Diary of a Woman Learning

I just wanted to leave a quick note of thanks for all of those who are or have been in the military. Memorial Day was always a day of remembrance for me and my family growing up, and I am profoundly grateful to have grown up with such gratitude and an understanding of the sacrifices that a military man or woman makes - not to mention the sacrifices of their families. My mom is a retired SSgt in the Air Force Reserves and served stateside during Desert Storm and the Gulf War. My stepfather is a retired CMSgt in the Air Force Reserves and also served in the Gulf War (And I'm pretty sure he served in Desert Storm as well) but he retired first from the Army - I'm not sure of his rank in the Army. My mom's and my stepfather's family histories are both steeped with rich military connections. While my husband is not in the military, he, too, is very patriotic and is easily offended when someone does not respect the country that we love - or the flag that represents it. We are ...

I come from a military family and Memorial Day was always cause for great family cookouts. While my family and I have no big plans this year, we might have a cookout at some point - however, the portable shed we (and by we, I mean Hubby and his dad :) need to put up should be done this weekend. We plan to park our lawn equipment mostly in there, but this is the first step to getting some of the large stuff out of the garage so that it can eventually be turned into a laundry room/office to make room in the current office for Lil Princess. :) I just wanted to pop on here and tell you all to have a wonderful weekend with family and friends and stay safe! Be blessed! Oh - and by the way...I have begun reading the Christian Atheist (Hubby finished it the other day) and I highly recommend it. Wow! Craig Groeschel has an awesome way of wording things so that they are entertaining, but do not detract from his heartfelt and very important message. If you have not yet heard of this book or you ...

Well, in the last week, many things have stayed about the same and a few things have improved. Kiddo's school work has been much the same except for the fact that my amazing in-laws offered their assistance in teaching Kiddo his times tables. We thought this might be helpful for a few reasons: change of environment, a change of teacher, and a change of teaching styles. My mother-in-law in particular is great with numbers as she crunches numbers most of the day at work. She was the one who taught me how to balance my checkbook when Hubby and I first started dating. She doesn't really think she is, but she is very patient. Kiddo went over Friday afternoon and by Saturday afternoon we could quiz him on zeros, ones, twos and threes and he was consistently correct and quick...for Kiddo that is quite a feat, as it takes him a bit to process things sometimes. He is doing so well. Right now he is working on fours and fives...he knows them pretty well, but he needs to gain some confiden...

Hi, Friend. How are you? Hope you are safe from the storms and that you are feeling well. We are pretty good - still getting better from that allergy/sinus stuff, but we are getting better! Kiddo got allergy shots today, so all is well there. Lil Princess is growing and moving and kicking me - pretty sure that means all is well there, too! :) Feisty little thing - can't wait to meet her in person in a few months and see if her personality is similar to Kiddo's or if she is all her own. On a side note: I adore my niece to pieces, however, I have to admit that she is so active when we have her for a day or two, I'm ready for her to go back home! :) Life is busy with Kiddo, and never boring, but it isn't like he's running all over the place day in and day out. Not sure how I'd cope with that each and every day! :) We are still working on looking for good verses about time management, but I have a new project. I plan to have a family meeting tonight to work on a bu...

Okay, so here goes: I think, as a general rule, that everyone struggles from time to time with a lack of motivation. I think that we also often handle our time ineffectively or inefficiently. Maybe even irresponsibly. In my house, I do know that the three of us - Hubby, Kiddo and I - all do. We put things aside that could be taken care of right away - until they wind up morphing into what I personally perceive as a huge obstacle. Now, as we all have this struggle, it has been becoming increasingly more obvious that this is a huge battle for Kiddo. Not to mention that we are not (* insert blush and shameful expression here *) the best examples for him at this time. This is something that Hubby and I certainly want to improve upon, yet it seems such an insurmountable obstacle that we just don't even know where to start. This is where you come in. God has filled my mind today with some ideas that give me fresh hope. However, as His Word is so filled with wonderful bits of scripture to...

(This is a fall picture of our beautiful Spider Lilies - but my little photographer captured them and I hope that they make you smile just as they do me!) I want to wish you all a very happy Mother's Day! I know that a few of you are not biological mothers. However, my dear friends, I can assure you - this message is meant to honor those women who pour their love out among younger ladies and even young men. For all that you do to show God's love to the younger people in your lives - thank you. For a long time, it was my dear Mother-in-Law that poured her love and her prayers over me. Her guidance has caused a large part of the growth I have had in my faith. I am honored to have been blessed - not only with an amazing husband - but also to have been blessed abundantly by his parents. They are constant, encouraging, faithful...and oh-so-patient. In life, these things are often overlooked and taken for granted. As I look forward to another very special Mother's Day tomorrow, ...

Praise the Lord - Kiddo was able to get his allergy shots this morning! His peak flow was great, but he had taken his medicines early, so we called and they switched us from afternoon to morning. His peak flow is normally around 300 and this morning he even got a 320! The last two weeks it has been around 250-270. If it gets that low, it is time to use his rescue inhaler...this is why we couldn't do his shots. I just wanted to hop on and let you know that all is well with Kiddo's allergy shots again. We had a wonderful weekend and hope you did too...be blessed, friend!