Kaboom!

Kaboom is a non-profit organization working on finding play spaces in walking distances for every child. Imagine if your child had no safe, fun place to play. They are trying to add playgrounds and parks to their site. They would like to add 1000,000 playgrounds in 100 days.

I remember playing at the playground at my elementary school. I had fun playing hopscotch, playing on the jungle gym, etc. Do you have a favorite park you visit with your child?

Stop by http://playspacefinder.kaboom.org/teams/2761-momcentral . Mom Central is a great website for mothering and household information. Check them out at www.momcentral.com.

Easter blessings

I went back home for Easter and visited my dad, sister, and stepmother. My dad is getting ready to retire and move into a much smaller home. They are trying to downsize as much as they can. They had a basement full of stuff that did not sell at the garage sale. I had great fun looking through the things they collected through the years. I even found some treasures to call my own. I think it's great fun turning someone else's cast offs into something new and useful or beautiful. My husband was quite thrilled that I came home with a van full of "new" stuff! My dad also gave me some old photos to go through and keep. Some of them were of me and my sister as children, my grandma as a little girl, my great grandparents, etc. I enjoyed sharing our heritage with my kids. Our last morning there my dad made them a breakfast called "Fit For A King" The kids had fun trying to guess what it was. My dad said his mom use to make it for him. it was a cinnamon dish constructed like a log cabin.

My ten year old son got to spend lots of quality one on one time with his grandpa playing basketball, throwing the football around, and reading stories that he had written. My daughter spent time with him too and also took great delight in playing with their cat. She said that she liked the fact that he had "attitude"! I had a surprise when I got home. My husband had stayed home for part of the weekend and painted the living room. I had picked out the paint awhile ago but we never got around to painting. It's a beautiful golden color. I love it! I'm so glad i got to relax with my family. It was just what I needed!

Waiting for Summer

It was my intentions to keep this blog updated even though I had a job. I wanted to reach out to the hurting and in the process feel the arms of God around me. But between the kids, lesson plans, keeping house, taking care of a sick dog, and trying to be a good wife my blog got put on hold. I hope to keep up with it during my break.

Summer is coming! I have the summer off along with my kids. I'm looking forward to lazier days, more naps, baking with my daughter, watching my son play football. Of course I have great hopes and dreams for those three months. I will have to see where God takes me though. Being a mom with a chronic illness, my body doesn't always cooperate with what I want to do. I am still learning to go by His agenda and not mine. It will be a life long process I'm sure. But the moments that God chooses to give me with my children this summer ,I will savor.

I have to admit when I got my job as a preschool teacher I was nervous. Even though it was only twenty hours a week I wondered if I would be able to deliver. What if I got sick and my boss didn't understand? What if my housework got way behind? What if I let down my husband with contributing to our finances? It had been a while since I had a regular job. I was always able to set my own hours with my tutoring. But God met me in my insecurities. I had a job open up in a church preschool that was only open in the mornings. I work well with the preschool aid. I also adore the kids! Three, four and five year olds are so much fun. My job has given me a purpose and something to get excited about. It has definitely been much more of a blessing than I ever imagined. My health was better than I expected. I still was worn out after I got home and have to take a daily nap. It's a small price to pay though! Thank you God!! I hope you all have good plans for the summer. Let me know how you are doing.