God's Back Door Voice

These past few weeks have been a trying time in the Behlmer household. I am constantly trying to get my kids JUST TO LISTEN TO ME!!! For crying out loud! How hard is it to listen and do what you are told....the first time I ask?!?
We were coming upon our 3rd week of "selective hearing" with Ava, my oldest, and I was 2 days past my breaking point. The nagging, fighting, and raised voices were a constant around here and I was fed up. My tears were many and my solutions were zero. I cried to God so many times to "help me with my patience, help me with my kids, help me to get through this next hour...", but to no avail. I felt nothing. My spirit didn't change, my attitude didn't get better, and my kids got even worse! I read my devotions and said many prayers, all in the hopes of some divine intervention - and that my kids would miraculously be changed into Laura Ingalls and Wally Cleaver.
Then one day, as I spoke these words to Ava for the jagillionth time "Why don't you just listen to me and do what you are told?", I heard the very voice of God tell me "Why don't YOU just listen to ME and do what YOU'RE told?"
Wha...What?! Hello?!
Why didn't I listen to him? Take quiet time out and really listen to what he wanted me to hear? Maybe because that meant that I would have to change.....not my children, but me. Maybe because that meant that I would have to stop being so friggin' lazy and actually get down on the floor and play with my kids.
And I think, as many times as I get frustrated with my children, I still love them with all of my heart. And all I want for them is to just listen, because sometimes - just sometimes - I know what's best for them.
Can you even imagine how God just wants us to listen to him, because sometimes, well at all times, he knows just what's best for us?

In a Jiffy

Ok, so really, does ANYONE ever act like the mom in the Jif commercial where there are 2 boys and they are fighting over the last slice of bread with peanut butter on it?? Where one "gets to cut and Cody gets to chose." How diplomatic, how fair, how UNLIKELY!!!
If that sincerio were to happen in my home, I would make the snack and, well, keep it for myself and give the kids a handful of goldfish.......

Better Late Than Never??

Well, I received an update today that the clients have not yet decided on a company. So, we STILL don't know anything, but I am receiving updates from my potential employers, which is nice that they are keeping me informed. (Even though there is nothing to inform me on.)
Well, we'll just see how the week plays out!

Sigh......

Nothin' today. Bummer - Maybe next week sometime.
I'll keep you updated!

Time cast a spell on you...

Oh Geez - do you know what today is? Yup, Thursday. And you know what Thursday is? Yup, the day before Friday! I am getting more eager by the minute for Friday to come around so we can have some answers around here! :)
I may not even find out tomorrow, but it's one more day closer to when I will!

Job Update

I received an e-mail today letting me know that we are scheduled to find out if the project was awarded to my possible employers on Friday, April 11th, provided that the potential clients are on schedule.
Could you please remember to say a quick prayer on Friday for God's will to be done?
(Those in our MOPS group knows that works - ahem, Traci?!)
I'll keep you updated!

Keeping up with the Joneses

I have been terrible about updating my posts! I noticed that many of my favorites have been updating theirs, so I thought I should too!
Things have been a bit crazy around here these past few weeks.
Last week, I was approached about a work opportunity - TOTALLY out of the blue!!
An old friend contacted me and expressed an interest in wanting to hire me for her team.
Her company put a bid into some prospective clients, and if they are awarded the business, they would like to have me on that account.
I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this. It was fun going to the business meeting and having adult conversation about subjects that did not surround children in ANY way.
And, of course, the thought of a paycheck excited me, too!
I had to consider the children and who would care for them. I had to put serious thought of who would be "worthy" enough to care for them. Would I be working full-time or part-time? Could I work from home? Could I split my time between working at home and the office?
All of these questions will be left unanswered until we know if they are awareded the business, which should be in a couple of weeks.
I'll update when I know anything. I the meantime, please say a little prayer that this will be resolved in the way that Christ would have it.

And a thank you to http://cutestblogontheblock.blogspot.com/ and to Traci for my cute new background!