This morning after dropping off the boys at school, the girls and I were headed home. The sun was shining very brightly. It was getting in our eyes. And yes, it was annoying. I had sunglasses on and kept moving the visor to help, but it wasn't. We have tinted windows and you wouldn't know it. Ashley began fussing about the sun. It was really bothering her.
Being the preschool teacher I am, and making everything a teachable moment. I told the girls that the sun was a reminder of Jesus. He wanted us to see that He was there. It was His way of saying "Good Morning." Ashley very quickly says, "GOOD MORNING, NOW PUT YOUR SUN UP!" Chelsea says "Good morning. Jesus is telling everyone good morning. Good morning Mommy, Daddy, Daniel, Justin. I said, "Yes, He is."
You know, kids can just be so darn honest. They are so transparent. At least one of the girls got the point. Maybe the other one will later. Must have been a bad morning.
Kids Say The Darndest Things!
For those of you who know us well, will think this is funny. For those of you who don't know us so well may say, that's not funny. I personally thought it was hilarious and worth sharing!
Daniel, Justin, and I were at Walmart. Justin had $2.00 in change that was burning a hole in his pocket. He and Daniel walked all over the store trying to figure out how he was going to spend his $2.00. He, with the help of Daniel, chose to buy goldfish. He was able to buy 2 of them - they were .28 cents a piece. He could then afford to buy the food so they would be able to eat. Don't feel too sorry he is doing this all on his own, with no help from me. I get suckered into purchases constantly. To say the least, our kids are spoiled. This isn't necesarily a good thing. So, we go to the self checkout, because I felt sorry for the cashier we might get because they would be counting change for a while. This way, in the self checkout you just keep feeding the change into the machine. The purchase was made, then we get ready to leave and the lady that helps with all the self checkouts says she needs to hold the fish. What? I thought maybe she didn't trust him that he bought it. Then, I realized she watches all of the transactions on her screen and could see him feeding in his money one coin at a time. She proceeds to the exit with us and holds the fish over the electronic devices that sound off when you are stealing something. Someone out there can let me know what those are called later. I asked, "Why did she need to do this?" Simple question. She said, "it can kill the fish with the electronic waves." Being the constant learning/teaching moment mom that I am. I asked Daniel and Justin, "Imagine what it does to our bodies if it kills a fish. Everytime we go through there it must be killing our cells one by one." Just a thought. Daniel, my too quick on his feet responses (not my child - his dad's), says "Yea mom, that's why you are so dumb, because you love to shop." WHAT? I wasn't so sure how to respond other than laugh. I did have to tell him that wasn't really a nice thing to say about his mom. He then proceeded to tell me that I am always saying how brain dead I am because I have so many children. It wasn't their fault, but mine for shopping. I had to agree. I do say all the time, how brain dead/scatter brain I am. I believe whole heartedly with the birth of each child I gave them a piece of my brain. Four kids later, I have very little left for myself. There are times, you just don't have a case against your children. Enjoy your day!
Daniel, Justin, and I were at Walmart. Justin had $2.00 in change that was burning a hole in his pocket. He and Daniel walked all over the store trying to figure out how he was going to spend his $2.00. He, with the help of Daniel, chose to buy goldfish. He was able to buy 2 of them - they were .28 cents a piece. He could then afford to buy the food so they would be able to eat. Don't feel too sorry he is doing this all on his own, with no help from me. I get suckered into purchases constantly. To say the least, our kids are spoiled. This isn't necesarily a good thing. So, we go to the self checkout, because I felt sorry for the cashier we might get because they would be counting change for a while. This way, in the self checkout you just keep feeding the change into the machine. The purchase was made, then we get ready to leave and the lady that helps with all the self checkouts says she needs to hold the fish. What? I thought maybe she didn't trust him that he bought it. Then, I realized she watches all of the transactions on her screen and could see him feeding in his money one coin at a time. She proceeds to the exit with us and holds the fish over the electronic devices that sound off when you are stealing something. Someone out there can let me know what those are called later. I asked, "Why did she need to do this?" Simple question. She said, "it can kill the fish with the electronic waves." Being the constant learning/teaching moment mom that I am. I asked Daniel and Justin, "Imagine what it does to our bodies if it kills a fish. Everytime we go through there it must be killing our cells one by one." Just a thought. Daniel, my too quick on his feet responses (not my child - his dad's), says "Yea mom, that's why you are so dumb, because you love to shop." WHAT? I wasn't so sure how to respond other than laugh. I did have to tell him that wasn't really a nice thing to say about his mom. He then proceeded to tell me that I am always saying how brain dead I am because I have so many children. It wasn't their fault, but mine for shopping. I had to agree. I do say all the time, how brain dead/scatter brain I am. I believe whole heartedly with the birth of each child I gave them a piece of my brain. Four kids later, I have very little left for myself. There are times, you just don't have a case against your children. Enjoy your day!
It's Official - God is so.... God!
The Greers (James, Sheri & Daniel) are going to Guatemala! James is leading the Rookie Trip to Guatemala during Spring Break. This is James' 3rd trip. This is the first one he has led. He has such a passion for the people of Guatemala.
This year, God was calling me to go. I knew He wanted me to go. As we began praying about how we would come up with the money for me, which we knew He would do, we both felt as if God was telling us Daniel should go. We weren't sure about him, being that he is 11 years old. We just put it off and began putting money provided for our trip into our (God's) account. James had some money left from his previous trips, he did some plumbing work and asked for a donation to his trip instead of payment. Then, one of James clients, a very wealthy one I might add, gave him a $500 cash donation. This lady, was going to give it to James for Christmas and she didn't see him, so she saved it until she saw him. He told her about the trip and she said it was meant to go for his trip. He couldn't get to the church fast enough. He was so excited!
More and more people began signing up for the trip. A couple from the church is coming with their 2 kids. Their kids are 8 and 11. I thought, why shouldn't Daniel go then. We began praying, knowing God was to provide, just how?
We knew if we were going, we needed passports. Daniel and I both needed them. I am such a procrastinator sometimes. It kills my husband, he's so OCD. Daniel has 1/2 days on Wednesdays, so I kept him out of school and we went to the downtown post office to wait. We heard so many stories about how long we would have to wait and get ready for a day of waiting. We got there early, due to I thought it opened at 8:00 a.m. I thought we were geting there 20 minutes late, instead we were 40 minutes early. Even God can use my ignorance to His advantage. I would have swore it said 9:00 a.m. on the websites. I haven't checked to make sure, but it's ok. We went on Wednesday, January 30th and got them in the mail on Friday, Febrary 8th, 9 days! God is so good! Now we are set with the passports, now we just need the money!
Here's the most awesome news of all! On Friday, February 1st, James got a call. This person, who is to remain anonymous, gave such a blessing! Way far than we could have ever asked dreamed or hoped for. They asked James about his fund raising and what the plans were while we are in Guatemala. James told them we had been praying about Daniel going and I was still needing money. Well.........., they gave $10,000! WHAT! You saw it right, $10,000. They wanted to provide our way financially, then provide the children in Guatemala with clothes and food. WOW!
Can you say, AMEN?!?!?!?!?!
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