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June 22, 2005
Parents Just Don't Understand
My parents hated this song when it came out and wouldn't let my brother or I listen to it. I think it was because of how it portrayed parents - stupid, out of touch with reality, and unsympathetic to the needs of their children. This was the same reason why The Simpsons were banned in our house as well. Now that I am a parent, I can understand more where they were coming from and I hope that my son will never see me or his father as parents that are out of touch with his needs and desires. As I reflect on Father's Day, I am thankful that my son has a father who loves him and is a real part of his life. It is easy to take that for granted, as more and more kids are being raised without a father in the home, or a father who is never around or is emotionally detatched. I pray that God would give us the grace to always be there for our child(ren?) and to make the effort to be a part of their world as we seek to understand them and their culture. Parenting is definitely not easy - I realize that more and more each day. But what a blessing children are! I am honored that God chose me to be Jaron's mommy and that He gives me the strength each day to do it. I pray that God will teach my husband and I more and more each day how to be the godly parents that Jaron needs. My ultimate pray is that Ben will be the kind of father to Jaron that makes it easy for him to understand what his heavenly father is like. That his earthly father will love and care for him in such a way that when he hears of a father that does those things perfectly, it will not be hard for him to grasp the concept of being a son to the Most High God. May the Holy Spirit begin a work in Jaron's life, even today, to draw him to his Father.
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June 10, 2005
Life Is Too Short
Yesterday was Jaron's 10 month birthday. Man does time fly! In just two months he will be a big one year old. It sure doesn't feel like he has been around that long. But on the other hand, it is hard to remember life without him. Here he is cruisin' (he doesn't actually move yet) in his car and waving bye bye to mommy. Before I know it he will be waving bye bye from a real car as he speeds off out of the driveway!
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June 01, 2005
California Love
I know that it has been a while since I last posted. This blog thing is a lot more work than I thought! I can't ever seem to find the time to just sit down and write a post. My hat goes off to all the mothers out there who find time to keep up with their blog on a regular basis!
Life has been busy lately. I went to 5 high school graduations in the past week and a half, and I still have one more to go to this Saturday. A new Youth Director was hired at New City, so I will be stepping down from my position at the end of July. I will miss the youth, but I look forward to more free time and quality time with my son. So the guy started last week and I have been having to go into the office more to help transition him into the job. It will probably be a busy couple of months (the summer months at New City are always crazy), but that's ok since I will have a LONG break when it is all over!
This weekend my Grandparents and aunt and uncle and cousin from California all came to visit. It had been almost 2 years since I had seen any of them. So it was nice to chill with them some and for Jaron to meet them. I hope to one day take Jaron to Cali to go back to my roots. But now that my parents moved here, those trips will definitely be less frequent. It is weird to think that I will not be going back to CA every year. I guess it truly isn't my home anymore. As long as I still have relatives there, though, I guess there is still an excuse to make the trek back to the West Side (cuz we all know it's the best side)!
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