Have we lost our passion?

A couple of days ago. I was reading a blog where a woman spoke on something that hit me hard. She was speaking about her daughter's love for Elmo. How when her child sees Elmo she just lights up. She states that her daughter is in love with Elmo. I too then noticed that same kind of passion, love, and adoration with my son and Thomas the train. He just gets so crazy for Thomas the train.

Then she goes on to compare how we say we love Christ but yet somewhere along the lines of life we lost that same excitement for HIM. I thought about this for a while. I had to ask myself "do I get excited for HIM the same way I would if it was something else?" I had to truly answer myself and said no. I do not know. I love the Lord but not in the same manner my son would when he sees Thomas the Train.

I do not know why? As we get older the simplicity of things change. For children they see less complicated things in life then we do. They are just so innocent and our eyes are more cloudy. Why do we lose that passion, that zeal for Christ? This woman got me thinking than ever. She made such a good point. I can remember the first time I got saved and how I was just so on fire for Christ. And, now, it is not the same. I do not know if it is the busyness of life or just things happen to make you question sometimes. But, I am more determine than ever to get that fire back. I do not want to lose my fire but I want to continue to have the blazes burn higher and stronger.

This is something I will continue to pray about and work on. Because, I want to be aware of how I am treating my God.

What a wise woman does.

"The wise woman builds her house, But the foolish one pulls it down." (Proverbs 14:1)

This is one of my favorite verses. When I read this verse I am empowered to strive more in my walk with God. It speaks volume to me. I have to think about it for while and ponder what does this wise woman do in order to build up her household? What steps did she take to make sure that her foundation is strong? Then I start to list things down. First, she makes sure that her walk with the Lord is right. That she is cultivating her relationship with the Lord on a daily bases. Second, she is making sure that her relationship with her husband is being molded daily. Making sure that each need is being met, by learning how to speak her husband's love language. Edifying her husband and respecting him as the head of the household. Respect is a tough word for some women because they do not respect their husband. They undermind their husbands and treat them like children. And, that is not good. God wants us to encourage our husbands. Inspire them to be what God has called them to be. To stand strong with them, to aid them, to nurture them in every sense of the word. Thirdly, raising strong children for God. Teaching our children by example. Showing Christ to them daily.

That is what I think about when I read this scripture. I ask myself did I build upon my house today? Did I reflect God's word about being my husband's crown? Did I show God that my husband is highly favored because he has a good wife? These are the questions I ask myself. Because, I know that we live in a world where the men and women are at odds. But within my home we are united together. Also, I do believe that my husband and my children deserve to have the best. I do believe that I am best. My Lord strengthens me daily to be the best wife and mother to my husband and children. So, when I read this scripture I am encourage because my focus is on pleasing God to the fullness by ministering to my family and living the Word daily.

Milestones

Today, I started back to work at my mother morning out program in my church. I had an awesome day. The kids are adorable. They are calm spirited. They are happy and funny kids. Today was indeed a good day. I am excited about this year coming working with these children. They are eager to learn. There is one that made my heart just leap with joy. He is a special needs child. He has down-syndrome. He is only 2 years of age. However, I noticed the growth in him.
During the summer him and his brother started coming to the summer program my friend does at the church. And, I just kept hearing about the progress he has overcome. He uses sign-language to communicate because his speech is not fully developed yet. However, he is absorbing every information. He used to sit on a high chair now he is sitting on a regular chair at the table. He is a big boy. He just makes me so happy. He does funny faces and I do them right back and we laugh.
Today, while playing in the playroom he climb the stairs to the slide. And, I just cheered him on and clapped my hands. He clapped too. He also went down the stairs as well. He is really smart. His face just lights up with so much glow when he smiles. He was my little shadow today in the playroom. He is just so terrific.
Things like climbing up and down the slide stairs or sitting at the big boy table with his friends or just helping him do thumb prints may be nothing to someone else, but to him their are his milestones in life that he gets to accomplish.
I look at him and I am proud to be his teacher this year. He makes me think how sometimes we can get wrapped up with our selves too much. Just like he is accomplishing his milestones it makes me think what milestone can I too accomplish my self to not only better myself but also to help someone else?

He is just so amazing. He is my little ray of sunshine. Little does he know it he is teaching me more than I am teaching him.

A proud mother.

Tonight my heart is overjoyed. I had a graduation ceremony to celebrate the students that will be moving up to the preschool rainbows at my church. And, my son also graduated from the green rainbows to the blue rainbows. Looking at these kids just grow up and become independent of their parents. I love to hear my son say "I am a big boy mommy not a little boy." He has already asserted his independence from us. He is looking more at his daddy and wants to emulate him so much.

I am so proud of my baby. He earned 11 units badges from his class today. He received the second most from his class. The max is 12. He is so smart. He just loves learning. I thank God for his ability to want to learn. He is my little baby. I love to see their accomplishments. It just makes me feel so good. When they accomplished something; it just means I too accomplished it with them. It is so amazing to just see them develop so much right before our eyes. My husband is so proud of our son that he was the loudest cheering for Michael when they called him up. It is a wonderful joy to have children in our lives. It is a humbling experience.

They are growing up so fast. It was just a couple of weeks ago when Fiona was in diapers. Now she is fully potty train. She is a big girl. I just never want to forget any moment with them. I do cherished them so much. Our children are our treasure. And, I thank God for them.