Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Kiss That Boy!


OK, here is one to make a work-at-home mama's eyes tear up. I was griping about the overwhelming workload of being a business owner / stay-at-home-mom / home-school teacher this evening. In the background of my gripe session, my husband was cleaning up glass and tomato sauce that crashed to the floor and exploded as one of my kids walked by. (This is why I refer to him as my best friend.) Dinner had not been served and it was 7 pm. Folded laundry was still on my bedroom floor and had not been put away yet. It had been there for days (OK maybe weeks).


As I sat organizing all my business files and tending to paperwork I moaned "the secretary part of this business is overwhelming (I am my secretary). The business owner part is incredibly huge (again, that would be me). The home-school teacher/mom part is ridiculously daunting (yep, me too). The stay-at-home mom do the laundry and dishes part just doesn't get accomplished!"


With a voice of encouragement, my deliciously sweet son said "yea, but in the mom part - you rock!" He's getting something big for his birthday.


...children are a gift from the Lord...Psalm 127:3
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Wednesday, April 8, 2009

The Key To a Happy Marriage





My little Morijah sprang one up on me today. I was reading her a storybook of King Nebuchadnezzar. I told her how, in order to save the two countries from potential war, the King of Persia gave his daughter to be married to King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon.

The story goes to tell that the princess did not want to leave her own country to marry a stranger but she reluctantly agreed in order to save her whole country. To bring it to a kids level, the book read that when King Nebuchadnezzar laid eyes on her, he loved her and gave her beautiful rooms and silks and pet monkeys to play with.

When Morijah heard this part she squealed "Pet monkeys! I would marry him if he gave me pet monkeys!" So I guess that’s the key to a happy marriage from a 7 year old. Pet monkeys. This is helpful stuff.


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