Thanks for Potty Training Me!

We had promised Ephraim long ago that when he was fully potty trained (no longer in pull-ups, wearing underwear full time and without frequent accidents) that he could have an electric train of his very own.

Today, Troy took Ephraim to get his electric train. Ephraim has gone weeks now without incident. Praise the LORD! When Troy told him they were going to Hobby Lobby to get the train, Ephraim stood up, gave his dad a big hug and said "Thanks for potty training me". He went on to say "I am glad I'm potty trained". Everyone loves a grateful heart.

Ephraim also did very well at his four year old check up today. He did not fuss one bit when they weighed, measured or took his blood pressure. Not a grimace or a shrug when the doctor listened and manipulated. He answered all their questions and he even put out his hand to shake the doctor's hand. The doctor was quite impressed, she said she had teenagers that didn't know to shake hands. The doctor thought he looked and sounded good. She is a very thorough and loving Christian doctor and we are blessed to have her. Hallelujah!

Carson had a full day with school, riding the bus home with his friend (because I was at the appointment with Ephraim), horseback riding lessons and having his friend come over to play and have supper. He started to melt down at the end of the day, but even in the bath tub, he showed some spiritual insight. He asked me where the bath scrubbie he was holding came from, and I told him I thought it was from Children's Moment at church. He said, "Oh, was she talking about washing away our sins?". To be honest, I can't remember what it was about, but Carson had his own lesson right then. Promptly after that he had a real knock down drag out fit in the tub. He is seven and he did not want his brother to erase his tub crayon artwork. He gets it, and like the rest of us, he has to keep figuring it out so he can live it out.



As for me at Carson's horse riding lessons, I had an interesting experience feeding the horses some beyond human consumption(at least at my house) apples, carrots and pretzel treats. They loved them and I got up close and personal with the horses. I was quite popular and even had one horse try to munch on my hoodie. Thankfully, I escaped. God made such strong and beautiful animals when He created horses. Carson's trainer thinks, I should take a horse for a spin. We will see. Well, none of you will see (ha ha), but I might see about it.

And Troy, well, he put the boys to bed at 8:30pm and I haven't seen him since. I do hear some very content sleep breathing coming from that direction. Do I wake him up or let him have that much deserved early night to bed??? Hmmmm. Well, I think I better wake him up. He mixed up chocolate chip cookie dough last night late and didn't have time to bake it. I better wake him up so he can bake the cookie dough he left out to soften. Before you think I am selfish, he is actually baking the cookies for a friend who lost her mother to cancer this Sunday. (Something I know all about). Troy is just that kind of man, but I have already told you that in a past post. Yeah, he bakes, cooks, cleans, repairs, installs, cares for his children and everything else in between. And most importantly he loves the LORD.

Enough bragging on Troy, I better go wake him up. After all, he has cookies to bake (maybe, I might have to taste test one cookie).