Please Pray.....

Last night Eric got a phone call you wish you would never get. One of his best friends, who he grew up with, called saying his brother had lost their 3 year old little girl. He said she was sick and had been to the doctor and was staying with her grandparents. Grandma sent her brother in to wake her up and he came back out saying he could not wake her. She went to be with Jesus. I cannot imagine the pain this family is going through right now. Please pray for their comfort. I know that God had to have his reasons, but sometimes I find myself asking why a seemingly healthy little girl with flu like sypmtoms just doesn't wake up the next morning. All I or anyone can do is trust that God has a bigger plan than we could ever imagine. I just know that that precious little girl is up in heaven playing with JESUS this morning! How amazing! My heart goes out to her parents and family as they will be trying to get past this devastating event in their lives. Last night as I was laying Kaydence down to sleep I held her just a little bit longer and squeezed just a little bit tighter.

God Bless.

Biting.....

Last night as I was getting Kaydence into the tub I noticed a bruise and perfect little teeth marks on her back! UGH!!!!!!! I picked up my phone and immediatley called my mom, who had picked her up that day, to see if her teacher at preschool had said anything about it. NO! Here come the momma lion claws! How could they not tell me, or did they not know, surely they knew because she would have had to have cried. All these things are going around in my head as I am trying to calm down and give Kaydence a bath. Well I will just call them first thing in the morning and give them a piece of my mind!! A few minutes later, after calming down, I said to myself these things happen, I am sure they just forgot to tell my mom. I am sure they are watching their classes and Kaydence did not spend 20 minutes crying with no comfort. You know the worst case senarios go through your mind. I started to think of how my conversation with daycare would go the next morning, trying to figure out how I was going to handle it without seeming to be rude. Well as I was driving to work this morning I was still trying to decide how to handle this situation. So I prayed, I asked God to help me handle this the right way. I feel like he was telling me to be as nice as I possibly could, it is not their fault she was bitten. So I called daycare and the director answered the phone, I told her who I was and what I was calling about. She put me on hold to talk to Kaydence's teacher, when she came back on the line she said her teacher had to leave early yesterday to pick up an injured child and yes Kaydence did get bitten and there was a report, the other teacher had forgotten to give it to my mom. So I thanked her and told her we would see them on Monday ( dad watches Kaydence on Fridays). WEW! I am so glad I decided to be nice about that! Everything was ok, they were aware. God is so faithful to show you the right way to handle situations in your life. Had I called angry and rude, I probably would have gotten rude response back and felt like a jerk when I learned what had happened! God is always there for us, even in the seemingly small situations in our lives, so thankyou God for always being so faithful and always be there!!

Little Kaydence does not even seem to be bothered by the bite on her back! I just hope it doesn't teach her to bite other kids now!!

God Bless!

Kaydence, 22 months tomorrow!!

Tomorrow my little baby will be 22 months! In 2 short months she will turn 2 years old. And I am a little sad at how fast our baby years have gone. She is no longer my little baby anymore, she has turned into a walking, talking, running, playing, dancing, jumping toddler. My little girl is growing up so fast right before my very eyes. It seems like yesterday I was 7 months pregnant and suffering through Oklahoma summer heat. And 5 minutes ago she was born, that little tiny 5lb 13 oz little bundle of joy. I have thoroughly enjoyed having her in my life and everyday is a new adventure. She is forming sentences now that just astound me, she shouldn't be old enough to do that! That girl can be so onry and get me hopping mad and then she will grab your neck and squeeze you tight and you suddenly forget why you were mad or frustrated with her in the first place. She has the most contagious, cutest laugh I have ever heard and I find myself acting like a crazy person trying to get her to laugh. She is so sweet and affectionate and God has truly blessed my life so much with her. I always new that there was a special bond between parents and their kids, but until I had one of my own I never "got " it! Now I do! I have said it before, but I still don't know how someone can look at such a beautiful miracle and not believe in our Heavenly Father. Only He could create something so beautiful, special and wonderful. Only He could give you the love in your heart for your kiddos. Only He could give them the same love at such young ages, before they even know what love is. My default picture is a little old, I think she is around 8-9 months in it, but it is just so cute! I need to download more pics so I can show off my little grown up girl!

At 22 months, Kaydence loves her "people" all together, she gets very upset if we are not all together. She loves the outside, I think she would live outside if we would let her. She loves sprinklers and swimming pools and the lake. She loves icecream and always has! Thanks DAD!! She can say so many words now and form 3-4 word sentences. She knows everyone's car. She loves to be just like grown ups.....carry a purse, have keys and a cell phone, and kissing stick (chapstick). She is a parrot and repeats everything we say! She is all together the love and joy of our family. It is fun to watch her grow and learn, but also sad because she will never be this little again.

Hug your kids! Love your kids! Treasure your kids! They are such a blessing!
God bless!!

Beth

BLAH BLAH BLAH

Like I said before titles are hard.....and I am just getting on here to basically blah blah blah. Today is one month since I started working! Woo hoo! I still miss my baby girl while I am here but it is good for me to get out and be among adults! I miss all my kiddos at church that I used to watch, but I get to see them on Sunday's.

On a different note, Kaydence got her first spanking yesterday. And yes it does hurt the parent more than the child. She got 2 little swats on her diaper. or biaper as she calls it, which she probally felt nothing. But boy oh boy did I feel awful! It really did hurt my feelings, but she was being very naughty and we were going to be late for work and school! She didn't speak to me for about 2-3 miles, but finally perked back up........"Go bye bye in mommy's car?" Mommy's car? I love that sweet little voice and I am so thrilled she was not eternally scarred! I know, I know I am going a little over the top here, but what can I say my first time was hard!

I have been reading and keeping up with several blogs about sick children and I am so eternally grateful that my own daughter is such a healthy little girl. The faith these family's have is so amazing though and it is so inspirational to hear someone going through so much placing all their trust in God, I love faith like that! Just say a little daily prayer for all those parents and their kiddos! And thank God daily for the blessings in your life, they are so very precious!

God BLess
Beth

Hummm......

For some reason titling blogs is difficult for me, unless I am talking about something specific! I am sitting here at work and call volume is low...I am a phone triage nurse. I am missing my parents as they are on a Meditterean cruise and have been gone since June 19. I usually see them almost everyday. They are having a blast and missing us as well. Kaydence is spending the day with my grandma and her aunt Leslee. I really miss her since I started working 2 weeks ago. We are used to being together 24/7 and now we have to make the most of the time we do have together. I feel so fortunate to have had the time at home that I did. But times they are a changing and we have some catching up to do. Plus, don't get me started on gas prices. I had to get a job just to pay for gas!! LOL. I miss 0.95 a gallon, heck I miss $2 a gallon! But I did say don't get me started so I will quit the "I remember when gas was a nickle" stuff! I can't believe how fast your life can change.....I mean 3 weeks ago I was just "thinking" about getting a job and God handpicked this one for me! It is great.....how many nurses can say they get weekends and holidays off?? Not many thats for sure. I am coordinating a wedding this weekend and I am really excited about it. I Love Love LOVE weddings! It is such a special and sacred time, given by God to us and they are not treasured enough! If I had more guts (and Money) I would try and start a Wedding Planning business...you know like the movie? Well blah blah....guess I better try and get back to work! May the Lord bless and keep you!