Jun 24 2008
Happiness is having a son who can do this…
I can not begin to tell you how giddy I am. I am sad they are getting older, but there are some definite benefits!!
Tag Archive 'Family'
Jun 22 2008
The scarifices we make…
When your Father in law is out of town for the summer and he needs to make sure his cars are taken out for a run so the battery does not die on them, it is a sacrifice hubby and I had to make this weekend. Our family is gearing up to head to Minnesota later this week. There will be bass fishing, enjoying nature, and long days of driving (yep we are driving from FL to MN, I will wave =) If only we could drive the car below, I am SURE we would get there so much quicker =) Anyways, I am looking forward to the change of scenery.
Jun 18 2008
Like we need another sport in this household….
When you send your youngest to spend a lot of time with Grandpa, you get an excited phone call from your youngest saying he has found a new favorite hobby..
Sigh…hubby did mention kids clubs were on sale for cheap and birthday is next month… Ok this will be good when he is running his own company right?
Jun 14 2008
Ponderings of a Mom who should probably be cleaning her kitchen instead…
I will give you a hint about what I did yesterday =) It was nice to just stop, relax and swim. Summer is in full force in this household. One son is already up in Minnesota catching all the “big” fish, and my other two are in a competitive summer basketball league.
The rest of us are gearing up to travel to Minnesota at the end of this month. I know I have been kind of quiet around here. I think this summer is hitting me with my youngest turning double digits, my oldest entering high school, and my middle will officially turn a teenager at the beginning of Fall (Sept). It is a lot on one Mom’s heart. I find everything I do, or everything we do as a family I keep saying “four” more years until oldest may not be here. It is like this count down.
It seems like over night I went to “wishing we were just out of this stage” to “counting sadly until they move out and I have to let them fly.” Does it mean I am in a simi-mid life crisis, when I think what am I going to do when it is just hubby and me? Can you tell I like to have life organized, hehhee. God usually does not allow it. I would wrap myself around young kids all the time if I could.
On top of all this it seems what ever plans we (hubby and I) or me seem to make God has been using the ‘no’ word on me a lot lately. If I am honest I feel like a pouting two year old that wants to sit in the corner with her arms folded and lower lip stuck out. I know I need to get over myself, there are so many people who are struggling with things worse than I have it. I just need to turn on the news and read your precious blogs. Hence where the immature 2 year old attitude comes in. Have you ever been in a rut like that, you know you are in a rut, but are finding it difficult to shake?
Let me share some link love to posts that have really uplifted me this week, as I draw back and relax this summer, spend time with God, I praise God for you Godly women out there that inspire me, encourage me, and help me keep going. For that I say THANK YOU. I don’t think many of us will realize this side of heaven how much the words on your blog will have touched people’s lives. Have a great weekend!
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Grace Awakenings by Windows To My Soul
Angels Don’t Wear Cutoff Sweatpants by God’s Grace in Practice (oh this blesses my heart, this blogger has a sweet baby boy that needed to stay in the hospital longer and this post shows how Angels showed up in a mighty way and in different forms)
Normally I visit Nesting Place to view pretty, inspiring pictures, but I have to say as a fellow Mom of three boys I LOVED this post.
Last but not least, Scratchin’ the Surface did a series of what she believes. If you have a moment, grab some to drink and soak in these posts, they will bless you. Part One, Part two, Part three, Part four, and Part Five.
Jun 05 2008
Happy Birthday to my niece who loves to live life to its fullest…
Auntie loves you so much! Thanks for inviting me to your birthday party I had a blast taking pictures of you enjoying your chocolate pudding finger painting!
And if you get a chance look at her Mom’s awesome photography here...
May 01 2008
I’m back…
What you did not know I was gone? Well I admit I had my posts predated, set to post this last week. I got to run away from home (sans kids and hubby) for a week to love on a new baby. I am now trying to find normalcy….BUT in the meantime look at the new edition of Christan Women Online.
Apr 21 2008
When you wash with Gain, the Lord helps you gain a little perspective.
Sometimes the Lord has a way of smacking me up side the head. Many of my long time readers know that that my family tried to sell our house last year. The house was on the market for over a year, but because of the way the market is in our area we have decided to take down the sign. I have been less than happy with the turn of events. I went from angry with God, angry with my husband, not caring, jealous of others, ignoring, apathetic, and back again. Oh what a thorn I have with this. I have cried to my Mom saying whatever I have planned in this last year the Lord closed the door. After so many closed doors my heart has just sunk. I wish I could say I am back on track, but the Lord did speak to me boldly this last weekend.
I was washing my boy’s bed sheets and struggling to get them back on to the bunk beds. Anyone who has owned bunk beds know that changing their sheets equals as much energy as running a small marathon. I was grumbling about the effort and then I over heard my oldest son and manly man talking in the living room. I heard the phrase, “that is why they all think we are rich.” Good thing I did not have a drink because I would have spit it out, shocked by that comment. I asked my oldest son to repeat what he said, and he said “all my friends that came over yesterday think we are really rich.” Yeah right, I mumbled stomping back into the bedroom two of my boys share because we only have two rooms for three boys. Then as I was struggling with the sheets again the Lord spoke to my heart and said YOU ARE RICH what are you complaining about? And the Lord began listing all my blessings in my heart.
Oh I know I am rich compared to the suffering in other countries, which is why I support all the effort Compassion does. But rich compared to the friends my son hangs out with? You see I have spent too much time looking at what others have that seem to be out of my reach, instead of viewing what I do have. God has blessed us by being debt free, we are blessed in being able to take a vacation each summer. There is so much the Lord has given me, but all I could see is what I didn’t have. All I could see were people who made less money have nicer stuff.
Yes our grass looks like a weed haven, each of my boys don’t have their own room, most of the furniture we have was given to us, oh the list could go on (believe me, this pity party has been my home for awhile). But I am ashamed to admit through my complaining, I did not realize how “rich” we were….even among our neighbors.
Thank you Lord for using a bunch of 8th grade boys to snap my perspective back to where it should be. Thank you for not giving up on me and continuing to weed out things in my heart that should not be there.
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UPDATE: Goodness then I wake up this morning to this quote, do you thing the Lord is talking to me, heheh.
“Faith is not in itself a meritorious act; the merit is in the One to Whom it is directed. Faith is a redirecting of our sight, a getting out of the focus of our own vision and getting God into focus. Sin has twisted our vision inward and made it self-regarding. Unbelief has put self where God should be, and is perilously close to the sin of Lucifer who said “I will set my throne above the throne of God.” Faith looks out instead of in, and the whole life falls into line.”
- A.W. Tozer, The Pursuit of God (Camp Hill, PA: Christian Publications, Inc., 1993), 85.
HT: First Importance
