Someone asked me if we really knew what we were getting ourselves into. And the commitment we made. YES, we do. We have covered this topic over in prayer. WE understand there will now be 8 people living with us. We understand that EVERY seat in our minivan will be taken. We understand that our house is going to be a bit more crowded. We understand that our food budget just went up. We understand that there are going to be hard days, because we are only human. We have thought of every imaginable thing. Trust me we have. But I also understand that my God is faithful. That every day when I ask him for the strength for that day, he will be faithful to give it to me. My God also does not give you more than you can handle. He knows what we are capable of, I think better than we do. God is so much bigger than little old me. Tony and I are just vessels that he is using here on earth, and we are just being obedient to something that he has placed on our hearts to do. And like I said to be obedient requires a bit of sacrifice.
So today I really discovered how selfish I really am. We were moving all the rooms around, and I was having a hard time thinking that I was going to be sharing a room with Kaitlyn. I sat on my bed and started to feel sorry for myself. I kept looking at all my open space being now taken up by a changing table, and crib, and other baby stuff. I was feeling very sorry for myself, when Kim has nothing. And then it dawned on me how selfish I was and how pathetic I was being. I got over that really fast. God really got all over my case. Sometimes we need the loving Lord to speak to us a bit hard. I went upstairs and made Kim’s room look really nice. Took some of my things and put them in there for her. I hope she likes it. My friend Michelle said something to me today, that really hit home. If being obedient to God were easy, then everybody would do it. That is so true. Obedience requires sacrifice. But being obedient, even though there is sacrifice, brings so many more blessings. I know we are being obedient to God. And in the end, when we are being obedient…there is peace that he gives you as well. I have that peace…
That is what we hope to do anyways. We are taking in a single mom and her baby. She will be living with us for a time period. Our hope is to get her feet back on the ground. I know it seems like a lot. But this has been “bathed” in prayer. We really feel like we are being obedient to Christ as we open up our home. It will be a bit of a sacrifice on our part. But any time you are obedient, there comes some sacrifice. But we will appreciate any extra prayers that you want to send our way.
Today I went with Chandler to his class field trip. It was fun to be with him and watch him interact with his friends. After school he hopped in the car, and said, “well i guess i have a girlfriend!”… um, what you have a girlfriend. Who is this girl, who is after my boy, what you are 5….you cant have a girlfriend. I just know it is because of those beautiful eyelashes. What am I going to do with him. He thinks he is the coolest thing since Kentucky Fried Chicken. He is 5. Oh boy, do I have my work cut out for me!
Then I went with a friend to get paint for her babies room. I am going to pain it for her, hopefully before the baby is to be born….4 weeks away.
We went out to dinner with Tony. Which I always love to do. I am serious, I married the most incredible man. He is just so…wonderful. aahhh. Makes my heart do flips!
Went to target to get milk and bread….and then walked out with yogurt, milk, bread, baby outfit, fruit cups, and waters. And I walked around that wonderful store for like 30 minutes looking at things I would never buy. What a waste of my time. I need to invest in a cow since we go through milk so much. And maybe invest in stock with Target, since they get so much of my money! My poor friend Ruth back in MO, every time I talk to her…where am I….yep you got it right, Target.
My hubby ordered me a Starbucks Gift Card. You know the ones that you can make yourself. So he wants to put money on it for me every pay check, because he think I need it. But wait…I am supposed to be delivered from Starbucks right. Well I have been doing very good. But now he wants me to go there, and he even ordered me my own special card. How can I say NO to that. So we drive up, and my kids yell what I want before I say anything. Now that my friend is HILARIOUS! And quite sad at the same time. My 4 year old can order mommies Starbucks. If they had “AA” meetings for Starbucks people…I would go. It was one of the sweetest gifts he has gotten me. See it doesn’t take much to please me. I think it was so sweet because he took the time to design my own card. AAwwweeeeee.
Okay off to bed for me. Tomorrow I need to clean like a mad lady. We are picking up Kim and her baby next weekend in MO, so I have lots to do before now and then.
