Bicycle Accident - Blog Hiatus

I was in a bicycle accident on March 9th, and I'm preparing for my second surgery. I'm not sure how much I'll be able to blog until I heal from the second, and hopefully last surgery.

I'm thinking of starting over on the 101 Things to Do in 1001 days. Anyone have any suggestions on what I should put on the list?

G's Survey about Mom

Ask your kid the questions and write them down exactly how they respond.

1. What is something mom always says to you?
Be quiet. Don't ask me any questions.

2. What makes mom happy?
A hug.

3. What makes mom sad?
Not listening

4. How does your mom make you laugh?
I don't know, but you have a funny face.

5. What was your mom like as a child?
I don't know.

6. How old is your mom?
36

7. How tall is your mom?
I have no idea.

8. What is her favorite thing to do?
Knit

9. What does your mom do when you’re not around?
Take care of C

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
A knitter

11. What is your mom really good at?
knitting

12. What is your mom not very good at?
I don't know.

13. What does your mom do for her job?
Take care of us.

14. What is your mom’s favorite food?
I have no idea.

15. What makes you proud of your mom?
When she makes things for me.

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
a queen

17. What do you and your mom do together?
cuddle

18. How are you and your mom the same?
Our hair; we're beautiful.

19. How are you and your mom different?
I don't know.

20. How do you know your mom loves you?
Makes things for me, and is loving to me.

22. Where is your mom’s favorite place to go?
the beach

G seemed to really find this difficult. ah well ...

C's Survey about Mom

Ask your kid the questions and write them down exactly how they respond.

1. What is something mom always says to you?
Put your shoes and socks on and your coat on.

2. What makes mom happy?
When I do stuff that she says I have to do.

3. What makes mom sad?
Doing stuff that she says I can't do.

4. How does your mom make you laugh?
Juggling balls

5. What was your mom like as a child?
You liked to play.

6. How old is your mom?
I don't know.

7. How tall is your mom?
Kinda big.

8. What is her favorite thing to do?
Play.

9. What does your mom do when you’re not around?
Go somewhere.

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
You'll do a show.

11. What is your mom really good at?
Playing catch.

12. What is your mom not very good at?
I don't know ... tackling

13. What does your mom do for her job?
Take care of me and G.

14. What is your mom’s favorite food?
Toast

15. What makes you proud of your mom?
When you play catch with me.

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
The Loony Tunes Bird that says "I did, I did see a pooty cat."

17. What do you and your mom do together?
Make crafts & take naps.

18. How are you and your mom the same?
We have bodies, hands, and faces.

19. How are you and your mom different?
You have long hair and I have short.

20. How do you know your mom loves you?
Because you play with me.

22. Where is your mom’s favorite place to go?
Shopping

For those of you who know me, does this really sound like me or is C in his own world?

Prayer is about Trust

I just had this epiphany that prayer is about trust. I may be coming to this a little slow since I've been a Christian for almost 25 years. At various times in my life, I've really struggled with prayer because well God knows everything so what purpose does it serve for me to tell him what He already knows. I've also gone through times when prayer just seemed like me taking my to do list to Him. It is easier for me to thank him because I think that I have a pretty great life.

Anyway, I went to Bible Study Fellowship this morning yesterday, and the topic was Numbers 11 & 12. The whole theme of Numbers 11 is about complaining. The Israelites complained and God got angry, but then Moses seems to complain and God helped Him. What's with that? The difference is that the Israelites were complaining about God's provision. They were rejecting his feeding of them in the middle of the desert. Moses was overwhelmed with governing over at least 2 million people and he complained to God, and then trusted God to take care of it. This is where I got my epiphany. God wants us to come to Him for help, and those cries or prayers get answered (although we may still not like the answer) when we trust God with the solution. The key is trusting or having faith that God is good, Holy, and Just, that He cares about us.

I agree that it is hard to trust a God in a world that is full of hate and destruction. That makes faith all the harder, but I just don't believe that God is behind all of the hate and destruction, we can do those things by ourselves. That's a discussion for another time.

So I guess it is time that I start praying like I mean it, really giving over my frustrations to God. If you read Numbers 11:11, you will see that Moses really took all of his frustrations over to God. The rest of the chapter shows God's response. I hope this gives you the encouragement that it gave me.

God bless!

G's Deep Thought for the Day

Yesterday, G asked me as we were driving home after school: If God wants us to praise him, then how come he just doesn't make everyone praise him?

I just love it when my kids ask questions that show that they are really thinking. No matter how I answer her questions, I'm glad that she is trying to figure things out.