Happy Mother's Day to Me

That's a Chocolate Berry Trifle with devil's food cake soaked in raspberry jello, chocolate pudding, fresh strawberries and raspberries, and chocolate cool whip. I might not share it.

Got At Least Something Done

I washed all the windows from the outside today. Now I can put the screens back in and wash the interior side and I'll have some sparkling sunny windows.

Soccer Mom

I got to coach Matthew's soccer game tonight. It was actually sort of fun even if I don't know all that much about soccer.

Who Will You Be?

"Five years from now you will be five years older, whether you attempt to change or not."

-Elizabeth B. Brown, Living Successfully with Screwed-Up People

Bedtime

I'm going to bed at 10:30 tonight (that's what time it is right now). How excellent is that?

Blessings for More Than Just the Baby

I dragged all the kids to a baby blessing today and really had a soul-healing time. I'm very glad we went.

Mom and Kids Night

I got really mad when Brian announced he'd made plans earlier in the week with a buddy and would be watching games at his friend's house all evening.

And then I decided to not allow the anger to ruin my evening.

So I found something to do that I've always secretly wanted to do but never felt comfortable before: I rented a musical and watched it with the kids. We had a movie party with popcorn and treats and comfy blankets and watched "Newsies". And we all loved it. They kept asking me how I knew the songs. So I pulled out my old cassette tape and dug out a tape player for them.

By the time Brian came home, I had tucked the kids in bed with their new music and cleaned up the popcorn mess and I was in a great mood for some snuggling on the couch.

I can have fun, too.

Don't Bite Off More Than You Can Chew

To avoid discouraging myself, I'm cutting my monthly goals in half: ONE new habit every month (alternating spiritual and everyday themes). I can remember to do one new thing every day for 30 days and by the end of the month it will, hopefully, become a habit. And then I can confidently move on to the next new habit.

So, for May, I will pray morning and night until it becomes second nature.