i honestly could not be a prouder mother. cam’s has been blogging with blogger for a while (too long – don’t know what i was thinking). when he came to me with his new garage band song wanting to post it up… i decided it was time for him to graduate to a real blog.
so, ya’ll go check him out at…
better yet- subscribe…
and if you have any blogging offspring in your house leave us a link in my comment section so he can check ‘em out!!!
cam has a gamecube. his favorite game is tony hawk’s underground 2. when we first got the game we went through and edited the play list and features so that he could enjoy the skating part of the game while turning off the other junk. he’s had this game for a while and has gotten quite good at it. but, like a lot of games, we have found that the upper levels contain material that gets progressively more objectionable. i’ve been watching carefully and cam has been discussing openly about what things have been “unlocked”. just when i was about to pull the plug on my son’s favorite game ever, he beat me to it. he suggested it was time to go turn the game in.
i was shocked. seriously. he LOVES this game and is so good at it that teenagers are amazed. but just like that, he was willing to give it up. he told me he knew what was good and bad because we talk about it so much, and he really tried to steer clear of the bad stuff. but he knew i was not happy with the content and said, “mom, if you don’t like it – i can get rid of it”. without batting an eye and with a smile on his face, it was not hard at all. he trusted my guidance more than he loved a thing.
why? because we talk. constantly. about everything. i listen and he listens. he asks and i explain. when i’m wrong i admit it. when he’s wrong he just wants to understand why so he can get it right next time. we love spending time together and he trusts me.
the lessons i learn from raising my son are sometimes painfully revealing. he thinks i’m guiding and teaching him… raising him to be a Godly man. the truth? God is using him to guide and teach me… to raise me up to be a Godly woman.
i need to talk to my Heavenly Father more… i want to be soft and pliable like my son.
thank’s cam. i love being your mom.
he ended up trading a lot of his games
…to the tune of $165 trade in value @ EBGames
he prayed before he left that he would have enough for a PSP.
he did. i thank God for small reinforcements.
he was just born yesterday.
today he measures up to my shoulder.
this november he will be 9.
that’s half way to 18.
how is this happening so fast?
how can i make it slow down?
how can i not squander the next 9 years?
these are my mother’s day thougts.
[sniff]
just got an email from my mom. my brother, jesse, is officially back on US soil!
well – - almost… he’s in new jersey.
JUST kidding!
do i even have any jersey readers?
i don’t know… maybe not anymore – lol!
thank you all so much for your prayers!
does anyone out there still have family at war?
please leave me a comment.
i’d like to pray for you.
