a car in the face

Max has been a wild one the past two days. This morning, he threw one of his Hot Wheels cars across the room and hit me in the eye with it. This sort of needless injury would undeniably create anger in almost any person. But what most bothered me about the situation is that I had just instructed him not to throw his toys. His response, being the little sinner he is, was to defy his direct instructions. This got me thinking of the conversation I had with my husband only a couple weeks ago concerning matters of the heart in regards to our children.

 

We spoke of how our children commit all different types of wrongdoings: being too rowdy and waking a sleeping person, breaking something after being asked to settle down, speaking in a harsh or unloving tone, or pushing one another. Some wrongdoing are merely that: a wrongdoing. Perhaps not considered a sin by God, but more an annoyance to the parent (such as a broken dish). Other times, these boys commit all-out, deliberate, contemplated sins. These sins come from a heart issue and they require true, loving, CALM discipline.

 

This car-chunking incident undeniably stemmed from a heart issue. A desire within this little boy to rebel, to do exactly what I told him not to do, and to do it (quite literally) in my face. What was my response? By some miracle (and only by God's great grace) was I able to calmly escort him to his room for timeout until I was able to sit down with him and discuss his sin. I took the car and promised that if he shows in the coming days that he has learned not to throw things and has learned to obey the commands he receives from me, then he will receive it back. However, I feel that this little car will be dust-laden and squeaky before it is moved from its current hiding place.

 

In the meantime, how cute is he learning his first letter?

 

looking back at 2012

 This year has not been easy for our family. It has been long, stressful, and at times I may have even uttered inaudibly to myself that circumstances were more than I could bear. But the Lord has brought us out of that year and into a new one - a change that I gratefully accept. But looking back, I see how the Lord has provided for us in every facet of our lives. We never were left wanting, and never felt as though we were outside His reach, and for that I am thankful.

 

Here are my favorite snapshots of my precious boys for the year 2012. This is the hard part about moving on to a new year - knowing these boys will never be this small again. However, I know there are many more wonderful memories to be made in 2013. :)

 

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a new year, a new look

Since today is the first day of 2013, I decided to give my blog a facelift! I also really want to try to post more this year and keep this blog up to date! My husband bought me this lovely Canon Rebel T3i as a birthday present, so I'm thinking that will help motivate me. :)

May Happenings

  This month has been a little trying for our little family. The boys have had a sickness for a week that they just can't beat; and today, Daniel and I have come down with it. Hopefully, it will be short-lived and we will all be well by Cayden's first birthday party at the park on Saturday! I am so excited to celebrate this little one's life and so grateful to the Lord that he has given us such a wonderful first year with this little guy! I'll post a bunch of pictures of his first year very soon. In the meantime, here are some snapshots from my iPhone...

Max loves to carry my old Barbie car everywhere. He is obsessed with cars and since this is the biggest car he can get his hands on, it is by far the coolest.

 I am making some cupcake toppers for Cayden's birthday!

Cayden's new "squat". He's pretty impressed with himself.

My sick babies eating cheerios together on the couch.

My boys think they are pretty funny. I'm so glad they like to entertain each other so much!

Spring!

I can't believe spring is almost here! It has been warmer the last two weeks and much more rainy. The Bradford Pear in the front yard has already blossomed and produced those bright yellow-green leaves that I love so much.

Because it is so pleasant outside, the boys and I have been playing outside nearly every day. Cayden loves it, but Max is quite terrified of the neighbor's dog and the bees...as well as any other moving bits of leaves or grass. The child is scared of his own shadow. I think he inherited that from me. Oh well, we're working on that.

Another thing I've started doing is keeping fresh flowers in the house all the time. It makes such a big difference in how my home feels, and I love bringing a little bit of outside in. I keep them in several rooms of the house. The bouquet of daisies I bought have lasted nearly two weeks and are still looking as perfect as the day I bought them!

Happy Valentines Day!

Life...According to My Camera Roll

So I realize it's been a little bit since my last post. Hence the photo dump below. This month, Daniel took me to Dallas to shop for my birthday. I got lots of stuff! He even bought me some new bathroom stuff which I LOVE! So cute. This month has been a really long one for some reason. However, Max has been really talking a lot and we are loving it! Cayden is about to crawl an is also cutting his first tooth. *sniff sniff