The last two weeks have been nuts!
MLK weekend (which, by the way, marked one year from when we got Bela and found out about our little bun in the oven) we went down to Hilton Head to stay with Grandma for a few days. It went quick, as trips down there usually do. We got to go to church Sunday and see a lot of friends. We also got to meet up with my friend Melissa and her little guy, Caleb, who is about 5 weeks older than Asher. They smiled at each other a lot and seemed to hit it off well. So cute! :]
The next day after getting home we went to see a foreclosed house we found online, and after a lot of prayer and research, put an offer on it this past Monday evening. It needs a LOT of work/updating, so if they accept our offer we've been looking trying to find good renovation loans. Apparently someone else bid on the house right around when we did, so now we're just waiting to hear back from the bank which of us they're selling it to.
Aside from all that excitement, I've been training to work from home as a typist for a local court reporting company. It's a LOT to learn - more than I actually expected - but I'm having fun. I've got a thick book of grammar rules, a style guide which includes exceptions to those grammar rules, glossary of legal terms, etc., and new software to get used to, but it's going well. (I think! haha) This Saturday I have to attend "Typist Boot Camp" all day at their office, and after that I should be ready to start accepting some easy jobs. It's not the highest paying profession, and it's only part-time, but it will be good to be bringing in a little extra money without having to leave Asher at all. I will do whatever it takes to be able to stay home with my little man!
So please pray for the house - that if it's where God wants us it will work out, and that if it's not, it won't. And please pray that I won't get overwhelmed with all this typing stuff and that I'll catch on and at least be able to make a little money with this job!
:)
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Some Thoughts on Parenting
Sometimes I get scared when I start to think too much. I know that parents have always had their challenges, but it seems like our culture goes so against what God says in a lot of ways, and it's going to be extra difficult to teach him and any other children we may have to go against the flow and live for Jesus. I know that one of the best ways for us to teach him to do that is to lead by example, and that fact is hitting me hard lately. It's really challenged me to examine not only what I do, but also my motives for doing it. For example, will Asher see his mom and dad going to church because it's "the right thing" or "what good people do", or will he see us excited to go worship the God he can see we're wildly in love with, alongside others who are there for the same reason?
Every day with Asher is different than the one before. Every day he gets a little more aware of his surroundings and what's going on, a little better at grabbing/ holding things in his hands, babbles using a few more sounds, etc. I know that's completely normal, but it's still amazing to watch. I'm always in awe when I stop to think that something so complex as a little human could come from what seems like almost nothing, and that it can continue to grow and thrive so well only eating milk that comes out of me. Crazy! It just reminds me that the way God has designed things is absolutely amazing and man will never be able to replicate it.
I know that as he grows he is also learning so much more than motor skills and how to talk. He is picking up on how Matt and I treat each other, how to try and get his way with what he wants, and his overall place in the family, even now at 3 months old. Very soon he will also be learning how to treat others outside our family, and how to interact with many different people in different situations. Matt and I hope that the example we set will teach him to treat us and others with love and respect, and that he will never doubt how much we love him and how much God loves him. That's key - it's one thing to know your family loves you to the moon and back, but what a comfort it is to go through life knowing that the God of the entire universe loves you so much that he created you, pursues you, died for you, and will never, ever leave you.
I hear Asher waking up from his nap now... So thus concludes my random thoughts on being a parent for today.
Every day with Asher is different than the one before. Every day he gets a little more aware of his surroundings and what's going on, a little better at grabbing/ holding things in his hands, babbles using a few more sounds, etc. I know that's completely normal, but it's still amazing to watch. I'm always in awe when I stop to think that something so complex as a little human could come from what seems like almost nothing, and that it can continue to grow and thrive so well only eating milk that comes out of me. Crazy! It just reminds me that the way God has designed things is absolutely amazing and man will never be able to replicate it.
I know that as he grows he is also learning so much more than motor skills and how to talk. He is picking up on how Matt and I treat each other, how to try and get his way with what he wants, and his overall place in the family, even now at 3 months old. Very soon he will also be learning how to treat others outside our family, and how to interact with many different people in different situations. Matt and I hope that the example we set will teach him to treat us and others with love and respect, and that he will never doubt how much we love him and how much God loves him. That's key - it's one thing to know your family loves you to the moon and back, but what a comfort it is to go through life knowing that the God of the entire universe loves you so much that he created you, pursues you, died for you, and will never, ever leave you.
I hear Asher waking up from his nap now... So thus concludes my random thoughts on being a parent for today.
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