*seeking Peace in a storm

WHOA! Is anyone else just absolutely flabbergasted at how fast this year has flown by!?! I mean, tomorrow is July 1st, 2011! It feels like just yesterday I was a freshman in highschool dreaming of being 18 and out on my own! And now, here I am 1 month shy of 25, married almost 6 years, with a 5 year old daughter and a 16 month old son!!!!! I am STUNNED! This is not a normal post for me...I'm just checking in and saying hey. Once again, life has me pretty busy. But for the most part, it's been busy in a good way :) I have a four day weekend coming up for the 4th of July and so I plan to blog a little, share some things that I have gathered from my study of the book of Nehemiah and I plan to start including some pictures of what & who keeps me so busy! :) Ecclesiastes 3:11a He has made everything beautiful in its time. Psalm 39:4-5 "Show me, O LORD, my life's end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting is my life. You have made my days a mer

This past Sunday evening, my husband and I attended the Love Worth Fighting For tour with Kirk Cameron and Warren Barfield. Before I go any further, I will go ahead and say that I have permission from my man to tell this story :) Also, I hesitated posting this because it doesn't do justice to the feelings that I felt that night (plus it's a rather long post). I had heard about this marriage event on the radio and checked it out a couple months back. We were not sure if Josh would be off that weekend, so we didn't pre-order tickets. If he was off and we could get a sitter, we would just pay at the door. And it worked out that he would be off and his parents & sister would keep the kids for us. Perfect. On the drive to the conference we started arguing pretty heavily over something so small and insignificant. That is usually how our arguments begin...over something stupid. When we arrive at the church, I was determined to not go in; we were going home; I was not goi

So this one is for my dear friends: "When we consider the blessings of God—the gifts that add beauty and joy to our lives, that enable us to keep going through stretches of boredom and even suffering—friendship is very near the top." —Donald W. McCullough, Mastering Personal Growth There isn't much to say other than "Thank you" for always being there for me; for putting up with me through the years and loving me no matter what! In my opinion it isn't easy to be & stay a friend in this dark crazy world. I'm sad to admit it, but I would be lying if I said that I was a fabulous friend 100% of the time. But I will also say that I do try (sometimes too hard, sometimes not hard enough) and at the end of the day, I don't know what I would do without my friends. Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work: If one falls down, his friend can help him up. But pity the man who falls and has no one to help him up!" Ecc

Flip Flops  Brightly Painted Toe-Nails  Sun-Screen  Honeysuckle  Sprinklers  Swim Suits  Sunshine  Lemonade  Popsicles Burgers & Hot Dogs  Coconut Lotion Sunglasses The first day of summer is not scheduled until June 21st this year, but I'm here to tell you that summer has already begun for us! And I absolutely LOVE summer! Now, I could do without the sweat and sunburns, but I love all of the other good stuff that comes with this season of the year! The above list is just a few of my favorite things! :) We cleaned up the backyard (for the most part) so that the kids can go out and play. We set up their little kiddie-pool and water table, cleaned and refilled the sandbox. I love to sit out there and watch them play, grill some burgers and dogs, soak up some sun. Ah, so relaxing. I wish that I could do that every single day. But reality is, I can't. Real Life still goes on, as well as dishes, laundry, paperwork, etc, etc, etc. I struggle with trying to get everything