So what a week it's been! I am sad to say as parents Josh and I had our first angry bystander. Ummm this is kinda what went down. I'll let Josh say it... this is his excerpt from his myspace blog.
You gotta think!
A question for all you blog readers out there...Suppose you were in a fast food resteraunt and your baby needed a diaper change in the worst way, we're talking pee (no poop) soaking through clothes kind of way. (are you fully in a suppose mental state now?) You check the bathroom for a place to change said wet baby and nothing is available. No changing table or area to lay and change baby. Is changing the baby at your table a huge no-no? That's the question by the way. Not on the table mind you, but just hanging in mid air from one parents arms while the other attempts to de-diaper-i-fy baby as quickly and modestly as possible. Is this ok given the lack of other options, or has a cardinal sin of sanitation been violated. (you can come out of your suppose mental state now, thank you for participating)Well anyway, another patron in the place had the nerve to not just mumble under her breath at her husband about this parents lack of couth (spelling?) but the audacity to come over and rather rudely in my opinion proceed to lecture us about how unsanitary we were being. Now, granted, she had a point, I can see that, but under the circumstances with our lack of options and the dire need for a diaper change we did what I thought we had to do. And, as I stated before she was not laying on the table or anything like that. The lady actually used phrases like "that is SO unsanitary", and "don't you know you are embarassing your baby?", and my favorite that actually made me mad and had me cut her short and dismiss her somewhat more loudly and firmly than I my usual laid back self was, "You've got to think!". That one did it for me. Like I said, I could see her point and even admitted to her that she was right, it wasn't the most sanitary thing to be doing but when someone is rude and making a scene unecessarily, that's when I get a little hot and bothered.Anyway, I guess I just needed to vent and humbly ask as a first time dad if I have really just broken a public rule of sanitation. Thoughts?
So that was that....
Bailey is a roller now. Front to back and back to front. This is just as of a few days ago. Tried to get it on camera but memory card got full waiting for nothing to happen. As of today, she is grabbing things and putting them all in her mouth. She's a chewer and a sucker. Oh the little joys of progression from babydom to, whatever naturally comes next. We are in the process of getting internet in our home YAY!
Umm other than that, my sister was held up at gun point at the bank she works in yesterday. I can not imagine this scenario and how it would emotionally affect one. I also work in the same bank company and with so many robberies this becomes scary to me.
Speaking of scary and fear, Did you know that the number one most used command in the Bible is " Do not be afraid" or, "have no fear"? I learned this in my bible study Thursday night. This study about Esther is great. She had a great little acronym for the word "if". When we live by what ifs and if this happens and so forth the if can stand for "I FEAR". God asks us to share with him our fears and its not enough just to trust him that he will not allow these fearful things to happen to us. He says tell me your fears and let them not control you anymore. We can tell God our fears and we say if _______ happens then___________. And God says then what? how would you finish this statement? What is the worst case scenario? God wants us to face our fears by giving him the WORST CASE scenario and He will be God.... "If Josh were to die and leave me to raise our children alone" God asks "Then what?"
Me: "I would be devestated and shut down."
God: "Then what?"
Me: "I would probably skip some meals beacuse of anguish and be sick to my stomach"
God: "Then what?"
Me: "I would lock myself in a room for a while sobbing loudly."
God:" Then what?"
Me: "I would find myself flat on the ground screaming some "WHY?"s."
God: "Then what?"
Me:" I would end up with a Gods word falling all over the back of my head as I lay there, whispering to me His love."
God: "Then what?"
Me: "I would get up and get back to being a mom, being a leader, being whatever I needed to be. I would be hurting at times but I would get up. I would sing praises and worship God with all that's in me."
I am not exactly sure what would happen but I picture some of this being how it would go. God is saying "If Josh dies, then ME?" If_______ happens, then God.
As women we live with lots of fears, these can keep us from accomlishing our dreams. There is a quote that says " We may die a thousand deaths fearing the one" Let our fears be overtaken by confidence in the Lord. We were dead in our transgressions, we were dead when Chrsit saved us from the grave. Lets live as if already dead. Not meaning being foolish but without leting fears hold us back from being couragous and living out our destiny that Christ has set before us.
Interesting how I am typing this and the rich mullens song is playing in my right ear. "Hold me Jesus because i am shaking like a leaf. You have been king of my glory, won't you be my prince of peace." I love that!
Lets live with the peace and the courage of Christ to accomplish our daily tasks and to have victory in hard times, all to give glory to God.
