La Dolce Vita

• Friday, February 22, 2008 - Honey and Vinegar

In recent weeks, the tone in our home has been full of vinegar...children snipping and bickering, mom impatient and frustrated, unkind voices, grouchy faces...you get the idea. I am the one who opened the door to this vinegar tone...I have been very tired, and when I am tired, I am not very patient. Additionally, I have been working to add some good habits back into my day (my rhythm is starting to return since Noah's arrival), such as my Bible time in the morning, group devotions with the kids, and exercising. Nothing extraordinary, but certainly things my enemy would like to quell. I think he has been using my fatigue to his advantage...but no more. Jesus doesn't want our home to be full of vinegar...he wants it to be full of words that are sweet and kind, like honey.  "Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones." Proverbs 16:24. I am praying that God will help me put this into practice, and help our home to be sweet and healing. _______________________________________ Running update: I have continued to run, but have experienced a setback that has caused me to modify my plan. I strained my hamstring, causing pain behind my knee, and seem to have some shinsplints. RATS! I am walking my route briskly, trying to keep my cardio up, and hope to be running again soon. ____________________ Noah News: he's still rocking on his knees, but not crawling yet, much to my relief since I still need to get a couple of gates in place. Last night he was up most of the night, with several little catnaps along the way. This was very unusual for him. He wasn't running a fever, but was clearly in pain. He has been teething, so we gave him tylenol, which only seemed to bring minimal relief. At about 4 am it occurred to me he might have an ear infection. The doc confirmed our suspicion later in the morning. After two doses of meds and a good nap, he is mostly back to his normal, smiley self.

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