the air is getting crisp and cool. the Christmas lights are twinkling from our roof and those of our neighbors. my kids are wishing for snow and the white Christmases of Oregon. but i am happy to see the sun and the mercury not drop below 40! but i think i could put up with snow, if just to see the joy in their sweet faces. maybe we will have make a trip north and have a day in the snow... maybe.
I am grateful...
for my savior, my family, my friends and my home. i am grateful for Shawn's employment and the security and comfort a steady paycheck brings. we have truly been blessed.
I am thinking about...
my family, my brothers and sisters especially, and how much i miss them. how wonderful they all are. and how lucky i am to have grown up along side each of them.
From the schoolroom...
we are taking a small break, while i try and figure things out. and so the kids can play with their friends who are on winter break, and really just take time to enjoy each other and the holidays.
From the kitchen...
i am driving my husband crazy with the sound of the blender! making green smoothies every day to keep our family healthy and well. i like ginger spinach lemonade the best.
I am reading...
up on dyslexia and high functioning autism. we found out last week that both kids are dyslexic and that William is on the autistic spectrum. i'm also reading up on how to raise gifted children, because they also both tested way above average intelligence.
I am hoping...
that Christmas will be magical. even tho the season started a little rough, i hope i can still find a way to bring the spirit of Christ into our home.
I am praying...
that i will be able to find a way to pay for the tutoring my kids need. that i will be guided to inspiration that will help me teach them, so that some day my kids will be able to pick up a book and read the words and not feel overwhelmed, intimidated or defeated.
A few plans for the rest of the week...
to have fun! find a good service project to do with the kids. and enjoy visits with family that will be in town. i also hope to still work out every day so i can enjoy my holiday goodies with out fear or guilt!
a picture to share...
yep! that's my Ivy grabbing and singing at the top of her lungs into the mic at the church Christmas party! (while the children were singing) and yep.. that's William standing away from all the kids and not singing. LOL
1 comment:
Good luck with the research for your kids--that can be hard to figure out! Just had to let you know about a very helpful book I'm reading about gifted kids--Emotional Intensity in Gifted Students: Helping Kids Cope with Explosive Feelings, by Christine Fonseca. I don't know if your kids are intense, but mine are, and we're getting lots of good info from this book.
Merry Christmas!
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