April 2017 – A Faith-Filled Family

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What I learned on a date with my son

Posted on April 25, 2017January 23, 2020
Meghan

Date

Sunday afternoon I went on a date with my son. We had a great time! I let him choose where to eat and what to do afterwards. He almost couldn’t believe it – he was in control of pretty much everything! You could just feel his excitement!

For our date, Spencer chose a local Mexican restaurant, followed by a movie. We had a great time just talking and hanging out – just the two of us. In fact, after the movie, he wasn’t ready to go home yet – he wanted to walk around the mall for a while!

Now, we’ve done things without Brad and Ellie before, but it has been a while. It’s way more common for Brad and Spencer to head to Buffalo Wild-Wings for talks over the hottest wings they can handle. Or, for Ellie and me to head to Justice or Claire’s in search of the latest toy craze. So, for it to be just Spencer and me – alone for the entire afternoon – it was awesome!

So, as I was reviewing the great time I had on Spencer’s and my date, I realized a few pretty key things. The time we spent together really shed a lot of light as to what was in his head – and his heart.

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Gluttony – it’s not just about food and drink…

Posted on April 21, 2017January 23, 2020
Meghan

I lost a good chunk of time yesterday morning – I went shopping. Now, it wasn’t all for me – there were gifts that were needed, and some other household items. But, after I thought I was finished, I remembered a massive sale that was going on…

So, I ended up at a Christian bookstore that is going out of business. I still needed to purchase a gift, and thought I would check out what else they had before heading home.

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Pray when you don’t feel like praying

Posted on April 15, 2017April 26, 2017
Meghan

Recently, I had the great pleasure of removing slime from our carpet. You can read all about it and what we learned from that experience in my slime post! But, one of the things I needed to remind myself to do during the hour-long ordeal was to pray in gratitude for my daughter…

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Three steps to a better Family Meeting

Posted on April 11, 2017April 26, 2017
Meghan

Yesterday’s Family Meeting was the best and the worst all at the same time. I was really excited for it! We had actually put a time on the calendar, I had a new idea I wanted to try out, and the kids seemed to be paying close attention during the sermon. We were going to nail our Family Meeting.

Until we didn’t.

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The Sliminess of Sin…

Posted on April 10, 2017April 26, 2017
Meghan

So, I just lost an hour of my life. Plus, my hands smell like vinegar. I’m not really in my happy place right now…

As it turns out, slime and carpets – don’t mix. Actually, they do – very well. In fact, they mix so well that when the slime dries, it pretty much becomes one with the carpet. In order to separate the two, you need an hour of your time, (at least), a whole lot of vinegar, and a nonstop prayer listing all the reasons you find joy in your daughter… (I think I need to re-read my post on finding joy…)

Of course, the slime didn’t “come right up!” as the happy faces on YouTube told me it would. But, with some elbow grease and the right supplies, I think the carpet will at least be passable.