For anyone who knows me, or our little family, you KNOW we like to be on the GO!! :) We ran around ALL summer long going to different pools, going to SDC and having a variety of play dates here, there and EVERYWHERE!! :) We had the BEST time!! :) But, as we are settling into a school rhythm this fall, I have realized that I LOVE being at HOME with my kiddo's!! Does that sound CRAZY!?! Not at home, like I never realized that I like being a stay at home mommy, I have always enjoyed that, but I have also really enjoying having places to GO!!
Two weeks ago our sweet little girl started "school!" She goes to school on Monday's and Wednesday's and then I home school her on Tuesday's and Thursday's!! It is going SO well, we both are enjoying having such special time together!! She is my little mini-me so we are the best of friends! :) Today, we made a book of "A's"! We got all crafty creating this little 6 paged book, and as we completed her book, she gave me a huge hug and told me that she LOVES being crafty with me!! It was pure BLISS and made my heart so happy!!! I enjoy SO much having leisurely morning's with her and Zack! We usually start her homework around 9:00 a.m., and we are usually done by 10:30 a.m. or so! Then, we have the whole rest of the day for FUN!! Although we could get out and GO, often we have decided that we would rather stay at home!! I have gotten SO much cleaning done and the kiddos have re-found their favorite toys! We have gotten some extra snuggle time in, and Maddie is leaning to READ! :) When you are on the GO, we often forget about all of the fun we can have at home! We have just had the BEST few weeks!!
Starting school for Maddie and for Zack and I has been a little bit of an adjustment, but I am SO thankful for the way this year has worked out! I love being at the same school as my daughter and my son...it is a wonderful blessing!! God has His hand in our lives, and it is apparent in SO many ways, but I feel extra blessed by the way He has worked out school for us!
So, these days I am a homebody!! You are welcome to come over, we LOVE to have company! I will bake for you, and we will have a nice chat!! (I have started making a new Pinterest recipe every week! Some weeks it is a dessert, and sometimes it is dinner!! I will post about this later...but it has been a TON of FUN! I have really gotten out of my cooking routines! My husband is SO pleased!!:))
Thursday, August 30, 2012
Friday, August 03, 2012
JOY!
I have been VERY blessed by a variety of friendships during my lifetime!! Several friendships have come and gone...they have moved, or their season of life has changed!! Many friendships don't stay around forever, but I am thankful for the time I had with these friends!! :) Although I really dis-liked it when my parents told me that "we can learn from EVERY situation" I totally agree with it!! I have learned SO much about grace and forgiveness from these people! However, some of these friendships are lifelong...I might not get to see these friends all the time, a few of them don't even live in this country, but I know as soon as we see each other, or get to chat, NO time has lapsed between our friendship!! These friends mean the WORLD to me and I am forever thankful for their investment of time in me!!
I got to spend time with one of my dearest friends just yesterday, and I am so refreshed by the time we got to spend together!!!! My friend Sarah and I have been friends for almost 10 years and our friendship has always been a blessing to me!! We are very much alike, but also very different, and it is in those differences that I am refined and challenged!! Sarah is not afraid to challenge me, in anything that I do or say!! She is always very loving in her words, but she is not afraid to stand up to me, knowing that I usually know better!! She loves Jesus and she loves her husband and I admire her SO much!! We got married within 6 months of each other and our husbands have the same career, so it has been fun over the years to chat with her about life, as we know it (as accountant wives!:)) She was there the days my babies were born and she came to help me on several different occasions, just because she knew I needed it!! Sarah helped me get the nanny job that I had for almost 8 years, and it too was a HUGE blessing to me! :) She has shared in so many JOY's and heartaches!! She is just a dear,dear friend and I cherish the friendship we share!! :)
A lot of people ask me about friendships, and I don't really know why!!?? I, like many others have had friendships FAIL miserably, and of course they aren't just the other person's fault!! We are ALL messes, sinners saved by grace!! :) BUT...my BEST advice is always this!! "In order to HAVE good friends, you must BE a good friend!!" Truly!! If you want to have good friends, you must take the initiative to BE a good friend!!! We are ALL busy and caught up in our own lives, but we have to make time for each other...even if it is a phone conversations once a month, or a late night "date" out together!!
Soooooo, all of that to say... today, I am feeling overwhelming JOY and gratitude for the wonderful and Godly ladies that God has placed in my life!!!
