First off, I am that mother that calls her child offensive names. I say it with love and we are all laughing so I do not have a problem with this at all. I was raised that way and honestly, it is funny and most accurately describes the kid.
Enter "thieving little monkey."
Sam has figured out the drinks in Momma and Daddy's cups are much more delicious than what is in his cup. He has also gotten tall enough to swipe our drinks when we aren't looking.
So on any given night, this is the the chain of events:
Sam: Peese. Peese. (points to cup.)
Us: No Sam. You have a drink.
Sam: (walking up to drink) Peese. More.
Us: No Sam!
Sam: (takes the drink anyway and runs)
Us: (Take the drink and put Sam in the corner.)
Now take the above scenario and replace cup with "remote", "wii mote", "I-pad", "plate with food on it", and "cell phone."
Another reason for him being a thieving little monkey, he wanted some graham crackers the other day. Not a problem, I gave him some. But then we were done. I went to the kitchen and put them on the counter. He asks for more and I said no. I then go into the living room. I hear ruckus in the kitchen but nothing abnormal. I then hear crinkling plastic that sounds oddly reminicsent of the graham cracker package. I investigate.
My thieving son has stacked up moving boxes to stand on so he can reach the graham crackers. Thieving. Little. Monkey.
He is so funny. Being chased is like the best thing for him ever. If you chase him, and get him into a corner, his next logical step is to run at you as fast as he can. Does this mean he will be aggressive?!
Other funnisms...
He still thinks it is hilarious for other people to fall or bump their heads. He knows "yes" and "no" and uses them quite appropriately. For instance...
"Sam did you poo poo?"
Sam lifts up his shirt and looks at his diaper.
"Sam did you poo poo?"
Sam, "Ya."
"Ok, lets change your diaper."
Sam says, "no" and runs away laughing.
He is also a little hooligan at daycare. Susan is really working on them to use their words. Some of the kids are more stubborn than others so she witholds things from them (snack, drink, picking them up, etc.) until they use their words. What is my son doing in the background? "peese. peese. pu. pu. more. more. dink. dink." (for all those wondering, "pu" is up.)
Also on the hooligan subject, if the other kids get in trouble, he taunts them in the corner, shaking his finger and saying "no no" at them. Or if they have a toy he wants, he grabs it from them and says, "Thant oo".
Other fun habits you guys don't care to read about:
He loves to sing. He sings me his ABCs (at least the tune). All I have to say is, "Sam you want to sing?" and there he goes. But it is soft and sweet singing. For now anyway.
He has a fascination with shoes. He knows where his shoe drawer is and goes and gets them all out one by one and makes a big pile. I can only assume he finds the ones he doesn't like and throws them in the diaper pail.
Other items frequently found in the diaper pail? Remotes, socks, clean diapers, diaper cream, papers, keys, etc. It is almost the first place we look for missing items now.
And to leave it on a sweet note, I look forward to him waking up every morning because he wants to cuddle with me for at least five minutes. He just lays his head on my shoulder and we lay down. Once he is good and woke up, I'd better be getting him some milk though.
This is just the most fun age. He wears me out but right now I'm his everything and he's mine. I'll go back and read this when I'm no longer cool to him and at least remember a time when I was cool.
Monday, May 23, 2011
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Thestimony Thursday: Obedient Children
Did ya like what I did there? I added an "h" and I sound like I have a speech impediment. It makes it okay that I'm two days late on my post.
Anyway...
At the end of my last post I confessed to you all that I had basically been ignoring God. I know. I'm awesome.
I then vowed that I would get up at 5:30 am from then on out and stop ignoring the Almighty Lord.
And here is how that went...
First try: Sam wakes up in the middle of the night coughing. Will not go back to sleep for 3 hours. Mom is zombie and feels it is okay to not get up at 5:30. Mom still reads and prays during the day and everything was great.
Second try: Sam wakes up in the middle of the night coughing. Will not go back to sleep for 3 hours. Mom is zombie and feels like it is okay to not get up at 5:30. Mom still read and prays during the day and everything was fine.
Third try: Sam sleeps fine. Major event happens in the middle of the night beginning at 2 am and I don't go to sleep afterward. I then go to work with now three days of hardly sleeping. I'm emotional and tired and stressed. (Rikki with no sleep is just awful.) Somehow, set aside prayer time and Bible reading didn't happen.
Fourth try: I believe this landed on a weekend and all was fine. Caught up on reading.
Fifth try: This went well too.
Sixth try: I wasn't feeling well and didn't sleep well. Tossed and turned all night. Barely slept. Ended up getting up at 6.
