The Boni Bunch: August 2018

Sunday, August 12, 2018

Fullness of Joy

How happy does your significant other make you?

I assume, pretty happy, or why else are you with him/her??

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How much joy do your children bring?

I assume you'd say,

"A lot,"

because... well, kids are great!

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How blessed are you by your closest friends?

Again, I assume you're pretty blessed, or why else are they your closest?

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How much pleasure do you get from your career?

You may say, "A lot," or not...

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Of all the things this world has to offer that brings joy to our lives, every single one of them will disappoint or bring sadness as well:

Your significant other will let you down.

Your children will disappoint you.

Your best friend will not live up to your every expectation.

Your career will not always be the "best job ever!"

Why is that??

Because we are all humans living in a dark world,

BUT there is one that will never let you down;

One who will never disappoint;

One who will do everything He says He'll do;

and One who will provide THE best relationship ever!

In Christ, there is fullness of JOY!! I know that no matter who hurts me; no matter who lets me down, GOD is always right there. He will always be my source of joy.

In all of the above instances, when I think of how blessed I am by

my WONDERFUL husband,

my AMAZING kids,

my BEST friends,

and my AWESOME job,

I am even more blessed by the knowledge that GOD is even better and will never let me down.

As happy as all of these earthly things make me; they don't FILL me!

Only God, my Father, can fill me with joy unspeakable (1 Peter 1:8).

So far behind

I couldn't believe it when I got online today to do Xander's 13th birthday post that I never posted the twin's 9th birthday post!!! I am such a slacker. Sad....

Moving on from here...

I cannot believe Xander is a teenager! When he was born, actually, probably before he was born, I jokingly said that Jesus would return to rapture the church before I would ever have a teenager ... teenagers scare me! HA!! Fast forward, all these years later, and now I find myself the mother of a teen... and not yet raptured! Darn it! LOL 😀😀😀

No, he's not as tall as this makes him look!! LOL

Xander is now 5'9" and has passed up his daddy in height! He makes sure to let EVERY.SINGLE.PERSON know how tall he is!! I cannot imagine how tall he will end up when he's full grown, but when we did the height predictor when he was 2 years old, it suggested that he would end up being about 6'3". It will be interesting to see how accurate that predictor really is!! He is SUCH a great big brother. In those moments when he isn't agitating his siblings (😏), he is so loving toward them. He gives hugs and offers to do things for them. He takes good care of all three!! He is respectful of his parents, and pretty much all adults. We are often told what a great kid he is! I am so proud!

Each year, I ask the kids the same 20 questions of their preferences; it is fun to see their answers change... and remain the same... over the years!

Now, as is our tradition, your 20 Questions….

Green- 11 years old; Orange- 12 years old; Red- 13 years old

1. Favorite Color: Red Purple Purple

2. Favorite Toy: Pokemon Pokemon Cards Tablet

3. Favorite Fruit: Apples Blueberries Banana

4. Favorite TV Show: Lab Rats Impractical Jokers Video Game High School

5. Favorite Lunch: Eggs in a Basket Pizza McDonalds

6. Favorite Clothes: Jammy pants & t-shirt Silky shorts/t-shirt Silky Shorts/t-shirt

7. Favorite Game: Call of Duty Call of Duty Call of Duty

8. Favorite Snack: Cinnamon Toast Baked Potatoes Baked Potatoes

9. Favorite animal: Kangaroo Wolf Tiger

10. Favorite Song: Can't Stop the Feeling 24K Poppin

11. Favorite Book: Hatchet Night of the Twisters Hatchet

12. Best friend: Josh and Ace Ace Ace

13. Favorite Cereal: Corn Pops Cocoa Puffs Cocoa Rice

14. Favorite thing to do outside: Ride Bike Swim Playing in the ditch

15. Favorite drink: Mountain Dew Iced Coffee/Frappe Mountain Dew

16. Favorite holiday: Christmas Christmas Christmas

17. Favorite thing to have in bed: Legos Blanket Blanket

18. Favorite breakfast: Eggs in a Basket Fried Egg Sandwich Fried Egg Sandwich

19. Favorite Dinner: Lasagna Lasagna Lasagna

20. What do you want to be when you grow up?: US Army Soldier IDK** Bounty Hunter

Also, every year, I write a letter....

