I have no concept of time. I feel like I blogged not that long ago, but in reality it has been 27 days. This is why the library and I are not friends. They don't care that I thought it had been 2 week when in reality it had been 6 months. I don't know exactly where all my time is going, but it is escaping me. There are some big life changes going down in the Balderas home. Beginning the homeschooling process has been awesome. I love Tucker being home with Ava and I every day. His behavior has significantly improved and I love teaching him how to read, write, study the Bible, and be a responsible human being. Ava is talking so much and she loves Tucker more than anyone in the world. The increased time they have together is really strengthening their bond and it is beautiful to see. Another aspect of homeschooling (and this is probably where all my time goes.) is that I am never alone, or even with just one child. It is increasingly hard to get anything done including cleaning, laundry, and, you guessed it, blogging. It is a price I am willing to pay to oversee my child's education, but it does take a toll. Oh yeah, and there is that baby I am making. That doesn't really take up any time, just energy. So anytime I do get alone, I usually want to sleep or sit on the couch in a daze. So, that is kind of where I am out right now. But most importantly, I want to share a quick story with you.
I am so blessed to be on the leadership team of the Moms of the Movement group. It is my favorite place to be and I am glad I get to be with these women every week. (For those of you who are wondering what exactly this group is...it is a group primarily for preschool aged children that meet for fellowship and are enlightened by a speaker generally sharing about parenting or marriage. I strongly recommend anyone to find one in their area!) So, this week our Children and Family Pastor Pat Lynch spoke on parenting. He was speaking on Ephesians 6:1-4-"Children obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. "Honor your father and mother"-which is the first commandment with a promise-"that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on earth. Fathers, do not exasperate your children; bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord." The point the struck me the most was this, "Disciplined parenting begins with Disciplined Parents." This is so true. I do not want to be the parent that says, "Do as I say, not as I do." I cannot ask my children to be disciplined if I am not. On top of this, Pat stated that we need to be parents that exhibit the fruit of the Spirit. If my attention wasn't already completely focused on Pat, it was now (which it was by the way :-). This reminded my that I need to get back to blogging. I love how God ties in the scripture to every part of my life. I am determined to not be a hypocrite, I will be a disciplined parent. I want my love for God to be the reason they believe, not just because I told them to. So, here I go to exhibit the fruits of the Spirit to my babies. Will you join me?
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