Training Ground...

It's been forever since I've posted on here and I thought this would be a good title to describe the last few weeks or rather months to sum up all that we've been doing! I feel like I'm in continual training on how to be a mom every day to a 3 yr old and an almost 18 month old! Just when I think I might have it down- BAM it changes and I have no clue what I am doing! I find myself continually being challenged to practice patience,ok, LOVE, JOY, PEACE, GENTLENESS....and so on and so on. I guess there is a reason God put that all in the Bible!

Landon's training seems to be at a stand still in the area of potty training. There are days I worry that he'll be 16 headed off on his first date still wearing a diaper. Oh, and a pacifier in his pocket! It's amazingly funny to me the fascination with the potty, but Landon's sincere lack of desire to put the poopy in the potty instead of the diaper! The mind of children huh! I keep trying to remind myself that the day is going to come when Landon IS out of the diaper, the search for the lost paci will be long gone and I'll just have the memory of these days! So, I'm trying to keep that all in perspective and GWTF! (I think that is text talk for "go with the flow"!!!

Now, on the other hand is the sweet litle princess, who is quiet and obedient and reserved and tender named Bree...hahahahahahhahahahaahahahha, excuse me while I go tape my ribs after I busted them from laughing so hard! the girl is made of steel- hard headed and adamant with her theme song being "MY WAY". Throw all my preconceived ideas and notions about raising a girl out the window and start over with just me and God and a lot of wisdom from Him on how to train and raise this little one! She is as sweet as honey, but stubborn as a mule and determined.

Jas is in a lot of training with Chick-fil-A. Not so much training as in learning a job, but just day to day training on how to interact with his crew. He recently just shifted back to working nights so that is a big adjustment not only for him, but for us as a family as well. But a good adjustment. It's hard to believe that we're more than half way through our 2 years here and in just a few short months we'll begin our interview process for a CFA unit!

Keep up with us as we continue our training and see what God prepares us for!