Thoughts Of A Mom Of Two

Today is a special Day.   Today is the awareness for Moebius Syndrome.   What?   You haven’t heard of it?   I hadn’t either until I met my best friend.   She was diagnosed at 6 months old.   So what is Moebius Syndrome?   In shorts, it’s a rare congenital neurological disorder that causes either complete or partial facial paralysis.   While that may be the primary symptom, there are also a number of other things that can be present (like club foot, hearing loss, or limb deformities) So, someone with Moebius Syndrome is gonna physically look differently than those who do not. But should they be treated differently?   Um no not at all. Look on the inside not the outside. God even says so.   1 Samuel 16:7b ” Man does not see what the Lord sees, for man sees what is visible, but the Lord sees the heart .”   That’s plain as the nose on your face.   We are told to look inside and see what God sees, the persons...

I’ve seen some others who say they have a word of the year. Something to focus on no matter what the situation or something that they simply need to work on.   I thought “Hey that’s a good idea”, so I thought and thought on it.   I need a word to focus on, to help me every day and to grow closer to God in my walk/ on my journey.   I have decided that my word for the year is prayerful .   I know I need to work on my prayer life, both inward and outward, and be that example for my children.   One of my favorite verses to go back to is Philippians 4:6-7.   When my brother was stationed overseas, he sent me a letter and in that letter he mentioned that he had gotten a bible and just opened it up to read and saw this verse.   I looked it up after that letter and it has been a go-to of mine for my really hard days. Philippians 4:6-7 says, “Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your r...

Reading my devotional over the last few days I was asking myself this question... I am or Am I? The devotional talked about God and how his real name is actually Yahweh.  Yahweh actually translates to I AM. That simple I AM.  He says so in Exodus 3:14 God replies to Moses, "I AM who I Am. This is what you say to the Israelites: I AM has sent me to you."  So I got to thinking...who am I?  Wife...Mother...Teacher...Taxi Driver...Chef...Doctor...Therapist...Friend...the list goes on.  Why can't it be simple....I AM?   And am I enough? But wait isn't God more than I AM?  He too is a father, teacher, Doctor, and therapist (in a sense) but yet his name say I AM. Sooooo, maybe I am a simple I AM..... I got to really thinking and looking hard at it... We are children of God.  We only exist because of Him.  When we say our name, we say His name first. (IE: I am Lachelle).  He is first and then us. He is a teacher, a doctor, a friend, ...

I sit here at school studying while my class is laying down to get ready for nap time.  I look up and I see that they are all asleep, with peaceful looks on their face.  Total opposite of earlier where we had toys everywhere, spilled milk, milk covered hair and faces, and the not wanting to share attitude. I think about how stressed we (or at least me) can get so quickly over nothing.  This morning I was upset because the milk that was splashed all over the room and himself was my son...the one who knows better.  I was upset...(the teacher's kid is acting out so he is setting the example)… so after a baby wipe bath and a time out all is good....Until he does it again with juice too! UUGGHHH Well as I sit here (should be studying) I look out over the room and see them all asleep and so peaceful and I think about how in reality there was no need to get all stressed out over spilled milk.  What's that saying?  "No use in crying over spilled milk"? These ...

          We have all heard the saying When One Door Closes Another Door Opens .   But if you are like me then you know that waiting on that new door to open is not an easy thing to handle…especially when you don’t know or understand why the first door closed in the first place.           This happened to me a couple weeks ago.   Walked into a meeting thinking it was for one thing (and it kind of was) but walked out knowing they had decided to do away with my position.   What?!?!? This is something that I had done for almost 13 years (not all at the same place, although the start and finish were the same place) and now I was like God why?   What did I do?   Where do I go from here?             I had forgotten that God has a plan for my life.   He says so in Jeremiah 29:11-12, “For I know the plans I have for ...