(in no particular order) :
Nap and Rest time are not my "right"- if I get to lay down, great. If I don't, enjoy doing something productive.
When disciplining my children, fear and honor God, not family and friends.
Think daily and sometimes hourly about the saying that I get tired of hearing, "it will be over before you know it", and love and play with my boys like "it really will be over before I know it". I have REALLY been trying to let this sink in lately and I am having some sweetly satisfying days with my boys.
It is a good thing to be exhausted at the end of the day. It means I have worked hard at what I am supposed to be doing.
Fearing the loss of Ross, my children, or dying before any of them will rob me of enjoying my family. God is not surprised by ANYTHING. Rest in Him.
If I am not in the Word daily, Ross and my boys suffer from my selfishness.
Having kids hasn't changed my desire for a clean house every day, but a lot can wait until they go to bed :)
There is a difference between being rude and being loud. Teach them the difference. Let them be boys!
Yelling just doesn't work. Ever.
I treasure the time that me and Ross had before our boys. This is a blessed season of life we have now, but I do miss those times and know they were so special.
I have a confirmed hate for laundry. Just do it. It's not going to go away.
7:30 am is sleeping in.
9:00 pm is getting late.
Our boys bedtime is just as good for me and Ross as it is for them :)
My kids will disobey when I want them to "obey" the most. And that's okay. It keeps me humble ;)
Tell Luke I am sorry, when I have done something wrong. He grasps it more than I ever thought he could.
To be continued....
Monday, April 27, 2009
Monday, April 13, 2009
Do your research...
These are a few things that I love, but wish I had enough knowledge to devote a blog too! :)
Nutrition- such as whole foods, raw milk, etc...and how this benefits our bodies
Pregnancy and Childbirth- pregnancy health, home-births, etc...
Infertility- although I have never dealt with this, I love reading about natural ways to boost your fertility, and more specifically when and why many women are labeled infertile before a change in diet, weight loss, or in some cases have not even been trying for more than 1 to 2 years, etc...the meds, treatments, side effects, emotional effects, etc... are very interesting to me.
Ulcerative Colitis- new findings, research, cures...(I was diagnosed with this in High school, and eventually had my colon entirely removed because of the severity and illness)...still interests me greatly. I love talking to people who are struggling with this or diseases similar.
Photography- I love pictures and love taking them.
Patient Advocacy- whether it's the doctor's office, insurance, second/third/or forth opinions, I LOVE talking about this, encouraging others in this area, and finding/knowing the rights of a patient
These are just a few things that really interest me, but I feel like I have only brushed the surface in most of them!
What are some things that interest you? That you read about/ research/ could sit on the computer for hours and look up?
Nutrition- such as whole foods, raw milk, etc...and how this benefits our bodies
Pregnancy and Childbirth- pregnancy health, home-births, etc...
Infertility- although I have never dealt with this, I love reading about natural ways to boost your fertility, and more specifically when and why many women are labeled infertile before a change in diet, weight loss, or in some cases have not even been trying for more than 1 to 2 years, etc...the meds, treatments, side effects, emotional effects, etc... are very interesting to me.
Ulcerative Colitis- new findings, research, cures...(I was diagnosed with this in High school, and eventually had my colon entirely removed because of the severity and illness)...still interests me greatly. I love talking to people who are struggling with this or diseases similar.
Photography- I love pictures and love taking them.
Patient Advocacy- whether it's the doctor's office, insurance, second/third/or forth opinions, I LOVE talking about this, encouraging others in this area, and finding/knowing the rights of a patient
These are just a few things that really interest me, but I feel like I have only brushed the surface in most of them!
What are some things that interest you? That you read about/ research/ could sit on the computer for hours and look up?
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
I miss it
Tonight I was updating myself on all of the blogs I read. Some people I know, some people I know very well, others I don't know at all.
I started thinking about the friendships that I have encountered over the past six years. I quickly became overwhelmed at the thought of God's goodness and sweetness to me when we lived in Wake Forest.
I would have never moved from Gastonia to Wake Forest, except for one reason. Ross.
I loved being there with him. But it was a whole new world for me. He had been there for four years already...
