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Here is #5
>Parenting and Emotions
>A friend’s blog today spurred up me telling this story, if have a chance check out Stephy’s rants, Get you adverbs here.
She inspires me because she as real as I hope to be on my blog…here’s my comment/story from her post:
Crap we had a situation with this while at a wedding in AZ a few weeks ago. Aidyn was the flower girl. She had been praying for years to be a flower girl so this was a huge event for her.
Didn’t start very good, basically everyone ignored her and she felt like it didn’t matter whether she was there or not. She handled it alright, but it sucked. Then a the rehearsal dinner the couple overlooked getting her a gift…everyone else in the party got a gift, except for the ring bearer who was busy shoving chopsticks up his nose and never noticed. It killed me as a parent, I wanted to start a fight with the groom, run and buy Aidyn something and lie saying it was from the bride. Whatever I just wanted to stop the pain my daughter was in.
Instead we rode it out. Which killed me because I wasn’t sure how it would end up, if my daughter would make a scene in front of everyone and leave the bride and groom with the memory of them disappointing her on the night of their rehearsal dinner.
She talked with her mom and I about it, then she let her other cousin in on her disappointment. After some tears, lots of hugs and snuggling, she was able to return to being a part of the party. Before you know it the bride was dressing her up in a mock wedding dress made of wrapping paper. She loved every minute of it.
As we were walking out together, of course she still had her wrapping paper dress on in this fine restaurant so she was the talk of the town, she said “This dress was better than any old gift.” We had almost made it to the door, and her Great Uncle called her back into the main room where the rehearsal was. He had slid away and gotten her a gift.
I couldn’t even go back into the room because I would have been a crying mess. By not cutting off her sadness, Aidyn had the opportunity to move beyond those emotions on her own, and then be blessed beyond her wildest dreams. Now that story is easy to tell because it worked out for the good. The two months she cried herself to sleep of the idea of divorce was much harder, and drawn out.
Being a parent sucks, you are so powerless and yet you are supposed to be the one with the answers. The problem is I have way too many questions myself to answer them for someone else.
>Easter hell
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Yesterday we went to the zoo for a Easter egg hunt. It was more off an
Easter egg pick up. Hundreds off eggs in an open field with hundreds
in a mob of kids. Pretty funny.
>This is one reason I love Amazon.com
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How do they know? Karin just went to Costco this week and bought many of these items! I love advertising when it make sense to what my needs are.
>Bring style back to travel
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Back and forth from Portland to Seattle. The train is cool. Only thing
missing is wireless access.
>Proverbs 4
>20 My son, be attentive to my words;
incline your ear to my sayings.
21 Let them not escape from your sight;
keep them within your heart.
22 For they are life to those who find them,
and healing to all their flesh.
23 Keep your heart with all vigilance,
for from it flow the springs of life.
24 Put away from you crooked speech,
and put devious talk far from you.
25 Let your eyes look directly forward,
and your gaze be straight before you.
26 Ponder the path of your feet;
then all your ways will be sure.
27 Do not swerve to the right or to the left;
turn your foot away from evil.
While the most recent adaptation of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was weird like the first one, and really brought a different light to the story. My favorite line is when Violet’s mother looks at her and says, “Eyes on the prize Violet, eyes on the prize.” The focus to win, the focus to complete a task, you cannot lose sight.
This proverb reminds us of that. Listen up people, figure out what it is your going after and go for it. Everthing will want to distract you, but don’t lose focus. It is like being in the playoffs and having to make a free throw while a screaming crowd is in your face. What are the things that distract? Greed, unfaithfulness, dicsouragement, and most powerfully fear. Did you know that the most repeated command in all the Bible is, Don’t fear.
>Arizona Rocks especially while running
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So last weekend my family and I spent it in Scottsdale, AZ! What an amazing place. The views were beautiful, my only other tripto AZ was the Grand Canyon, and this was up there in overall beauty.
