I Watched a Week

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I Watched a Week

I watched a week go by so slow
The school day never ended.
Five days marked time ‘till Saturday
My five year soul then mended.

I watched a week go by at length
The golden summer stretching.
The sun had never set so slow
As my tenth year was etching.

I watched a week go casually by
My friends, they kept me busy
At fifteen I had years to go
Before time left me dizzy.

I watched a week go sailing by
‘fore I walked down the aisle.
My lover true would say I do
On both our twentieth mile.

I watched a week go creeping by
My pregnant belly rocking
For weeks to stop so suddenly
Seemed time indeed was mocking.

I watched a week go flying by
As my sweet babe was sleeping.
She seemed to grow as minutes past
And I found myself weeping.

I watched a week go sprinting by
As did my youngest child.
Had thirty come? Had thirty gone?
It seems that time ran wild.

I watched a week pass as a year
And then that year as five.
My family grew and family shrank
And their own babes arrived.

I watched a week pass in a daze
As my own children found
Their children growing in a week
And joys and tears abound.

I watched a week so slow yet fast
It seemed my time was splitting
My own dear body slowed its pace
While others still was lifting.

I watched a week crawl by and yet
My face did change in time.
Till slowly, slowly, slower yet
My last breath ends this rhyme.

Sunday, Sweet Sunday

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Hello folks!


October is right around the corner (when the heck did THAT happen?) and dear sweet Bean is one day shy of being a whopping FOUR MONTHS OLD. I'm sorry, thats crazy to me. I had a baby, who was this itty bitty helpless infant and I blinked-just once- and she's suddenly this 4 month, trying to become mobile, food eating, little person of her own chubster. Seriously. Next blink she's going to be asking me for the car keys.

This weekend had its ups and downs. Rob was stolen all day Saturday because he had a long day of work, followed by working out, followed by a 6:30PM mandatory "work" (AKA hang out and get drunk) meeting. Which he was at until 10PM. Fail.

Sunday was meant to be relaxing but we decided to go to the Disney Waterpark Blizzard Beach. This was Jordan's 2nd time there and she again went down the Lazy River with Rob and I. Most of it she liked, right up until we thought it would be a fun idea to have Daddy pull us through the water while we sat on the inner tube. There's this water spitting thing and we waited to time it right to avoid getting splashed. Bean was all relaxing, laying on the inner tube with me, when WHOOSHSPASH! Poor thing freaked out (it scared me and Rob too so no blame there!). We took her back to the chairs and she lounged while taking a bottle, and then decided to go in the wave pool with us. She loved that- Rob would swish her around in a circle to make a wave and she'd laugh. Her little legs were kicking along too :-)

When we got home I put her highchair together and we fed her rice cereal. Her reaction was priceless. At first she opened her mouth and let me feed her, but after about 3 spoonfuls she'd eye the spoon as I put cereal on it, and as it got closer she'd dart forward and smash her face into the spoon- which is why in the pictures there may be more cereal on her face than in her mouth. It was so fun and I can't wait to start with other foods! For now we'll stick with rice cereal and her bottles.

She goes to the doctor today! Its been 2 months and I am so curious to see how much she has grown.

Not so random post

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They say God has a sense of humor. Based off my life experiences and the stories I hear around me, He must be laughing himself silly. Not just that what we do or say makes ridiculous situations for which provide endless amusement- oh no, I believe that one of His greatest pleasures is answering prayer in a way that makes you go, "whaaaa?"


My most recent example that God has a funny bone:
I recently brought to the attention of my workplace that I was interested in a raise. The amount I requested was very specific. When Rob and I prayed over this, I specifically prayed, "Lord, let them give me this raise. Let me make this much an hour."

I'm going to interrupt. Many times people have come to me and complained, "I pray and God doesn't do what I ask, it doesn't work, I don't get what I want." We are told to be specific in our prayers to God. I find that God always answers prayers, but it may not be in the way we WANT them to be answered. A pastor once asked, "When you asked your parents for a cookie, and they said yes, you were satisfied. You got the answer you wanted. When you asked your parents for a cookie and they said no, did they not answer you? You didn't keep asking why they didn't answer you until you received your cookie, you just didn't get the answer you wanted. You didn't get the results you wanted." I think prayer works just like that. No is an answer. Wait is an answer. We are so focused on the results of prayer and getting what we want out of it that "Yes" is the only "answer" we deem acceptable.

So back to work. I went into a meeting today to discuss my request. The answer was, "Sorry, we cannot afford to change your wages at this time. We will review in 60 days." I'm not going to lie, I was bummed. This was a necessity raise- my pay has gone down a significant amount since we are putting so much of it towards Jordan's daycare. But they weren't done.

They told me they were looking at cutting my hours back because we didn't need the office open as much as it was. Workwise I was fine with this, but financially... (this is the part where God plays his card and starts laughing at me) they offered to adjust my rate so that I wasn't losing money over the hour changes. The rate? The exact amount I had requested.

So yes, technically I'm not bringing home any more money than before. But Praytechnically? He answered me 100% - I got just what I asked for. "You want to make this much?" laughs God. "Here you go." Sucker. Lol.

PS- In no way do I state, assume, or insinuate that God is vindictive. I just think that when He can give you what you ask for while not giving you what you want and then He sees your face when you put it all together, it gives Him one jolly laugh session. That is all.

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