Starting a new blog

I am starting a blog for all the hints I learn through being a mother. Feel free to add input and send hints of your own. I will post the ones I receive! Check it out at www.hintsfromalearningmom.blogspot.com

Payten in Gymnastics

Payten LOVES gymnastics! She does sooo great and really comes out of her shell that she usually has away from home when she's there! I love to see her letting go and doing her own thing! She loves the balance beam! She kept going back to it! Here are some pictures, although she was so busy, I could never get her to look at me! :) I love seeing her so happy!








Haha! She'd rather be in the dance class!

She loves her new coach, Chad!

I love this!

Melinda

The past few days I have been thinking a lot about Melinda. With the year anniversary of her passing coming up, I am still sad. I still miss her compassion, joy for life, smile, and 'goofiness'. Matt and I taught in the 2 year old room on Sunday and I got to spend a lot of time with Manning. What a precious precious boy. I am short on words because Payten is getting up from her nap, and I don't have time to cry right now, but I dearly miss her and wish she was still here. There are so many things I wish I could ask for her advice on. She was always so willing to help me and 'council' me through anything. We miss you Melinda, and always will.

Layout and My Little Jabber Jaws!

If you've been checking my blog lately, you've noticed that I can't quite decide on a layout. I'll settle on one soon enough.

This morning was very entertaining in the Life of Payten. I was in the shower and heard the phone ringing. All of the sudden, Payten opens the curtain and tries to hand me the phone. I told her that I didn't want it and she left the bathroom. About five minutes later I heard her talking in the living room. You guessed it, she was on the phone! I took the phone from her and said, "Hello?" "Hi!" I heard on the other line from a child's voice. By this point I'm thinking, "What in the world, what kid called Payten?" "Who is this?", I ask. "It's Hallie." Hallie is Matt's dad's girlfriend's (Lolly) youngest daughter. AKA "Aunt Hallie" to Payten and Miss Layniebug! Laura (Lolly) then gets on the phone and says, "we've been talking to Payten for like 5 minutes!" She had left the bathroom and answered the phone! She even said, "Hi!" when she answered it! Now, I don't know if she really knows how to answer the phone, or if she just hit the right button on accident. Either way, my child shows me every day how much she's growing up! We all got a good laugh out of that one! She's so adorable, and LOVES her Aunt Hallie! :) So, WARNING: If you call my house and someone who you don't understands answers the phone, don't worry...it's just Pay....or maybe Mattie :) Have a great weekend Friends!!!

Going through the motions.

I feel myself drifting. Why do I do this? Why is it that I am so In love with God, but sometimes find myself not really talking to Him for days. I mean really talking to him. I'm just going through the motions. I hate this. There used to be such a fire in me. Then, I got busy. Ugh, this breaks my heart. I got married, had a baby...you know, all of that. My life is consumed with my family. I live my every moment for them. As much as I'm okay with this, it saddens me. I want to live my ever moment for my Creator! I want to have the fire burning in me that I used to have! I'm tired of this everyday life of just being a housewife. I want to be MORE than JUST a housewife. I want to change people, I want to show people God's love! And most of all, I want to do my best to be as in love with my Lord as He is with me.






[Lord, sweep me off my feet. I need you to hold me.]