January 7, 1984
We had a wonderful time in Bellingham. Yesterday we went to Vancouver - the girls were so good. They were in such goofy moods. They just wanted to sing and at London Drugs, Rachel was singing "Toilet Paper is Coming to Town."
March 24, 1984
March 24, 1984
Where does the time go?
I rocked Kirsten for a while tonight. She was coughing badly and couldn't sleep. She's so big! Wearing size 6 & 6x clothes! I can hardly remember her as a baby - it seems ages ago. Yet I sometimes feel I'm still too young to have children.
Tomorrow Kirsten graduates from Wee College at the Pentecostal Church. She is saying the welcome, "It is my joy... and I hope I do it right. Welcome to you all on our graduation night." We invited Einar's parents but they can't come.
A week from Wednesday, Kirsten & Angela are going to Kindergarten for one morning. They ca hardly wait!
Today Kirsten helped me to make pie dough - she mixed most of it. Then she and Rachel each made six miniature pies in their tart tins. Each pie had 1 blackberry. Kirsten also dried dishes for me. She's growing up!
Rachel will be three this week. She's having a tough time with obedience right now, but she is learning. She is as affectionate and sweet as ever and gets along very well with her little friends most of the time.
I babysit Angela, Jesse & Shane 2-3 days/week and I'm often surpried how seldom Jesse & Rachel fight. Rachel seems to get along with kids of any age. She loves everyone. Kirsten has a bit of a mean streak in her - like me. *
*I don't write down my journal word for word. My journal includes my prayer times with Sue and the prayers we were praying for our marriages, etc. Some of it is far too personal to include. I also believe that we can choose our focus in life. We all have good and bad in our lives, and if we focus on the bad, we make ourselves miserable. So I wanted to remove the statement about the mean streak. But I don't want to candy-coat our lives to the extent that my kids will wonder what happened to this generation when they discover they have a disobedient or mean child. Yes, my children had issues with disobedience and with being mean. And the adults they have become make me realize that God is all about grace.
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