Growing up with my kids...
Oh my, once again it's been way too long since I last blogged! Oh well... let me catch myself up again. Well, the weight-loss-thingy is going great for Ed, but nicht so gut for me--he has lost ten pounds so far (yes, I've actually watched him get on the scale) while my weight has bounced up and down. One morning I'll be so excited that I lost 2 pounds, then the next morning after a day of exercise and watching what I eat I get back on the scale to see I somehow gained back those 2 pounds and 1 or 2 more! I don't understand it at all. I know it takes a while sometimes, but it's so discouraging when my husband seems to have instant results and I have nothing to show for the hours slaving away on the ab-lounge (a wonderful invention nonetheless!) and exercise bike. At least I feel better about myself though, and I guess that's important too.
School has started back up again, and I'm taking a few evening classes this time--not my choice really, but I'm to the point now where I don't have many classes left to take, so I have to take them whenever they're offered. While I love being at a small campus like this most of the time, that's one of the disadvantages, at least for me, that most of the students here work during the day so a lot of classes are offered in the evenings to accomodate them. It's not very accomodating to me, because it means less time to spend with TJ and Karry, but I think they understand, and at least I'm off Wednesday nights so we can go to church. I try to make the most of the time we do spend together, reading and talking more instead of just vegging out in front of the TV. TJ got this devotional book for preteen girls for Christmas from Tom & Lynda and we've been reading that together, along with the Ramona book she got from one of her teachers (I just loved Ramona when I was little!) and Karry and I are reading a Junie B. book. Her reading has improved so much this year, I'm really happy about it and proud of her. She's worked so hard.
I think I finally understand why it's better to wait until you're older (and married) to have kids. Now that I'm older and more mature I am so much more interested in my kids and what's going on in their lives. It's not that I didn't care about them before, but I think I had so much drama going on in my own life--dating and learning who I was and whatnot--that I didn't really focus on my daughters like I should have. It makes me sad sometimes because I can never get those "lost" years back (not that I was a terrible mother--I don't think I was!) but it's also really neat in a way seeing how I have grown--how God has helped me grow. And it's cool to look back on my life and see how He was working on me even when I didn't know Him. I know He's working on me still too, helping me become a better wife and mother, daughter and sister, and friend and servant.
School has started back up again, and I'm taking a few evening classes this time--not my choice really, but I'm to the point now where I don't have many classes left to take, so I have to take them whenever they're offered. While I love being at a small campus like this most of the time, that's one of the disadvantages, at least for me, that most of the students here work during the day so a lot of classes are offered in the evenings to accomodate them. It's not very accomodating to me, because it means less time to spend with TJ and Karry, but I think they understand, and at least I'm off Wednesday nights so we can go to church. I try to make the most of the time we do spend together, reading and talking more instead of just vegging out in front of the TV. TJ got this devotional book for preteen girls for Christmas from Tom & Lynda and we've been reading that together, along with the Ramona book she got from one of her teachers (I just loved Ramona when I was little!) and Karry and I are reading a Junie B. book. Her reading has improved so much this year, I'm really happy about it and proud of her. She's worked so hard.
I think I finally understand why it's better to wait until you're older (and married) to have kids. Now that I'm older and more mature I am so much more interested in my kids and what's going on in their lives. It's not that I didn't care about them before, but I think I had so much drama going on in my own life--dating and learning who I was and whatnot--that I didn't really focus on my daughters like I should have. It makes me sad sometimes because I can never get those "lost" years back (not that I was a terrible mother--I don't think I was!) but it's also really neat in a way seeing how I have grown--how God has helped me grow. And it's cool to look back on my life and see how He was working on me even when I didn't know Him. I know He's working on me still too, helping me become a better wife and mother, daughter and sister, and friend and servant.
posted by Amy @ 4:07 PM
1 Comments:
At 4:58 PM,
Terri said…
Welcome back, Amy! I am so proud of you for spending "QUALITY" time with your children and nothing is more beneficial for them educationally than to have reading modelled for them as something fun, enjoyable and valued! Always remember that your children will never remember those times you weren't quite "there for them" or failed to be the parent you wished to be as long as you give them quality times to remember. They will often reflect on the great times when you WERE "there for them" and did fun things with them like reading books, etc.
God bless you as you continue your studies and model for your children the importance of education and how much you value it! You are awesome!! I believe in you!
Love,
Terri
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