In His Own World

Watching Tyler is absolutely fascinating. He plays in his own little world for hours on end. He entertains himself with the simplest toys. He races his cars or flies his sword. We all should learn how to be carefree and trust God to attend to our life needs.

Working Man

"Mommy, I have to do some work. We have to be quiet mommy. I have to work."

Have Faith In God -Mark 11:24-25

Today was a teachable moment for both me and NyCee

On Tuesdays, she goes to math club after school. When I picked her up, I asked for her water bottle. She forgot it in the math club room and stated, "Mommy, someone will throw it away because I did not keep up with my things."

I said, "No, we will pray and ask God to have a someone return it to us. Your name and room number is on it."

We arrived at school this morning and NyCee ran into her classroom to see if the water bottle had been returned. No bottle.

I went to the math club room - no bottle. As I was leaving, my mind thought, "Well, just go to Wal-Mart and buy her another one." Then a second thought rose up out of me, "No, trust God." The bell rang and NyCee stood in line to walk to class. I was leaving and had planned to stop by the office to check the lost and found. A little girl from NyCee's class said, "NyCee, I have your water bottle. I washed it and put new water in it for you." Her name is Ella.

NyCee and I both smiled and gave Jesus a high-five. We both learned the value of patience and trusting God when we pray. Not only was the bottle returned, but it was clean and full of ice water for the day. I later say Ella's mom and thanked her for taking care of the bottle.

Show and Tell Day

today was "show and tell" day at Tyler's school so I went to watch. He was so excited when I walked into his classroom. He showed me to the different center time stations.

His "show and tell" item was a movable Lightening McQueen car.

He showed his classmates how to pull the legs to help the car make noise. Each kid was given a turn to briefly play with the car. One little boy yelled, "Man, that is cool."
All the kids lined up and were ready to go after "show and tell." There are days when Tyler does not want to go to school. Then, there are days he really enjoys school. I am trying to find a sport to help channel some of his energy.

1st Day of Soccer

NyCee's fall sport this year is soccer. This morning, we went to register, meet the coach and get a feel for the sport.
She did a great job and made several goal shots. Of course, she was standing directly in front of the goal.

The coach covered a couple of the rules by explaining to the kids no hands are allowed in soccer. He also emphasized the importance of having fun. He also encouraged the kids to help their parents around the house and for those who complete their weekly at home chore, they will receive a special team player ribbon. I think that is a good way to help the kids develop responsibility.

Future Spelling Bee Champion

Family Game Night

Last night, the kids and I were involved in a pretty intense game of Candyland. We played three rounds and each one of us won a round. The game was very good for Tyler as it helps to reinforce his counting and identification skills.

Some times, it is just good to turn off the TV and return to basics.