B has been out of town for a couple of days and I miss him sooooo much. I really can't wait for him to get home. The boys ask several times a day if daddy is coming home today. They have done really well but they miss him. We've all been piled in bed together every night and I constantly have a foot or head in my back :)
I've been thinking a lot lately over our family. Everyone likes to ask if we are done having children and honestly I just don't know. There is a part of me that is ready to be done with pregnancy and birth but the thought of not having another little one makes me sad. I love my kids and would love to have a large family but I wish we would have started sooner. I guess I'll just have to wait and see what God's plan is. I keep thinking just one more but I'm sure I'll always think that.
I've been doing an online study of the book of Ehesians and loving it. I'm doing it through Goodmorninggirls.com and there are about 6 of us emailing each other. It's a great study and I love that I have other like minded women to discuss it with and get different perspectives.
Well, I need to go do some mommy duties
Friday, January 27, 2012
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
The Power of a Praying Wife
My title says it all..................
My God is Amazing! Prayers are being answered in HIS time not mine.
My God is Amazing! Prayers are being answered in HIS time not mine.
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Merry CHRISTmas
This has been a wonderful day, minus one small thing that shall remain nameless :) This is probably the first year in a long time that I can remember celebrating the true meaning of Christmas. I am so grateful for a loving Father that sent his son here to this earth to die for me so that one day I can spend eternity with him.
We woke up early this morning and the boys came out to see all the presents under the tree. They must have been really good this year or Santa got them mixed up with some other little boys. There was lot's of presents but half were from BG since she was visiting with us. They were both very excited and wanted to look at everything.
B got up early with us and made some coffee and we ate breakfast and then started getting ready for church. I really liked Christmas falling on a Sunday this year. I can't think of a better way to start Christmas day than worshiping Christ and spending time with my church family. Joel called the kids up on stage by age groups and had them open presents. He used the presents to tell the story of Jesus being born. The boys were a little restless but they did pretty good.
After Church we came home and called Grandmother and Granddaddy to come over since we were going to start opening presents. I think we started around 10 am and the boys were still opening at 12:30. They had way to many presents and really lost interest in unwrapping stuff. We did better about buying this year but with both Grandmothers here they got a lot of stuff. I definitely want to put a limit on presents next year. It's hard to teach them what Christmas is really about when they are being flooded with presents.
Carson got lots of action figures (spider man, Thor, Bat man, etc). He got a Captain America shield and mask, clothes, Hummer truck and an Etch a sketch. Camron got some Cars (Lightning McQueen and Mater), lots of touch and feel books, clothes and a few little transformers. They both got a couple of wii games and pinball machines.
The rest of the day we just played with toys and relaxed. Grandmother Delores stopped by and so did Lisa, Jacob and Dusty. Later that evening, Curtis, Laura and Mycah came over to exchange gifts. I love living so close to my family.
We woke up early this morning and the boys came out to see all the presents under the tree. They must have been really good this year or Santa got them mixed up with some other little boys. There was lot's of presents but half were from BG since she was visiting with us. They were both very excited and wanted to look at everything.
B got up early with us and made some coffee and we ate breakfast and then started getting ready for church. I really liked Christmas falling on a Sunday this year. I can't think of a better way to start Christmas day than worshiping Christ and spending time with my church family. Joel called the kids up on stage by age groups and had them open presents. He used the presents to tell the story of Jesus being born. The boys were a little restless but they did pretty good.
After Church we came home and called Grandmother and Granddaddy to come over since we were going to start opening presents. I think we started around 10 am and the boys were still opening at 12:30. They had way to many presents and really lost interest in unwrapping stuff. We did better about buying this year but with both Grandmothers here they got a lot of stuff. I definitely want to put a limit on presents next year. It's hard to teach them what Christmas is really about when they are being flooded with presents.
Carson got lots of action figures (spider man, Thor, Bat man, etc). He got a Captain America shield and mask, clothes, Hummer truck and an Etch a sketch. Camron got some Cars (Lightning McQueen and Mater), lots of touch and feel books, clothes and a few little transformers. They both got a couple of wii games and pinball machines.
The rest of the day we just played with toys and relaxed. Grandmother Delores stopped by and so did Lisa, Jacob and Dusty. Later that evening, Curtis, Laura and Mycah came over to exchange gifts. I love living so close to my family.
Friday, December 16, 2011
Relief
I just deactivated my Facebook account and felt an instant relief. I've been wanting to do it for a while but I kept talking myself out of it. It is such a time sucker for me and I need to get my priorities right again. I've been trying to have some quiet devotional time in the morning and always find myself checking facebook instead. I do not want something so unimportant to have that much control over me. I also have to thank my friend Natalie for inspiring me to finally do it.
Chicken news: We discovered Chloe is the one laying eggs. She has been laying one a day and we ate some for breakfast this morning and they were delicious. I hope the other girls start soon.
Brandon's mom is here visiting with us for 2 weeks. It's going to be a busy 2 weeks. We have my mom's family Christmas on Saturday. Wednesday was Camron's 2nd birthday. We had cake for breakfast and we are having his birthday party on Sunday. On Monday we are taking the boys to the Bass Pro Shop to see Santa. On Tuesday we have Brandon's work Christmas party. Then I think we have a few free days until Christmas weekend. I love this time of year.
Chicken news: We discovered Chloe is the one laying eggs. She has been laying one a day and we ate some for breakfast this morning and they were delicious. I hope the other girls start soon.
