tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17609271382120146922011-09-05T03:43:40.661-07:00Debbie Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04429990637741765625noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1760927138212014692.post-60195202317641725752007-02-03T03:43:00.000-08:002011-09-05T03:43:40.009-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />Did you ever wonder what a "good day" was for a typical stay-at-home mom?<br /><br />Here is how yesterday went:<br />~Woke up, had coffee and a light breakfast.<br />~Prepared breakfast for my daughter.<br />~Posted on my blog.<br />~Visited from my blogroll.<br />~Went to a scheduled weekly Bible Study that provides free childcare.<br />~Had a quick lunch at Costco to include a chocolate and vanilla swirl to share.<br />~Went to a have a scheduled manicure and pedicure.<br />~Home for my daughter’s bath time and hair washing.<br />~Watched an hour of Oprah.<br />~Dusted and wiped down the television and stand.<br />~Landscapers cleaned fallen debris in my front yard from the damage of frost weeks ago.<br />~Read more than one passage in my Bible and completed a few pages of homework for study while my daughter napped.<br />~Brought my car to the gas station to fill up and vacuum out fallen leaves and twigs from our front yard tree.<br />~Made dinner, ate, and fed my daughter.<br />~Listened and observed my husband watching a special on Corvettes.<br />~Cleaned the counters off.<br />~Cleaned out the frig from last week's unused leftovers.<br />~Rinsed out both the vegetable and cold cut bins in the frig.<br />~Conversed with my husband about his job.<br />~Had a hot uninterrupted shower.<br />~Read a story to my daughter.<br />~Went to sleep.<br /><br />The successes were small and probably not as significant to those of you who are still single or without children. However, to those who are parents I know you can relate. Yesterday was rewarding considering all its accomplishments. It was a productive day! Unfortunately, this is not a usual occurrence, but when it does, the day is played as a finely tuned orchestra who has practiced and prepared to produce a symphony whereby each hour segues into the next without a hint of transition. I was calm, centered, and valued my choice to be a mom.<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1760927138212014692-6019520231764172575?l=ruhoffman.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Debbie Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04429990637741765625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1760927138212014692.post-63340759322651211392007-02-01T03:41:00.000-08:002011-09-05T03:42:40.600-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />Have you heard that people come into our life for a reason, a season or a lifetime?<br /><br />What a phenomenal statement filled with wisdom as we sort out which friend is in what category. It certainly puts into perspective those relationships that have drifted, those that remain a source of constant support, and all the rest, which were for a season.<br /><br />In researching, I found that when friendships birth for a reason is it to fill a specific need or to show us something or vice versa. Friendships for a season are to share, grow, and learn together. Lifetime friendships are for lifetime lessons that build upon one another forming a solid foundation. Furthermore, we are to accept the lessons, love the person, and put what we have learned to use in all other relationships and areas of our life.<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1760927138212014692-6334075932265121139?l=ruhoffman.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Debbie Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04429990637741765625noreply@blogger.com0