Wednesday's Wish...

Hello Friends!

Today, I wanted to touch on Motherhood

and

how to let your children know in their heads and their hearts that 

they are loved.

I wrote about my son Luke, in the past.

Our relationship has become so much better and stronger

as I take intentional steps to understand him.

It hasn't been easy, and he has challenged me to become someone better than I was before.

In the past he has questioned me, pushed me away, ignored me and has disrespected me.

I didn't know that this was all a test.

He has stretched me to delve deep inside my heart to draw out the 

deepest and widest love 

that I didn't even know I had,  

so that I could show him- wholeheartedly, 

that I love him.

I love him regardless of his grades.

I love him even when he disobeys me.

I love him regardless of what he does,

and

how he acts.

He needs to know that he is important

every. single. day.

Because you know what?

He is.

We had another date night last month.

I found these pics and remembered what he told my husband the next day.

He said, "Dad, I had the best time with Mom last night".

I know he felt loved.

How do I know?

He told me!

:-)

By the way, this will work on any of your children

and/or your spouse!

We didn't plan this, but I know God did.

We ate what he wanted.

Now, I've stopped eating my MOST favorite thing in the whole world-

Hot Tamales,

but my girlfriend dropped off a box when she came to pick up her son from a little 

playdate, and I was saving them for an "emergency".

This wasn't an emergency,however, it did call for doing whatever I could to provide some sugar, er....candy for him.

He gladly accepted.

 We also watched whatever HE wanted to on T.V.  

I rarely watch any T.V. anymore, mostly because I don't want to waste my time,
but I was determined to do what HE wanted and he wanted to watch ......
"The Annoying Orange".

 I know what you're thinking, 

"Mother of the Year".

NOT the most entertaining, 

educational 

or 

inspiring show I've ever seen...

but I watched.

 Oh, that was the apple, and below is the orange, 

in case you forgot the names of fruit.

Nice lips, huh.

They talk and it's actually soooo silly that I had to laugh with him.

Oh, what we will do for our children...

The next show was "The World Largest Waterparks".

Here is a girl riding down a large slide-the longest in the nation...

riveting, I know!

Well, the night was a HUGE success and we both enjoyed the quality time.

My son is completely opposite from my daughter-

she bonds through conversation, shopping, and her basically telling me about school, church, life.

Luke's Love Language is quality time- 

time spent doing what he wants to do.
The key word is "he".

In what ways have you had to stretch yourself as a mom to show your child/ren

that they are loved?

Have a terrific Wednesday!!

Homey or Homie?

You can take the girl out of the "hood" but you can never take the "hood" out of the girl.

Hello Friends!
Happy Friday!

I subscribe to a number of blogs and one of them is a teaching blog.

Here is what I read :

MAKE IT HOMEY WITH FLOWERS {Whatever Wednesday}

I saw it and it didn't make sense to me, as my mind read it, "Make it HOMIE with Flowers".

The post is below...

I do not have a green thumb.

In fact, I don't "do nature" as a general rule.

But, I love the splash of color and touch of home that plants and flowers provide. This is a great time of year to add them to your classroom because its "mums season" and they are cheap, colorful and hardy.

I had a good little laugh at myself.

When I read "Homey", I thought it really said, 

"HOMIE",

which in Montebello (where I grew up)

it meant "friend",

"confidant",

"sidekick",

or

"buddy".

My "filter" sometimes gets in the way of how I see things.

I grew up in what I lovingly call, "The Hood".

It wasn't a bad neighborhood at all, and

I did learn a lot about the Mexican culture,

and even had a pinata for a few of my birthdays.
I loved my childhood.


Where does YOUR filter get in the way?

How does your filter affect the way you see things?

For example,
many of us look at God in similar ways we saw our own father.

My dad was a big man,
SUPER loving,
SUPER supportive,
SUPER forgiving,
but when you got him mad,
he was
SUPER ANGRY!

When I was little, if I disobeyed Dad, I would be spanked.
He was firm, yet loving.

We had alot of respect for my dad and really,
what I think he wanted most was
love,
respect
and
a relationship with him.

God wants that from us, too.
Love, honor and most of all
a relationship.

Luckily, my filter had one image of "my father" that positively affected my relationship with my
Heavenly Father.

Don't let your filter get in the way of your relationship with our
creator, God.

No matter what kind of relationship you had with your father,
Jesus Christ
loves you and more than you'll ever know!

New Living Translation (©2007) And may you have the power to understand, as all God's people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is.   Ephesians 3:18

How does your FILTER affect the way you see God?
Positively, negatively?


Have a wonderful weekend!

You're Beautiful....

Hey there!

Know what?

YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!

I just got off of the phone with a friend going through some really rough stuff in her life.

She goes to church, believes in God and is really down.

She's down on herself, down on her relationship, and she confessed that she is down on God.

Let's face it.

Sometimes, life can really stink! I mean really stink! 

She doesn't need to hear that God is working in her life right now 

and 

that's He will bring something good out of all this. 

She doesn't need someone to tell her everything is going to be alright, or someone to fix anything, 

she just needed to vent some frustration. 

YES, there is and will be a lot of frustration in this life, because it is NOT where we belong and people make mistakes, are selfish and are well, people.

(I know, I add to all this, too)  

The Devil loves to use people to drive us away from God....

but I want her to be driven closer to the Lord.  

So, she's really is a tough spot relationally and financially.

Most of all, she's feeling defeated and beaten down.

Raise your hand if you've ever felt like that? 

(mine is raised- actually both hands and both feet, nice visual, I know)

Sometimes we need reminders-  here are a few of my favorites...

First.....I know this stinks, but "This is a test...."

I am a teacher and even I hate tests....

He will heal this wound, it's a promise,

 Oh, and by the way, He has healed ALL of mine, 
and I had A LOT!

Simply said,

and

ALWAYS...

YOU are meant to be..

your kids wouldn't be YOUR kids,

my kids wouldn't be my kids,

YOU are here for a reason.

Oh, and listen to the words of this song, 

as if Jesus were singing them to YOU.

P.S.

Dear Lord,

Bless my friend "V" and ALL the friends out there that are struggling with feeling loved, lovable, valued and valuable.  I pray that your love and peace would surround each reader right now with an unmistakable feeling that YOU are with each one of them. I pray that no matter how they "feel" about their situation, they would "KNOW" beyond a shadow of a doubt that YOU are with them, that YOU will never leave or forsake them, and that they would come out of this struggle stronger, and more faithful in YOU.

I love you and I'm so grateful that I can lay all my requests before you knowing that you care about each person and what they are going through. 

Thank you, Father- In Jesus' name I pray these things- Amen.