I Choose to...

I choose to not be a psycho spender this Christmas season.
I choose to be joyful while shopping during this Christmas season. It's crazy out there!
I choose to eat less pie / chocolate / random desserts / candy this Christmas season. It's sooo hard..it's all sooo good.
I choose to sing more Christmas carols this Christmas season. If only I could sing!
I choose to not have any scrooge moments this Christmas season. You know what I'm talking about...
I choose to be jolly like you know who this Christmas season. (Santa...he's jolly)
I choose to invite more people to church this Christmas season. Trailhead Church to be exact
I choose to use the mistletoe more with my husband this Christmas season. lol
I choose to not say mean things to bad drivers this Christmas season.
I choose to talk more about Jesus this Christmas season. He is the reason, ya know!
I choose to walk in love at all costs this Christmas season.
I choose to remember to say Thank You this Christmas season!
I choose to be a blessing this Christmas Season.

I choose to remember what this season is all about...His name is Jesus!

Kids will be kids

Caed: three years old, blond curly hair, very adorable, super smart and tons of personality.

Caed is my firstborn. Isn't it amazing the people that come up to you and tell you how easy your first child will be? "Oh, your first will be your best!" Oh really?

I tell those people that my first is actually my wild one. He is the one filled with massive amounts of personality. Or as his first Sunday school teacher said, "Caed is my lil rascal." I said back to her, "thank you for putting that in such a nice way."

I always told myself that I would never be one of those parents that spoke bad words over their child. Words such as rotten, spoiled, bad apple, stinker, wild, crazy, nuts, the list could go on and on. Most of those words I do not use but, I found myself using a few of them to describe my wonderful lil boy.

Sure, Caed has bit his fair share of arms or fingers, and yes he did go through a screaming phase for about two years. He did punch me in the face one time at Kmart and made me cry. That was not a good moment in both our lives.

But, Caed is also great at saying the famous line,"I'm Sorry." He is the first to start up a rockin cool party. He loves to praise God and learn about Jesus! He will hug you and kiss you on your lips in a second! Caed will help clean up and even put dishes in the dishwasher.(something his Dad is still learning to do) He loves to make new friends and is the best at inviting people to church! He is an amazing little boy.

So, God dealt with me on my confessions over Caedmon. I need to focus on the positives and speak only good things over my precious lil boy. When negatives happen I choose to be consistent with our act of discipline and then reinforce with Godly instruction.

And, it works. God will always give us a plan when we ask for one. Caedmon's has been so much more obedient over the last three months. It has been amazing the change in his sweet lil life. I really did get a great baby for my first. It has just taken a good bit of love, prayer, devotion and SWEAT to get there!

I just love being a mom!

O how He loves me

Do you ever get a song stuck in your head? Of course you do. We all get songs stuck in our brains for hours upon end just hoping to get rid of them with a better song. How many commercial jingles have we all sung out loud in a grocery store line or in a public place with out realizing what we were even singing! I used to sing the Oscar Mayer Wiener song ALL OF THE TIME. I am sure it was annoying.

It's amazing how music can be so influential in our thought life and how it plays on our emotions. I remember in high school I had gone through a breakup and what was the first thing that I did? I listened to the saddest breakup song I could find to help heal my pain. Isn't that so funny? We go to an even sadder form of help to try to make us feel better. It just doesn't make any sense, because instead of helping me feel better, it actually made me feel worse. It seems we find music to fit every occasion in our lives. I just love seeing the people that listen to hardcore music as they work out hoping it will push them through the pain. All I can say is Jock Jams baby...it'll get you pumped up! This is so besides the point.

What I am getting to is; I have a song stuck in head. "He loves me...Oh how He loves me." I It is a wonderful song. It's a song talking about How much Jesus Loves me. And for some reason this is the only part of the song that I can remember! I find myself singing it out loud throughout the day. This isn't just a shower song, it's an all day getting dressed, driving the car, going shopping song. It's a God song.

I have been praying for God to do somethings in my life, personally and spiritually. When I start singing this song, I find myself thinking about how much the Lord really does love me! I am so thankful to be at a place in my life where my world revolves around Jesus. I would probably still be singing the Oscar Mayer Wiener song or possibly Jock Jams (thank you Jesus that I am not) if it weren't for surrounding my world with music that glorifies God. So now, instead of being influenced by sad, sappy songs I am influenced with how much God loves me. And I need that right now in my life. Don't we all!