Nanny Diaries: Chapter Two - Poopy in the Potty & The King of Pop

If you can't stand potty talk, this may not be the blog for you.  I Nanny two little boys so there's a lot of potty talk around here.

Here are my highs for the week -

1.  Elijah went poopy on the potty three days in a row!!!!!  Wooohoooo!
Now, you know your life is different when seeing poo in a toilet makes you clap and dance.

2.  One evening after dinner I realized the cat was missing.   I asked Becki where Zoe had gone and she said she didn't know.  I went in the living room to turn on some cartoons for Sam and three year old Elijah came bounding into the room holding Zoe.  He must've overheard me asking Becki where she was because then he proclaimed, " I put her in Sam's room because she was bothering me!"  I said, "You put her in Sam's room?"  Elijah smiled and proudly said, "Yeah, I didn't want her to bother me while I was resting.  So, I put her in Sam's room and locked the door!"

3. Saturday morning - all of us dancing to Michael Jackson in the kitchen while making breakfast.

4.  Sam getting a Superstar of the day from his teacher.

5.  Elijah saying to me, "Auntie, i love you."
Of course as with any man, big or small, this changes depending on whether or not he gets his way.

6.  Sam saying "I Love You" at the end of a long hard week.  I knew he meant it because he was awkward and cracking jokes to break up how awkward he felt.  Turns out little boys aren't much different from big ones.

Lows for the week -

1.  The cat annoying me consistently.
Obviously, I'm a dog person.

2.  Having to set a trap and do the clean up after getting rid of a small rodent before the boys saw it.

3.  Still fighting this battle to get to where I need to be with God.  So that I can become the woman He has created me to be.

Next week I will be one month into this and so far, so good.  I continue to covet your prayers on this adventure and thank you for those you have given so far.  I LOVE the comments you all have posted and the emails I have received.  They really bless me as I am still in a time of wilderness and the Lord is molding me.  Everyday I feel like I am fighting to stay afloat.  Fighting to stay strong and steadfast in what I believe and trust in whom I have believed.  I am grateful to be in a better mental state than I was this time a year ago, but years in a wilderness can really wear you down.  I feel like I am always fighting the lies of the enemy, the voices of the committee that come from myself, Satan and those I've known in the past.  It's painful, hard and frustrating right now, but I must believe that in the end everything will come up roses.
That's the Lord's goal ultimately isn't it?  Refining us until we are the men and women of God we need to be?  For us to smell like roses and be a beautiful bride for His Son Jesus when it's time for us to rule with him?

2 Chronicles 20:15-17 (New Living Translation)

 ¹⁵ He said, “Listen, all you people of Judah and Jerusalem! Listen, King Jehoshaphat! This is what the Lord says: Do not be afraid! Don’t be discouraged by this mighty army, for the battle is not yours, but God’s. ¹⁶ Tomorrow, march out against them. You will find them coming up through the ascent of Ziz at the end of the valley that opens into the wilderness of Jeruel. ¹⁷ But you will not even need to fight. Take your positions; then stand still and watch the Lord’s victory. He is with you, O people of Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid or discouraged. Go out against them tomorrow, for the Lord is with you!”