I have been running since we got home from NM. And my house is paying!!! I need to work on laundry…story of my life, and a few other things. Tomorrow I go with Chandler on his class field trip to see Horton Hears Who. And we have a very busy weekend, and then another week starts. And life doesn’t stop. Did I mention that I am chasing after 4 kids….I wish I were the energizer bunny, who could just keep going and going. Unfortunately I am not. But tonight I will be recharging my batteries for our busy weekend. One of my favorite things to do is watch a movie with Tony in the comfort of my own room. We are having an easy dinner. The boys voted for Spiderman Macaroni and Cheese and Hot dogs, and corn, and fruit cups. Doesn’t get any easier than that. I am thankful they are easy to please.
We are making some major decisions in the next day. And I would appreciate some extra prayers. I am so thankful that I can rest my burdens on the Lord each day. Just cast all of them at his feet. That gives me such peace. Wow, I would not want to walk through life with out Christ by my side. I cant imagine raising 4 kids, being married, and do all that I do in one day, without Him. And I am so happy that the Lord is so faithful. God is so amazing. We just have to keep our eyes on Him.
Wow, what a whirlwind of a trip. And I AM SO happy that I am home. The kids had a fun hiking, playing with cousins, eating, playing the wii, climbing trees! I am always happy that the kids can have fun there. I came home completely exhausted and worn out. My mind is tired. The drive home was LONG. We ended up leaving at 11:30 PM and arrived the next day at about 4. I was so ready to get out of the car! It gave me and my honey some very special time to talk. I am so happy that I am married to a Godly man. I am so happy that I rest under his covering for me. And I am so blessed that he is my protection. Dont get me wrong I know that God is my ultimate protection. God is really growing me and Tony. He is stretching us. He is refining us even more. I heard this song today and thought I would share it with you all:
Anyways, I have lots of pictures from our trip, so enjoy!
Kaitlyn opening up her eggs, she LOVES chocolate!
Putting sprinkles on his easter eggs that we colored.
He has ATTITUDE!!! and likes to show it!
My blue-Eyed wonder!
SO cool!
He kept saying, “look mom, no hands” I was a nervous wreck!
Can you say…WIND BLOWN HAIR!!! WOW, look at the bags under my eyes. YUCKY PICTURE! But my honey sure is one HOT STUD!!!
They love each other!
I have 130 more pictures but for the sake of your time and mine, they won’t be posted! Hope everyone had an awesome Easter!
And so our next traveling adventure begins…13 hours from now we will be at our destination of NM. I am looking forward to this road trip though. We have promised the boys to stop off in SweetWater and see the rattlesnakes at the rest stop. These old ladies handle these HUGE SNAKES…it is kind of spooky! But of course the boys love it, cause after all they are ALL BOY!!!
I think I have packed everything but the kitchen sink. Because you just dont know what you will need….so I think I have to pack for everything. UGH. We are bringing Oreo on this adventure. This is his first real road trip, and I am hoping he does okay….like, I hope he does not get car sick. ACK, that would make me car sick! The boys already have a hike planned with Papa at 8 am tomorrow morning. And about every 30 minutes since we woke up Ben asks, “Are we almost there yet?” AND my sweet reply is, “Well baby we are not even on the road yet…”
I am going to take a blogging break over the next few days, but when I return I will have lots of new pictures. And I am sure I will have lots of stories to tell!
I hope everyone has a WONDERFUL EASTER. Remember what he did for you.
So I have been wanting to put this video up for awhile, and now is the perfect time. So watch the video. Think about your life. If you are living in sin, is it really worth it? If you don’t know what “sin” is….it is anything Jesus would not do. I think so many times, we let the “little sins” go. We might think well it is so small or no one will know, or it was just a little bit of gossip, or there was just a little scene in that movie, or whatever it is for you. Sin is Sin. It really is black and white to me. Think about what he did for you. Look at what he went through for your “sin”. He loves us so much. He has given us such a precious gift of salvation. He is desperate for you.
If you are saved, then stop for a moment and think about the torment he went through for YOU. Remember the cross this week. Let us not down play what he did for us.
