This year I resolve...
...to not yell at my children.
...to remember that not everyone is comfortable with me nursing in public.
...to make school more fun.
...to put my husband's needs above my own.
...to exercise every day.
...to work on that filter between my brain and my mouth.
...to do better at keeping in touch with extended family.
...to stop procrastinating.
...to keep up with my blog, this includes updating the events I have missed.
...to be nice, even when people provoke me to be naughty.
...to stop using so many ellipses in my writing.
...to thank God more and take for granted less.
...to keep up with the laundry in my house.
...to not stress over muddy footprints on a clean kitchen floor.
Check back soon to see how I am doing with all of this... (<--- oops)
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Sunday, December 25, 2011
A Givens Christmas
C is for children. We believe that children are a blessing from God and He added another blessing this year. On November 16th, we welcomed Ezrah Ceal Givens into our family. He came here weighing 9 pounds 4 ounces and measuring 20 ¼ inches long. He has strawberry blonde hair and his daddy’s toes. He also already has us all wrapped around his little finger!
H is for home school. Yes we are doing that again this year. Noah is in the second grade, Jonah is in 3 year old preschool and Micah loves art (especially drawing on my walls).
R is for ranch…or maybe farm…or maybe just a backyard full of animals. At the time of the writing of this letter we are the caretakers of four turkeys, nine chickens, three rabbits, and one dog. The mix changes quite frequently, but the number of animals seems to keep going up and never down.
I is for independence. This year Noah attended his first summer camp, Jonah learned to ride a big boy bike, Micah mastered the “I can do it by myself” attitude, and even little Ezrah at less than a month old is already starting to support his own head. Each day they need a little less of us and grow closer to becoming the men we have been commissioned into raising them to be.
S is for sorrow. On April 27th our lovely Granny Faye left this earth for her heavenly home. We miss her every day but are so grateful for the times that we had with her. Most children don’t get to make such wonderful memories with a great grandparent and our boys are blessed that they knew her.
T is for train. For Noah’s birthday, he and I took a trip to DC. We boarded the train in Yemassee and rode up to DC spending two days exploring as many sights as we could pack into our short trip.
M is for monkeys. Jonah’s birthday trip was a weekend camping trip for the entire family, taking in Boo at the Zoo and a birthday party at Riverbanks Zoo. It was a perfect time to show off our family Halloween costume. We did a family theme of three little monkeys jumping on the bed. My mom made monkey costumes and Joe created a bed out of the kid’s wagon. I think it was the most fun our family has ever had with a Halloween costume.
A is for adjustment. We have had lots of adjusting to do this year, from losing a loved one to gaining a family member, but our family has grown closer with each adjustment we have had to make.
S is for our Savior. Everywhere I look I see blessings that I need to thank Him for. This Christmas season, I pray that you too will be able to look around and thank Him for the blessings in your life.
H is for home school. Yes we are doing that again this year. Noah is in the second grade, Jonah is in 3 year old preschool and Micah loves art (especially drawing on my walls).
R is for ranch…or maybe farm…or maybe just a backyard full of animals. At the time of the writing of this letter we are the caretakers of four turkeys, nine chickens, three rabbits, and one dog. The mix changes quite frequently, but the number of animals seems to keep going up and never down.
I is for independence. This year Noah attended his first summer camp, Jonah learned to ride a big boy bike, Micah mastered the “I can do it by myself” attitude, and even little Ezrah at less than a month old is already starting to support his own head. Each day they need a little less of us and grow closer to becoming the men we have been commissioned into raising them to be.
S is for sorrow. On April 27th our lovely Granny Faye left this earth for her heavenly home. We miss her every day but are so grateful for the times that we had with her. Most children don’t get to make such wonderful memories with a great grandparent and our boys are blessed that they knew her.
T is for train. For Noah’s birthday, he and I took a trip to DC. We boarded the train in Yemassee and rode up to DC spending two days exploring as many sights as we could pack into our short trip.
M is for monkeys. Jonah’s birthday trip was a weekend camping trip for the entire family, taking in Boo at the Zoo and a birthday party at Riverbanks Zoo. It was a perfect time to show off our family Halloween costume. We did a family theme of three little monkeys jumping on the bed. My mom made monkey costumes and Joe created a bed out of the kid’s wagon. I think it was the most fun our family has ever had with a Halloween costume.
A is for adjustment. We have had lots of adjusting to do this year, from losing a loved one to gaining a family member, but our family has grown closer with each adjustment we have had to make.
S is for our Savior. Everywhere I look I see blessings that I need to thank Him for. This Christmas season, I pray that you too will be able to look around and thank Him for the blessings in your life.
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