My Little Bully

Eli has entered the "mine" phase. He is really starting to fuss and fight when other kids play with his things and bully kids wherever he goes when they have something he wants. :o(
When he went to play time at the gym the other day, while I was swimming, he pushed an older, bigger boy off a toy he wanted "with some force" according to the babysitter. She thought it was funny.
In kid's kingdom, at church, the other day, we peeked in on him stealing a toy from an older, bigger boy who appeared to be hiding his toy from Eli because it was not the first toy he took. :o( Sorry CJ!
Please send any advice and encouragement! I need all the help I can get.
I'm starting a book called "To Train up a Child" by Debbie Pearl...Any other book suggestions are welcome.
HELP!!

Eli's New Years Resolution...

Eli has 2 new year's resolutions this year to watch more tv and eat cereal at every meal. The cereal is no surprise seeing how I would eat cereal at every meal if I could. The tv thing is out of control! I have never seen anyting like it. The first thing that came out of his little sleepy mouth this morning when he got out of bed was tv. It is his first last and everything in between thing to do. Plus, the only thing he will watch is Moe and the Big Exit (Veggie Tales). Anything else is not Lo (Lone Stranger is the main song), and he will say, "Lo" until he gets his movie. I don't know what I'm going to do with him! I have widdled his tv time down to 2 a day. 1 time with each breathing treatment. But when the breathing treatments are over, which I pray is soon (2 weeks of them wares on you), he is not going to have tv for a WHILE! :o)

The Tender Years

I'm so excited to be starting a new parenting book. I never finished the first one I started, but I'm hoping I will have more success with this one as the chapters are shorter and more focused on God's instruction for raising kids. Not that the other one didn't...anyway.
This book is fairly new and I was hoping to find some friends to enjoy the journey with me. It's called The Tender Years: Parenting Preschoolers by Geri Laing and Elizabeth Laing Thompson.
Anyone who's interested, let me know! I'd love to enjoy this journey together with my friends!

Contentment

It is a concept that eludes me. Today, I find myself in the fight to find contment again as I sit home with my toddler who is obviously sick, but isn't acting like it, while my husband and friends enjoy sweet fellowship and worship together. Having been away from home for a month I feel I need to be there. I think of Paul when he said...

God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus. Philippians 1:8

I pray to find contentment today. Contentment in being home with my sick little boy knowing that this is where God has me today. Contentment knowing that today is a day God made and I can glorify him in it! Contentment knowing that today is one day in a million and I need to enjoy some time alone with my sick little boy knowing that someday he won't be here with me, but grown and living on his own. I'm going to choose to be content today and let God do the rest! Today is another great day of encouragement and learning on my journey towards Heaven and I will rejoice and be glad in that!