Isolation

When I was nine I was admitted to the hospital and I was in isolation, they never knew what I had could this be contagious or what. I was in isolation for at least two weeks, it felt terrible.

Sharona and I have lice. Is this an isolation thing or what? Sharona has had the nix shampoo three times already and I have spent hours taking the nits out of her hair, and I'm not done yet. The school is okay with her returning to school, I talked to the principal and the teacher. I am doing what I can.

On Sunday I never thought twice about weather or not we go to church, later that day I did see some live lice in her hair. I knew then that we should shampoo again, this was now the second time the first time was thursday night. This time I cut her hair, she did use conditioner by mistake not realizing that I would be nixing her hair. In my growing up we went to church and stayed home for nothing sunday mornings. I feel that I have offended some one for
coming to church.

On Monday she went to school and Tuesday I kept her home: we washed our sheets for the second time.

I do remember going through this before and I never really made a big deal about it and it didn't take a long time to get rid of either.

Are we expected to stay in isolation? from church? life group? everywhere except school? And for how long?

I am not able to take my own nits out of my hair, is there anyone who can help me. I have asked Stephen several times and he still hasn't he says there are no more bugs in my hair. I have uses nix once and mainase and even vinager, I might be allergic to vinager.

I do think I am making slow progress with Sharona's hair. Why do we think this is a thing that means we are dirty? Why does it feel so terrible? Is it because I hate being isolated from the world.

Question Time

How many minutes of excercise do I need to do to adequetly loose weight per week? The answer was taught to me at the west winds clinic. I will tell you shortly, next blog.

How come There is no such thing as Supper Mom

I want to get this house supper clean, problem is that it is hard to be that supper busy cleaning all the time. Now and then I want a break from being supper busy then I become supper lazy. Then the house gets supper messy. I am thankful that my family came to the rescue and helped me out with family clean time. But why should it get supper messy. Sometimes moms not feeling well and the routine goes out the window, then what? I'm not a supper mom or anything like that, and we can't eat out or eat hot dogs forever. Then sometimes the routine doesn't challenge me enough to get this house supper clean: the routine only takes care of the upstairs. Where is the supper mom when I need her. I want to be a reflection of the kind of mom that takes care of more then just the house work. I want to be creatively playing and spiritually inspiring and physically fit, and mentally challenging and all around happy mom.

Poop in the Pot Party

No more diapers, no more pull ups yeah for mommy. Any mother knows that her childrens successes are hers, we rejoice with others who rejoice. Caleb is 5 and a half and it is about time. The other day I thought I would try to not buy pull ups and see what happens. He was choosing pulls ups over underwear, I want my diapers, he would cry. He was dry in preschool, in underwear and at home he would pee and then he would get a pullup. I thought I needed to keep diapers around for night, the last two nights he was dry and clean all night and all day. It is nice to see maturity coming about in my children. I think it was partly me holding Caleb back cause I wanted to see a lot of success in Josiah first and he is very successful in this area. He is the bigger brother.

Play Day with Caleb

Today was Caleb's day off from school, he only goes to school four days a week. Instead of doing my regular routeen Iplayed with Caleb. We both had our baths separatly then I made coffee and we played the memory game. The games pretty close we usually had only one or two points sepparting our scores, and I always play my best and was very good at remembering the score, just like a hockey annoucer. We basically played the memory game all morning and then we went for a walk to the school. I didn't go to the school on my own adgenda I took him to the playground and allowed him to play for twenty minutes and then I tried to take him home. And finnally we arrived at home. I know it is important to spend quality time with all my children, sometimes it seems impossible. God gave me these children to cherish and that is what I want to do.

Exercise? And Balance?

Wal-Mal

I wish I took pictures of this moment but I think you will get this mental picture. This happened about a week ago. I came downstairs and saw black permanent marker all over the floor these lines were roads and they were leading to the wal-mal except there were about 6 wal-mals. There were wal-marts made out of laundry baskets and other types of baskets each was labeled with his lettering of wal-mal. I do enjoy Josiah's creativity and I am glad my floor has only a cement basement, so far.