Seventh try: Couldn't sleep again. Got up and spent time with God. God was leading me to post on what we were talking about. I decided to wait until morning to post it. In the morning I forgot.
Eighth and ninth try: Told myself I'd wake up at 5:30 anyway so no need for alarm. Note to self: Without the alarm, I apparently don't take the clock as seriously. When I did get up a little after 6, my son also woke up therefore robbing me of my Rikki/Jesus time.
After all that boringness... what is the point?
Why do I expect results from God when I can't even follow a simple command.
Here is how the narrative goes:
God: Rikki get up at 5:30 am and I will share my beautiful word with you.
Rikki: But that's early.
God: Yes, but it is quiet and peaceful. We connect better that way.
Rikki: But that's early.
God: If you are unwilling to spend time with me, why do you still expect me to do things for you?
Which brings me to my next example that hits a little bit closer to home for some:
As a parent, when Sam wants something he has to do what I say. For instance:
Sam: (Points at Cheese-Its and whines)
Mom: What do you want?
Sam: (Points to Cheese-Its and whines more)
Mom: What do you want, Sam?
Sam: (Points to Cheese-Its, whines, and now is jumping up and down)
Mom: Tell me what you want Sam. Use words.
Sam: More. Please. (which is actually MOE PEEZ
Mom: (hands him Cheese-Its)
It is so simple.
Stop expecting things from your Father when you don't do what He says!
Moral of the story:
Spend time with God every day. Read the Bible. Medidate on the verses. And pray.
Don't just pray as in asking for things. But share with Him your feelings, your thoughts, your dilemmas and your joys. It goes a long way.
I mean, if you had a friend that just complained to you about everything that was wrong and asked you to help fix it, how long would you remain their friend? It gets annoying.
Now take it a step further and you give them advice on how to correct the problems. And they ignore it. Over and over and over again.
Irritating as all get out.
So knock it off. Because, I know you are doing it too. :-)
Happy Thestimony Thursday.
Anyway...
At the end of my last post I confessed to you all that I had basically been ignoring God. I know. I'm awesome.
I then vowed that I would get up at 5:30 am from then on out and stop ignoring the Almighty Lord.
And here is how that went...
First try: Sam wakes up in the middle of the night coughing. Will not go back to sleep for 3 hours. Mom is zombie and feels it is okay to not get up at 5:30. Mom still reads and prays during the day and everything was great.
Second try: Sam wakes up in the middle of the night coughing. Will not go back to sleep for 3 hours. Mom is zombie and feels like it is okay to not get up at 5:30. Mom still read and prays during the day and everything was fine.
Third try: Sam sleeps fine. Major event happens in the middle of the night beginning at 2 am and I don't go to sleep afterward. I then go to work with now three days of hardly sleeping. I'm emotional and tired and stressed. (Rikki with no sleep is just awful.) Somehow, set aside prayer time and Bible reading didn't happen.
Fourth try: I believe this landed on a weekend and all was fine. Caught up on reading.
Fifth try: This went well too.
Sixth try: I wasn't feeling well and didn't sleep well. Tossed and turned all night. Barely slept. Ended up getting up at 6.
Seventh try: Couldn't sleep again. Got up and spent time with God. God was leading me to post on what we were talking about. I decided to wait until morning to post it. In the morning I forgot.
Eighth and ninth try: Told myself I'd wake up at 5:30 anyway so no need for alarm. Note to self: Without the alarm, I apparently don't take the clock as seriously. When I did get up a little after 6, my son also woke up therefore robbing me of my Rikki/Jesus time.
After all that boringness... what is the point?
Why do I expect results from God when I can't even follow a simple command.
Here is how the narrative goes:
God: Rikki get up at 5:30 am and I will share my beautiful word with you.
Rikki: But that's early.
God: Yes, but it is quiet and peaceful. We connect better that way.
Rikki: But that's early.
God: If you are unwilling to spend time with me, why do you still expect me to do things for you?
Which brings me to my next example that hits a little bit closer to home for some:
As a parent, when Sam wants something he has to do what I say. For instance:
Sam: (Points at Cheese-Its and whines)
Mom: What do you want?
Sam: (Points to Cheese-Its and whines more)
Mom: What do you want, Sam?
Sam: (Points to Cheese-Its, whines, and now is jumping up and down)
Mom: Tell me what you want Sam. Use words.
Sam: More. Please. (which is actually MOE PEEZ
Mom: (hands him Cheese-Its)
It is so simple.
Stop expecting things from your Father when you don't do what He says!
Moral of the story:
Spend time with God every day. Read the Bible. Medidate on the verses. And pray.
Don't just pray as in asking for things. But share with Him your feelings, your thoughts, your dilemmas and your joys. It goes a long way.
