STARTING PRESCHOOL

So the boys started preschool this week.  The boys love it and ask everyday if it is school day.  They go on Tuesdays and Thursdays for two hours.  They go to St. Peter's Lutheran Preschool and it really is a great program.   It is good for them to be learning so much and since they are twins it is good for them to be around other children to get other perspectives and good peer pressure.  Already they try more foods then they ever do at home.

For me it is a bitter sweet first.  I love that they learning and even growing up.  But, as silly as it sounds it is strange not having them around for those two hours.  It is also a reminder of how steadily they will spend more and more time at school and our time during the days will be no more.  Being a mom is my dream job and preschool reminds me how it is a temporary job for me.  It is funny how 5 years can seem long, but once you are getting close it feels very short.  Lets just say when full time school comes I probably will be a mess!  I am glad it is not over and I will savor this last year we have together.

MY BIRTHDAY

No today isn't my real birthday, but it may be a more important birthday. Today is my 10th birthday since I was born again. I can hardly believe it has been 10 years. I feels like yesterday. I still remember it.
It was a Sunday. Two weeks prior I heard a sermon at a college christian group that rocked my world. After hearing it all my objections to believing in Jesus melted away. I spent the next two weeks trying to figure out what was next and mourning the fact that Jesus died for me. I didn't feel worthy and I felt badly that he had to die and that I had not accepted it all my life. I was 19. My MorFar, that is grandfather in swedish, had passed earlier that month. Before that my grandmother and a close person had died, not to mention a sort of death in my grandfather who was suffering from Alzheimer's. I wasn't really at a bottom in my life, more than anything I just wanted to know the truth.
10 years ago today I knew I had found the truth and went to church with my friends who all had a hand in leading me to Christ. I knew what I was going to do. I just wanted to do it at church and then to be at church as a christian. There was no alter call that day, but having my friends speak to me about it enough I knew just what to do. As we walked home together I announced that I accepted Christ. I know the angels have a party in heaven with each new believer but my friends celebrated just as much I would guess. What a good day that was. The best day of my life.
Ever since I have never looked back, never doubted, I just know the truth. And Jesus has never let me down. He won't let me down. He provides all I need whether body, soul or spirit. So although it is my birthday it is just another reminder at how the glory all goes to God.

Dance moves

So the boys were showing off some of their dance moves yesterday.  Pretty funny.  

I USED TO BE A BIG DEAL

When David first met me he Googled me to see what popped up.  To his surprise things did pop up.  I used to be a reporter and photographer.  I started in high school on the newspaper and got a job at the big state paper The Arizona Republic.  After that I worked on the college newspaper and worked my way up to editor in chief.  Then after my success in school I was able to get hired at South Eugene High School.  Since I lived in Arizona it took me a while to figure out what a big deal it was.  There are teachers who work years in hopes of getting hired there.  My students went to Harvard, MIT, and Stanford and the publications I advised were award winning.

Looking back at all my so called big days I can say I honestly don't miss them.  I do miss the the people I worked with and the students I taught.  But, I don't miss that world.  Now I have no career aspirations.  If I was talking to myself in my college years, the college me would yell at me and say "WHAT!"  But, my priorities now are  God, my husband and my kids.  It is funny I spent so much of my younger years working, working for something and now I realize it really isn't all that great.  Don't get me wrong, career aspirations are great, but you have to know yourself well to pick the right thing for you and you can't let it rule your life.

What about you?  Anything you see differently than when you were younger?

DAVID THE LOVE OF MY LIFE

Sometimes I have those moments of thinking of life without my amazing husband David.  Every passing thought makes me realize how perfect he is for me and how intertwined we are.  First of all I would be an uptight bore without him.  He is the fun in my life.  He is the silly in my life.  Some of you know the silly he has in him, but I get to see him at his full 100% silly.  If laughter is good medicine and helps you live longer I will be overloaded.  He is very observant.  That may not sound sexy, or romantic, but I am always amazed by how well he knows me and what I want.  If I ever don't feel right, he knows.  He is sexy.  If you have seen his biceps you have got a glimpse, but I get to see it all.  Yeah, baby!  He is so passionate about Jesus.  He really loves the Word.  I am so glad we get to share our faith.  I always have this vision of him holding onto Jesus with white knuckles.  Lastly, he is my best friend.  We do everything together.  We go grocery shopping together.  We brush our teeth together.  Go to sleep at the same time every night.  We both sleep terrible and aren't happy when we are apart even if only for a day.  I am so thankful for him!

In what ways are you thankful for your husband?  If you are single in what ways are you thankful for Christ?

WHAT I SHOULD SAY

I have been meaning to write a post about this, but got sick and therefore distracted.  Anyway, last Sunday the sermon topic was about our words.  Always, always these sermons get me because I talk too much in general and also say things I wish I didn't say.  This time the sermon focused more on what we should say instead on what we shouldn't.  I like that.  If you are thinking about how you can bless someone with your words then you will have less opportunity to say things that are hurtful and damaging.  

This made me think about how much I need to say to my husband.  I have made a very concerted effort to reduce my negative comments, but that isn't enough.  I really have things I need to say and that he would be blessed to hear.  And the same with my kids.  No, no, no...don't do that and so on it goes.  I need to say what they do right, what I love about them, how they bless me....  

It is a very good challenge and one I need to work on greatly.  So what should you say to someone today?