The Greatest Job In The World

I don't have bachelor's degree. I will never be CEO of Microsoft. There are days that I do not venture past the four walls of my relatively small home. Yet I may still impact the world in ways that no one else could possibly impact it. If my entire life's purpose is to teach a child to love God, love others and love him/herself and I succeed, then I count my life as being successful. There is no greater job on the face of this earth. I have no idea what God's purposes are for the children I raise. I do know He has a very specific purpose for every life lived. Who knows. I may have a future prophet, doctor, teacher and quite possibly a mother living/spending time in my home on a regular basis. Who can beat that?

Re-energized and ready to go!

It's Monday! The day of the week that I have the most patience. The day that my babysitting kids can help me cook, get muddy and make tracks in the kitchen and I take it all in stride. I am not saying I am not patient the rest of the week, but Mondays are by far my best days. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays are pretty good days. By Friday, I am ready for that weekend break. My question is this. How do I get Monday's patience on Friday? Is there a trick to this? I do not yell or get noticably aggrevated on Fridays, but I do get short. I would like to give my kids my best five days a week.

Expectations

Yesterday was one of those days. Even though I had gotten plenty of sleep, I was tired. I was expecting sunshine when I woke up and instead was greeted by grey skies. Maybe that was the problem. Often times when we expect one thing and get another, we become disappointed. We build ourselves up to be torn down. I am not saying we shouldn't have dreams or hopes. We should however be ready for the unexpected as much as we ready ourselves for the expected. One thing I am trying to learn is to be happy in whatever state I am in. Whether rich, poor, healthy, sick, sad, happy or any other state of being...I want to be thankful for where I am at right now and what I might be able to learn in this place. This is my goal. This is my dream. The rest will follow!

Truth

OK...it's Wednesday and it's raining again. It's not supposed to be raining, at least according to the internet weather forcast. Hmmm...I guess I shouldn't plan my days around the internet weather man. This is the third day the kids cannot go outside to play. We have painted, colored, played with play dough (ok, they played and I swept), played Sorry, the tree frog game, had a few time outs (the boys, that is!),played James bond (One was James Bond and another was his bond girl...hilarious!) fought a little, played with toys a little and at the moment the sun is peeking through the clouds. Maybe, just maybe we can have some outside time before quiet time.

I have been babysitting for this particular family for almost three weeks now. I find it interesting that the ones in trouble the most are the boys. They fight, they hit, punch, kick and they really don't try to hide it. They do it for the whole world to see, come what may. The girls on the other hand are a little more subtle, a little more sneaky. Also, I find girls to discipline themselves. There are tears and hurt feelings where as boys suffer their time out then get up and do it again! I am amazed and in awe of the responsibility I have in helping to rear these precious kids. Today we learned that the truth is what is important. Not telling the truth will get us into the most trouble. Always be truthful.