Blue Goggles

So I am supposed to write in my blogg more often then I do according to my husband but who has the time really?! Anyhoo....I was watching my daughter at swim lessons on Sunday and I was bribing her to try opening her eyes under water with her goggles on. She refused. I tried explaining that it wouldn't hurt, that it would be really cool, that she would be so excited once she did it. Nothing I said could entice her to try it until I offered her a fresh baked cookie once we got home. So she got up her nerve and tried it. Now the kid is a fish and she loves to open her eyes with her goggles on. She has blue goggles so her water world is blue. Like I told her, she has a whole new world to explore because she can see underwater and experience things she never could have before. Later as I reflected on this, I thought of how God has this same experience waiting for us. He tries to coax us and tell us how wonderful the plans he has for us are but, we are reluctant and uneasy because it's usually out of our comfort zone. Once we give in and try it we see just how wonderful it is and can't imagine living without the view from our blue goggles.

Losing your child, finding humanity

Okay, Okay so I get mother of the year award! I took ALL the kids to the park today and we had a great time. I love to watch them playing with new friends they meet at the park. BUT I started to talking to friends and lost track of where they were a few times and then got that sick, panicky feeling when I couldn't just look up and spot them all.. Did I mention it's a big park with lots of people there. Not to mention that the name that gets spoken most often in the house is my two year old's. Not just her first name but the whole thing (you know the drill)...OLIVIA RUTH!!! Always in a low tone or yelling across the place we are to get her attention. But probably since I use it so often she doesn't seemed phased by hearing her name anymore. So needless to say I lost her 2 times but some nice people brought her back to where we were. Which brings me to my ultimate point that: It's good to know that not everyone out there is out to get us and that you can still leave your picnic stuff on a table and not worry too much that someone is going to come and steal it. So I thank those nice people and encourage everyone to do something nice for a stranger.