I enjoy cooking. I enjoy music.
Anyone want to start a band with me????
http://thebubble.msn.com/#/video/?id=0d08a3f3-2ca6-49af-b592-804ecedc0e59
Have a great weekend.
Welcome to Britt's Blog. Where I "write to be real" in hope that my stories offer refreshment. So come on in and sit a spell.
Friday, August 6, 2010
Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Wanted: Stay-at-Home-Homeschooling-MOM
Wanted:
Woman in mid 30's to raise, nurture, and teach 3 young children.
Experience Needed: None. On-the-job training provided (by yourself)
Pay: $ 0
*Applicant will be able to cook (passably) healthy meals, clean the home (at least when company is coming), coordinate everyone's schedules, chauffeur children to multiple activities, and be involved in said activities.
*Applicant must be able to Band-Aid a cut too small to see, ice-pack a non-existent bump on the forehead, kiss a scraped knee, and enforce "no blood, no problem" policy.
*Applicant must be impervious to whining, begging, and shouts of "you're just not being fair to me!", or "You never let me have any fun!"
*Applicant must be very patient during spontaneous games of 20 million questions - and be able to come up with clever answers.
*Applicant must be proficient in elementary math and reading. (Grammar rules are conveniently explained in workbooks).
*Applicant must convincingly fake enthusiasm for elementary science bug projects.
*Applicant must not then become daunted by year-end shouts of, "I don't LIKE school!"
*Applicant must have desire for children to know of God's love, and to teach children to show God's love to others through actions and words. This includes treatment of siblings.
*Applicant must be emotionally available at all times. Even when emotionally unstable herself, or at inopportune times.... such as the middle of the night.... multiple times per night.
** This is also an investment opportunity!
Initial investment: Everything you have
ROI: Immeasurable. Will see ROI in 20-25 years.
If interested, please contact Britt. She is considering taking a 1 year LOA on a non-disclosed tropical island.
(Of course I do NOT wish to give up being mother to my 3 wonderful children.
And this is in no way a slam against work-outside-the-home moms, or those who do not homeschool)
Woman in mid 30's to raise, nurture, and teach 3 young children.
Experience Needed: None. On-the-job training provided (by yourself)
Pay: $ 0
*Applicant will be able to cook (passably) healthy meals, clean the home (at least when company is coming), coordinate everyone's schedules, chauffeur children to multiple activities, and be involved in said activities.
*Applicant must be able to Band-Aid a cut too small to see, ice-pack a non-existent bump on the forehead, kiss a scraped knee, and enforce "no blood, no problem" policy.
*Applicant must be impervious to whining, begging, and shouts of "you're just not being fair to me!", or "You never let me have any fun!"
*Applicant must be very patient during spontaneous games of 20 million questions - and be able to come up with clever answers.
*Applicant must be proficient in elementary math and reading. (Grammar rules are conveniently explained in workbooks).
*Applicant must convincingly fake enthusiasm for elementary science bug projects.
*Applicant must not then become daunted by year-end shouts of, "I don't LIKE school!"
*Applicant must have desire for children to know of God's love, and to teach children to show God's love to others through actions and words. This includes treatment of siblings.
*Applicant must be emotionally available at all times. Even when emotionally unstable herself, or at inopportune times.... such as the middle of the night.... multiple times per night.
** This is also an investment opportunity!
Initial investment: Everything you have
ROI: Immeasurable. Will see ROI in 20-25 years.
If interested, please contact Britt. She is considering taking a 1 year LOA on a non-disclosed tropical island.
(Of course I do NOT wish to give up being mother to my 3 wonderful children.
And this is in no way a slam against work-outside-the-home moms, or those who do not homeschool)
Thursday, July 29, 2010
It's Coming.... :)
I can NOT believe it!
I was thrilled to see this trailer pop up on my MSN entertainment page!!!
Hollywood has finally made an update to a classic movie. One I remember staying up late to watch with my Dad on T.V.
CAN. NOT. WAIT
I. AM. GOING.
(to the big screen................ full price) ;)
The movie?
Tron: Legacy
http://disney.go.com/tron/?cmp=dmov_dpic_tron_psg_cc_title_tron%20legacy
I realize this potentially places me in the "nerd" category.
