I am more and more convinced that only a few families get the honor to parent a child with an “old soul”.

As a parent, it can be difficult, especially for the momma’s.  It is often difficult  to know when to step in, or just let them be who they are. Because really, it is me who has the problem, not my child.  It is me, who has a hard time when my little boy would rather just “chat” on the playground than actually “play”.  Or “hang out with the adults” rather than play with the kids his age.

But truth be told, the blessings far out weigh the heartaches, (for now anyway).

My son

It helps a lot to have other friends who understand and know what you are going through, to just “get why you worry about that child”.

Recently my sweet Hayden asked us out of the blue if he had ever had a suit.  We replied that when he was younger he did and wore it for Christmas and Easter.  He asked more questions about dads suits and ties and then casually one day he asked, “Do you think that I could get a suit, mom?”  Okay, tell me if I am wrong, but do other nine year old boys ask for suits????  Anyway, we spent one afternoon at the mall looking for a good suit that he liked to no avail.  Go figure there are not alot of suit choices for young boys this time of year!!!

I proceed to ask him why he wanted a suit, hoping to not embarrass him or make him change his mind, I just really wanted to know.  He said he’d like to wear one to church occasionally and maybe for pictures.  =)  We finally found a nice sport coat and a couple of ties at Lands End and he is thrilled and looks ever so handsome.    I am truly blessed to have been chosen by God to be this boys mother.  I am grateful for my girlfriends who also parent a child with “an old soul” that I can walk along side you and be an encouragement to each other.

Meditating on this verse, really says a lot to me today.

“For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing into the division of my soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.”

That is truly powerful. Especially as I am working through the Bible study; “Me, Myself and Lies”. Comparing my thought closet to the thought closet God has for me and each of His children.

The Napping Curse

If you are one of the lucky ones, I am sure you delight in an occasional nap.  However, if you are me, you can only be envious of those who get such a luxury. When I quit my day job for my career of a lifetime, I thought I had traded in coffee breaks for peaceful naps with my children. Well, I soon realized that every UPS or Fed-ex delivery person was against me, every solicitor or neighborhood dog would conspire to rob me of this well earned break I had so desperately wanted.  For years now, 9 to be exact, just as I  start to doze, the doorbell would ring, or the dog would hear something and bark, the phone would ring. This was not just a fleeting curse that eventually went away. No, in fact I think the conspiracy has grown to include my own children. As recent as today, Kip and I decided that we had been working so hard that we could sneak in a 30 minute nap. The kids were playing nicely and would be fine for 30 minutes. Literally just as I drifted off into a nice, peaceful slumber, I am jolted awake by the sound of my daughter’s cry. I woke up disoriented (after only 3 minutes of sleep) thinking my child was injured, only to find she was fine, but throwing a little tantrum. I do have to laugh at this strange anomaly and wonder 1.  why do I continue to try to take naps.  2. Will I ever really get to truly experience a nap.

3:33

For years now, probably since about 2001 or late 2000 ~ about the time I got pregnant.  I have been waking up at 3:33 am or I will check the time in the afternoon’s and it is 3:33.  I occasionally see that number on other things as well.  I have always been curious as to what the significance is to this strange occurrence so I looked it up and found that lots of people have this same things happen.  There are actually lots and lots of theories some good and some bad.  I choose to believe it is something good.  In fact, here is one that I found rather intriguing from a dream expert.  “3 represents power. 33 is the number of Christ as a spiritual master or Christ consciousness.   Therefore, the message would be “The Power of Christ”.  Other interesting ones are relating to the Trinity or that Jesus lived on Earth for 33 years.  This will be one of the questions I will ask God when I make it to heaven.  But, in the meantime if you want to check out all of the theories out there, you should Google it!