As a parent, it is inevitable. You are going to mess up. You are going to make some stupid decisions. You are going to be too hard on your kid(s) at times. The important thing is to try not to do those things. I was too hard on Wesley today. I spanked him when I probably could have just talked him through the situation. I felt terrible right afterward. I had to apologize to him. He looked at me like, "Whatever Mom. It's fine." Then he went about his business telling me about his choo-choo trains. He was over it in a matter of a milli-second. I, on the other hand, am still having a hard time with it. I know in my head that my child is not damaged for life. I know that he has forgiven me. I know that the Lord has forgiven me. I guess the hardest person to forgive is myself.
Lord, please help me to forgive myself for over-reacting with Wesley earlier today. Please show me how to respond in a more loving way. Help me to continually become a better mom. I want Wesley to see You in me. Break me and mold me on a daily basis, Father. It is in Your Son's precious name I pray. Amen!
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
My Valentine
My Valentine: Eric Leeds Miller
Things I love about him…
1. He is strong physically.
2. He is strong emotionally.
3. He is strong spiritually.
4. He is handsome.
5. He loves to wear ball caps every day.
6. His butt looks great in jeans.
7. His calves look great in shorts.
8. He helps me out around the house.
9. He loves to rough house with Wesley.
10. He loves to kiss Madison.
11. He gives really great hugs.
12. He calls me often when we are apart.
13. He will go grocery shopping for me sometimes.
14. He loves movies on the couch.
15. He is a hard worker at the pet store.
16. He is a hard worker at the house.
17. He is passionate about our children’s future.
18. He went to every single pre-natal doctor appointment for both babies.
19. He was a great labor/delivery coach.
20. He cut the cord even though he didn’t originally want to.
21. He always drives when we’re together.
22. He loves road trips because we get to read or talk about our dreams.
23. He is my best friends.
24. He is a homebody.
25. He is very outgoing but doesn’t need too many friends.
26. He is so funny!
27. He likes when I wear mascara.
28. He loves red wine.
29. He enjoys debating with his dad.
30. He makes life changes and sticks to them.
31. He motivates me to be a better mom/wife.
32. He always has useful advice when I am upset.
33. He loves clean sheets.
34. He has to wear ear plugs in the shower.
35. He will take a bath WITH Wesley. J
36. He likes to play Thomas The Train with the kids.
37. He always makes the kids smile.
38. He truly appreciates his employees.
39. He loves the Green Bay Packers.
40. He will let me watch a movie even when football is on.
41. He has little will-power if there are sweets in the house.
42. He is passionate about animal rescue.
43. He moved his office to the house to spend more time with the family.
44. He loves to take family walks in the neighborhood.
45. He loves to dream about our future.
46. He wants a boat one day.
47. He loves to serve others.
48. He reads his Bible more than I do.
49. I love the way he prays.
50. I love that he prays with the kids.
51. He makes 3 sandwiches a day.
52. He loves to read.
53. He doesn’t finish a book very often. J
54. He helped me hang curtain with no complaints.
55. He carries heavy things for me.
56. He randomly buys me magazines “just because.”
57. He loves to do research on the laptop at night in bed.
58. He is passionate about being a good role model to Wesley and Madison.
59. He reminds me to schedule family doctor appointments.
60. We always do our Sam’s shopping together.
61. He puts me first.
62. He loves unborn babies.
63. I love his muscles.
64. He has a cute butt.
65. He is a perfectionist when he works on a task.
66. He is a handyman. (Plumbing, electrical, etc…)
67. He likes his steak medium rare.
68. He loves to go to nice restaurants on special occasions.
69. He always gives thoughtful gifts.
70. He tells me he loves me whenever he thinks it (which is often). J
71. He loves the Jackson Barrett auctions.
72. He watches The Tour De France every year.
73. His office is “organized chaos.”
74. He always leaves his boxer drawer slightly open.
75. I love when he is cleanly shaven.
76. He knows how to iron his own clothes.
77. He’ll even iron my clothes too. J
78. He likes when I paint my nails.
79. He always compliments me on our clean home.
80. He compliments my cooking.
81. He will change diapers without complaint.
82. He is sensitive.
83. He cries every time we watch “The Notebook.”
84. His favorite movie is “Braveheart.”
85. He is very manly.
