Getting sidetracked can be GREAT!

Well, I haven't accomplished anything for myself yet due to trying a fasting that didn't work and not having energy for working out....BUT...the good news is I have been putting so much energy into my children and it is paying off big time!

My son, who will be 4 in March, absolutely amazed me today. We made homemade Valentine's cards for family and I had him write all the writing on the inside...to my amazement, he was writing all the letters, not perfect but for an almost 4 year old, I was blown away! I had him write Happy Valentine's Day and his name and he did it!!!

I am just so super proud of him! I knew he could write some letters but I had no idea that he could write ALL letters and he holds a pen beautifully. Lately, he has been bringing home finger paintings from school and my son is definately showing the artistic side and very much into painting of all types like myself. We have a portfolio of his best work and in there are some pieces that I'm seriously thinking about framing. He is so beyond creative when he picks his colors and very unique.

My daughter is not into being out in the snow, partly because she can't move in her snowsuit and I think she just gets cold. She can only handle a short time and she is done so that makes it that we have to spend a good deal of time indoors, which as I am saying has been so rewarding. We do all kinds of crafts, puzzles and games. My son was the same way when he was her age, he didn't want to be in the snow...Now he loves it! But by Spring, she will have her walking down better and probably love to be outside. She does like to ride around in her sled but as soon as you stop she fusses. She loved it last summer because we hung out in the yard everyday in their pools. Now that is another story, she is a FISH and would be in the tub 24/7 if I let her.

It's funny because I keep trying here and there to do for me and for some reason, timing is all wrong or it just doesn't work out. What is working out is all my time with my kids. So, God must have a plan for me, I guess I'm supposed to concentrate on them right now and not me and actually, I'm okay with it. I have been having conversations with God about my feelings of regret not having more children and I think He is giving me signs to concentrate on them because they are all I have and are only small for such a short time.

There are a couple of things I have been doing for myself that are not exactly for me and that is helping in the community more and I am very proud of that. There is a big church in town that is moving and the building is going to become an Arts building with performances and art shows etc... Well, Brian wants to become a member of the Arts Council and so do I. I want to be a big part of that and there is a dinner coming up that we can go to and donate money and buy a music note and that will be displayed as a contribution to getting the funding for this. I'm so excited because they have all kinds of future plans like bringing concerts there and kids programs.

We have been doing more with our church also and that is where some community things have happened also. I just got a gift for a family that had a baby and I'm making them a meal. I'm also getting more involved with MOPS, I am donating time to a soup kitchen to help feed people who are in need. So, I may not be on track for my weight loss but in some sense, I'm supposed to be not selfish right now. I don't mean that in a bad way, I'm supposed to be making a difference in my community, focusing on my children and getting as many date nights as I can with my husband...hehehe...We keep doing all these functions and it gets us date nights, it's been wonderful!

Getting sidetracked absolutely can be GREAT!