Sweet Memories

My Relationship with my Girls

(I learned this from Max Lucadeo)

When I ask myself this question or when someone else asks me this question I need to know this and remember this:
What do you want your relationship with your girls to be like?

Someone once gave me a very precious, fragile, delicate, rare diamond stone to borrow for one evening. I wore this necklace to a very elegant ball. There are so many important people in society at this ball. I took such good care of this precious, rare, fragile gem. I have to - after all this necklace, with its precious gem hanging from my neck, is not mine. I am only borrowing it. It was a loan. I dare not dishonor the owner's treasure.

When I gave birth to my girls, God loaned me His work of art. Both my girls are a carefully crafted, and precisely formed MASTERPIECE! He entrusts me with a one-of-a-kind creation. I will value my girls! Children spell love with 4 letters: T-I-M-E. Not just quality time but hang-up time (no phone), downtime, anytime. My girls are my calling. They are a treasure that God is letting me "borrow" here on earth. God wants me to raise these 2 blessings with love in their hearts for HIM and a desire to share His love with others. One day God will take His 2 treasures back up to heaven with Him. I will try with all I have to remember to cherish my girls that God has so graciously blessed me with.

My gift from God

Philip is my love, protector, strength, encourager, provider, pride and most of all my husband!

I am so thankful that I have such an amazing husband. I have made my fair share of mistakes. I have made some bad decisions since I've married Philip. However he still loves me and wants to share his life with me. Our marriage is not perfect. We have struggles just like every other marriage. Philip is determined and faithful and will never give up on me. I know I drive him crazy with my attitude, my hard-headed-ness, and my stubbornness. Yet he still grabs me and tells me he loves me!

Philip provides not only financially for my girls and I, he also provides spiritually and loving for us. He treats my girls as if they are his. He loves my girls with a deep passion and only wants the very best for them. I fall in love all over again everyday with this man!

I love Philip for so many reasons. He is faithful and showers me with attention. Philip treats me and my girls better than any other man I've been in a relationship with. I am so blessed to have such an amazing, strong, courageous, fearless, loving, caring man.

I know I don't express to Philip how much I appreciate him and all he does for our family...

...so Philip I love you. I'm proud of you and all you have accomplished and will accomplish in life, your career, and our family! We hit bumps along our path of marriage. Sometimes I fall in a pit, but I know you are always there for me and hold your hand out to pull me out of my pit. I love you now, forever and always!

My Girls Are My Air...Without Them I Can Not Breath!

I have 2 precious girls. I love them both with everything I have. I can not imagine my life without my daughters. My girls are growing up so fast. I remember when Joslyn was 1 and a half and Allison was only 3 months old (they are only 15 months apart). Nearly everyone told me, "Cherish these years because they grow up so fast". While friends and family were telling me this I was thinking in my mind...they aren't growing fast enough for me! I can't wait until my girls can tell me what hurts when they're sick. I can't wait until they sleep through the entire night, feed themselves, dress themselves, get in the car by themselves....

Joslyn and Allison are now 8 and 7. I can say to other mothers of infants, "Time really does fly by"! Sometimes as I reminisce about the past 8 years I think of how much easier it was for me when my daughters were babies. My girls didn't fight with each other. Allison was so laid back as a baby. Joslyn was the attention getter.

Now my daughters want to pick out their own clothes. Joslyn wants to fix her own hair. Joslyn wants to decorate her own room, her friends are calling her on the phone everyday. She doesn't want me to eat lunch with her at school.

However every night before my girls go to bed they want to each read a book with "momma"! Joslyn loves to read her library book with me. She tells me every night to lay down with her in bed so she can read her "chapter book" to me (the book we are currently reading has 30 chapters).

Allison brings books home from the library and wants to read them with me too. Sometimes when she gets tired she will let me finish the book. I treasure these moments I spend with my daughters, especially now that I realize time really does fly by. When my girls want to hold my hand or give me kisses, give me hugs, or talk about their day at school with me...I love it. I treasure it and savor every moment!

I love my daughters with my heart, mind and soul...Joslyn and Allison are my air and I can not breath without my daughters!