So this morning my husband asked me if I wanted to buy a truck and be a trucker with him when we are older? He was like we can make like $300,000.00 a year. And we can see the US and just hang out, and have a cool truck, with a nice bed in the back, and satellite TV… I looked at him and said, “are you even being serious?†Has he really fallen off his rocker! NO THANK YOU. I do not want to be a trucker. No offense. I am sure people have to do it for money, and that is fine and dandy, but I am not cut out to be a trucker. He then said, “you are right you could not handle it… (he was trying to use reverse psychology on me!)†I just said, “you are right I cant handle it baby†I like my house, my bed, my soft sheets, my kitchen, my tv in my own living room, my own bathroom. When I am old, I want to be retired, and travel by plane to sites that I want to see!! Sorry honey, no can do!!! Thanks for the offer, but I am going to have to say…. “NO DEALâ€
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That is when I woke up today. WIDE awake and ready to conquer my house…dishes, laundry, toys to be picked up. I actually had a hard time sleeping all night. I was really hot. Yesterday I battled a headache ALL day long. I was super nauseous. And now here I am at 6:30 still wide awake. Don’t know what is up with my body, but I think I am going to need a nap today. I am keeping my fingers crossed that I can get everyone else to take a nap with me.
This week is spring break for the kids. We are busy getting ready to go see Tony’s parents for Easter. We leave Thursday. So we have lots to do before we leave. I am trying to get the house in really good shape as well, so when we come home, I am not overwhelmed with unpacking, and cleaning. Today I really want to get our Easter Tree out. It is a tradition that my mom started when we were little, We had a little tree with eggs, bunnies, ducks (anything springy) hanging on it, that we either painted or bought. I have some that I painted back when I was like 6. So I got some the other day for the boys to paint today, and then we will hang them up.
Yesterday, in an attempt to get my mind off my headache…I mowed the yard at 7 pm. It was still light out. On a side note: this whole day light savings time really messes up my kids sleeping schedules. They normally go to bed at 7:30, now they see it is light out still and they dont want to sleep because they think it is play time still. Anyways, I love the smell of fresh cut grass. And it did help my head a little to be outside. I stood out there for awhile trying to decide what things I am going to plant this year in my garden. And what herbs I am going to plant. As far as herbs go: sweet basil, parsley, thyme, rosemary, mint. And for vegetables: green peppers, tomatoes, zucchini, peas, red peppers and carrots. The only herb I need to plant is the mint, I already have everything else growing in my kitchen window. Probably in about 2 more weeks I will transplant them to outside. I am thinking of putting some of the herbs in the walkway to our house. I think it will smell good and look good. We will see.
alright then, I hear my dryer beeping, so I need to go switch the laundry over!
I am sure all of heaven’s heard me cry
As I tell You all the reasons why
This life is just too hard
But day by day
Without fail
I’m finding everything I need
And everything that You are
To me
Chorus:
Every time I breathe You seem a little bit closer
I never want to leave
I want to stay in Your warm embrace
Oh basking in the glory shining from Your face
And every time I get another glimpse of Your heart
I realize it’s true
That You are so marvelous God
And I am so in love with You
Now how could I after knowing One so great
Respond to You in any way
That’s less than all I have to give
But by Your grace I want to love You not with what
I say
But everyday
In a way that my life is lived
Chorus:
Every time I breathe You seem a little bit closer
I never want to leave
I want to stay in Your warm embrace
Oh basking in the glory shining from Your face
And every time I get another glimpse of Your heart
I realize it’s true
That You are so marvelous God
And I am so in love with You
Wrapped in Your mercy I want to live and never leave
I am held by how humble
Yet overwhelmed by Your majesty
Captured by grace and now I’m finding
I am free
You are marvelous God
And knowing You is everything
TO my sweet boy Ben:
You are 4 today. Time has gone way to fast. I will never forget the day that you came into this crazy world. The first moment I laid my eyes on you, well I was in awe and I was so thankful that God entrusted your life to me and your daddy. What a gift!
Everyday is a new adventure with you. You are so funny, and can make me laugh at the drop of a hat. I love to hear you laugh. You have such a sweet spirit. You are so gentle. Especially with your little sister. You are so tender hearted towards others and how they feel.
I love your hugs that you give me every morning…with out fail. I love to hear you pray at night…you are so genuine. I love to watch you sing your Kids Hillsong Praise music. Boy do you know how to get down and have a fun time.
I pray that as you continue to grow up, that you will have a very personal relationship with Jesus. That he will be your very best friend. That you will listen closely to our heavenly father as he directs your steps. That your eyes would always be fixed on him.
I hope you know my sweet boy, how much your mommy loves you. And I cant wait to watch you develop even more this next year. In just one more year you are off to kindergarten. Wow…I cant believe it. Everyone told me to cherish the moments because time goes fast. And boy were they right. I want you to know that I cherish everything about you and all the moments that we have.
