I love hard playin days. Kids sleep in and around here, sleeping in is 7:46... oh the joy of birds and just the fridge running.
I will start my 1st summer work out in 15 minutes. I promise.
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Food for Thought: Julie Beck and the role of women
While browsing the other day I ran across an article by Julie Beck. She talked about how the world tries so hard to make women esp. wives and mothers feel the need for more "Me" time. Not the me time we all should take during the day for personal fitness, scriptures and hobbies, but it seemed this Me time she was talking about was something more along the lines of ditching family duty, responsibility, and work to be me, more of the time.I will quote her, because when I try to explain what I read and how it affected me, I seem to get it wrong.
" A good woman must constantly resist alluring and deceptive messages from many sources telling her that she is entitled to more time away from her responsibilities and that she deserves a life of greater ease and independence. But with personal revelation, she can prioritize correctly and navigate this life confidently."
Women should be women and not babies that need petting and correction all the time. I know we like to be appreciated but if we do not get all the appreciation which we think is our due, what matters? We know the Lord has laid high responsibility upon us, and there is not a wish or desire that the Lord has implanted in our hearts in righteousness but will be realized, and the greatest good we can do to ourselves and each other is to refine and cultivate ourselves in everything that is good and ennobling to qualify us for those responsibilities.”
I have been getting this feeling lately and I am glad to have someone on my side reminding me of who I am and that personal revelation is the key. And that means that each of us will have a different "to do" list even if we have a similar situation.
I am so grateful for inspired women with inspired words. How do so many other people live without inspired words?
" A good woman must constantly resist alluring and deceptive messages from many sources telling her that she is entitled to more time away from her responsibilities and that she deserves a life of greater ease and independence. But with personal revelation, she can prioritize correctly and navigate this life confidently."
Women should be women and not babies that need petting and correction all the time. I know we like to be appreciated but if we do not get all the appreciation which we think is our due, what matters? We know the Lord has laid high responsibility upon us, and there is not a wish or desire that the Lord has implanted in our hearts in righteousness but will be realized, and the greatest good we can do to ourselves and each other is to refine and cultivate ourselves in everything that is good and ennobling to qualify us for those responsibilities.”
I have been getting this feeling lately and I am glad to have someone on my side reminding me of who I am and that personal revelation is the key. And that means that each of us will have a different "to do" list even if we have a similar situation.
I am so grateful for inspired women with inspired words. How do so many other people live without inspired words?
Monday, May 16, 2011
A cricket's life
Today I envied a cricket's life.
His name wasn't Jiminy..
The first time I saw him by the wall, I was tempted to crush him. I hate, hate the irritating chirp they make. I have been known to cricket hunt at 3 am. Yet, I guess I just didn't have the energy to squash him today. So after drinking 52 oz of water, and seem him two times in the teachers' bathroom and decieded that at this point in time, life would be so much more simple as a little, black cricket in the ladies room. I was jealous of his little life. A black, little run-of-the-mill variety kind-he was not special or anything, but he was at peace- obvlious of my hate or desire to squish him.
I teach school and it is 9 days until the end and I have an endless stream of freshmen in panic mode.
His name wasn't Jiminy..
The first time I saw him by the wall, I was tempted to crush him. I hate, hate the irritating chirp they make. I have been known to cricket hunt at 3 am. Yet, I guess I just didn't have the energy to squash him today. So after drinking 52 oz of water, and seem him two times in the teachers' bathroom and decieded that at this point in time, life would be so much more simple as a little, black cricket in the ladies room. I was jealous of his little life. A black, little run-of-the-mill variety kind-he was not special or anything, but he was at peace- obvlious of my hate or desire to squish him.
I teach school and it is 9 days until the end and I have an endless stream of freshmen in panic mode.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Easter and Water
I am a home body and love to spend time at home. Yet, this Easter I could not figure a way out of going to Mesa for Easter. I tried "the feeling sorry for hubs at work", and the "candy doesn't ride well" and "I am a homebody". Nope.
So we went. It was ok for me and I am sure great for my kids. Contracted a UTI (yahoo :( , but thank goodness for a PA bro-in-law). Saw the Easter pageant for the first time. Went to church, ate too much and gained 5 lbs, literally.
So, glad to be home. My Easter gift was city water while we were gone. Was hooked up on Monday. Hello endless supply of worry free water.
So we went. It was ok for me and I am sure great for my kids. Contracted a UTI (yahoo :( , but thank goodness for a PA bro-in-law). Saw the Easter pageant for the first time. Went to church, ate too much and gained 5 lbs, literally.
So, glad to be home. My Easter gift was city water while we were gone. Was hooked up on Monday. Hello endless supply of worry free water.
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