Big Example In A Little Body

This is my big example in a little body. 

 

Something wonderful has happened to him over the last several months.  He has become obsessed with reading his scriptures.  Each night he falls asleep reading his scriptures.  Each day when I drive him to school he asks if he can bring his scriptures with him in the car.  This morning I told him to go grab a book to read while he waited for his ride to school.  This is where I found him a few moments later....engrossed in his scriptures.

He is just barely beginning to read and I can't even imagine he is picking out more than a handful of words.  I love that out of the hundreds of books in our home this one is his go to book.  No fancy pictures, no silly characters, just straight up scriptures. 

I would like to think that it has something to do with our amazing parenting skills or that he is doing it because he sees us doing it all the time but that is not the case.  This has been all his own doing and it has made me pause and reflect many times over the last few weeks.

I have to imagine this little boy gets a feeling of peace and love when he has this book in his hands and that is why he finds it so interesting.  I am so thankful for this little body that has been one big reminder to me of what an amazing book I need to take time to enjoy as much as he is!

No Spending Month Revisited

A few years ago we set a goal to have a no spending month.  This year when we sat down to make our new goals we decided to give it a try again.  Starting today we will have no extra spending for an entire month!

 

What this means for us is that we still buy gas and groceries and register kids for their sports classes and pay bills and piano teachers.  There will however be no eating out, no movie rentals, no clothing purchases, no sledding or bowling days, no swimming at the community center....and so on.  There will also be no purchasing of gloves or boots or shoes if some happen to be lost or misplaced.  If you get a hole in your favorite pair of jeans, oh well.  And if I happen to see a screaming deal on  the cutest shirt ever I will have to just keep on walking.

 

We actually really enjoyed this challenge when we did it a few years ago and I think we may just keep it on our goals from now on. 

 

While this month will be filled with a lot of "No, we can't do that", it will also be filled with a lot of creativity.  Date nights become more interesting to plan.  Keeping the kids busy becomes a little more challenging but usually we end up thinking of something more fun to do that is absolutely free.  We will watch our own movies and play our own games and even come up with entirely new ideas that I am sure will involve huge forts and lots of laughs.

 

So, while I have a ton of blogging catching up to do I knew I had to post this to make me stick to it.  Now I am to be held accountable by all of you as well as my own family.

 

I'll let you know how it goes and the end of the month and what lessons we learn.  Wish us luck!