Living an Intentional Life
We are kind of obsessed with toilet paper rolls. Did you ever think they could transform into your favorite animals or vehicles?
This is getting ridiculous between chickens, dogs, bunnies and cars.
The bunny gang, Flopsy, Mopsy, and SugarCube join in the family.
Rules for Coti: Don’t get in the cabinets. (even though it’s hard and your delightful morsels are inside).
But it’s hard, MOM!
Sniffing is only going to tempt you. Walk away! Does he……..????
Such is living when things get hard. You press on and when you’re tempted, you pray and walk away!!
Tatum and I decided to make a mission statement for the Knight Family since our lives need direction. God also gave us a rule book (BIBLE: Basic Instructions Before Leaving Earth), so why not make some rules taken from the Bible to post?
So we started with Mission Statement. Love had to be the foci. Right?
All stems from LOVE with Jesus. Love God. Love People. Pretty simple.
Then onto the rules.
Tatum and I talked about each one, and then made up a way to remember them. (We added some sub text you can see on the list)
And so it is
We lift these up to you, Lord, and we seek your wisdom in fulfilling your desires for us.
We our proud to live in the USA, and so proud of our Veterans.
We both did not sleep well last night, but we figured we’d have some fun today. It was a special day off for Tot being the day before Veteran’s Day. Tatum made signs for her wall.
Then we hit the aquarium to see how our favorite turtles were doing. It turned out we got to see the sloth climbing. Apparently it takes him a couple hours to scale his ceiling as he moves like a ……sloth! Hey!
It ended up that we saw our turtles, but missed taking pics. He, Charley, our new buddy, did not want to be on camera today. Plus, honestly, we just wanted to rest today.
We came home and….Batgirl and I played with Coti, decorated the tree with lights, and then…..
played….. Chopped. Yep. She and I watched Chopped Jr., and Tatum decided to join the fun. During the show, she brought out basically her whole kitchen and got to work chopping, sautéing, and plating.
She chops….
She stands back and wonders….
hmmmm…what spice does it need???
She makes a plan B just in case.
She has got it!!! Ready for the tasting:
I was impressed with her concoction and laughed out loud at her wit. What a great “quiet” day with my Tot.
Thank you again to the servants of our great nation.
There are times when the learning curve is steep in life. Things just don’t go the way you would like, and you find yourself down and frustrated. You also find that it’s just a bit harder to communicate which includes being heard.
See these two little chicks? They just aren’t communicating! What is going on??
Such has been this week with my Tot. Her choices have been opposed to what God would smile upon in terms of kind communication, attitude and obedience. A lot of hurt took place, and she knew how it affected me and others. She felt it. Privileges were removed, yes, but instead, I decided to focus on what she was doing right and make a big deal of it. I also focused on God’s love for us and how we can return that overflowing love we are given: GIVE IT BACK TO OTHERS and HIM.
For example, she got out of the pool the first time she was asked, and with a happy attitude. Tatum, I love how you were quick to listen! I appreciate that. BOOM. Changed the tone of the afternoon.
The past few days have been wonderful. She is showing gratitude, and she isn’t asking me for something I may have put away for a surprise. She accepts the situation and realizes there are consequences good and bad to her actions. Very powerful.
We are communicating like these two little chicks. Lovingly and with kindness.
I love you, Tatum Knight. Each day is a new day filled with lessons from mistakes from both of us. We can only control our own actions. I choose LOVE which means this is what fills the tones of our voices and the way of the day.
Halloween came and went in a flash, and this year another Superhero donned our presence.
SpiderGirl is here!
Hippie chick joined the fun. Someone had to, right?
Doug came and joined all of us as we collected candy and visited friends.
Of course mom and Batdog joined the chocolate hunt.
We’ve seen Minions, Batgirl, and now Spidergirl. Who could be next!!? Stay tuned till next year.
This little cutie had her first status report in Kinder. Mind you, all of the other kids are 5 and 6.
Her gross and fine motor skills are underdeveloped. Yep. AND, she does need to stay a bit more focused and not rush, but otherwise, she is doing swimmingly. I know she is kind to her classmates, she tries her best, and she is a BEAUTIFUL young girl inside and out.
Thank you PFT for being so good to my Tot.
Last month, Ms. V, Tatum’s teacher, told us that the kids would be performing a Creation Play to celebrate God’s creations. She assigned Tatum to be a flower. She was a bit sad because she wanted to be the son, but Anthony would be the sun. So, I suggested a sunflower.
My favorite flower is the sunflower and it’s not necessarily for its beauty. It just reminds me of my father. The last time I saw him, I brought him a bouquet of these bright flowers because they brighten up a room and are filled with joy.
According to proflowers.com, sunflowers symbolize” adoration, loyalty and longevity….. They provide energy in the form of nourishment and vibrancy—attributes which mirror the sun and the energy provided by its heat and light.”
I find that Tatum is much like the sunflower in that she is full of energy and joy, brightening up any room.
So I got her a costume and we were ready.
All the kids sat in a line. (note she sat next to the sun, Anthony!)
And it began:
Ms. V started in Genesis 1.
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters. 3 Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light day, and the darkness He called night. And there was evening and there was morning, one day.
Slowly she went through each day, and the kids stood and said their part.
I’m a little sunflower created by God
Then the sun, stars, dragonfly (closest to a dragon for Ryder), kitty cats (Alice loves cats), cheetahs (they’re just fast and cool! The kids got to pick what animals and bugs to be), Adam and Eve.
Then they sang some wonderful celebratory songs about God’s love for us.
Deliciously delightful. I loved how each child had a chance to speak and present.
We love you, class and Ms. V and Coach Matt!
