Thursday, July 28, 2011

MOB introduction

hi! i am a wife, a nurse, and a mom. and for the purpose of this hop, i am a mom of BOYS. 3 of them. they have all contributed greatly to my need for sleep aids as well as mood stabilizers (just kidding, but not really!) i also have one little girl. i find it keeps things interesting.

like trying to nail jell-o to a tree, interesting.

i am a C. i am a C-H. (sing it with me, now...)

i am a C-H-R-I-S-T-I-A-N...

i will spare you the rest, but i bet you have it in your head now!

i have been since my senior year in college, 1994. i am 36, about to turn 37 next week (yikes!!). i have been married to my husband for 11+ years (12 in November). we live in the southeast corner of colorado. although we are both from a variety of places.

i don’t like using my shift key when i type, hence the poor capitalization.

my boys. ahhh, my boys.

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the oldest is tictac, named so for his numerous vocal and physical tics. none so serious as to require medication, and we are really praying he outgrows them, but tics nonetheless. he is 8, a homeschooled child for the last 3 years. he loves all things detailed. he invents very elaborate tools and play structures and computers on paper. he HATES writing anything down on paper that has to do with school. with a passion. it is challenging to teach him and i have to try to get out of the box with him.

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next is bonobo. you know. like a monkey. climbs all over everything. the first of the boys to get stitches. (that was such a fun day *smirk*). he just turned 6 and is an all or nothing kind of kid. and it is usually all angry. although, he has these moments, where i can see God working in him. and it is so gracious of God to allow me the privilege of seeing it and be encouraged in it. he is also schooling at home, “officially” in his first year, although i don’t technically have to start him til next year.

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the third is a little girl, stinkerbell. although she isn’t a boy, she is just as much of a challenge (maybe more) than the boys. she turned four this month, and she has come into her whiney phase with gusto. more like a tornado. she and i often butt heads, she is very headstrong (nah, really? wonder where she got that from?) but also ridiculously adorable. makes it really hard to discipline her.

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and last is the moose. i am pretty sure God saved him for last because if we had had him first, i would have sworn off children forever! he is the one that is going to break a limb. he is the one that is going to try to fly off the play structure in the backyard. this kid, he cannot be left alone for a second! he has already had one header down a flight of stairs. that one still makes my heart pound. he is quite adorable and has an easy disposition. although i am afraid he will be as stubborn as the rest as he grows into his fearlessness.

so, there you have it. my kids. my life. i work outside the home while my husband gets his business off the ground. i am a Hospice nurse 2 nights a week and an ER nurse one night a week. very diametrically opposed, don’t ya think? i homeschool on the days i am off. my husband just got an office space, so he no longer is at home during the day, which is a blessing and a curse. now i have to take all kids on all the errands. i shudder thinking about it.

i love my husband and my kids, and even my job. my problem is balance. i love to see what other people are doing in their homeschooling, but i have that awful gene in me where i compare myself to everyone else and find myself lacking horribly.

i know i am a daughter of the KING. and that it is HIS opinion, only, that counts. i know i am a work in progress. i know HE will one day make me whole. and while i long for that day, the sinful human side of me want to hang out here and watch my children grow, get married, and live.

we desire to love God and show our children that love. so that they, too, might come to know Him. i have absolutely no idea how to do that. i hope we figure it out before they all turn 18 and leave the nest.

it is a battle. one i have to be willing to fight. i can no longer be lazy and hang out on the sidelines and depend on others to guide my children. it has to be through my husband and me. led by the Holy Spirit. and i have to quit thinking that i can do it alone.

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did you hang in there for this whole post?? WOW! i am impressed. let me know you stopped by, and i will be sure to visit you as well! blessings to you on this day.

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8 comments:

Laura@OutnumberedMom said...

I jumped over from the MOB BlogHop. I DID hang in there for the whole post, and I loved it! Love your descriptions of your sweet kids. I have four, but not a hint of pink -- all boys.

Hey, we're all a work in progress! Yours sounds like such a fun household. It was great to meet you -- come see me sometime.

Anonymous said...

Yep, another work in progress here, learning that it is HIS opinion, only, that counts.I just finished reading Crazy Love, which I noticed is on your nightstand. :) Isn't it wonderfully convicting and encouraging? Hopped over from the MOB BlogHop and enjoyed reading about your family. I'll be by to visit again. Take care

Unknown said...

Sounds like you have your hands full. Pretty sure I've got a moose in my house too.

Jamie Oliver (@va_grown) said...

Stopping by from MOB Society.

I'm a working mom too and that balance thing is precarious even when you've got it figured out for more than 5 seconds in a row. Constantly shifting and adjusting and "oh lets just start over tomorrow!" :)

Liberty said...

I am from the hop and I LOVE your blog! I have 4 boys. Come see us at www.youngmightymenofgod.blogspot.com

Joyful Mud Puddles said...

I'm visiting from the MOB bloghop. Your children are adorable and very energetic like my boys. I love the honesty you show in your blog. Come visit us some time.
Meaghan
http://raisingourfamily.blogspot.com

Tricia at Mom is the Only Girl said...

Just stopping by from the MOB blog hop! You sure have your hands full - how do you do it all? I'm sure you get asked that all the time!

Melanie Mueller said...

Thanks for visitng my blog!
You have percious kiddos! Sounds like you are doing it all and doing it well!