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Listening To Each Other (from Delve Christian Ministries Inc.)
For the whole law can be summed up in this one command: "Love your neighbor as yourself." But
if instead of showing love among yourselves you are always biting and devouring one another,
watch out! Beware of destroying one another." Galatians 5:13-14
I overheard a conversation a few days ago at lunch which began when a woman noticed one of
her co-workers looking downcast. She sat beside him at the lunch table and asked him if he
wanted to discuss what was bothering him. He began to talk about the recent trouble he was
having relating to his daughter, and it was obvious from his tone and his expression that this was a
serious matter which was weighing heavily on him. He had barely begun to explain the essence of
the problem when the young woman interrupted, exclaiming, "I know exactly what you mean! My
daughter..." And just like that, the conversation shifted as she went on for several minutes
describing her own situation. When she finally paused to take a bite of her meal, the man got up
and walked away dejectedly. Without missing a beat, she turned to the next person at the table
and continued talking about her daughter. I had a pretty strong reaction at the time. I remember
thinking, "You don't care about his situation! You just wanted an excuse to start talking!"
It's easy to be critical of this woman, but realistically, this kind of thing goes on all the time. I have
done it to my wife and she has done it to me. I have seen pastors do it on many occasions. Few of
us are immune. We are rarely listening; usually, we are just waiting impatiently for our turn to talk.
We nod and agree in all the right places, but really we are pondering the next thing we are about
to say
It's a shame that so many of us are guilty of this offense, and it speaks volumes about how most
people really feel about themselves and those around them. If you struggle with this as much as I
do, then it ought to be very humbling when you realize just how difficult and rare it is to have a
conversation with someone during which you are far more interested in what they are saying than
what you are about to say. It's hard to clear our mind, offer our undivided attention and just listen.
If we dig deeper, we will discover that our egocentric conversations are just one of many ways in
which we fail to demonstrate love for each other. I could just as easily point to any of a long list of
ways we fail to keep this commandment. I chose this one because it is so subtle and pervasive
that for the most part, we've simply stopped noticing that we've stopped listening. I'm sure if you
were to ask the woman at the lunch table, she wouldn't have any idea that she had done anything
wrong.
The next time you're speaking to someone, especially if they are hurting, make an effort to erase
any thoughts of yourself. Instead, give them one hundred percent of your attention. Make a
commitment to ensuring that they are able to get their point across, and don't worry about yours. It
seems like such a small thing, but it will make a huge difference in not only how you perceive
people, but how they perceive you.
You see, loving your neighbor is not like loving your spouse. It's may not be something you feel,
but it is something that you do. It's the act of sacrificing your own needs and desires for the sake
of someone else.
You can demonstrate that love in such a meaningful way by just listening.
Tomorrow is our 6th Anniversary
Saturday, Asher turned two. We had a little birthday party with him and couple friends. We went to Chuck E Cheese? I really didn't think he would like it as much as he did. He didn't even care to eat my gluten free/ dairy free birthday cake I made him with confetti frosting (yum!), because he wanted to go put a coin in the big yellow school bus or ride the pony. He loved it! Mom and Dad bought him a basketball hoop, again I thought he would not enjoy this until he got older, but lo and behold, he loved that too! I guess he's not my baby anymore, he really is my big boy!
Yesterday I went to the hospital to see my friends new born baby, this girl came out at 10lbs. I thought she would be huge but I thought she was as tiny as could be, I think it's because my "baby" is so big now! Can you believe he started out at 7.3lbs? He is becoming such a little man. It used to be that I was the one that worried about him and was always making sure he was okay. Now he's always taking care of me. If I give him a hat to go outside, he pulls out another one of his hats "and mama" he says. If I put chapstick on his lips, "and mama" he says. When we're heading out the door or walking down the street, he always turns and round and says "mama, cmon". When I'm putting on face lotion, he has to sit in my lap and have some applied to his face. Actually he wants a little more applied to his face then just my lotion, he is fascinated by all of my make-up. I have to tell him "Well, Daddy doesn't wear this stuff, so you don't need to either." 
I can't wait to post our Hawaii pics, but for now, here's a little something to wet your appetite! Hawaii is the most beautiful place on the planet!
The weather lately has been crazy. Just Wednesday, it was around 60 degrees, beautiful, sunny, got me all excited for spring!
He's kind, compassionate, soft-spoken, sexy, strong, a cuddler, dedicated, smart, maticulous, funny, loving, hard-working, handsome, sweet, selfless, faithful,trusting, merciful, creative, sentimental, protective, a softy, and the most amazing man ever! I am grateful he wanted to marry me, have my child (hopefully children) and that he puts up with my craziness and loves it!
Oh, where does the time go? I guess other mom's are right...it feels like just yesterday that he was still nursing and now we are on the verge of potty training!