I am overwhelmed and humbled when I think of the relationships with other women that I was able to establish. To live alongside of. To be sad away from family with. To be sick alongside of. To be pregnant with. To have our first babies with. To laugh, walk, cry, vent, and most of all trust. There was a loyalty in these relationships that is almost irreplaceable. We loved each other. And still do.
Even though I never call Lindsey (ever), forgot to invite Kristy and Allison to David's party, communicate with Tasha exclusively through the blogging world, and only communicate with Stephanie (who I never even saw in real life in Wake Forest but has made a tremendous impact on my love for Christ) through Facebook etc...I will always love them and cherish the relationship and trust I have with them.
I miss it terribly. Those were some of the best days.
I started thinking about the friendships that I have encountered over the past six years. I quickly became overwhelmed at the thought of God's goodness and sweetness to me when we lived in Wake Forest.
I would have never moved from Gastonia to Wake Forest, except for one reason. Ross.
I loved being there with him. But it was a whole new world for me. He had been there for four years already...
I am overwhelmed and humbled when I think of the relationships with other women that I was able to establish. To live alongside of. To be sad away from family with. To be sick alongside of. To be pregnant with. To have our first babies with. To laugh, walk, cry, vent, and most of all trust. There was a loyalty in these relationships that is almost irreplaceable. We loved each other. And still do.
Even though I never call Lindsey (ever), forgot to invite Kristy and Allison to David's party, communicate with Tasha exclusively through the blogging world, and only communicate with Stephanie (who I never even saw in real life in Wake Forest but has made a tremendous impact on my love for Christ) through Facebook etc...I will always love them and cherish the relationship and trust I have with them.
I miss it terribly. Those were some of the best days.
Monday, March 30, 2009
A Not So Typical Surprise....
for me that is. No one has ever surprised me with anything. Ever. I always have some "idea" or if ANYTHING is different from the norm, I immediately pick up on it. I am just that kind of girl :)
My one and only, surprised me.
My most favorite sister, surprised me.
Ross "surprised" me on Saturday morning and told me that he had asked my mom to watch the boys, while we went off for the afternoon and for dinner. At 3pm, I told him that I was starving, asked if he wanted to eat at 4:30 or 5:00pm. I mean I am 28 now, can't I eat dinner that early? :) We never eat if one of us isn't hungry (it just doesn't seem as fun!), and of course he wasn't ready to eat. I told him that we would have to go to McDonald's and get something to hold me over. So I settled for fries and a tea, and off we went. We were just riding around talking and enjoying not being interrupted multiple times, and he took a left turn towards our house. I asked what he was doing and he couldn't keep from smiling. I knew then that he was up to something, but didn't realize the thought and love that had been put into it until we pulled onto our street (and saw all of the cars) and walked into my very full house (with lots of special people).
It was absolutely special.
He had been planning it for weeks, with lots of love and help from my sister!! She did all of the womanly leg-work and gave it the sweet party touch that it needed!!
I know that I am loved, but I "felt" so loved on Saturday.
I will never forget it.
I love my husband.
He pursues me.
He actively loves me.
And he surprised me.
My one and only, surprised me.
My most favorite sister, surprised me.
Ross "surprised" me on Saturday morning and told me that he had asked my mom to watch the boys, while we went off for the afternoon and for dinner. At 3pm, I told him that I was starving, asked if he wanted to eat at 4:30 or 5:00pm. I mean I am 28 now, can't I eat dinner that early? :) We never eat if one of us isn't hungry (it just doesn't seem as fun!), and of course he wasn't ready to eat. I told him that we would have to go to McDonald's and get something to hold me over. So I settled for fries and a tea, and off we went. We were just riding around talking and enjoying not being interrupted multiple times, and he took a left turn towards our house. I asked what he was doing and he couldn't keep from smiling. I knew then that he was up to something, but didn't realize the thought and love that had been put into it until we pulled onto our street (and saw all of the cars) and walked into my very full house (with lots of special people).
It was absolutely special.
He had been planning it for weeks, with lots of love and help from my sister!! She did all of the womanly leg-work and gave it the sweet party touch that it needed!!
