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Last night I was kissing and loving on my 9 year old, Abigail. And as usual, as I was kissing her I was breathing in her smell. Just like I have done every single time with-out fail since the first time I kissed her 9 years ago. I don't care if it's a kiss on the forehead, on the lips, on the top of her head, or if it's a boo-boo kiss on her knee or a good-bye kiss or a bedtime kiss or a sitting on my lap in church kiss or a for no reason kiss that I frequently give to my children. No matter when or where I kiss my children, even my 18 and 17 year old, I inhale them so deeply, because I can't get enough of them. They each have their unique smell that belongs to them alone. The smell that fills their room when you walk into it when they are not home. The smell that gives you comfort. So anyway last night when I kissed Abigail, I said Let me inhale you!She looked at me like I was crazy, but of coarse she let me take my time because she knows that when no one else wants to kiss her, mommy always will!And mommy will never get enough of her. I think that mommies are the only ones that smell that smell when they kiss their children...... And I thank God that he bestowed another blessing on us mommies! Love, Tina |
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I can't help but be so thankful to live in the country and have the desire and deep down longing for rural living! I love it! I am so thankful to be able to live this way! When I look up out of my bedroom door out into our back fields I see our chicken coup with a couple of hens and our rooster that seemed to escape the chicken fence. I see our two horses grazing and patiently waiting for me to fill their water again. I see trees outlining our fields and gently swaying in the wind. I also see our firepit that my husband made for us. We have many memories sitting around as a family and talking late at night. I also have your pictures on your blogs to look at and admire. I feel so much at home while I am blogging with people of like mindedness. In a world of self gratification and only having the best I often feel so out of place. I say to myself "Don't they get it?"The true joy of life is always found in the simple things. Being at home and working around the animals and garden and just being together with your family. To me that is contentment. Making my house a home is what I do best! I thank God for making me this way and for putting that desire in my heart. I couldn't imagine life any other way. |
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Before I start doing my daily household duties and the sorts I will write about what is on my heart. This has been a difficult week concerning parenting and training and just letting your children grow. First of all I want to say that I truely believe that I have the best children in the world. I am so proud of the people that they are and I would not change one single thing about them. Nevertheless; children or should I say teen-agers, will make bad choices now and then. I know I sure did and and am so thank-ful for the hand of God in my life to forgive and guide me back to where I am now. But the point that I want to get across here is the responsability of mothers to their children. When you chose to have a child or God has given you a child,you must realize that your every breath and action must be to nurture that soul and teach that child to one day be able to live eternally with God.Other than your relationship with God and your husband,nothing should come before your children. Not a girls night out, a hobby ,a meeting...Now I'm not saying that you should never do these things or that these things are wrong. What I am saying is that you must use every opportunity that you have to teach your children. Do not grow weary, this is the most rewarding job in the whole world. You should long to be in company with your children at all times,(they won't always want to be with you, but thats o.k.) I can't tell you how fast the time will go. It will literally be in the blink of an eye. You only have 18(give or take)years to tell them all you know. Please use every opportunity. Long for them when they are away from you, tell them they are your world, talk with them, answer the same question 100 times, keep all the dandelions they bring you on the window ledge over your sink. Hug and kiss them 50 times a day even in front of their friends.Let them see you cry. Do special things for them one at a time. Most of all pray for wisdom. Most of us can say that we have regrets when we look back. But now that we know what the true joy in life is we don't have to have these any longer. Make the most of every day.I will never understand what a mid life crisis is. Now that I am approaching 39 I finally have it all figured out. I have learned that just being with those I love is enough. Teach them Gods word, love them and pray,pray, pray! Never forget how lucky you are to be a mother! Luke 2:19 But Mary tresured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. |
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I have a topic that I would like to get some feedback about. My husband and I were talking tonight about the passage in I Corinthians where it talks about the woman covering her head during worship and prayer. I don't cover my head nor does anyone in my home church. But I have been to churches where their are a couple of women that do cover their heads.It plainly states that a woman shows submission to Christ and to man when she has a head covering on.I just wanted to get some feedback on what other church bodies do concerning this and what you think? I hope everyone has a great day and don't forget...Make Memories! Love, Tina |
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Brrrrr! We woke up to cold temps. this morning and very windy! Our spring weather has left us for a few days! For some reason I'm just not ready to let go of winter yet! My oldest, Chad is graduating in 2 months and this year has flown by faster than any other. I guess the reason that I want to hang on to everyday is because I have come to realize just how fast time really does go ! Especially when your firstborn is all grown up now.I do not want to rush anything....seasons, days ,week-ends, nights just hanging out, meals etc...I just want to enjoy the moment that I am in! I was reading a book while dh and I were at the beach and I ran across a motto that an older couple shared with us. This was their motto that had been on their refrigerator for 30 years. I thought it was a mighty good one and here it is: Now we should live when the pulse of life is strong. Life is a tender thing...fragile,fleeting. Don't wait for tomorrow. Be here now! Be here now! Be here now!
Be here now! I guess this is how you get when you realize that the time we have to teach our children is only here for an instant. I know that we never stop influencing but looking back we can only hope that they realize just how much you loved them and only tried to do the very best for them. We hope that they forgave our mistakes and when they remember their childhood they can only help but smile! And until they have children of their own they won't know just how many times that they were the real ones teaching us! I am a much better person because of my children! |