Baby Steps!!

Wow, so I realize that this is actually going to take work- this "change" thing. I suppose that the first thing that needs to change is my trucker mouth. I don't know why I do it. Maybe its because of the household that I grew up in. We never went to church. Ok, well take that back. I was in choir, so I had to go to church. My mom never went to church. I guess that if you grow up around that type of talk, then it just grows on you. I don't want it to grow on my kids, so I need to cut it out!
Maybe I need to start a swear jar. lol Everytime the kids catch me cussing, I have to put a nickle in it. (hey, I am cheap. I can't afford more than 5 cents!)

We had a good day today. The kids and I went to lunch with my grandma, and then back to her house for a little while. When we got home, the baby fell asleep while nursing so she napped for about 2 hours. Tim got home and I made dinner. We had Shepherds Pie, which is one of Tim's fave things.

While out today, I had to remind the kids that they shouldn't do certain things like pick on each other, or make each other crazy, or talk about others because its not what Jesus would want them to do. If Jesus was sitting beside you, would you mistreat someone? I really hope to instill good morals and good judgement in the kids. When they were at the Lutheran school it seemed to just all come together. They would learn about God in school, sing hymns at home and sometimes they would even play church at home. We would attend church as a family on Sundays and attend different church functions.

It seems all of that has gone lost. I know Nick is getting older, but he used to love going to VBS and this year he kind of just stood there looking awkward. Skyler, on the other hand, was praising God on stage with her voice, and dancing. It was such a feel-good moment for me to walk into the church to pick them up, and I'd catch her singing on stage. THAT is how I want the kids to grow up. I don't want them walking around the neighborhood yelling obscenities, or dressed inappropriately.
It's my job as a parent to remind them that they need to represent themselves to others as good citizens. Treat others how you want to be treated. I guess its going to be baby steps for the whole family, to get to where we need to be!