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The word normal

It’s official I have over packed the car so much that we could be classified as “meals on wheels.”  I need to find a place to put my books.  I am in the middle of a packing excursion for three small children while we are traveling across the United States.  Often I critique myself of how many words a blog post should consist of but is there really a normal quota to anything? 

Life While Raising Grandchildren

Unity: While raising three grandchildren full-time under the age of seven my life is far from normal. Their life isn’t normal either but I do work hard to create normalcy. Joining the Swim Team, a week of Bible School and taking family vacations while working around each child’s personality takes continual work. Our 24 hour job is to provide a loving, nurturing home for the children. We continue to ride the waves of being a Foster Certified Home for one grandchild on top of everything else. It’s hard on a kinship caregiver because one has to let go of all thoughts which include only themselves. Many grandparents raising grandchildren have no support. Their immediate family is dis-functional between the choices and decisions that others make. Often the caregiver may long for the empty nest feeling but at the same time has to learn to accept God’s gift and the joy in front of them. It is definitely a challenge to change rolls and act as the parent instead of taking on the natural grandparent role. It doesn’t come down to a choice. It is a necessity.

Real Talk

I should write more often.  That requires effort.  It isn’t easy to share one’s true heartfelt feelings.  It is rare too truly feel.  Off to bed I go and looking forward to being covered up in the warmth of many blankets in the summer heat of Texas.  Wishing you a peaceful evening and a restful nights sleep.

Just a Thought

Parenting 101: While raising children who are we to make an opinion about someone else’s parenting skills and/or to make comments about another child? How do we know what they have experienced in their own lives? It could also be that they have different beliefs. How are we to take judgment because of a child’s hair style and/or clothes look? As I recall in every picture Jesus had long hair. Now the word assumption or to assume will always get you in a bind. Not everyone’s heart in the world can take the saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.” You do not need to be a Christian to share #compassion for humanity. The only form of parenting which is definitely not acceptable is mental or physical abuse and neglect. Now the next time that you speak to your own child about another child’s statue and/or behavior use caution. You are creating a reflection of yourself with the behavior that you display towards others and how you react to the situation.

The Life of Each Child Is A Story

The life of each child is a story. When embracing the moment of circumstance we fall in love with our kinship. Their love is entwined in the bond of our care. Both the child and caregiver are forever shaped with no escape. We are in the path to accomplish and move through all the wrath. One has bowed to not allow any and all things that shouldn’t be allowed. So God please be with us and help us clean up this mess for we trust in you to know it’s just a moment in time. I know this because too often I have to rewind. B.B.

What is a normal sleep pattern?

The only thing to take seriously is sleep.  If you haven’t slept you can’t solve.  How many hours is normal?  Not sure because I have very few but I do know that being refreshed can lead to the stamina needed to keep up with the normal everyday chaos.  They say eight hours.  That is my dream eight hours of sleep and in the meantime I will just suffice with what I can get.  We are powerful.  We can accomplish.  Success is a mindset and to dream is a necessity.

Just Truth For A Moment In Time

Experiencing Turmoil: Stay strong and true to yourself while allowing for mistakes. We are thinkers and often this can get us in trouble. Your thought’s are normal and our job is to think outside the box. It’s just a rough patch. I think the correct way to end my quote would be >>> God Speed.

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Shoe Shopping: Compassionately With Differences

A pair of shoes should be as simple as buying those that you desire but in  the true essence of a shoe… Would you wear someone else’s  that didn’t match your attire?  Two walk a day in another’s life.  Too understand their triumphs and overcome one’s strife.  To sit and think while becoming aware is a choice you may not feel obligated to bear.  It takes patience and time while the willingness to find your heart that beats and in between you make the choice to mutually meet.  #Compassion #Differences ~Written by @Barbara Bloom

Self Doubt

Start believing in yourself today.  Self doubt is often why we fail.  Life is too short to look backwards.   We can do this and cheers to moving forward because each and every one of us are worth it!

Family: Happy Birthday Breanna

This is my birthday girl. She is now 7 years old! These two little girls are part of the three reasons that keep me insanely busy! My boy is 4 years old who completes the equation. To even think I would go back to raising children for a second round never crossed my mind. Being Grandma takes a lot of faith and hope while raising grandchildren. I have been doing it for so long that they call me mom.