Time flies!!!

I cannot believe how long it has been since I have last posted. Life has flown by. God has been so great and revealed himself in so many ways this past few weeks. I sold my business, and didn't lose too much either. Which was such a blessing. A wonderful stay at home mom bought the business and she had one little one at home. I am so thankful that it sold and the way it all played out and orchestrated itself, it was the Lord.

We had 2 weeks of being sick, which was rather interesting when you have 5 little ones, one of which your trying to protect so she won't get sick. Praise the Lord, he shielded her for me and she is as healthy as she can be. :)

My situation with my oldest seems to be slowly working its way out. I am realizing how much I need to hit my knees for him. To ask for protection, to ask for his salvation, so much. God is showing me the importance of investing myself into my children in ways I didn't even fathom. He is teaching me so much about myself. I am learning to be soft spoken (except these past 2 days. :)) He is showing me that I don't do well with too much on my plate, I like order, peace and staying at home to stay on track.

We are patiently waiting for answers in regards to financials at my husband's work. That has been a clencher and we are still waiting. It is regards to a bonus and change of pay plans. We are praying that it works out. We know God is in control.

Thanksgiving is just around the corner and everyone is coming down here! We are so excited to have both sides of the family her to celebrate and enjoy the bountiful blessings we have received. God is so good!

Life is a journey and an adventure. I feel myself being pruned and trimmed, and it is difficult, letting go of many things. But I am looking forward to where God will put me. :)

Have a blessed week. Hopefully tomorrow or this weekend I will get up some really great pics of the kids.

Something Great

I read this great quote from John Wesley in a book that I am reading that contains selected Prayers, Hymns and Sermons. When I read it, I thought I have to have this somewhere to see all the time!

"Do all the good you can,
By all the means you can,
In all the ways you can,
In all the places you can,
At all the times you can,
To all the poeple you can,
As long as ever you can."

Isn't that awesome! I have just found our family's life purpose. It is how I will refocus our training and attention. It feels good to read something so encouraging.

Learning Lessons

My 33rd birthday came and went. It was a very nice time with my husband. I went thrift store shopping (because I love finding great deals), ate a delicious dinner at Red Lobster ( I LOVE their biscuits), had dessert at Cold Stone and just enjoyed my time with my husband.

I love how the Lord is always working on me. And this is something I have to share. I want you all to understand that I am not perfect, I don't have the answers and my life isn't always easy and I don't handle all situations in a godly manner, but I do have a desire to do the Lord's will always and to grow my children to love and obey the Lord.

So here it goes...
I have been struggling greatly with my oldest. He turned 10 this past weekend. You see he goes for one week a month to his father's and unfortunately he is not a believer and neither is the girlfriend that he lives with. They argue constantly, especially in front of him. And of course I don't know all the details all the time, but I do know that there are situations in which I don't agree and I do know that there are times that they tell my oldest not to tell me.

It is heart breaking because I can't even express to you the amount of times I have already blamed myself for walking down the aisle when I heard the Lord screaming for me to not. I didn't listen. I know that I am forgiven but I do have the consequences to deal with. It is hard.

There is nothing I want more than for my son to love the Lord, however, because his dad will go to hell, he also wants to go there. I get frustrated when he spends 90% of his time with me and his sisters, he gives all of himself to someone I just don't really like. It is frustrating to say the least.

I love him so much and the Lord is taking me through this. I have a plan and will discuss more of it once it is in place. If you remember please pray. Pray for wisdom as I want to show the Love of Jesus in all I do, and not sure how to do that in a conflict siutation. I just want to be calm, cool and collected, not the angry emotional mama I want to be.

God bless.

Girls Having Fun

Lauren and Emma, created to be best friends, sisters for life. They are polar opposites. Emma loves getting dressed up, being outwardly beautiful. Lauren, she is a tomboy, loves to run and play. To get her to sit to play "beauty parlor" was completely out of her element. She giggled the whole time. It is funny how God makes families with so many different personalities, and how we learn to adapt ourselves to the ones we love.

Lauren and Emma...oh and a little peek of Danielle.

Gotta love that smile! And yes, those are her own curls. She is so beautiful and makes me smile each day, but she has a temper like no one else I know. She can get angry at anything, but she is working on it and the Lord is so gracious to show her opportunities to "overlook" but she says that is too hard.

Emma is me when I was growing up, she looks identical except I had Lauren curls. She is hilarious and so overly sensitive that I tend to lose my patience at times. But she is so loving and sweet. However, she does know how to push everyone's buttons to make others angry, but she is learning ways to bless even when someone has hurt her.

God bless and have a wonderful weekend. I know that this is mine and Hunter's birthday weekend together. My mom is coming down to allow Bret and I some time together. Not sure what will happen, but with my husband I know I will be smiling and my heart will be full of my love for him.

When a toddler is quiet...Part 2

This is what the Crayola marker was used for....and yes it is my car! :)

When a toddler is quiet...

When a toddler is quiet, all could be going wrong. But with the right heart and spirit what you will get are memories and laughter. Today was a quiet moment with laughter. I hope you enjoy a normal day in my home.

She is so cute, she makes me smile even when she looks like this.

"hans dirty mommy."

"cheeze."

"i see mommy, i see..."

This is brought to you by a quiet moment, may all get one and enjoy the adventure that children bring.

God bless.

Sick

Okay, so 4 of my children got sick, then I got sick and now we are all sick! It really isn't fun. And it went from high fevers and chills, to now a sore throat and cough that is lingering. So it may be a few more days before I post. Hope everyone is doing well! Have a blessed day.