We will be headed for Hawaii in Ten days!!! I can't wait, I thought I would post a nice picture to remind myself that bikini weather is approaching!
Hey all!
I found this on Lori's sight, who got it from Steph, who got it from Jen. Do you think this painting reflects my personality? Well, it was fun anyway! Click the link below to do it for yourself. Everyone's seems to be different.
Click here to create your own painting.
I apologize once again for not blogging for a while, we all deserve a break once and a while.
I really want mom's out there to watch this clip. Although you think Jenny McCarthy may just be talking to Oprah about Autism, there is so much more. She talks about a wheat-free, dairy-free diet, she talks about vaccines and other toxins out there. And Mother's Intuition. We can cure our kids of autism and other ailments if we would just do the research and give an effort to what they are putting in their mouths! It's amazing! Please watch.
Part 1
Part 2
What do you think of when you think of Christmas? It's different for all of us I'm sure. But if you're anything like me, I'm sick of consumerism being the theme for the Holidays. If I see another car commercial telling me that it's the perfect gift to his or her heart, I am gonna scream. I wanna say..."Who gives gifts like that, and if they do they've missed the point of christmas." I understand if people are not Christians that maybe Christmas is not about Christ's birth to them. But it's certainly not about trying to please another person so hard that you will go into debt trying to acheive.
Please consider with me changing what Christmas means to your family!
Watch these videos, and just listen, let it penetrate your heart, although hardened by mean crazy shoppers and advertisements that make you feel bad for who you really are.
Give Time, Spend Less, Love All, Worship More!
Please visit Advent Conspiracy to find out what you can do to change.
What does Christmas mean to you? For many of us it's shaped by the way we grew up and the traditions we had, and our geographical location. I grew up beleiving in Santa Clause. And I was the best darn Santa follower you could ever meet. In fact, all year long I would try to be so good, because I knew that God would tell Santa and I didn't want to disappoint him. All the marketing for santa we see in movies and in toys and in reindeer movies, I bought it all. And christmas, oh christmas, there was something so magical about Christmas in my heart. I loved every piece of it. The lights, the tree, the snowmen, the garland, the gift wrap, the cooking, wearing red, writing a letter to Santa, leaving cookies and milk for him, racing home from a Christmas Eve party because I didn't want to miss out on Santa, I would search the sky for those reindeer...waiting, hoping, oh the mystery! The awe!
But why is it that when I learned the truth about Santa, that that all disappeared? The awe and beauty of christmas diminished. It could have been a number of things. It could have been that the family scenario changed and bit, and I was going through the awkward teen years. It could of been because I didn't really know Jesus, like I thought I knew Santa Clause, so to learn the He was the reason for the season, didn't mean much at the time.
But how about now? Now that I love the Lord and understand why Christmas came about. Why can't I return to awe and mystery I once had for the holiday?
Well, I leave that open ended. Because I have so many thoughts about Christmas, that one blog won't satisfy me. Please return to read more. I am investigating my feelings, and so many other's about Christmas. And what has happened to us as a society. Please come back and share your thoughts!
Dear Daddy,
I miss you a whole lot but I know you are making us proud in India, at least that is what Mommy tells me. She says that you are living out some adventures that you will tell us about when you get back. She says that the kind of stories you are going to tell us, you cannot find in storybooks, I'm really excited about it. I've been playing with Uncle Ez and Drew and they remind me of you. I'm going to dress up for you and make a sign so that you won't miss us at the airport when we pick you up. Here are some videos of some things I've been doing while you are gone.
Here is me playing the piano at Aunt Tammy's
And here is me on the farm with Happy the dog! She is so cool!
And here is me with about a million kitties, I think they like me a lot!
And I spent a lot of time looking out the window on the farm, I didn't want to be inside ever! 
Your one and only Asher, I love you! :)
We got snow for the first time today! It's been snowing up in the mountains for a week or more and it was 80 yesterday here. So none of it's sticking to the ground, today the temp is between 40 and 50, brrrrrr. Which is good for us as we do some traveling soon. The pics aren't very great but I wanted to show our first snow. 
Also below are some video of Asher dancing and playing. Again, no sound it's on my tiny digital camera and the quality isn't the greatest. But Ash was watching Daddy's video today and Josh, you'll know which part I'm talking about, but Ash is responding to some stuff in the video and halfway through the short video he's dancing to the music. I can't edit these videos otherwise I would cut parts of them and show only the exciting stuff.
Then, after Dad introduces the animals in the video and we are finished watching the video, I distracted Asher in his bedroom and then sat out the gifts for Asher in the living room. He saw them from the top of the stairs and got really excited, this video is a little longer. I think he really likes the giraffe as his favorite. I wish I had sound, because Ash is making all these weird animals sounds, it's so cute!
