Oh my, of all the strange things to say while reading the "Bible book" to our 2 year old, my dear husband chose, "Oh no, we lost God"... He was referring to the time that Mary and Joseph could not find Jesus and then discovered him in the temple. My 2 year old now thinks that we lost God and seems to think it's a good idea to go looking for him.
Ah the importance of choosing the right words!
Showing posts with label words. Show all posts
Showing posts with label words. Show all posts
Thursday, January 27, 2011
My Phrase: Part 3
If you haven't read about "My phrase" and want to know what it's about, click here.
I wrote yesterday about how, as a parent I have the responsibility to help my children write their stories. I have the power to influence what they think about themselves, and who they will become. Right now Randy and I are the ones that tell them who they are and what it means to be that person.
Yesterday I wrote about the phrases that I want to speak into Monkey's life. If you want to know what those things are, read the blog about him. Today I want to share a little about Crackers. You may remember that he has had some significant struggles in the first year of his life, particularly in the first month. If you want to reread this, click here.
This young man has already shown us that he is a miracle. I hope that he hears that enough in his life to make that part of his story. The phrase I really want him to learn, however is this: I am an overcomer.
As Cracker's grows he will face challenges. We all do. He already has faced a few and he has shown us again and again that he is an overcomer. He is a fighter and as he grows, I want this boy to know that he can make it through the tough times. At this point he does not stand on his own more than a second or two, and that is with a lot of help and encouragement. He does not walk yet either. He is just 12 months old, so we are not too concerned, yet. He also has a therapist that watches him and is doing what she can to help him continue to meet his milestones.
My boy will learn that he is an overcomer. I have not pinned down a second word for him yet, we'll get there. At this moment he is trying to learn how to overcome the potty chair. I'm not saying he's trying to go to the bathroom, he wants to figure out how to climb it and sit on top of it without falling off.. or maybe he's trying to fall off, he'll conquer it in his own way, little boys are funny!
What positive words have people spoken to you recently? A friend told me yesterday, "I appreciate you". You better believe that has a huge impact on how I feel about myself.
I wrote yesterday about how, as a parent I have the responsibility to help my children write their stories. I have the power to influence what they think about themselves, and who they will become. Right now Randy and I are the ones that tell them who they are and what it means to be that person.
Yesterday I wrote about the phrases that I want to speak into Monkey's life. If you want to know what those things are, read the blog about him. Today I want to share a little about Crackers. You may remember that he has had some significant struggles in the first year of his life, particularly in the first month. If you want to reread this, click here.
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| Crackers first week. |
As Cracker's grows he will face challenges. We all do. He already has faced a few and he has shown us again and again that he is an overcomer. He is a fighter and as he grows, I want this boy to know that he can make it through the tough times. At this point he does not stand on his own more than a second or two, and that is with a lot of help and encouragement. He does not walk yet either. He is just 12 months old, so we are not too concerned, yet. He also has a therapist that watches him and is doing what she can to help him continue to meet his milestones.
My boy will learn that he is an overcomer. I have not pinned down a second word for him yet, we'll get there. At this moment he is trying to learn how to overcome the potty chair. I'm not saying he's trying to go to the bathroom, he wants to figure out how to climb it and sit on top of it without falling off.. or maybe he's trying to fall off, he'll conquer it in his own way, little boys are funny!
What positive words have people spoken to you recently? A friend told me yesterday, "I appreciate you". You better believe that has a huge impact on how I feel about myself.
Monday, January 17, 2011
Words
We all know that punctuation is important. For instance, a man eating chicken is very different from a man-eating chicken.
What we sometimes fail to remember is that our words are important too. Today I said to my husband, "We need to feed and eat the children." Oops, I meant we need to eat and feed the children. Big difference!
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| Please, don't eat me mama! |
Our words sometimes sound funny to us. I often hear myself saying things like: Get your head out of the toilet. and Your brother's hand is NOT a banana. even Money does not go in your bottom.
Can you believe the thins that come out of your mouth sometimes. Okay, life with toddlers is kind of amusing from that aspect. But sometimes our words hurt. I know I am guilty of hurting with my words sometimes. Usually I do not intend to, but it happens. Usually it happens to the people I love the most. Maybe because that is who I talk to the most. I'm sorry if I've hurt you with words.
Share some kind and uplifting words with someone today, be careful about the order in which you use them.
One of my friends posted a note to me the other day, all it said was "you are nice." But you know what, that made my day. Has anyone said something to make your day today? What is the nicest thing someone has said to you? Leave a comment, I'd love to hear. (I love comments).
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