What is Happening Around Halfmoon Girl

Here are some things that are happening in my life today:

- my two oldest seem to be bickering a lot. I, am turning a deaf ear when they run to tattle, as they are both contributing to the problem. I am trying to teach them to stop, take a breath, and to control their own actions, not the other person's. I do not know how much of my instruction is actually sinking in. I may have to wait many years to see fruit on this one. God has been patiently waiting over 30 years for me to get it, so I guess I could have a little grace. Oh, there they go again! I think it is over a pencil this time. Sometimes when I am driving my gramma somewhere with all the kids in the van, I covet her hearing aids that she can just turn off.

- today at Bible Study, we did the chapter called Lies Women Believe About Their Emotions". Some good stuff in there that most of us know, but do we REALLY KNOW?, Do we live it out, or do we act on untruths like "it is that time of the month, I can't control myself", or " they just make me so mad", or " what they did was unforgivable",etc. I find my struggle with my emotions comes into play when I feel something unjust is being done to me or someone I love by someone else. A simple example would be that I dropped by my husband's jobsite today- he building an addition for my grampa- and was not greeted very warmly. I think I got a "hi", and then he resumed working. I took the kids inside and we visited with Grampa for a little while, and then left. I got a "bye", and that was it. He was up on the side of the house, BUT I know he came down a few times while I was there to get more supplies. SO, I have a choice to make. I can be peeved off because I deserved a better, more enthusiastic, "there is the the beautiful love of my life coming to see me" response, or I can see things from his perspective, which might be that he was focused on what he was doing and did not mean any insult. To be honest, my woman's brain still takes offense, but is this REALLY something that needs to be made into an issue? I think not, and pray that when he comes home tonight, I will be able to greet him with a warm kiss and hug. It can be the smallest things that can simmer into resentment.

- Something that impressed me today was seeing my 87 year old step grampa up and active after breaking his BACK 6 weeks ago. Many would give up and do down hill, but he is one tough nut. He had a long career in the army and has a tenacious spirit. He is always finding something to do, a goal, to keep his mind, spirit, and body active. How many people, even young people, do you know who just lay down to die after hardship. I am going to take the oldest two children back there tomorrow so that Grampa can bring out his medals and tell us about his war time experiences. He has a vivid memory and I want my kids to soak up some of this man's perspective. (Maybe my husband will greet me more warmly tomorrow when I arrive there. Maybe I will arrive in my bathing suit or wedding dress to see if he takes notice. Ok- just getting out the last little bits of hurt pride!)

The house is quiet. I better go affirm the oldest two and check on my 4 year old son and my 4 year old niece. There was a time when their game of babies almost turned into a game of "doctor", and I am just not up for that today. Hope you are all doing well, and thanks for listening to my rambling.