Well, gymnastics went great yesterday and I have must say they stepped it up this year. She was running laps and doing pushups right off the bat! Kailyn loves gymnastics, but I'm not sure that she has "natural ability". She's tall and thin as a rail (think ballet) but she never enjoyed dancing. Gymnastics is alot about explosive power and I'm not sure that's her strong suit. And if I must be honest, I have a hard time with it. I LOVED gymnastics growing up (she does too) and was very good. But I also have some mamma jamma thighs! LOL! It honestly doesn't seem to bother Kailyn, she just enjoys being there, so I'm struggling really hard to just get over it! LOL Let me clarify that I am in no way disappointed or not proud, but I guess my biggest fear is that it will eventually bother her to be just OK, b/c that's how I would've felt. Don't judge, I'm just being honest, but I really will get over it and I WILL NOT be one of "those" parents!!
Anyways, Kailyn is actually very artistic and I think will SHINE in that arena, but in all reality the only thing I want to shine is her love for Jesus....these are just silly fleshy desires that creep up their ugly head now and again! But Ben was pointing out that we should nurture the areas that God obviously gifted her in which are creativity and artistic"ness" (?)! And one more thing, let me tell you that is THE SWEETEST MOST TENDERHEARTED girl you WILL EVER meet!! She is always thinking of others! I love my Kailyn Girl!!
I also had some really good 1 on 1 with Carson yesterday too. Ethan was disobeying (and after me just having surgery and not being able to pick him up or chase him, disobeying is a one way ticket to staying home with Daddy) so just Carson tagged along to gymnastics and he was HILARIOUS! OK, for those of you in my family don't laugh, but he was like Mouth of the South! LOL (that was my nickname as a child) And talk about flight of ideas!!! It started off with him yelling at Kailyn "Great Job!! You're doing so good!!" ---while she was stretching :), then moved to "why is there a American flag here?! I don't wanna get dead on the cross when I'm Jesus age.(well it's a good thing He did it for us and that is why it is so important to love, worship, and obey Him) Is Jesus still dead (no, where is he?) Oh in Heaven, so He can't be dead in Heaven. He's an angel (no, He's God) I really wish I could do gymnastics and climb that rope, but I don't want girls in my class! I just want a boy class! HMMPPHH! Can I sing in your phone (yes) Can I watch Youtube (NO!) Then I turn around to him telling some lady that he has a three year old brother Ethan. And so it went for the ENTIRE hour!! It was so much fun!!
I ended up getting distracted by watching and forgot to take any pics, so next week I guess!
Tonight, I had some girl time with my good friend Treva...sushi and The Switch....which was so cute & funny but then just laced with trash! UGGH! Frustrating. I just need to stop going to movies. We watched the end of the Saints game--- 2 "takeaways not turnovers per Greg Williams" in 2 plays! Pretty Cool! Tomorrow morning I have a baby shower and then a Kelly Kids party to go to, then hanging out around the house! Hopefully, we can get some good pics of all the kids!
On a different note:
Just recently, I've been hurt from the sin of others (ie divorce, unwed "relations") and was having a really rough day yesterday. So Ben & I were talking about how people in the moment think that obeying God's commands require so much sacrifice of fun and pleasure. They want what their flesh wants when they want it. But then don't understand why "bad things" happen. Think about how much more we sacrifice when we disobey God's word! We sacrifice LIFE (sin-anger which leads to murder) We sacrifice the freedom to see some of our family anytime we want (sin-divorce which leads to custody issues or not having grandparents together at same time) We sacrifice PEACE (sin-lying, unkind words, gossip which leads to drama in our lives). And these are just a few! I am sooooooo not perfect and definitely struggle with patience and unkind words (along with a lot more I'm sure!), so I don't want anyone to think I'm judging others. Merely pointing out that if everyone obeyed God's word, we wouldn't have murder, divorce, drama, etc. God gave us those commandments to PROTECT us not INHIBIT us. Just something that's been heavy on my heart lately!!
Thanks so much for stopping in!!! I'm off to bed!
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