Lying...what to do about it...

So today was going pretty well considering I only slept about two hours last night due to my dog barking and a heart that couldn't seem to find the correct rhythm. The kids and I dropped off some documents to the attorney's office..documents that state how I would like their names on their new birth certificates and social security cards when the time comes :) Then we went and took a water sample by the pet store. Who knew a simple 10 gallon tank could be so challenging to care for? I was nearly taken by the sweetest puppy who looked just like our dog Trixie did when she was a puppy. But then I recalled my sleepless night due to her barking and I quickly snapped out of it..lol. 

 Our next trip was in the Education store so I could get more stickers for my kids Chore/behavior charts. I made new ones this morning for the month of July. The kids get excited as I let them pick out what chores they want to do for the next month. I of course add in the basic chores like picking up their toys and brushing their teeth and then they add in two more of their own plus they have to tell me a behavior that they need to work on improving.

This is significant in that today Dorothy picked lying. Something she has always had a problem with and cannot seem to figure out how to stop doing. I've written scriptures about lying and posted them for her to read. I've had consequences from time out, to loosing toys, to eating a bowl of vegetables every time she lies..I know its crazy but I was desperate to motivate her. Nothing works and I'm at a loss as to how to deal with it. So I'm sitting here racking my brains as to why this parenting thing is so tough sometimes. You tell them what is right, you teach by example and then you hope they learn and in most cases they do but today I've slammed into this wall yet again..Don't worry, I'm not giving up, just taking a moment to gather my thoughts and jump back on this roller coaster also known as parenting. The ups and downs sometimes wear me out and make me dizzy but I wouldn't trade it for anything!

Well I feel like I need to make my first post on here. About a month ago we made the decision to attempt and terminate parental rights on the biological parents of two of our children that we have had since August of 2005. We have lived in fear for so long that we would loose them so we had become content with just leaving things how they were. Once we made this choice the attorney filed the paperwork and sent papers to their biological mom. It has been almost four weeks and I had heard nothing from the attorney or from the mom. Fear was trying to creep back in. I was praying this morning that God would give me a peace that despite what was "not" happening that he was still at work. Not five minutes later I got a call from our attorney stating that he had the signed papers from the mom which means she has signed away any and all rights regarding her children. I am beside myself with joy for myself and for the kids but my heart is broken for their bio mom. I can't imagine how terribly hard that must have been for her to do. Throughout all of this I have always felt that she loved her children despite her lack of parenting skills. I have always prayed that she would sign away her rights so that we didn't have to fight her for them. Once again God  has proven faithful. So the process is moving on.