Family update

Just thought I woulld put together a blog letting everyone who may be interested in what s new with our family..
Anyone who has kids knows the older they get the faster life goes.. They keep us busy Which is a good thing..
Brad is doing well at work.. Loves the crew he works with and enjoys the great schedule now that its Summer he's off work between 2pm and 2:30.. Can't beat that!
Katie is playing T-ball and doing wonderfully.. Yesterday she was pitcher and even caught the ball in mid air.. I was impressed! She is also getting attitude.. So independent... However I have found a quick fix... Instead of grounding her I have her scrub the toilet.... How fun!
Sam is doing well.. Starting baseball any day I guess Brad is going to help coach which is funny cause he knows NOTHING about baseball. However with Brad anything he does he ends up doing great.. He's a hidden perfectionist. Sam is reading like crazy Almost done of The Twilight series... Just a few chapters left in the last book.. Reads almost to much when ever I see him at school his nose is in a book.. I always thought he would be a lousy reader and be great in Math turns out the opposite is true.. Swim lessons start up at the end of June looking forward to that the kids have so much fun..
We were thinking of heading to the Grand Canyon this year.. But we will see. Seems like an awfully long time to be in the car.. The odors that come from the back seat after the kids have been there for awhile is pretty crazy..lol
I'm doing great and am keeping busy. Working at the school daily.. Little housekeeping on the side and may have a Summer job lined up working for Food for Lane County in there Summer food program.... We will see if there is time for it.. Finding the balance between work and family can be challenging however I am so much happier doing something I enjoy for me.. Ya selfish I know.. Working with the kids at school is always entertaining and no 2 days are ever alike.. Keeps me on my toes...
hmmm what else... Dog is well, Bird is still annoying, Fish is still swimming and the cat still won't die.... ERGGG.. I think she is gonna live forever... YA I don't care for cats.
Anyways thats the latest from the Littlefield house..

Forgiveness I wrote this quite a while back but more recently some things have taken place and the subject comes up again

Here is a subject I have been thinking about much lately. Forgiveness sounds so simple . LIke you say it and it is just done.. However thats not the case. It’s an exercise. The phrase "to forgive and forget"
It’s all wrong. No one ever really forgets maybe it should be "to forgive and let go". That makes much more sense to me.
In Everyones life we have things happen, wrong doings to ourselves or to those we love around us. These things can sometimes haunt us. I speak from personal experience on this one. Personally I have had somethings happen or been a part of that I have not learned to let go of. That I still chew on like a bitter root. This does me no good just weighs on me. And sadly those involved have no idea and no care in the world, they lose no sleep..So now I have a choice to make. If I choose to hang on and be mad angry sad I am the ONLY ONE affected. Crazy isn’t it! So I am going to forgive. Understanding that there isn’t always an answer or an explanation.
I am LEARNING to Forgive. At first I thought NO WAY! Forgive screw that! But then I realize that forgiving doesn’t mean condoning. It doesn’t mean that what happened was okay. Just the act of forgiveness alone means there was some wrongdoing. This is an exercise of the heart and will and spirit Everyday it’s easier some days a little tougher but it’s about the concious decision to say I forgive not condone I understand there are things I am not suppose to understand and I can except that. You forgive for yourself allowing your own spirit to release the hauntings that hound it.
This is pretty hard to wrap my brain around but I guess that when you leave it up to the guy upstairs...
here is wikipedias definition Forgiveness is the mental and/or spiritual process of ceasing to feel resentment, indignation or anger against another person for a perceived offense, difference or mistake, or ceasing to demand punishment or restitution[1].
Something to think about don’t you think?