Brrr!

It's still pretty chilly out. At least the snow is melting. I have been trying to bring out Tate's summer clothes tub from the basement and go through it today, and also clean out some of the basement and organize some of Callie's clothes. In our five short years of marriage we have certainly acquired quiet the load of junk. Brent and I are both minimalists, so that helps when shifting through our stuff. I can't seem to get rid of as much as I'd like b/c I usually do it while the kids are awake and they get into everything and drag it all over the house. Or I try to do it when they are sleeping and they wake up and drag it all over the house. Brent told me to do what I could and then leave it messy if I had to and come back to it later, so I'm doing that. I am not having a garage sale b/c the amount of work it would be in my opinion is not worth the money I would make. So much goes into a garage sale. Plus, its a REALLY great feeling giving the boys clothes away instead of selling them. I've been really blessed by friends letting me borrow their girls clothes for Callie, and its nice to bless someone else. I've decided in an attempt to save on our gas bill that I'm not going out until Callie's doctor appointment on Wednesday, so I have a few days to go through all our stuff. I've been taking some stuff to the thrift store here in town. I feel lighter and happier when I leave after dropping stuff off.

I occasionally go "blog hopping" as I like to call it. I go from blog to blog through peoples links, and the other day I came across a blog post that really helped me with my whole "bad mom" feeling. I posted some about that in the "You might want to skip this one" post. Anyway, this lady goes to a Bible study and she was writing something that really stuck out to her in it, and it really stuck out to me. Here's what she said: (I hope I'm not breaking some sort of law by copying it)


The difference between the lies of the enemy (whispered in our ear) vs. the promptings of the Holy Spirit.


Lies of the Enemy - are broad, global, non-specific. example: "You're a bad Mom." And they lead to despair.
Promptings of the Holy Spirit - are specific, example: "When you yelled at your son a minute ago, that was unkind." and they lead to action and restoration.
It's so easy to believe the lies of the enemy - who prowls around like a roaring lion seeking someone to devour. But let the WORD of Christ dwell in us richly, and let us take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ!

I hadn't realized that I'd been letting the devil have victory over my thoughts in that area. I have been believing his lie that I'm a bad mom, and was really encouraged by what she wrote.

Yesterday I realized that Hunter is a mini version of Brent. Here's why I think that: I was sitting on the floor getting Tate dressed for church and Hunter came up to me, looked at me and said in a funny tone, "Hey, watch this!" and then turned his bottom toward me and farted. He then began to laugh hysterically. Boys.

A funny Hunter saying:
-the other night as we were in the bathroom giving the boys a bath Brent and I smooched and Hunter said, "You guys are good kissers!"