11) Time. It's always changing and waits for no one. The one thing you can do to show respect for someone is to be on time. Respect other people's time. The biggest disrespect for other people is to be late. It says to others that you do not care about their time, do not care what they have to do for the day, and think you're the center of the universe. Don't waste your time waiting always for others and don't make others waste their time waiting for you.
12) You have a lot of aunts and uncles in your life already. They aren't blood relatives but they have been there for you before you were even born. Be blessed little one to have a lot of family already.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Need to knows 8-10
8) "Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, 'I will try again tomorrow.'" - Mary Anne Radmacher
I saw this quote the other day and it made me stop and think about you. You're never going to be perfect, you will fall, you will get hurt, and you will hurt others. It's not the failure you should remember, it's the lesson you should remember. Get up, try again. Don't let fear rule your life, ever.
9) There's a beautiful song written by John Mark Mcmillan called "How He Loves". We sang it this morning at church and you were dancing along with it, I think you rather enjoyed it. Anyway, the song talks about how Gos is jealous for us, he values most of all our love and devotion. He is jealous for our hearts. Nothing more than Him should be first priority in our hearts. He loves us desperately and without end. Even now, before your birth, he loves you and is jealous for you. Before your very conception he thought of you and started to form in you for a heart devoted to him.
10) You're going to be an extraordinarily lucky girl. This house is full of animals and is a practical petting zoo. In this sense, you are going to be spoiled. It is my hope that you never take this for granted. That you always appreciate what you have and with all that you have, give so much more to those with less than you.
I saw this quote the other day and it made me stop and think about you. You're never going to be perfect, you will fall, you will get hurt, and you will hurt others. It's not the failure you should remember, it's the lesson you should remember. Get up, try again. Don't let fear rule your life, ever.
9) There's a beautiful song written by John Mark Mcmillan called "How He Loves". We sang it this morning at church and you were dancing along with it, I think you rather enjoyed it. Anyway, the song talks about how Gos is jealous for us, he values most of all our love and devotion. He is jealous for our hearts. Nothing more than Him should be first priority in our hearts. He loves us desperately and without end. Even now, before your birth, he loves you and is jealous for you. Before your very conception he thought of you and started to form in you for a heart devoted to him.
10) You're going to be an extraordinarily lucky girl. This house is full of animals and is a practical petting zoo. In this sense, you are going to be spoiled. It is my hope that you never take this for granted. That you always appreciate what you have and with all that you have, give so much more to those with less than you.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
More things Daisy needs to know
4) Daisy, I want you to know from a very young age that heaven is not just a place in the mind, but a real, living, tangible place. It's nowhere here on earth, but it is a place you can visit. One day, I hope your father and I will get the immense pleasure of showing you what heaven looks like. As a child, your mind is the most open and I hope the openness of your mind continues throughout all your life.
5) Protect your heart, dear daughter, from the troubles of this world. The world will not watch out for you, you must watch it. Watch that you become nothing like it. Instead, make the world like you.
6) While the world won't have your back, know that your father and I will always have your back. There will be decisions you will make that we won't like but we will always be there for you. Whatever the problem, the trouble, the issue, the happiness, the sadness, the tears, the laughter, we're here for you any time, day or night. Though I must tell you, if you're crying, your father won't know what to do with you so you may want to talk to me first. He loves you honey and it will break his heart to see you cry. It'll break mine too but your father never did know what to do with crying people.
7) The barbed wire that's going to be around your play yard...you can thank Henry for that. Since he discovered he could escape, he decided that he could break into your play yard. After weighing the cons of having barbed wire on the top of your play yard fence, we decided that the pros of not having a giant mule run over our precious daughter outweighed those. By the time you're tall enough to reach said barbed wire, you'll also be smart enough to know not to touch it. Or swing from it. Or generally look in its direction.
5) Protect your heart, dear daughter, from the troubles of this world. The world will not watch out for you, you must watch it. Watch that you become nothing like it. Instead, make the world like you.
6) While the world won't have your back, know that your father and I will always have your back. There will be decisions you will make that we won't like but we will always be there for you. Whatever the problem, the trouble, the issue, the happiness, the sadness, the tears, the laughter, we're here for you any time, day or night. Though I must tell you, if you're crying, your father won't know what to do with you so you may want to talk to me first. He loves you honey and it will break his heart to see you cry. It'll break mine too but your father never did know what to do with crying people.
7) The barbed wire that's going to be around your play yard...you can thank Henry for that. Since he discovered he could escape, he decided that he could break into your play yard. After weighing the cons of having barbed wire on the top of your play yard fence, we decided that the pros of not having a giant mule run over our precious daughter outweighed those. By the time you're tall enough to reach said barbed wire, you'll also be smart enough to know not to touch it. Or swing from it. Or generally look in its direction.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Things Daisy needs to know...
I've come to realize that it's up to me and Working Man to shape our daughter into the woman we would like to see her become. Society will have its say, culture will have its say, but our say is the first say she will get. As such, I'm just going to post the ideas, as we get them, of the things Daisy needs to know.
First off, dear daughter, your faith is your most important and valuable virtue. Never lose your faith in the One and Only who is going to watch out for you every second of every day, from your very first breath to your very last. He will watch your heart and protect you, if you'll let Him.
Secondly, never lose the belief in the impossible. When everyone tells you that it can't be done, always believe that it can be done and then see it done. My dearest daughter, miracles happen every single day and they will happen every day in your life. Believe.
Thirdly, your father is color-blind. As a result, you carry the recessive trait for color-blindness. Any son of yours has a 50% chance of being color-blind. When you're old enough, we'll do the Punnett square together and I'll show you how it works. I can't say much about your daughters as I don't know yet who you will marry. I just wanted you to know in advance.
First off, dear daughter, your faith is your most important and valuable virtue. Never lose your faith in the One and Only who is going to watch out for you every second of every day, from your very first breath to your very last. He will watch your heart and protect you, if you'll let Him.
Secondly, never lose the belief in the impossible. When everyone tells you that it can't be done, always believe that it can be done and then see it done. My dearest daughter, miracles happen every single day and they will happen every day in your life. Believe.
Thirdly, your father is color-blind. As a result, you carry the recessive trait for color-blindness. Any son of yours has a 50% chance of being color-blind. When you're old enough, we'll do the Punnett square together and I'll show you how it works. I can't say much about your daughters as I don't know yet who you will marry. I just wanted you to know in advance.
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