I mean, if you had a friend that just complained to you about everything that was wrong and asked you to help fix it, how long would you remain their friend? It gets annoying.
Now take it a step further and you give them advice on how to correct the problems. And they ignore it. Over and over and over again.
Irritating as all get out.
So knock it off. Because, I know you are doing it too. :-)
Happy Thestimony Thursday.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Testimony Tuesday: Will You Allow God to Bring Revival?
*It is important to note that I have very limited knowledge on what I am about to blog about. But God won't let me get out of this one so I will proceed as planned.*
If you live in Little Rock or the surrounding areas, you may have heard of Summit Church and what is going on there for the past month. If not, I'll tell you what I know.
God is moving in that church in powerful ways. They have had four weeks of straight church. They didn't bring someone in for revival. They simply let God work.
A few stories I know of:
One of my friends goes to that church, and on one of the first nights of this movement, God kept telling her to go to the alter and empty her wallet and urge the rest of the church to do the same. She fought and fought because she didn't feel comfortable doing it. Then the preacher told the congregation that someone was in the congregation that had a message for them and they needed to come forward. She fought it still... but was now doubting her fight. More and more people came up to the front... confessing sins... testifying... there was a line to get the microphone to share with everyone.
Finally, it was her turn and she did as she was told. Over $5000 was given that night! Read more about that night here scroll down to April 4th post. She had $40 in her wallet and she left it on the alter. Later in the service, someone came to her and told her that God told them to give her $80.
People are praying for each other, praising God, being blessed left and right... it is truly amazing just to hear what is going on in this church! And all because they moved aside and let God do His work.
I have another friend that goes to First Baptist of Little Rock. The story behind this is that the preacher from Summit used to preach at First Baptist... the church split, and he created Summit. There was a lot of hurt that came with the split.
Anyway, the preacher at First Baptist called the preacher from Summit and told him he thought someone needed to come to their church to share what was going on. The Summit preacher agreed, but thought he wasn't the right one for the job (due to the bad way things had gone when he left). The First preacher thought that the Summit preacher was the man for the job, so they agreed to pray about it for 3 days, then make a decision. Turns out, it was time for him to return to that church.
This happened last night. Not only did he speak for an hour to the congregation about what is going on at his church, but he brought others from Summit that had left First Baptist. And apparently, God had some plans for them!
They also had an amazing service with people confessing their sins from the split... even the preacher from Summit! That church began healing last night, one lady left with $1500 to help her get back on her feet after her husband died and left her with a failing business, and lots of others felt the Lord in a very intimate way.
This is my knowledge on the subject. God is telling me the purpose of this blog is three-fold.
1) There are churches in the area that are battling spiritual warfare and not allowing the Holy Spirit to work. And this has to stop. God has amazing things in store for this area and breaking down these walls is essential to realizing God's promises.
2) To get those who are involved to share their testimonies in the comments section. These stories are powerful. They have affected me and I haven't even gone to one of the services. So, if you have been to any of these services, please comment below on what your experiences are. Or something that God is wanting you to share.
3) I know there is someone reading on the verge of making the commitment to Christ. I may not get the most comments after each post, but I will not stop. Because there are people out there getting thirstier and thirstier for Christ's love and if I can be a tool for getting someone to it, how can I not agree?
So there you have it. I will be forwarding this link to those that I think have something to add. I hope they will continue as well.
And I leave you with a few verses:
Jeremiah 29: 13-14 "If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me. I will be found by you," says the Lord. "I will end your captivity and restore your fortunes. I will gather you out of the nations where I sent you and will bring you home again to your own land." -- this verse gives me chills in reference to this post
John 15: 5 "Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing."
Some of these things are on their website. Check it out: http://thesummitchurch.org/
**So I went to the website and was so moved that I have just decided to embed some of the videos here.**
And now after going through these videos, God is telling me to confess to you all something I've been running from. That stinkin' God gets me every time ;-)
I am making the public commitment now that I will get up at 5:30 am every morning to pray.
I say that first, because for a while now (like months) I have felt God telling me to get up at 5:30 to pray. And I did it for about a week. Then I stopped. I was tired and this was sleep time and as long as I read during the day I'd be fine.
Then several days would go by that I didn't pray. Sure I'd get a good day every once in a while that brought great word, but I also missed a lot.
Then God started actually waking me up at 5:30 am. It is ridiculous. I'll wake up every morning, look at the clock, and it is somewhere between 5:25 - 5:35 am.
This morning, I woke up. 5:28 am. You know what I did? I laughed. I laughed and rolled right back over and went to sleep.
So right, now I'm setting my alarm for 5:30 am. And when it goes off, I'm getting up and praying and exercising.