I know that I am loved, but I "felt" so loved on Saturday.
I will never forget it.
I love my husband.
He pursues me.
He actively loves me.
And he surprised me.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
"Small" Ways God Works
Today we stopped by my mother-in-laws office to drop off a gift for my nephew Aden. As we were loading up in the car, Luke said, "I want to go to Mammy's house and make cakes, and take to sick people." I explained to him that Mammy was still working and he could go another weekend, assuring him that he would do it again soon. That is something special that they do together, and he treasures it just as much as she does. I think it is a pretty awesome thing that he is learning hospitality from his grandmother. You see, I believe God orchestrated that relationship perfectly in our lives, and one reason being that she has a tremendous gift for hospitality. I on the other hand do not! I enjoy it, but it is not my strength. My boys get to experience a godly example of genuine hospitality through their grandmother, whereas they would not experience it as strongly through me!
I thought about how this would impact them, and I know exactly how it will. My grandmother BJ had the same influence on me. She has a genuine heart for thoughtfulness. Not that my mother does not, we all know how sweetly unselfish she is:) But my BJ has always been very active an attentive to others needs and just plain good at good old Southern etiquette. She never forgets a birthday card, an anniversary, a bereavement card, or a check up call. She knows where the forks go on the table, and if you are supposed to serve punch or tea at a 5:00 pm Shower :) ...I STILL call her when I host anything, to make sure it is halfway appropriate ;) I love these things about her and it has greatly impacted my life.
I love how God orchestrates the perfect people for His perfect plan...
Think about someone God placed perfectly in your family's life and thank Him for them:)
I thought about how this would impact them, and I know exactly how it will. My grandmother BJ had the same influence on me. She has a genuine heart for thoughtfulness. Not that my mother does not, we all know how sweetly unselfish she is:) But my BJ has always been very active an attentive to others needs and just plain good at good old Southern etiquette. She never forgets a birthday card, an anniversary, a bereavement card, or a check up call. She knows where the forks go on the table, and if you are supposed to serve punch or tea at a 5:00 pm Shower :) ...I STILL call her when I host anything, to make sure it is halfway appropriate ;) I love these things about her and it has greatly impacted my life.
I love how God orchestrates the perfect people for His perfect plan...
Think about someone God placed perfectly in your family's life and thank Him for them:)
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Happy Birthday Sweet David Jude
DAVID JUDE: "BELOVED","PRAISE OF THE LORD"
Today my second baby boy turns One! One year ago, I was scheuled for an induction on Saturday morning, and on Friday afternoon my water broke. It was exciting to experience the rush of vacuuming ONE last time, dropping Luke off at my Mom's unexpectantly, and feeling contractions that my body decided to do on its own. Labor and delivery were an awesome experience. I loved my pregnancy with David and miss it a lot:(
David came into this world as sweet and as gentle as he is now.
He is only a few minutes old in the pictures below :)...
First day home and first day meeting Luke :)...
First week home :)
One Year Old :)
Today my second baby boy turns One! One year ago, I was scheuled for an induction on Saturday morning, and on Friday afternoon my water broke. It was exciting to experience the rush of vacuuming ONE last time, dropping Luke off at my Mom's unexpectantly, and feeling contractions that my body decided to do on its own. Labor and delivery were an awesome experience. I loved my pregnancy with David and miss it a lot:(
David came into this world as sweet and as gentle as he is now.
He is only a few minutes old in the pictures below :)...
First day home and first day meeting Luke :)...
First week home :)
One Year Old :)
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Time
You know you might need a little time to yourself if:
You are riding in the car alone, enjoying silence, no whinning, no radio, just simply thinking to yourself...when all of the sudden the thought crosses your mind:
"It is pouring down rain. What if the car breaks down right now? I wonder if I could just sit here for about 30 minutes before I have to call Ross?"....:)
You are riding in the car alone, enjoying silence, no whinning, no radio, just simply thinking to yourself...when all of the sudden the thought crosses your mind:
"It is pouring down rain. What if the car breaks down right now? I wonder if I could just sit here for about 30 minutes before I have to call Ross?"....:)
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