New Chapters

In the new chapters Stephen's blog you will find my liverspots. I have to say that you will enjoy reading those blogs as well. Check out Stephen's blog he is a story writer, if you are interested in hearing more of his Story, it is all in a box here, you will have to tell you want to hear more.
He just has to find more alone time so some day he can publish it. He has thought about publishing it but doesn't quite know how to go about it.

Perfect Timing

Today I knew I was to go for a walk at 10:00 and as I was cleaning I felt like I needed to do some recycling, I had a feeling like this was in God's plan. Was I suppose to smile at someone, was I going to see someone I knew as 10:00 was approaching I knew I needed to leave then, why? I had no clue. I smile at one lady and kept walking I until I got to the recycling place. I was greeted by a new caster from CBC's new team, he actually said, " this is perfect timing". Yesterday I was blogging about hearing God: what to do and when to do it? Could this be hearing God voice? The news guy he was just happy he didn't have to wait all day, but why was it me? Thank you God for helping listen, as for recycling help to understand my part in taking care of the world you gave us. And Lord help me to know your perfect timing in everything. Cause you care about everything in my life. Amen

It's Rainy Season

I can't believe how much I cry,
I know God is working in me,
I know God is changing me.
I soak in his truths,
I pour out so many tears,
people look at me I cry,
people talk to me I cry,
and I cry when I am sitting quietly with God.
I feel like I did when,
I was in junior high,
I would cry in Sunday School every time,
then I would dry my tears,
and cry while I was listening to the sermon upstairs.
God what do you want to show me,
what do you want me to do.
I love you Lord,
your my Creater,
I want to be the clay that molds the way you want me to,
may I be soft enough,
alert enough to hear what you are saying in my quiet times.
After the rainy season:
things seem brighter and the beauty is clearly seen.
Lord show me your beauty,
and your plan,
that in this time I may discover your truths.

In this time I am your sponge soaking in and pour out,
I don't think this is a sad time,
this is just a growing time,
I am still waiting,
for the rainbow day of your beauty, Lord.

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The List

Actually the List, starts out quite simple:
Garbage
Dishes
Laundry

I am still working on the commitment part of this list and sometimes I think it needs to be more complicated than that but today the basic will do, I have been tired all week , and this morning I did some errands and took Caleb out to Macdonalds for ice cream sundae and orange juice. I made my bed, cleaned the bathroom and now I will work on that list.

Colossians 3:17 Whatever you do in word or deed do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

And then trick yourself and do one more thing and one more thing and then you can make a cup of coffee for yourself this is wisdom from Sarah.

January Flash Back

I had a friend over and it was supposed to be a nice visit, I wanted her to encourage me, I so despirtly need a friend. She came in with all four children and told me my house was a mess and too dirty for her and her children that they might get sick and they left within 15 minutes, she said I needed help. Some friend eh. I know I didn't impress her with a fancy and pretty house, I just wanted to be real . At first I was kind of mad but then and it took me a while before I came to realize, Proverbs 17:17 says " A friend loves at all times." She was not there to hurt me she just told me the truth.

Now let me describe to you what my house looked like. We had these pet flies, and some other creepy crawly things, there was laundry from the summer not done, apple cores or other food like products stuck to the floor, the master bedroom not cleaned in a long time, seeing the floor would almost be a dream. The thing I was washing dishes then making the meal then the next day I would wash the dishes have a nap and I was truly tired. If we ever cleaned downstairs it would be at least one large garbage bag full of garbage. Does this make you feel gross already?

I am reminded of that verse again and I can say that a friend loves at all times, she truly loves me even though I was stuck behind this mess, she and her husband came to visit later that month are now starting to walk beside us in helping our family to function as it should . The enemy would of loved to keep me at the mad part of this story but now we are walking in love.

Starting Fresh

It seems like this is a fresh beginning where God is doing new things for me and I want to share them with others and pass on the flame and together we can be a light to the world. Thank you Sarah for sharing a story that many of us can relate to weather or not we were bulimic, there were many parts of your story were I could feel the pain you went through and now I am seeing how God brought you through and I can see your faith maturing before my eyes daily. I wanted to start blogging again because of your story you encouraged me and left me hanging some days I wanted to see how God pulled you through again and again.....He who begun a good work in you will be faithful to complete it. And then I remember all the things I have been through and I remember how great God is again and again he is always there watching my every move and as soon as I mention his name, he comes....... again he is faithful.