Funny Quotes to Get you through the weekend!

"My second favorite household chore is ironing. My first being hitting my head on the top bunk until I faint." ~Erma Bombeck

"I'm not going to vacuum 'til Sears makes one you can ride one." ~Roseanne Barr

"The truth is that parents are not really interested in justice. They just want quiet." ~Bill Cosby

"One thing they never told you about child raising is that for the rest of your life, at the drop of a hat, you are expected to know your child's name and how old he or she is." ~Erma Bombeck

"A two year old is kind of like having a blender, but you don't have a top for it." ~Jerry Seinfield

Finding my Green Pasture

He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul.

Psalm 23:2-3

After a long day yesterday, I was excited about coming home, crawling in my bed and getting a good nights sleep. It lasted for about an hour and a half and in walks my two year old crying. Poor thing had an ear ache and could not go back to sleep. A dose of benedryl later, we were finally back to bed. That was once again short lived as my 5 month old started crying which had me out of bed for the rest of the night. Now I have to say I am normally blessed to have children that sleep through the night. But when it rains...it pours.

I thought about Psalm 23:2-3 this morning. Those verses always give me a sense of peace in the chaos that is life. I need to find my green pasture so I can be refreshed and restored. Where is your green pasture? Lately mine has been sitting in my living room early in the morning, holding Eli & reading God's Word. I would like to say it's getting away from everyone & relaxing somewhere beautiful...but who has time for that. I pray today you allow yourself to find a "green pasture" and spend some time with the Lord. And now back to the chaos...

Welcome to the Family

We are so excited to announce the arrival of our new family member in the BBC ARK Ministry...

Braxton Carter Wong

7lbs 3oz

20 1/4 inches long

Proud parents are Katelyn & Jonathan

Please take an opportunity to pray for this sweet family as they discover what parenthood is all about!

Patience with Potty Training

But the fuit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Galatians 5:22

"Lord, when will my child ever be potty trained?" That's the question I've been praying these days. Why did you other moms not tell me that this is such a battle? First off, there is this pressure of "don't let your kid be the last one his age to be potty trained." My first goal was to potty train him while I was on maternity leave. Ummm....yea right! That was the craziest thing I ever thought of so I decided to wait for warmer weather. Well guess what...the warmer weather is here, we have started and there is no turning back! I kept saying, "I just don't want two in diapers". Well I have soon discovered that keeping a child in diapers is much easier then having to run to the potty every 10 minutes. Then you have to make the bathroom easily accessible which means every time I turn around he's either washing his hair or his cars in the toilet. Which brings me to my second prayer, "Lord, are you sure you wanted me to have boys?" Just the memory of him doing it grosses me out! But I'm his mom and this is all part of it.

Oh, how patient our heavenly Father is with me. So many times I think I've learned from my mistakes and then there I go again. But He never gives up on me! Just like with my two year old...I don't really care how many accidents he has. He's my child and I'm going to love him no matter what! This is just a lesson for me in being patient with the one I love. I might as well get used to it after all; I have a feeling God's going to be using my little guy to teach me patience for many years to come :)

And thanks to all those moms that tell me "Don't worry! He won't go to college wearing diapers." Your right...its just going to take a little time and patience.

Let's give it a try

I've been talking with several moms in our "Ark" ministry to come up with ways to connect our moms to each other. Let's face it... we are so busy just surviving, it's not easy to make friends along the way. But isn't this when you need friends the most? To have that person to call when you've been pooped on, spit up on, peed on, and it's already been three days since you've had a shower! When I feel like I can not stay up another night with my 5 month old or watch my 2 year old throw himself on the ground kicking and screaming; it sure is nice to hear someone tell me they are going through the same thing. Now maybe it's not right to wish this on someone else but I can't help it...I like to be around those that are in the same boat as me. So let's give this blog spot a try. We will update it with opportunities we have coming up to fellowship with each other and it will be a place for you to soak in some encouragement and know...YOU ARE NOT ALONE! We can go through these important years with our children together...praying each other through it the whole way.