David Journal

Category: Journal

  • A transition step

    —

    by

    David
    in

    Laura was over cleaning again today. She’s finding that she can do more with the kids than before. I’m sure part of it is that she has a purpose and direction. She also found that by being here she was available to give Stephanie some just in time direction so that Stephanie was interacting with…

  • Spring cleaning

    —

    by

    David
    in

    With the prospect of DCFS coming to visit, Laura came to the house around noon and began cleaning the house. It took until well after nine but it is mostly done besides my bedroom.

  • Easter is about the love of Jesus

    —

    by

    David
    in

    I just have to say that Easter was perfect because I was able to convey to the boys that the central message of this holiday is what Jesus did for us because He loves us. I went into the lesson unsure how it would play out and while the boys were still their energetic and…

  • Soccer season starts

    —

    by

    David
    in

    We completely forgot that the first soccer games were today until after Isaac’s game was over. We got Mariah to her game on time even when we had to rush to buy her new cleats. I need to get used to the soccer schedule again. We had good interactions with Laura at the house after…

  • DCFS Redux

    —

    by

    David
    in

    I was really tired when I wrote in my journal last night to the point that I forgot to record that Savannah was pulled out of class yesterday to be interviewed by a DCFS caseworker. She was angry that they are digging around again but apparently someone mentioned that Isaac has pulled knives on other…

  • Too much to do

    —

    by

    David
    in

    I felt fortunate tonight that the Jacobson’s cancelled night games. Even as we try to minimize it commitments I find that we have much more going on than we can accommodate. For Thursday nights that means no night games until soccer is over.

  • Local politics

    —

    by

    David
    in

    I got an email this morning from Todd Weiler encouraging people to run for office in the county Republican Party. It caught my attention because he indicated that none of the current officers were running again. I sought clarification from Todd and wondered if I could/should try to run for something. The deadline to declare…

  • Return and report 

    —

    by

    David
    in

    It’s becoming more and more clear to me that in all aspects of life Alyssa needs an accountability partner. She had not developed any skill in pushing herself to continue without extrinsic motivation.

  • Setting the house in order

    —

    by

    David
    in

    I listened to President Eyring’s talk from Women’s Conference on the bus this morning and knew that I needed to share the unity and love portion with the kids so that’s what we did for family home evening tonight. I also shared the idea Laura had that we give one nice toy or book to…

  • Primary class

    —

    by

    David
    in

    After reaching the boys in primary today I am not convinced than ever that this is what they need. I’ve already promised the boys that within a couple of weeks their bribery tests at the beginning of sharing time will end and that when they begin to behave in primary they will gain the chance…