I don't care.
:)
I was thrilled to see this trailer pop up on my MSN entertainment page!!!
Hollywood has finally made an update to a classic movie. One I remember staying up late to watch with my Dad on T.V.
CAN. NOT. WAIT
I. AM. GOING.
(to the big screen................ full price) ;)
The movie?
Tron: Legacy
http://disney.go.com/tron/?cmp=dmov_dpic_tron_psg_cc_title_tron%20legacy
I realize this potentially places me in the "nerd" category.
I don't care.
:)
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Praise Gone Wrong
A couple days ago, my MSN browser provided me with this link:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38417221/ns/health-kids_and_parenting
Since I was procrastinating washing dishes and folding laundry, I clicked.
The article is titled: "Healthiest state for kids? New Hampshire, study says"
Wow! If I were New Hampshire, I would cut that article out and frame it!
But wait. Maybe not.
After the glowing title, paragraph 1 (paragraph one) opens with,
"New Hampshire again ranks No. 1 nationally in an annual survey on children's well-being. But the numbers also indicate a growing problem in the state: poverty."
The rest of the article continues to highlight more problems than accolades for New Hampshire.
It made me chuckle.
Until I realized it's easy to do this with people.
"I really love what you did with your hair..... now if we can just work on your butt, thighs, and floppy arms"....
"Thank you for setting the table, honey. Have you completed any of the 23 things on the Honey-do list,yet? Like I've been asking you for 1,200 months????"
"Thanks for helping Mommy make supper. Now pick up all that water you spilled. It's important to pick up our messes. Speaking of messes, did you clean your room? I asked you to clean your room yesterday! Why can't you be a better listener and obey Mommy? Go to your room."
My point?
I don't know. I think it was all too often I use praise as segue for letting someone know what I'd like them to improve on. Perhaps I should let the praise set up for a bit, before crashing it with negatives or demands.
.... Better go fold laundry, or tomorrow's headline might read:
"Mom Climbs Mountain in only 3 days" .......
followed by paragraph 1 stating: Of course it was a mountain of laundry it took the lazy sloth 3 days to fold."
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38417221/ns/health-kids_and_parenting
Since I was procrastinating washing dishes and folding laundry, I clicked.
The article is titled: "Healthiest state for kids? New Hampshire, study says"
Wow! If I were New Hampshire, I would cut that article out and frame it!
But wait. Maybe not.
After the glowing title, paragraph 1 (paragraph one) opens with,
"New Hampshire again ranks No. 1 nationally in an annual survey on children's well-being. But the numbers also indicate a growing problem in the state: poverty."
The rest of the article continues to highlight more problems than accolades for New Hampshire.
It made me chuckle.
Until I realized it's easy to do this with people.
"I really love what you did with your hair..... now if we can just work on your butt, thighs, and floppy arms"....
"Thank you for setting the table, honey. Have you completed any of the 23 things on the Honey-do list,yet? Like I've been asking you for 1,200 months????"
"Thanks for helping Mommy make supper. Now pick up all that water you spilled. It's important to pick up our messes. Speaking of messes, did you clean your room? I asked you to clean your room yesterday! Why can't you be a better listener and obey Mommy? Go to your room."
My point?
I don't know. I think it was all too often I use praise as segue for letting someone know what I'd like them to improve on. Perhaps I should let the praise set up for a bit, before crashing it with negatives or demands.
.... Better go fold laundry, or tomorrow's headline might read:
"Mom Climbs Mountain in only 3 days" .......
followed by paragraph 1 stating: Of course it was a mountain of laundry it took the lazy sloth 3 days to fold."
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Mommy Fail
Flipping open my Bible this morning, Proverbs 12:18a caught my eye...
"Reckless words pierce like a sword..."
Ouch! Sure wish I would have meditated on that verse yesterday.
It was the end of a looonnng week of Dan being out of country, lots of activities going on, pain in the neck (literally), and more than enough projects to keep me overly busy.
Still no excuse, though. My main job this past week????
Being a single parent. Being a MOM..... and I had a major FAIL moment.