On Saturday Karin, Jon (my bro-in-law) and I went for a run which ended up being about seven mile and included a 400 ft. Hill. The above picture is part of the view from the top, amazing 360 degrees, breath taking beauty.
The part that made the run the most fun was how truly Arizona it was. First on the way down I slipped and caught myself without falling, the only problem was I kept myself running by grabbing a cactus. Needless to say there was lots of blood. The picture is great, looked much worse than it felt.
As we stopped to take a picture of my hand we looked at the sign and snapped a picture while Karin ran by. Beware of AFRICANIZED BEES JUST OFF PATH!!! Glad we avoided them.
The trail ended in someone’s back yard. Instead of getting to know the neighbors we had to cut through uncut desert to get back to the road and eventually a trail. On our way there, I heard what sounded like a rattle. Thinking I was paranoid imagining things I went the opposite way to be safe. After getting on the road I asked if Jon or Karin had slipped while behind me, then Karn looked at me and said I heard it to…A RATTLE SNAKE. So no lie while running in Arizona we had close calls with a cactus, africanized bees, and a rattle snake! The wedding was great, but the run made the trip:)
>Proverbs 4:10-19
>10 Hear, my son, and accept my words,
that the years of your life may be many.
11 I have taught you the way of wisdom;
I have led you in the paths of uprightness.
12 When you walk, your step will not be hampered,
and if you run, you will not stumble.
13 Keep hold of instruction; do not let go;
guard her, for she is your life.
14 Do not enter the path of the wicked,
and do not walk in the way of the evil.
15 Avoid it; do not go on it;
turn away from it and pass on.
16 For they cannot sleep unless they have done wrong;
they are robbed of sleep unless they have made someone stumble.
17 For they eat the bread of wickedness
and drink the wine of violence.
18 But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn,
which shines brighter and brighter until full day.
19 The way of the wicked is like deep darkness;
they do not know over what they stumble.
You can go wrong by listening to the Proverbs, at least if you believe what the father is saying. The whole idea of self authentication might cause some problems. Now it does not seem that outrageous, stick to the good. Stay away from these bad folks, they are really bad, they can’t sleep unless they have done bad.
But righteousness is the light of dawn which lights up everything. You will be able to see and not stumble.
One way I describe my life before moving back to Seattle is entangled. Nothing was simple and clear. Part of living wise is not having complicated situation where you are wrapped up, especially with evil people, but even unwise people can make it difficult. Make dicisions for the simple. Work with people you like, then you will be more likely to communcate during hard times and work through them. Own you own stuff. Let you no be no and your yes be yes. Sometimes the truth will upset people but be clear with them, gentle, and honest. All things I am learning.
>Montana is great
>We arrived in Whitefish, MT three days ago. Thankfully last Thursday
Ksrin called me at work and suggested we leave that night to get
through the mountain pass. It was open for about 24 hours and we made
it through and got a hotel that night. For those back east reading
this the snow does actually close down the roads out here, there are
avelanches and mudslides that will kill you.
Since arriving we have had a great time. So far I've gotten in two
days of skiing on pretty heavy powder, hoping the light stuff came in
last night. Yesterday I had to worked, sucked, but went well!
The last few days have been really fun with one of Karin's oldest
family friends, Kim, and her husband, Tim flew out. It's been really
fun to hear Karin's parents tell stories to us all because normally
they are pretty quiet. Aidyn is in heaven, I think she has a crush in
Tim:)
Our days have been pretty booked and I have an annoying cough. So it
is 5:30 am and I am up catching up on my books and newsfeed, while
praying for powder. Should have no problem making first chair today
since kids and the slowest if the adults are coming up at 10:00, so
hopefully we can get out the door.
>Great line
>No, no, I'm not one of them. I'm one of you. I believe that Jesus
Christ is Lord, but I wear fishnet stockings and drink single malt
Scotch. -Lauren Winner, Girl meets God
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