Isaacism from June

So as you all know my son comes up with things that crack me up DAILY!!! So the other day we were in the pool and Isaac tells me, "Mama I'm Black," I then said "Isaac no you're not." He said, "well someone at school called me black, and my daddy is black" I responded, "honey your dad is puerto rican and I am irish so that makes you irish and puerto rican." Isaac says, "nope I'm black." After telling him about 3 times that he is irish and pueto rican he looks at me very seriously and shouts , " I AM NOT PUERTO RICAN I AM CHRISTIAN!!!!!!" Needless to say I didn't argue anymore with him after that!

Don't Call a Taxi!

Philippians 3:12-14
12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. 13 Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, 14 I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

Near The Goal!!!!
I have come to see that when you're in a race (I did a 5K and a 10K last year, not running but speed walking) it is not the start that hurts or even the miles you walk down a long stretch, it is when you see the end (the goal) in sight. When the goal is spotted is when the heart, nevrves, courage, and muscles are strained beyond anything you can think of and you feel like you're almost at your breaking point. Now at this point you can stop and call a taxi and have them take you home, or you can take a look back and see how much you have acommplished and press forward to make it to your goal. The last week has been so up and down for me and instead of hailing down a taxi and saying 'Vinny (Yes I named the taxi driver) take me back to where I started" (and that would be one HUGE mistake), I chose to press into God even more. I know that my new season is just around the bend and all I have to do is continue to cry out to God with all that I have, I have been training way to long to give up this race and I know that God is right beside be cheering me into victory!! So with this in mind I continue to press into God and reach for the goal, and jump over road blocks and dash past red light if I have to, just to reach the goal that is in sight. Even if my goal is in the distance and I feel like my 10K has turned into a 20K I know that God has a good reason for his timing, and I may be cry out to him that it hurts, but I know that the pain will subside and I will have a nice pretty prize in my hands!!
Today I will walk (or speed walk) to my vicorty!!!!

A day in the life of a single mom

For about the last year Isaac has been asking when I was going to get a new husband, and I always tell him,"honey when God thinks it is a good time he will bring me one." I know this all stems from him seen his dad with someone since he left, so I think in Isaac's little brian he thinks I need to be with someone too. I ensure him that I am ok, and I am taking this time to be with him and for us to do things. He has told me in the past that he needs to sleep in my bed until I get a husband. I know that Isaac needs a GOOD father figure in his life, yes his dad in his life, but he really needs someone to show him the way! So keep in mind that I said before that he has been asking me when God is going to bring me a husband, well the other night we were chilling out on the couch and he looks at me and asks me, "Mom when is God going to bring me a new dad?" That really took me back, I told him just to pray about it an God will bring someone into our life. I also ask Isaac you have a daddy, he said I know, but I want someone to take me fishing and do things like that. So for you single moms out there know that there is someone out there for all of us, and your children will look up to you and know when they are older that you did everything with them in mind. We always have to keep our head up, and push on even when it looks hard there is always a reward at the end of the race, and my next blog will expail what I mean by that.