Advice from 5 year olds

Having two 5 year olds can be challenging but they can also give you some of the best advice. I was blessed with a little boy and a little girl so I get point of views from both sides of the spectrum. Here are just a few of my favorite they have said..

Miss A- Mom you look like a queen. Who needs a King when the queen rules anyway.

Mr. J- Are you wearing that? Well at least do your hair!

My kids comment on my outfit everyone morning..... I think they forget that I pick out their outfits as well but at least they wont let me leave the house looking bad.

Mr. J- We need to pray for Jesus.... He is making us a Dad out of dust and that isn't easy. I can't even get the dust to stay in my truck.

Miss A- God made everything in this house. He also made us and Cupcake (Our dog) We need to thank him.

Most of the time when things like this come out of their mouths it makes me laugh. When I really think about it they are telling me so much more. They listen to everything I say and watch everything I do. When Mr. J says "Oh Goodness" I know he got that from me because I say it all the time! My kids love to have deep talks and ask difficult questions. I have learned that they just want to know everything I know. Now when they say things like this I know they are giving me my own advice. I have to say I am NO WHERE near a perfect parent...... I am learning with my kids.

If I ask my kids for advice they will tell me the complete truth. Believe me sometimes the truth hurts. If you don't want a child to tell you what you are already thinking, then don't ask! Then again if you are asking a 5 year old for advice you are probably looking for anything you can take. For me I am a single parent so if I ask "How do I look?" or "How did my dinner taste?" They are really the only ones who can answer. I know that I am thankful I have these 2 miracles. They have changed my world. They make me laugh, cry, sometimes both, but they always leave me thinking. They always seem to say things that hit me right in the heart. Today I ask you to listen to yourself....... Would you want your children to act the way you do? Say the same words that come out of your mouth? Just something to think about! Thanks for reading!

I can't believe it's been a year!

A year ago today my life changed in a way I thought wasn’t possible. I went to work thinking it was going to be a normal night waiting tables with some of my favorite people but that wasn’t the case. That night had been one of the best nights (tips wise) while I had been working at Outback Steakhouse. I never would of thought I was going to wake up in the back of an ambulance… 

My first thought was where is my Dad? I could hear voices and feel someone touching me but I wasn’t sure what was going on.  When I could finally see and completely understood what the paramedic was saying to me, it took everything in me to talk to her. I was trying my very best to speak but it was as if I had no voice to speak with. With everything in me I finally screamed, “Where’s my phone?” I think everyone was confused at that moment of why I wanted my cell phone but to be honest I just wanted to talk to my Dad so I could tell him I was okay.  My lovely friend Sam was right there and told me she had already talked to my dad and that I was going to be okay. Luckily Sam was there when I had a seizure and fell in the kitchen of Outback. I cannot remember the ladies names that were my paramedics that night but they took the very best care of me and stayed with me at the hospital as long as they could! I’m not sure what was running through my mind during the between times but I know when I heard my moms voice all I could do was cry. It’s a scary thing going through something you don’t understand. Thankfully I had great coworkers, family, and friends who were by my side and took really good care of me.

Sadly I could not go back to work as a server. I have a lot of memories at that restaurant and made a lot of amazing friends. So many of them have kept up with my journey of finding out I have epilepsy to becoming a foster mom to twins! I just want to take a moment and thank everyone who has checked on me, came to visit, sent gifts, prayed for me, and simply being by my side in the last year. I know I am not always the easiest person to be around but I am truly thankful for all of you! God has an amazing plan for my life and I have learned a lot in the last year.

Today I ask for everyone to pray for the children and adults fighting epilepsy. There is no cure but thankfully there is medication that can try and control the seizures. I have read a lot of stories and met a few people (with social media) who have epilepsy and every story is different. Everyone has the story of his or her life I hope part of yours is that you helped every chance you could. (No matter how big or little the help is)