1 8 days ago and are trying to lose some weight. It appears to be working so far. Although it is never the phase 1 that is unsuccesful it is my ability to stay on phase 3 - grin!
Zachary told me last night when he was going to bed that he didn't want to go to Chuck E Cheese -- is he not rotten? But, today when I put him down for nap he wanted me to assure him he would not miss chuck e cheese!! It's like him telling me a few weeks ago that he didn't want the vanilla ice cream I had picked and that he would throw it away.
"Change my heart, Oh God
May I be like you..." by Eden Espinosa is what is playing on my yahoo music right now. What a fitting prayer for me right now. I spend way too much time having a pity party for myself. Kristina a Christian woman that I have so much respect for just bought me the book, "The Power of a Positive Mom". One of the chapters is on pity parties... I am scared to read it. I am convicted just looking at the table of contents. The past 2 days I have been in the stupidest pity party mode. Why is it that I ALWAYS slip back into this mode right before my period?
This should be fun...
My sister Jennifer is an avid blogger. She inspired me I guess! I have journaled for years and thought I might try this... In fact my first journal I received from my other sister Janelle in November 99. That seems like yesterday. I offically feel old since I used the term, "that feels like yesterday".
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