86. He has long sideburns.
87. He has really long eyelashes.
88. He wears out new tennis shoes quickly.
89. He holds me accountable.
90. He will be frank when he needs to be.
91. He apologizes.
92. He likes country music.
93. He likes Christian music.
94. He will only use spray deodorant.
95. He has freckles.
96. He kisses and hugs us every morning before he leaves.
97. He likes blue cheese wedge salads.
98. He hates lima beans. “They taste like wet cotton balls.” Ha!
99. He wants to impact peoples’ lives.
100. He has changed my life already!
I love you Eric Leeds Millers!!!!!
Things I love about him…
1. He is strong physically.
2. He is strong emotionally.
3. He is strong spiritually.
4. He is handsome.
5. He loves to wear ball caps every day.
6. His butt looks great in jeans.
7. His calves look great in shorts.
8. He helps me out around the house.
9. He loves to rough house with Wesley.
10. He loves to kiss Madison.
11. He gives really great hugs.
12. He calls me often when we are apart.
13. He will go grocery shopping for me sometimes.
14. He loves movies on the couch.
15. He is a hard worker at the pet store.
16. He is a hard worker at the house.
17. He is passionate about our children’s future.
18. He went to every single pre-natal doctor appointment for both babies.
19. He was a great labor/delivery coach.
20. He cut the cord even though he didn’t originally want to.
21. He always drives when we’re together.
22. He loves road trips because we get to read or talk about our dreams.
23. He is my best friends.
24. He is a homebody.
25. He is very outgoing but doesn’t need too many friends.
26. He is so funny!
27. He likes when I wear mascara.
28. He loves red wine.
29. He enjoys debating with his dad.
30. He makes life changes and sticks to them.
31. He motivates me to be a better mom/wife.
32. He always has useful advice when I am upset.
33. He loves clean sheets.
34. He has to wear ear plugs in the shower.
35. He will take a bath WITH Wesley. J
36. He likes to play Thomas The Train with the kids.
37. He always makes the kids smile.
38. He truly appreciates his employees.
39. He loves the Green Bay Packers.
40. He will let me watch a movie even when football is on.
41. He has little will-power if there are sweets in the house.
42. He is passionate about animal rescue.
43. He moved his office to the house to spend more time with the family.
44. He loves to take family walks in the neighborhood.
45. He loves to dream about our future.
46. He wants a boat one day.
47. He loves to serve others.
48. He reads his Bible more than I do.
49. I love the way he prays.
50. I love that he prays with the kids.
51. He makes 3 sandwiches a day.
52. He loves to read.
53. He doesn’t finish a book very often. J
54. He helped me hang curtain with no complaints.
55. He carries heavy things for me.
56. He randomly buys me magazines “just because.”
57. He loves to do research on the laptop at night in bed.
58. He is passionate about being a good role model to Wesley and Madison.
59. He reminds me to schedule family doctor appointments.
60. We always do our Sam’s shopping together.
61. He puts me first.
62. He loves unborn babies.
63. I love his muscles.
64. He has a cute butt.
65. He is a perfectionist when he works on a task.
66. He is a handyman. (Plumbing, electrical, etc…)
67. He likes his steak medium rare.
68. He loves to go to nice restaurants on special occasions.
69. He always gives thoughtful gifts.
70. He tells me he loves me whenever he thinks it (which is often). J
71. He loves the Jackson Barrett auctions.
72. He watches The Tour De France every year.
73. His office is “organized chaos.”
74. He always leaves his boxer drawer slightly open.
75. I love when he is cleanly shaven.
76. He knows how to iron his own clothes.
77. He’ll even iron my clothes too. J
78. He likes when I paint my nails.
79. He always compliments me on our clean home.
80. He compliments my cooking.
81. He will change diapers without complaint.
82. He is sensitive.
83. He cries every time we watch “The Notebook.”
84. His favorite movie is “Braveheart.”
85. He is very manly.
86. He has long sideburns.
87. He has really long eyelashes.
88. He wears out new tennis shoes quickly.
89. He holds me accountable.
90. He will be frank when he needs to be.
91. He apologizes.
92. He likes country music.
93. He likes Christian music.
94. He will only use spray deodorant.
95. He has freckles.
96. He kisses and hugs us every morning before he leaves.
97. He likes blue cheese wedge salads.
98. He hates lima beans. “They taste like wet cotton balls.” Ha!
99. He wants to impact peoples’ lives.
100. He has changed my life already!
I love you Eric Leeds Millers!!!!!
