A Good Day...

I had a good day today.  I do better when I don't expect to accomplish certain things and then they happen! Sammy has been throwing up.  He was home for the day still vomiting.  He is supposed to go to a Youth Retreat this weekend.  I am praying that by tonight he will feel better.  These things are so great for them.  Did you go to any?  I didn't  really have the opportunity as a teen to often.  Yet I remember the feeling of being full of loving God after a Week of Prayer or youth event.  I  loved Jesus with all my heart.  It was so easy.  I want my boys to feel that energy that comes from worshiping with friends.

Loving Jesus now... I do, with all my heart.  It is just that now there are times of doubt, frustration and temper tantrums. Maybe I just want my way... or His way is too hard.  Maybe I need to work back to getting that faith of a child.  It was so easy.  Do you know what I mean?


I felt better today.  Maybe because I was anticipating the blues that anything aside from that felt better.  I dropped the boys off and came home and wrote.  I feel so good when I write.
I called Sanj and told him I wrote.  He read while I was on the phone.  He laughed.  How I love his laugh.  When he laughs, while reading a blog, it feels like I won the Pulitzer Prize.
His thoughts mean the most to me.  I love that he can laugh at himself.  I love his pride in me.


Why does it matter?  You know how they say behind every great man is a greater woman?
Well, when I am able to accomplish something I feel awesome about, it is because I have this amazing man that supports my ambitions whole heartedly.  He is the financial backer of my projects and dreams as well as emotionally.  He believes in me.  This said, I can believe in me too.  ( I realize that sounds bad.. I believe in me still even if he didn't.  As one of my boys said, I think a lot of myself... lol).


I, then, headed to the office in time to putter and then be taken out to lunch by my sweetie. The office is busy with lots of activity.  Recently, Sanj hired more staff and there is also a student following him around.  I love the vibes that are there.


I was planning to work but then had to go in search of the gift.  Oh, the pressure!  It isn't the easiest thing to do.  I always search for a gift that brings an AWWWW factor.  I'll share what I found tomorrow.  It is just a cool thing.


Then I was sitting in the car, filling out the many forms that were overdue!  Forms for the retreat, forms for high school for Tyler, forms for a serve trip the older two boys will be going on this summer, forms for ski day.  Sigh.  I filled half.  Then it was off to the grocery store.


Zachary's grade 2 class was having a store today.  They were selling all sorts of things and goodies.  So I had to make my appearance and shop. 


This weekend is the Polar Plunge!  What is that you ask?  It is where crazy,wonderful individuals will take a plunge into the ice lake... all for charity.  Brrrr....  Our fabulous principal and two other crazy parents will be jumping into the lake on Sunday.  We went around to the parents sitting warmly in their vehicle asking them to empty their loose change and more.  It was amazing the number of $20s that were dropped in!  (Thanks all that donated!!!)   *** It isn't too late... drop off your donation to Rhema!!!


By the time I was done walking around, I was frozen!  I am really looking forward to it though!  How fun it will be!  Thanks Mr. Slofstra for being a great sport!


It was home, supper and all the evening stuff.  Tonight is a Grey's Night...  and hopefully not a rerun.


All in a day!  I have my fingers and toes crossed that no more kids start puking!  I guess we have been lucky so far.  They have been healthy for the most part.  So we will see...

It's Going To Be A Good Day!

Today is a morning that my babes are tired.  My eyes are burning from waking up too early!  I would be tempted to let them sleep in and go to school later if Jordan wasn't leaving on a class trip this morning.

Last night while I took Sammy and Tyler to their hockey game, I went and indulged in a Baskins & Robbin's mint chocolate chip sundae with hot fudge, whipping cream and pecans.  Yum!  A fix for the  blues I was feeling!  You can see why I am a diabetic, eh?

Today is going to be a better day.  First of all, Sanj comes home.  That alone makes it all better!

Second, I know what we will have for supper tonight, so that is a check of the list.  Salmon with Caesar Salad. Now, if only I could fit a nap in there, it would be perfect! lol

Last night at hockey, I heard another story of a mom that up and left her kids.  She just left them... there is not a father in the picture either.  People from church took the children in and are raising them.  How does that happen?

I guess if a mom (or parent in general) can walk away like that, the child is better off without them.  Maybe.

Tomorrow we are having a Hot Lunch for Haiti at the boys school.  It is a simple way to allow everyone to help.  The food is being donated by Mr. Bouzelos from The Pizza Factory.  Such generosity!  If you need a day off from cooking please check The Pizza Factory  out!  So tomorrow, for a minimum donation of $3 the kiddies get a bowl of spaghetti and a roll and parents get the day off making a lunch!

It is all good.  Life is good.  Today is going to be a good day!

Today...

I have promised myself that I will live in the moment.

So often I would think that when the boys are at this phase in life then I will....

Or when I have enough money, then I will...

The thing about Sanj's clinic is that you meet amazing people.

The thing that so many keep saying is

"Enjoy it... it goes so fast."

So... I decided that I will not focus on tomorrow... 

because really which of us are promised tomorrow, right?

I will focus on loving my family today.

Suddenly I am realizing that time is passing real fast.

As I shopped today for clothes for some of the boys, I was feeling distress that  my Max is wearing a size 12.  My Zach is in size 8 and my Josh is no longer in the baby/toddler section.

No more babies.  No more onesies, sleepers or little booties.

No more little people toys.  No more chunky books.

It feels weird to pass those sections while I shop.

But now as I live in the moment, 

my little men are into big boy clothes and big boy toys.

Living in the moment means living, loving and and breathing all the blessing and burdens of today.

Today is ours.

Yesterday is gone.

Tomorrow is not a given.

Give me the strength I need for today.

Today... Thank you, God, for today.