I'm a rambler but it's on my heart and it's now on computer. I'll leave with that I suppose. If you're a reader, be encouraged. Love you!
You gotta think!
A question for all you blog readers out there...Suppose you were in a fast food resteraunt and your baby needed a diaper change in the worst way, we're talking pee (no poop) soaking through clothes kind of way. (are you fully in a suppose mental state now?) You check the bathroom for a place to change said wet baby and nothing is available. No changing table or area to lay and change baby. Is changing the baby at your table a huge no-no? That's the question by the way. Not on the table mind you, but just hanging in mid air from one parents arms while the other attempts to de-diaper-i-fy baby as quickly and modestly as possible. Is this ok given the lack of other options, or has a cardinal sin of sanitation been violated. (you can come out of your suppose mental state now, thank you for participating)Well anyway, another patron in the place had the nerve to not just mumble under her breath at her husband about this parents lack of couth (spelling?) but the audacity to come over and rather rudely in my opinion proceed to lecture us about how unsanitary we were being. Now, granted, she had a point, I can see that, but under the circumstances with our lack of options and the dire need for a diaper change we did what I thought we had to do. And, as I stated before she was not laying on the table or anything like that. The lady actually used phrases like "that is SO unsanitary", and "don't you know you are embarassing your baby?", and my favorite that actually made me mad and had me cut her short and dismiss her somewhat more loudly and firmly than I my usual laid back self was, "You've got to think!". That one did it for me. Like I said, I could see her point and even admitted to her that she was right, it wasn't the most sanitary thing to be doing but when someone is rude and making a scene unecessarily, that's when I get a little hot and bothered.Anyway, I guess I just needed to vent and humbly ask as a first time dad if I have really just broken a public rule of sanitation. Thoughts?
So that was that....
Bailey is a roller now. Front to back and back to front. This is just as of a few days ago. Tried to get it on camera but memory card got full waiting for nothing to happen. As of today, she is grabbing things and putting them all in her mouth. She's a chewer and a sucker. Oh the little joys of progression from babydom to, whatever naturally comes next. We are in the process of getting internet in our home YAY!
Umm other than that, my sister was held up at gun point at the bank she works in yesterday. I can not imagine this scenario and how it would emotionally affect one. I also work in the same bank company and with so many robberies this becomes scary to me.
Speaking of scary and fear, Did you know that the number one most used command in the Bible is " Do not be afraid" or, "have no fear"? I learned this in my bible study Thursday night. This study about Esther is great. She had a great little acronym for the word "if". When we live by what ifs and if this happens and so forth the if can stand for "I FEAR". God asks us to share with him our fears and its not enough just to trust him that he will not allow these fearful things to happen to us. He says tell me your fears and let them not control you anymore. We can tell God our fears and we say if _______ happens then___________. And God says then what? how would you finish this statement? What is the worst case scenario? God wants us to face our fears by giving him the WORST CASE scenario and He will be God.... "If Josh were to die and leave me to raise our children alone" God asks "Then what?"
Me: "I would be devestated and shut down."
God: "Then what?"
Me: "I would probably skip some meals beacuse of anguish and be sick to my stomach"
God: "Then what?"
Me: "I would lock myself in a room for a while sobbing loudly."
God:" Then what?"
Me: "I would find myself flat on the ground screaming some "WHY?"s."
God: "Then what?"
Me:" I would end up with a Gods word falling all over the back of my head as I lay there, whispering to me His love."
God: "Then what?"
Me: "I would get up and get back to being a mom, being a leader, being whatever I needed to be. I would be hurting at times but I would get up. I would sing praises and worship God with all that's in me."
I am not exactly sure what would happen but I picture some of this being how it would go. God is saying "If Josh dies, then ME?" If_______ happens, then God.
As women we live with lots of fears, these can keep us from accomlishing our dreams. There is a quote that says " We may die a thousand deaths fearing the one" Let our fears be overtaken by confidence in the Lord. We were dead in our transgressions, we were dead when Chrsit saved us from the grave. Lets live as if already dead. Not meaning being foolish but without leting fears hold us back from being couragous and living out our destiny that Christ has set before us.
Interesting how I am typing this and the rich mullens song is playing in my right ear. "Hold me Jesus because i am shaking like a leaf. You have been king of my glory, won't you be my prince of peace." I love that!
Lets live with the peace and the courage of Christ to accomplish our daily tasks and to have victory in hard times, all to give glory to God.
I'm a rambler but it's on my heart and it's now on computer. I'll leave with that I suppose. If you're a reader, be encouraged. Love you!
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