Dear Xander,

I am not sure that you have any idea at all about how proud I am of you! You are goofy and silly, but you know when to be serious and respectful. You love God- which totally warms my heart. You love family- your siblings, parents, grand parents and great grandparents are all very important to you. You do your best with everything you set your mind to. You are such a smart kid; always achieving the Honor Roll at school.

Your locker- on the floor!

You just finished the 6th grade; which, in our town, means that you are getting ready to begin Junior High school!! I can't believe it. You still seem like my "baby" when you're in the lower schools... but Jr. High has me a bit more emotional! I never cried when you started pre-K ... probably because your siblings were so young that I was too busy to get too emotional about dropping you off at school. But this is a whole new story! Taking you for your schedule pick-up last week was rough on this mommy! I can't believe how fast time is flying and how quickly you're becoming a young man rather than a little boy! Even though I have always joked about not wanting a teenager, I am so super excited to see what your teen years have in store!! I love you so much, Alexander Michael!!

Until next year,

Mom 💗

You know you're a mom if...

...if kids songs are the ones stuck in your head (from Renee)
...if you realize your kids are 3 years old and it is time to start carrying a normal purse and no longer the diaper bag as your purse (from Renee)
...if you find kid's food in your purse or toys (from Renee)
...if you know every episode of spongebob!! (from Michelle)
...if your kids are bathed, fed, and dressed while you are famished and unbathed in your PJ's...And then at that point you have to say screw it, because you cant leave them unattended in the house long enough to take a quick shower, so you pray tomorrow is a better day! (from Jackie & Jennifer)
...if you walk through the halls of your local kindergarten and all the kids start saluting you because they have been informed you are the President of Oklahoma (yes thats right, Oklahoma, not the United States) (from Jennifer)
...if you go to work and have a coworker tell you you have something on your shirt and you look at it only to find that one of your children has used your shirt as a kleenex (from Rachael)
...if you can hug and kiss a child whose breath smells worse than a dragon's after he/she has been throwing up for most of the day and night. And, not throw up yourself in the process (from Marla)
...if the school principal calls you because your child brought your bra to their kindergarten class for show and tell (from Jennifer)
...if your extended relatives know which parts of your body have hair and which ones dont because it was your childs topic of choice at a Christmas (from Jennifer)
...if you don't mind if your kids drink out of your glass and you will still drink from it too (from Marcia)
...if your living room looks more like a play area for kids than a nice place to entertain guests (mine)
...if you have a funny story (funny now, but not at the time)...how your son passing gas during a diaper change managed to shoot a poo ball on your cheek! (from Sandi)
...if you see your parents in a whole new light! (from Katrina)
...if you carry a diaper bag as a purse (from Kelly)
...if you have items in your purse that would normally be found in a baby's room or diaper bag (from Wendy)
...if nasty bodily fluids don't bother you; OR if you have other children spit their gum into your hand when they're done! (from Candace)
...if your belly gradually got huge over 9 months. Then you suddenly had a bunch of pain followed by a human coming out of you! (from Elizabeth)
...if you start saying the phrase, "Because I said so!" and it may be to a coworker, not your children! (from Melanie)
...if you can change a dirty diaper and not get the dry heaves because it looks like pea soup & smells worse (from Diana)
...if you will eat something out of your child's mouth that they refuse to eat. (from Courtney)
...if you find Cheerios in the bottom of your purse, couch, vehicle... (from Sahar)
...if You're stopped in walmart by a nice lady who says.."Excuse me, miss....you have some cheerios stuck to your butt" (from Kym)
...if your printer mysteriously quits working a week after you buy it. You send it in for under warranty repairs and Lexmark sends it back with a note that has a Barbie shoe taped to it and all it says is we found the problem (from Amanda)
...if most of your shirts are stained on the shoulder (from droop & goop)
...if you keep a box of baby wipes in the car...just in case
...if you pull something out of your purse and a baby sock falls out
...if your dishwasher has no real cups...all sippy cups & bottles

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Sunday, August 12, 2018

Fullness of Joy

So far behind

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