Bees in My Bonnet

I don't normally post links on my blog, but sometimes I come across something worthwhile and think my readers would appreciate.  So here is a link of a beautiful wedding photo as well as the story behind it.  Maybe you'll be blessed by it as I was: The Power of Prayer

Today I'm linking you over to A Biblical Marriage Blog where I wrote very honestly about my struggles in communicating in marriage.  Maybe you will relate to my tendency to fury and passion - and the lack of self-control! As always, I enjoy hearing from you in the comments!  Thanks! Loving and Communicating Hand in Hand - Part 1 And here is the link for Part 2 where I give 7 tips for communicating in marriage: Loving and Communicating Hand in Hand - Part 2

Oh Lord, I thank You for the redemption I now have which, though a gift from You, came by my choosing.  I am so glad I was able to see the light and have chosen well. Others aren't as blessed as I am.  I thank You that I can live at peace knowing I have crossed every 't' and dotted every 'i' in the realm of spiritual living. Thank you for my freedom which I use so wisely and that I don't live as a slave to my job or to money or to my hobbies but that I give myself to much worthier pursuits...unlike SO many others. Thank you for helping me to see the better way and please help me to instruct others accordingly, because I know they will be so blessed by my superior knowledge. For these things I thank you, Amen... Do I need to comment on the above?  I hope not.  I hope it is apparent what I mean by putting this out there.  Don't our prayers smack of this sentiment sometimes?  Instead, let our prayers reflect the sentiment of the tax-collector w...

Ayer fue difícil para nosotros.  Uno de nuestros hijos tenían percepciones por fusión bajadas continuas y el mal y nos hizo nuestra cena en tiempo casi insoportable.  Otro niño enchufado orejas y dejó la mesa en un momento sólo para escapar del caos.    Sorprendentemente  , no perdió los estribos.  (Inserte aquí aplausos).  Admitir esto al público es algo atrevido, y si yo era el tipo sensible  que no podía hacerlo  .  Todo el mundo  piensa  que saben cómo manejar a un niño con necesidades especiales ... hasta que lo tiene. Yo confiaba en mi crianza  hasta que la vida nos lanzó una curva.   podría haber aconsejado a todos los padres por ahí  exactamente  cómo manejar cada acción disciplinaria posible imaginable.Yo era creativa, valiente, inquebrantable, obstinado incluso.    era una mamá a tener en cuenta. Y luego tuvimos un niño que no encaja en el molde. No rodar con lo...

Yesterday was hard for us.  One of our children had continual melt-downs and wrong perceptions and made our dinner-time almost unbearable.  Another kid plugged his ears and left the table at one point just to get away from the mayhem.   Amazingly , I didn't lose my temper.  (Insert applause here). Admitting this to the public is somewhat bold, and if I was the sensitive type I couldn't do it .  Everyone thinks they know how to handle a special-needs kid...until they have one.  I was confident in my parenting until life threw us a curveball.  I could have advised every parent out there exactly how to handle every possible disciplinary action imaginable.  I was creative, courageous, unyielding, stiff-necked even.   I was a Mom to be reckoned with. And then we had a child who didn't fit the mold.  He didn't roll with the punches.  He didn't 'get' our method.  He didn't conform, submit, respond or seem to even understand th...