Please share your stories in the comments section. Someone is really going to benefit from these stories.
If you live in Little Rock or the surrounding areas, you may have heard of Summit Church and what is going on there for the past month. If not, I'll tell you what I know.
God is moving in that church in powerful ways. They have had four weeks of straight church. They didn't bring someone in for revival. They simply let God work.
A few stories I know of:
One of my friends goes to that church, and on one of the first nights of this movement, God kept telling her to go to the alter and empty her wallet and urge the rest of the church to do the same. She fought and fought because she didn't feel comfortable doing it. Then the preacher told the congregation that someone was in the congregation that had a message for them and they needed to come forward. She fought it still... but was now doubting her fight. More and more people came up to the front... confessing sins... testifying... there was a line to get the microphone to share with everyone.
Finally, it was her turn and she did as she was told. Over $5000 was given that night! Read more about that night here scroll down to April 4th post. She had $40 in her wallet and she left it on the alter. Later in the service, someone came to her and told her that God told them to give her $80.
People are praying for each other, praising God, being blessed left and right... it is truly amazing just to hear what is going on in this church! And all because they moved aside and let God do His work.
I have another friend that goes to First Baptist of Little Rock. The story behind this is that the preacher from Summit used to preach at First Baptist... the church split, and he created Summit. There was a lot of hurt that came with the split.
Anyway, the preacher at First Baptist called the preacher from Summit and told him he thought someone needed to come to their church to share what was going on. The Summit preacher agreed, but thought he wasn't the right one for the job (due to the bad way things had gone when he left). The First preacher thought that the Summit preacher was the man for the job, so they agreed to pray about it for 3 days, then make a decision. Turns out, it was time for him to return to that church.
This happened last night. Not only did he speak for an hour to the congregation about what is going on at his church, but he brought others from Summit that had left First Baptist. And apparently, God had some plans for them!
They also had an amazing service with people confessing their sins from the split... even the preacher from Summit! That church began healing last night, one lady left with $1500 to help her get back on her feet after her husband died and left her with a failing business, and lots of others felt the Lord in a very intimate way.
This is my knowledge on the subject. God is telling me the purpose of this blog is three-fold.
1) There are churches in the area that are battling spiritual warfare and not allowing the Holy Spirit to work. And this has to stop. God has amazing things in store for this area and breaking down these walls is essential to realizing God's promises.
2) To get those who are involved to share their testimonies in the comments section. These stories are powerful. They have affected me and I haven't even gone to one of the services. So, if you have been to any of these services, please comment below on what your experiences are. Or something that God is wanting you to share.
3) I know there is someone reading on the verge of making the commitment to Christ. I may not get the most comments after each post, but I will not stop. Because there are people out there getting thirstier and thirstier for Christ's love and if I can be a tool for getting someone to it, how can I not agree?
So there you have it. I will be forwarding this link to those that I think have something to add. I hope they will continue as well.
And I leave you with a few verses:
Jeremiah 29: 13-14 "If you look for me wholeheartedly, you will find me. I will be found by you," says the Lord. "I will end your captivity and restore your fortunes. I will gather you out of the nations where I sent you and will bring you home again to your own land." -- this verse gives me chills in reference to this post
John 15: 5 "Yes, I am the vine; you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing."
Some of these things are on their website. Check it out: http://thesummitchurch.org/
**So I went to the website and was so moved that I have just decided to embed some of the videos here.**
Tears of Joy - Lexi Phelps from The Summit Church on Vimeo.
Our Financial Worries Are Gone - Montina Dunn from The Summit Church on Vimeo.
Making His Deeds Known from The Summit Church on Vimeo.
A Life Surrendered - Michelle Tedder from The Summit Church on Vimeo.
And now after going through these videos, God is telling me to confess to you all something I've been running from. That stinkin' God gets me every time ;-)
I am making the public commitment now that I will get up at 5:30 am every morning to pray.
I say that first, because for a while now (like months) I have felt God telling me to get up at 5:30 to pray. And I did it for about a week. Then I stopped. I was tired and this was sleep time and as long as I read during the day I'd be fine.
Then several days would go by that I didn't pray. Sure I'd get a good day every once in a while that brought great word, but I also missed a lot.
Then God started actually waking me up at 5:30 am. It is ridiculous. I'll wake up every morning, look at the clock, and it is somewhere between 5:25 - 5:35 am.
This morning, I woke up. 5:28 am. You know what I did? I laughed. I laughed and rolled right back over and went to sleep.
So right, now I'm setting my alarm for 5:30 am. And when it goes off, I'm getting up and praying and exercising.
Please share your stories in the comments section. Someone is really going to benefit from these stories.
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