Blog - Carey Bailey

The Conductor and His Instruments.

May 22, 2012

It is Sunday. My Sunday off from work which makes it an extra special day. I get to go to church with my family. The kids ask if we get to ride in the same car together and I say “Yes!” They are so excited. I never even knew they noticed we went separately. It makes me realize that they value the little things. It makes me a tinge sad. I arrive and the music begins to play. It takes me a bit before I sink in. I have to remember I don’t have a radio strapped to me and there is no ear piece ...

Crafts/Printables

Mama Helpers for May 21-27th

May 20, 2012

The thank you notes are complete! It feels so great to have taken them off my never ending to-do list. Were you able to knock something off your list that has been weighing on you? Your Mama Helpers for the week are up and ready to go. You can print them, share them, or make them your screen saver. Please use them however you need. My hope is that they allow you to experience God in new ways each day. I am praying for you! I am so excited to have won a new blog site. It is such a blessing ...

Motherhood/Parenting

Creating House Rules

May 16, 2012

I sincerely apologize for falling off the face of the earth when it came to our Revolutionary Parenting series. Some of it was time and some of it was that Chapter Five, which is what was next to discuss, was a really hard chapter and it took my husband and me a few weeks to process. Here is an opening quote from Chapter 5. “Parents have to pick their battles carefully. No parent is capable of fighting every battle carefully. No parent is capable of fighting every battle that emerges in the ...

Motherhood/Parenting

You are…a PROMISE!

May 11, 2012

You are…a promise with a capital “P!” With five-year old gusto and pigtails swishing, I used to belt out this Sunday school favorite – I am a promise. I am a possibility. I am a promise with a capital “P.” I am a great big bundle of potentiality. And I am learnin’ to hear God’s voice And I am tryin’ to make the right choice. I’m a promise to be anything God wants me to be Anything God wants me to be! (Bill & Gloria Gaither, ...

Motherhood/Parenting

You are…LIFE.

May 10, 2012

It is two minutes till midnight and I am a full hour past my self-professed bedtime. I wander into my kids’ bedrooms, re-cover them, give them a kiss, and linger a bit to feel their soft baby skin. I never want the pre-bedtime ritual to disappear. As I stand there my mind rewinds through our day. Was it a good day? Was it an intentional day? Unfortunately, I want to reprimand myself for the moments that I grew frustrated too quickly, for stealing too many minutes to be on the computer, and ...