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
8 Miles!
We walked 8 miles yesterday....LONG story! Are you ready???? Here goes:
We thought we would take an adventure and walk 4 miles to the post office to drop off some bills. Then we were going to stop by Wal-Mart (1 block from the P.O.) to get a couple of things for dinner. Then we would walk 4 miles back home. The way there was going very smoothly. Then we saw 2 girls stranded on the side of the road. They had run out of gas. So Eric helped push the car off of the busy road. They were literally right across the street from the gas station but had zero money. So Eric gave them $3 dollars to get their 2 gallon gas can filled. Then we kept walking. Madison fell asleep and slept the whole way to the post office. It took us just over 1 hour to get to the post office. Then we headed toward Wal-Mart. About the time we got there we saw some clouds headed our way. So we decided to head home and forego Wal-Mart. Eric looked at his I-Phone and estimated that we had about 45 minutes until the storm would hit our area. So we started walking very briskly. 3 minutes later I said, "Look behind you!" The clouds were BLACK and almost ontop of us! We really picked up the pace now. Then it was like someone turned off the lights. It was eerily dark all around us. Then it started sprinkling. We know the rain would be any second. So, we stood under a WHALE, yes, a WHALE at the entrance of a t-shirt shop that was closed. We waited a few minutes while it rained. Then we decided to hit the pavement again since it was just a light sprinkle. That didn't last long. We had to make another run for an awning at a Go-Cart place. We stood there for a few minutes while it rained. Then we ventured out AGAIN! We make it about 1 block then hear "CRASH!" We turn around. A car just smashed in to the back of a Taxi. It was a hit-and-run! So, Eric calls 911 while we are still walking toward home. He describes the car and the situation. Then he hangs up. We still had about 40 minutes of walking before we would be home. We were all wet and a rapid cold-front was now moving in. Madison started crying. So, I took over pushing the double stroller while Eric held Madison. Thankfully, Eric's body heat calmed her down right away. We walked, and walked, and walked. About 20 minutes passed. Then a nice lady in a small SUV saw how pathetic we looked and took pity on us. She offered us a ride. And we quickly accepted! She just happened to have a booster seat. So, I strapped Wesley in and held Madison. Yes, I pulled a "Britney Spears!" But at that point, I didn't care. I just wanted to get my wet, cold kids home and in a nice warm tub! We made it home, gave baths, fed dinner, and all went to bed quite exhausted! The good news, Eric lost 4 pounds and I lost 2 pounds yesterday...hahaha!
We thought we would take an adventure and walk 4 miles to the post office to drop off some bills. Then we were going to stop by Wal-Mart (1 block from the P.O.) to get a couple of things for dinner. Then we would walk 4 miles back home. The way there was going very smoothly. Then we saw 2 girls stranded on the side of the road. They had run out of gas. So Eric helped push the car off of the busy road. They were literally right across the street from the gas station but had zero money. So Eric gave them $3 dollars to get their 2 gallon gas can filled. Then we kept walking. Madison fell asleep and slept the whole way to the post office. It took us just over 1 hour to get to the post office. Then we headed toward Wal-Mart. About the time we got there we saw some clouds headed our way. So we decided to head home and forego Wal-Mart. Eric looked at his I-Phone and estimated that we had about 45 minutes until the storm would hit our area. So we started walking very briskly. 3 minutes later I said, "Look behind you!" The clouds were BLACK and almost ontop of us! We really picked up the pace now. Then it was like someone turned off the lights. It was eerily dark all around us. Then it started sprinkling. We know the rain would be any second. So, we stood under a WHALE, yes, a WHALE at the entrance of a t-shirt shop that was closed. We waited a few minutes while it rained. Then we decided to hit the pavement again since it was just a light sprinkle. That didn't last long. We had to make another run for an awning at a Go-Cart place. We stood there for a few minutes while it rained. Then we ventured out AGAIN! We make it about 1 block then hear "CRASH!" We turn around. A car just smashed in to the back of a Taxi. It was a hit-and-run! So, Eric calls 911 while we are still walking toward home. He describes the car and the situation. Then he hangs up. We still had about 40 minutes of walking before we would be home. We were all wet and a rapid cold-front was now moving in. Madison started crying. So, I took over pushing the double stroller while Eric held Madison. Thankfully, Eric's body heat calmed her down right away. We walked, and walked, and walked. About 20 minutes passed. Then a nice lady in a small SUV saw how pathetic we looked and took pity on us. She offered us a ride. And we quickly accepted! She just happened to have a booster seat. So, I strapped Wesley in and held Madison. Yes, I pulled a "Britney Spears!" But at that point, I didn't care. I just wanted to get my wet, cold kids home and in a nice warm tub! We made it home, gave baths, fed dinner, and all went to bed quite exhausted! The good news, Eric lost 4 pounds and I lost 2 pounds yesterday...hahaha!