Brandon's mom is here visiting with us for 2 weeks. It's going to be a busy 2 weeks. We have my mom's family Christmas on Saturday. Wednesday was Camron's 2nd birthday. We had cake for breakfast and we are having his birthday party on Sunday. On Monday we are taking the boys to the Bass Pro Shop to see Santa. On Tuesday we have Brandon's work Christmas party. Then I think we have a few free days until Christmas weekend. I love this time of year.
Saturday, December 10, 2011
New Years Resolution
I usually don't do the whole "New Year's Resolution" thing because I know I will fail. This year I have several things that I hope to accomplish so I'm just going to list them and maybe that will become my resolution at some point.
1. Daily devotional time - I am really trying to be better about this now. It doesn't take much time and my day is so much better when I can have a few quiet moments with God. I plan to use my "Through the Bible in One year." I've had that bible for several years and still haven't made it more than a few months.
2. Way less computer time - This is probably my worst struggle. I spend way to much time on the computer. My goal is to check email in the morning and then not get online or check email again until the boys go to bed. I need to be more present during the day instead of stuck behind a computer screen.
3. Read more - I have several books that I want to read but usually can't find the time because of #2. I would also like to go back through some of my SS studies and use those for some of my devotionals.
4. Exercise/Running- I really want to make sure I do this 3/4 times a week. My plan is to do the couch to 5k treadmill version since it's freezing outside and either add in some weights or do the 30 day shred video. I'm 3 weeks pp right now and plan on waiting a few more weeks until I am feeling a little better and start.
5. Cooking- I really don't like to cook. I'm working on a master list of things we like for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. I've started making weekly menu plans but am thinking of doing monthly plans. I'm trying to incorporate a lot of crock pot meals into the planning to help me out.
I'm sure I'll add to the list as I think of them but that's it for now.
1. Daily devotional time - I am really trying to be better about this now. It doesn't take much time and my day is so much better when I can have a few quiet moments with God. I plan to use my "Through the Bible in One year." I've had that bible for several years and still haven't made it more than a few months.
2. Way less computer time - This is probably my worst struggle. I spend way to much time on the computer. My goal is to check email in the morning and then not get online or check email again until the boys go to bed. I need to be more present during the day instead of stuck behind a computer screen.
3. Read more - I have several books that I want to read but usually can't find the time because of #2. I would also like to go back through some of my SS studies and use those for some of my devotionals.
4. Exercise/Running- I really want to make sure I do this 3/4 times a week. My plan is to do the couch to 5k treadmill version since it's freezing outside and either add in some weights or do the 30 day shred video. I'm 3 weeks pp right now and plan on waiting a few more weeks until I am feeling a little better and start.
5. Cooking- I really don't like to cook. I'm working on a master list of things we like for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner. I've started making weekly menu plans but am thinking of doing monthly plans. I'm trying to incorporate a lot of crock pot meals into the planning to help me out.
I'm sure I'll add to the list as I think of them but that's it for now.
Fun times
I've been so anxious because our chickens are now 21 weeks old and I read that they usually start laying eggs around week 20. Three days ago I went out to the chicken coop to feed and check water and close them up for the night. I was looking around and just counting the girls and looking at them up on their roost when I looked over and saw it. Yep, our first egg :) I was so excited! There was nothing the next day but yesterday morning I found the second egg. This morning there was another one. I still have no idea who is laying but I find myself running out there every hour or so to check.
They have also discovered how to hop the fence and get in the goat barn and then the pasture. Can you imagine how funny it is seeing me, carrying a newborn baby, with 2 other little boys following along trying to chase those chickens back in the yard. These are fun times.
Speaking of my sweet little boys, they are so much fun. It's getting close to Christmas and Carson is so excited. I keep having to remind him the true meaning of Christmas and we've been reading a lot in the bible and learning more about Jesus. We have an Elf that came to visit and he's been very bad at night while we sleep. He likes to play Carson's DS game and eat cheerios. He turned our milk green one night. He wrote Carson's name on his mirror and wrote "Ha Ha" in shaving cream on Daddy's mirror.
We are going back to church tomorrow and I'm a little nervous on how I will manage with all 3 by myself. I'm sure it will be fine but Calen has been a little fussy at times so hopefully it will be okay.
They have also discovered how to hop the fence and get in the goat barn and then the pasture. Can you imagine how funny it is seeing me, carrying a newborn baby, with 2 other little boys following along trying to chase those chickens back in the yard. These are fun times.
Speaking of my sweet little boys, they are so much fun. It's getting close to Christmas and Carson is so excited. I keep having to remind him the true meaning of Christmas and we've been reading a lot in the bible and learning more about Jesus. We have an Elf that came to visit and he's been very bad at night while we sleep. He likes to play Carson's DS game and eat cheerios. He turned our milk green one night. He wrote Carson's name on his mirror and wrote "Ha Ha" in shaving cream on Daddy's mirror.
We are going back to church tomorrow and I'm a little nervous on how I will manage with all 3 by myself. I'm sure it will be fine but Calen has been a little fussy at times so hopefully it will be okay.
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Christmas Tree
We decided on a fake tree this year. We went on our first outing as a family of 5 to Lowe's and bought a 9 foot tree. I really love having a real tree but I am pretty sure it would not last very long with Camron around. He is such a SPUNKY little boy. He has the best personality and he is so very cute. He could take the place of about 5 boys :) We have the tree up and we put lights on today so hopefully I'll finish decorating tomorrow.
We went out for a drive today to pick up our maternity/family/newborn pictures from Natalie. We decided to take the boys to Chick fil A to eat and play. It was a good trip but I don't think I could handle taking all three out on my own for a while.
We went out for a drive today to pick up our maternity/family/newborn pictures from Natalie. We decided to take the boys to Chick fil A to eat and play. It was a good trip but I don't think I could handle taking all three out on my own for a while.
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