Winter

Winter time tends to keep our family indoors. Yesterday it was 33 degrees and it felt like 50. I breathed in the fresh air and thought how it smelled of spring. The coldness was cut right out of the air. Life is very busy these days and sometimes I don't know how I manage. To say I have no time would be wrong, but it is more that I have so many schedualed responsibilities. I struggle daily with being a stepmom in essence, but really I take on more of the mom role to KC, Erin, & Jesse. I love them all as if they are my own flesh and blood.

I am resigning from Girl Scouts after this year is over. I am looking forward to spending next year with the kids at our Wednesday night church program instead of scouts. Ted and I are trying to focus on what we believe is the most important job a parent can do. That is to teach our kids about God's character and that true success comes form loving God with all your heart, soul, mind, & strength and loving your neighbor as yourself.

As a stepmom I am fortunate to see the stages of parenting in the form of ages. I am only 28 and I am helping to raise children from huge age differences. I have physically only given birth to one child, but God is entrusting me with four. How can I live up to His challenges? Ted and I really are trying to understand parenting from God's eyes. I have learned so much in the last five years.

This is Jesse's gingerbread house he made in school. He was very proud of it.