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Been Awhile
Life has been busy. I have not even been on the computer in ages.
My son turns 2 next month. I can't believe it!!!! I still remember the night before I gave birth to him. I was on the phone with my best friend, Jackie, telling her it was crazy that I was going to be a mom within 24 hours. Now it's been 2 years! There have been some challenges; not eating what I would like, temper tantrums, jumping off the couch onto his head, etc. But the positives FAR outweight those few challenges. Wesley is a continual blessing to me and his Daddy. We are so proud of our active little guy. I can't wait to see what kind of young man he will be. Thank you, Lord, for the gift of Wesley!
My daughter turns 1 in 2 months. Again, it's hard to imagine. I was on modified best rest with her for so long. After trying so hard to keep her in Mommy's belly, we still had to induce labor. Ha! She is our little princess and a gift from our Lord. I love watching her grow and learn every day. She is so bright and so sweet. She is going to be such a Godly young lady. I pray for that every day. Thank you, Father, for the gift of Madison!
Daily life is starting to get busy. Holidays are rapidly approaching. We are 1 week away from Halloween and I still need to get costumes! Yikes! Plus, I have already started Christmas shopping. It will be here before we know it! We are going to Minocqua, WI for Christmas this year to see Eric's family. I love having a white Christmas. I know the kids will love it too; snow men, ice fishing, maybe snow mobiling (they may still be too young). We are looking forward to a fun end of the year. 2011 will bring more fun memories. I can't wait to see what the Lord has in store.
My son turns 2 next month. I can't believe it!!!! I still remember the night before I gave birth to him. I was on the phone with my best friend, Jackie, telling her it was crazy that I was going to be a mom within 24 hours. Now it's been 2 years! There have been some challenges; not eating what I would like, temper tantrums, jumping off the couch onto his head, etc. But the positives FAR outweight those few challenges. Wesley is a continual blessing to me and his Daddy. We are so proud of our active little guy. I can't wait to see what kind of young man he will be. Thank you, Lord, for the gift of Wesley!
My daughter turns 1 in 2 months. Again, it's hard to imagine. I was on modified best rest with her for so long. After trying so hard to keep her in Mommy's belly, we still had to induce labor. Ha! She is our little princess and a gift from our Lord. I love watching her grow and learn every day. She is so bright and so sweet. She is going to be such a Godly young lady. I pray for that every day. Thank you, Father, for the gift of Madison!
Daily life is starting to get busy. Holidays are rapidly approaching. We are 1 week away from Halloween and I still need to get costumes! Yikes! Plus, I have already started Christmas shopping. It will be here before we know it! We are going to Minocqua, WI for Christmas this year to see Eric's family. I love having a white Christmas. I know the kids will love it too; snow men, ice fishing, maybe snow mobiling (they may still be too young). We are looking forward to a fun end of the year. 2011 will bring more fun memories. I can't wait to see what the Lord has in store.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Flee From Temptation!
