I got up before the kids today, which was only possible because they slept until almost nine! I stayed up way toolate last night, Rowan was up and in my bed around 1:30 (before I was even there), and Eisley was up from 2-3 am so I did not get as many hours of sleep as I should've. That's how we mamas roll. So back to this morning. It was so nice to lounge on the couch in the early (for me) morning light and
check Twitter and IG reflect on things. And best of all, it was silent. I've been thinking about doing another devotional plan on the YouVersion Bible app. I followed along with the
SheReadsTruth girls for the Living the Surrendered Life and wow. The Lord totally used it to bring up a lot of things I thought I had already dealt with. It really helped me walk through my emotions and hang ups that sat in my heart a lot longer than I realized. Since then, I haven't started any of the other plans. I really feel like it might be time to do another one, though. I just felt so much more spiritually healthy reading the Bible, reflecting and purposefully praying each day. I read
Sara's post today and decided to start the plan she has been doing,
Holy Emotions - Biblical Responses to Every Challenge. I've been asking God to help me with my emotions and quick-to-anger responses. Umm...hello! Think this might be a good one for me?! Yeah, me too. Have you done any of the YouVersion plans? Do you follow along with the SheReadsTruth girls?
I was also thinking, today, about how well Emery is doing with school. She used to get really frustrated with writing and had meltdowns because her writing didn't look like mine. I tried to explain to her that I've been writing for about 25 years and she's only been writing her letters for one. Until I brought out my fourth and fifth grade writing notebooks (yes, I still have them), she did not believe me. My handwriting was not the best on the block. Ever since she has felt so much better about her beginning writing. I think she's doing so great! Her handwriting is better than some of the students I had in second grade! This isn't me bragging, she's just a perfectionist. I still haven't talked to her about being in kindergarten and made a big deal out of it, I just keep forgetting. I still want to though! Buying school supplies the other day was pretty special to her, but it's not the same. She told John yesterday that she just keeps getting better and better at school. I'm so glad she has that perspective!
A little potty training update: Eisley is doing great! She wore underwear, for the first time to a friend's house, this morning and stayed dry the whole time! She used her little potty and even stopped playing to tell me she had to go. She's just pantsless and diaperless here at home, although we've been trying underwear a bit each day, and she pretty much tells me every time she has to go. She still has accidents here or there, but overall I am so excited with her progress. I'm realizing that she's quite a priss does not like getting very dirty, except when eating?! I think that helps her with using the potty; she doesn't want to be wet or poopy. When we went to Mooresville the other day to get my glasses, she stayed dry (she had a diaper on) the whole time and used the big potty while we were there! I do wonder how this all makes Rowan feel. He's been working on his pottying for a long time. He's been naked potty trained for awhile and uses the potty regularly at home, but when we are out he gets so focused on what he's doing that he refuses to stop and use the bathroom. I know I already
talked about this a little, but I just hope this isn't hurting his ego. I hope that it's actually pushing him along. I heard him telling Eisley the other day that when he was a baby he pooped in his pants. Funny thing is, he had just pooped in his pants at our friends' house.
Well, I'm off to fold that laundry and I never did get to last night. Oops.
I hope your week has been a good one! Happy Thursday!