You see, earlier in the day, my 6 year old daughter, Kaylin, accidentally shut the back door on my 8 year old son's fingers... causing him to cry. Then, at lunch, Kaylin accidentally shut the utensil drawer on my 4 year old daughter's fingers... making her cry.
I, in all kindness and wisdom and love (sarcasm) , wheeled on Kaylin, and practically hissed,
"KAYLIN! This is the second time you've slammed someones fingers today! You have GOT to be more CAREFUL!!!"
Kaylin, who's love language is words of praise, just wilted and went in a corner and cried.
Makes me cry typing it out.
How could I blurt that at her? Kaylin hadn't even done it on purpose!
Anyway, thought I would share. This blog IS about being REAL. And I had a real Mommy Fail moment yesterday.
Thankfully, Kaylin forgave me...... and so does God.
I'm so glad HIS mercies are new every morning.
Think I'll go read Proverbs 12:18 one more time......
"Reckless words pierce like a sword..."
Ouch! Sure wish I would have meditated on that verse yesterday.
It was the end of a looonnng week of Dan being out of country, lots of activities going on, pain in the neck (literally), and more than enough projects to keep me overly busy.
Still no excuse, though. My main job this past week????
Being a single parent. Being a MOM..... and I had a major FAIL moment.
You see, earlier in the day, my 6 year old daughter, Kaylin, accidentally shut the back door on my 8 year old son's fingers... causing him to cry. Then, at lunch, Kaylin accidentally shut the utensil drawer on my 4 year old daughter's fingers... making her cry.
I, in all kindness and wisdom and love (sarcasm) , wheeled on Kaylin, and practically hissed,
"KAYLIN! This is the second time you've slammed someones fingers today! You have GOT to be more CAREFUL!!!"
Kaylin, who's love language is words of praise, just wilted and went in a corner and cried.
Makes me cry typing it out.
How could I blurt that at her? Kaylin hadn't even done it on purpose!
Anyway, thought I would share. This blog IS about being REAL. And I had a real Mommy Fail moment yesterday.
Thankfully, Kaylin forgave me...... and so does God.
I'm so glad HIS mercies are new every morning.
Think I'll go read Proverbs 12:18 one more time......
Thursday, July 22, 2010
I Needed This...
I've been re-reading a Bible passage lately that God has used to speak to my heart.
Let me give you the bare bones outline of Philippians 4:4-8
"Rejoice in the Lord always......Do not be anxious about anything,.......And the peace of God.... will guard your hearts and your minds....... if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things."
As great as the above passage is, the verse that zinged out at me comes a little later....
Philippians 4:19 "And my God will meet all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus."
Awesome verse. I realize the whole "needs" vs. "wants" issue. But still, if there is something I need emotionally or spiritually or intellectually, that falls under a need. God doesn't just minister to our physical needs, but He ministers to us a whole individual. He cares about our hearts and our minds.
Before I go get the kiddos breakfast, there is just 1 more thing about Phil 4:19. Read verses 14-18. Paul is writing to the church at Philippi and thanking them for the gifts they repeatedly sent him on his missions.
As the Philippians met Paul's needs, God was faithful to meet their needs.
What will I do today to help meet a need (physical or otherwise) of another?
Let me give you the bare bones outline of Philippians 4:4-8
"Rejoice in the Lord always......Do not be anxious about anything,.......And the peace of God.... will guard your hearts and your minds....... if anything is excellent or praiseworthy - think about such things."
As great as the above passage is, the verse that zinged out at me comes a little later....
Philippians 4:19 "And my God will meet all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus."
Awesome verse. I realize the whole "needs" vs. "wants" issue. But still, if there is something I need emotionally or spiritually or intellectually, that falls under a need. God doesn't just minister to our physical needs, but He ministers to us a whole individual. He cares about our hearts and our minds.
Before I go get the kiddos breakfast, there is just 1 more thing about Phil 4:19. Read verses 14-18. Paul is writing to the church at Philippi and thanking them for the gifts they repeatedly sent him on his missions.
As the Philippians met Paul's needs, God was faithful to meet their needs.
What will I do today to help meet a need (physical or otherwise) of another?
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