A Farewell

Well, since I'm not great at keeping two blogs updated I decided that my run at having my "own" blog is over. So, we will now only have our family blog...

www.stangie.blogspot.com

Thoughts

So we had our monthly MOPS meeting today (Mother's of Preschoolers) and the speaker really got me thinking. I won't go into great detail but basically she spoke on our kids manners, or lack of. She also talked about having a vision for your family, like maybe the Golden Rule. I LOVE this idea...not only a vision for the family but how can I as their mom help them reach their goals?

Kinda a weird thought since my kids are so little but a great one! I know God has plans for each of their precious lives and am I preparing them to live out those goals and plans? Or am I getting too caught up in the day-to-day?

The speaker also talked about having kids that people enjoy being around. Makes you think, eh?! Do people dread having my kids around? Do they feel like a tornado hit after we leave? Do they say, "My kids will never be like that"

I guess the most prominent thought I had was, "Do I like being around my kids?"

Well, duh...I'm their mom. If I don't like them nobody will, right?! Well, maybe?

Putting all jokes aside, am I enjoying everyday with them? Do I nag, correct, spank, discipline, lecture, yell and frown too much?

I don't want to be remembered like that. I want my kids to be well behaved, thoughtful, loving, gentle creatures. But am I that way?

I guess it was a real gut check....