My husband and I were talking this morning about the temptations we face on a daily basis. We have already made the decision (and, ironically, it was a difficult decision) to cancel Cable TV. We did that a few months ago. We saw nothing positive in it. Even if the show was not necessarily immoral, it was mindless. We could be having family time, or we could be taking a walk, or we could be reading. Don't get me wrong, we still enjoy a movie together at night. We're not against entertainment as a whole. Anyway, our conversation this morning was specifically about computer temptations; whether it's inappropriate ads, pornography, or something as simple as Myspace and Facebook. We have decided that for our marriage we will not be "friends" with ex's on these internet sites. We are also going to get a monitoring software for our computer in order to keep each other accountable for sites we are visiting. We have not fallen temptation to these things yet. But just like David, we want to flee from temptation! Maybe this is something you and your spouse should discuss! Blessings!!!
Sunday, August 29, 2010
DUH!
So, my husband just bought Wesley his own little training potty. It plays music if he peepee's in the potty. It's really cute (if a toilet can be cute)! We were both really excited to let Wesley try it out this morning. We headed to the bathroom. Eric got on the "big" potty and placed Wesley on his new training potty. Wesley just sits there and kicks his feet. We wait, and wait, and wait.... Eric grabs a little dixie cup of water and pours it in the potty so that Wesley will hear the "reward song." I quickly say, "Now he's being rewarded for just sitting there. He's going to want to pour water in his toilet." He keeps sitting there. Nothing. Nothing. Nothing. Eric decides to empty out the water from the toilet. He moves Wesley and dumps the water. I said, "Now he knows that the toilet comes apart and he's going to want to play with it." Eric turns to Wesley, puts his diaper on him, and says to me, "You are in charge of potty training now." He appeared to be frustrated. Naive little me says, "OK." Then a minute later I say, "Are you frustrated about something?" DUH Sadie! He says, "Very!" I had just finished making my husband feel like he couldn't do anything right. He leaves to take a shower. I bust into tears. Thankfully I had a few moments to sit and think. He came back in and I apologized for not thinking about his feelings. He forgave me. :) We hugged and then he left for work.
Do you sometimes have those "DUH" moments too? Why wasn't I thinking? I need to be more intentional with my words. I could have said, "Maybe it's not a good idea to pour water in the potty. It may confuse Wesley's training." And the cleaning of the potty, that was just a silly statement. We have to take it apart once he uses it in order to clean it anyway. Wesley's going to figure it out sooner or later.
It's hard to admit wrong-doing. You have to truly swallow your pride. But it is crucial for a healthy marriage and for character-building. I think we could all be more intentional with our words and with our apologies.
Do you sometimes have those "DUH" moments too? Why wasn't I thinking? I need to be more intentional with my words. I could have said, "Maybe it's not a good idea to pour water in the potty. It may confuse Wesley's training." And the cleaning of the potty, that was just a silly statement. We have to take it apart once he uses it in order to clean it anyway. Wesley's going to figure it out sooner or later.
It's hard to admit wrong-doing. You have to truly swallow your pride. But it is crucial for a healthy marriage and for character-building. I think we could all be more intentional with our words and with our apologies.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
My Husband Has a Servant's Heart
I am incredibly proud of my sweet hubby! He called from work to ask my approval on a decision he has made (he had already made the decision...I guess he just wanted to make sure I was on board...ha!). He said that a homeless man in his mid-twenties came by the pet store today. This man said that he knew who had stolen the donation jar for Animal Rescue Center (ARC) from our front counter and was curious if there was a reward for turning the thief in. Eric said he wasn't sure but that he would check with ARC for him. They got to talking and Eric found out that he and his girlfriend are homeless. She is 3 months pregnant and they are leaving in a few days to go to another city (on foot). This gentleman and his girlfriend have been showering and doing laundry at a local man's home once a week. The man whose home he showers at is now out of town until after they leave. He said he hasn't done laundry in over a week. And they couldn't find breakfast for his pregnant girlfriend this morning. Eric gave this guy his lunch (left-over pizza from a couple nights ago). Then Eric said, "get me your clothes and I will have them back to you by tomorrow morning." Eric asked me to go to the grocery store and get them some food that they can pack in their backpacks for their trip. He also asked me to get the pregnant girl some prenatal vitamins. I am just blown away by my husband's kind heart! What an amazing man of God I have married! Thank you Lord for my sweet gift of Eric!
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