I got to spend time with one of my dearest friends just yesterday, and I am so refreshed by the time we got to spend together!!!! My friend Sarah and I have been friends for almost 10 years and our friendship has always been a blessing to me!! We are very much alike, but also very different, and it is in those differences that I am refined and challenged!! Sarah is not afraid to challenge me, in anything that I do or say!! She is always very loving in her words, but she is not afraid to stand up to me, knowing that I usually know better!! She loves Jesus and she loves her husband and I admire her SO much!! We got married within 6 months of each other and our husbands have the same career, so it has been fun over the years to chat with her about life, as we know it (as accountant wives!:)) She was there the days my babies were born and she came to help me on several different occasions, just because she knew I needed it!! Sarah helped me get the nanny job that I had for almost 8 years, and it too was a HUGE blessing to me! :) She has shared in so many JOY's and heartaches!! She is just a dear,dear friend and I cherish the friendship we share!! :)
A lot of people ask me about friendships, and I don't really know why!!?? I, like many others have had friendships FAIL miserably, and of course they aren't just the other person's fault!! We are ALL messes, sinners saved by grace!! :) BUT...my BEST advice is always this!! "In order to HAVE good friends, you must BE a good friend!!" Truly!! If you want to have good friends, you must take the initiative to BE a good friend!!! We are ALL busy and caught up in our own lives, but we have to make time for each other...even if it is a phone conversations once a month, or a late night "date" out together!!
Soooooo, all of that to say... today, I am feeling overwhelming JOY and gratitude for the wonderful and Godly ladies that God has placed in my life!!!
Wednesday, August 01, 2012
My husband
****DISCLAIMER!! This is kind of a mushy post, so if you don't like mush, STOP reading this!!!!****
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I don't know about you, but I have the BEST conversations with my husband!! There is actually no one I would rather talk to, than him!! He is so loving and understanding, but he also makes me laugh and just "gets" me!! :) Wyatt and I could talk for hours about pretty much anything!! I appreciate that SO much about him!! We just "get" each other!! :) Wyatt never ceases to amaze me!! He is such a hard worker, he sacrifices SO much each day for our family!! God has blessed him with a job that he LOVES, which has made all the difference in our family!! :)
A few weeks ago, Wyatt was offered a CFO (Chief Financial Operator) position at a bank here in town!! :) I was pretty excited for him!! :):) What an honor it is to have someone call, and ask YOU to be the CFO of their company!! :) However, after a LOT of prayer, and the Godly counsel of dear friends, he decided to turn it down!! I couldn't believe it...it sounded like an AMAZING job, one that my husband has worked VERY hard for!!! But, he told me that he felt like it would be a huge sacrifice for our family, especially at this season of life!! He felt like God has something different in store for him!! WOW!! I am SO unbelievably proud of my man!! He is so diligent and disciplined! He takes his job and our family very seriously and I cannot even believe how loved it makes me feel!! And you know, when I was younger I never thought that diligence and being intentional would make me feel so loved!! We all think that love is a fairy tale... so easy and FUN! And love can be all of those things, but love is also sacrificial and tough. It means following God, even when it is hard!! I am blessed by a husband who desires to follow God, in every area of our lives!! :)
As we talk through our days and weeks...our activities, our friendships, etc I am very, very thankful that my husband is the head of our household! I am so thankful that he takes his role very seriously!! We are certainly a couple that makes decisions together, but he ultimately make the final decisions on many things!! I feel entirely blessed that God saw it fit for me to be Wyatt's wife!! :) Thank you God for your unconditional love, shown to me through my husband!! :)
He he! :)
I don't know about you, but I have the BEST conversations with my husband!! There is actually no one I would rather talk to, than him!! He is so loving and understanding, but he also makes me laugh and just "gets" me!! :) Wyatt and I could talk for hours about pretty much anything!! I appreciate that SO much about him!! We just "get" each other!! :) Wyatt never ceases to amaze me!! He is such a hard worker, he sacrifices SO much each day for our family!! God has blessed him with a job that he LOVES, which has made all the difference in our family!! :)
A few weeks ago, Wyatt was offered a CFO (Chief Financial Operator) position at a bank here in town!! :) I was pretty excited for him!! :):) What an honor it is to have someone call, and ask YOU to be the CFO of their company!! :) However, after a LOT of prayer, and the Godly counsel of dear friends, he decided to turn it down!! I couldn't believe it...it sounded like an AMAZING job, one that my husband has worked VERY hard for!!! But, he told me that he felt like it would be a huge sacrifice for our family, especially at this season of life!! He felt like God has something different in store for him!! WOW!! I am SO unbelievably proud of my man!! He is so diligent and disciplined! He takes his job and our family very seriously and I cannot even believe how loved it makes me feel!! And you know, when I was younger I never thought that diligence and being intentional would make me feel so loved!! We all think that love is a fairy tale... so easy and FUN! And love can be all of those things, but love is also sacrificial and tough. It means following God, even when it is hard!! I am blessed by a husband who desires to follow God, in every area of our lives!! :)
As we talk through our days and weeks...our activities, our friendships, etc I am very, very thankful that my husband is the head of our household! I am so thankful that he takes his role very seriously!! We are certainly a couple that makes decisions together, but he ultimately make the final decisions on many things!! I feel entirely blessed that God saw it fit for me to be Wyatt's wife!! :) Thank you God for your unconditional love, shown to me through my husband!! :)
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