Thursday, April 15, 2010
BLESSINGS ABOUND!!!
"A house is built by wisdom, and it is established by understanding; by knowledge the rooms are filled with every precious and beautiful treasure" Proverbs 24:3-4 "Teach us to number our days carefully so that we may have wisdom in our hearts"Psalm 90:12 "The plans of the diligent certainly lead to profit" Proverbs 21:5 These are my verses to meditate on this weekend as I try to get my house in order and come up with a routine since Kevin will going back to work full time next week and work atleast 60 hrs a week. Thank God for the opprotunity for him to work and God bless me as I come up with a loose routine for our days. Please pray for us during this time of transition also. I have never been very organized so routines are tough for me. Something God is odviously dealing with me about. Oh not to mention my photography site will be going live this weekend, my photography class on Saturday, birthday shopping and party planning for Zane (finally), and ofcourse Church on Sunday!!! LOL! :) All blessings but a tiny bit overwhelming! Now I am off to clean the kitchen and start on the bookshelf!
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Oh my poor neglected blog!!! I keep promising I will get better at this but it's just not happening. Maybe in 2010 I will be better about it.
I must say even though we had many trials in 2008 and 2009, we definitely ended 2009 in a great way!! That ofcourse gave us a wonderful start to 2010! Kevin keeps saying that he really believes 2010 is our year. I have to admit that things definitely feel different. Either way I know that we are truly blessed. We love each other and our 4 children. We have a place to live, food to eat, and clothes on our back. We have great family and friends and a wonderful church family. Most of all we have a God who cares about us and everything that's going on in our life. What more could we ask for????
This Christmas was one of the best yet. Zoe, Justice, and Zane all got bikes from Santa. The girls were ecstatic about it but Zane is a little weary of his. All of the kids got tons of clothes. I do mean tons!! LOL! To the point that I have had to make 2 trips to Wal-Mart for new hangers. The girls received nail polish and lip gloss. They all got bubble bath. Zane got a new bedding set. Zane and Zoe both got decorations for their room. Justice got lots of Princess stuff, books, flash cards, a clock, dress up outfits, and so on. Zoe got a few dress up outfits to. Most of Zoe's gifts were games. She got connect four, gator golf, Noodleboro learning to share, noodleboro learning to listen, and so on. The majority of Zane's gifts were cars. His two favorites were an 18 wheeler to store the cars in and a Thomas the train set. When he saw the Thomas the train set he said that Santa could come get the rest of his gifts. LOL! That boy loves Thomas. I think we know what to do for his birthday! He also got a Good night Bible which I absolutely love! There was also a really cool Dinosaur game that when you touch the dinosaurs it tells you the facts about that dinosaur. Jett got a tool set, lots of teethers and links, a few movies, a talking phone, and the other normal baby stuff. All of the kids got puzzles, bubbles, mega blocks, sidewalk chalk and the aforementinoed clothes. The girls also got a new Leapster game. And ofcourse Grandparents always give the best gifts. Granny gave them handmade Snuggie's. She also made handmade necklaces for the girls. They gave me and Kevin a new Dvd player which was perfect timing as ours was starting to die. We also got lots of good stuff that we can use for homeschooling. :) Kevin got a new Bible and some new cologne. I got picture frames(very much needed and loved!), make up, and new perfume. Some of my favorite things were the more practical gifts, toilet paper, laundry detergent, and diapers! Yes, I am serious. For that hard to buy for person in your life, always go practical, get them something you know that they will use a lot. Then they will have free money to get what they like or they can save it. We also got a very decent amount of gift cards. I am sure that I have forgotten some of the wonderful things we received because there were just so many things. I guess to sum it up we really racked up! LOL! We probably looked like we lived out of our van on the way home! LOL! It was so packed that the kids could barely get in and out and there were the bikes on top of the van which were on top of two large trash bags of stuff. We really didn't think it would all fit. Now I have to figure out where to put all of it in the house. Most of it is still in the van because I have no clue where to put it. I plan on cleaning out the toy boxes tomorrow and re arranging some stuff to make room for it.
Although the gifts were wonderful and very much appreciated the time we got to spend with everyone meant far more. The kids enjoyed playing outside, riding their bikes, and riding the fourwheelers. We also took a trip to the Musuem of Aviation with our friends Tara and Randy and their baby Sean. All of the kids really enjoyed themselves! I enjoyed visiting with Tara and Randy and the planes were pretty cool to. :) Terri and Jordan came over to visit to. We didn't get to spend nearly enough time with anyone but we never do. There were even a few people that I wanted to visit that I never made it to. We will be back in July and hopefully we can visit them then. We spent a fair amount of time with Aunt Suzanne, Mrs. Trina and Drew and Makayla, and Granny and Grandpa. Even with them it was not nearly enough time and in some ways I wish I was still there. However I like being home and needed the rest. LOL! Although with the cleaning, laundry, and rearranging, I haven't had much time to rest.
As for ringing in the new year, we started off by going to the watch night service at church and had some great snacks. We wanted to stay for the second part of the service but I was worried that the kids wouldn't make it through the service and we didn't want to disrupt it. So we came home and had a family movie night! We ate popcorn and watched one of the kids new movie's. All four of the babies made it to midnight but just barely! :) It was a great night. As for resolutions I don't really have any resolutions. I prefer to call them goals and most of mine are ongoing. :) LOL! My number one goal is to grow in my relationship with God each and every day. My second goal is to always be the best mother and wife that I can possibly be. I suppose I should add teacher to that list to now. I pray that God will lead me in my homeschool journey with the kids and that we will be able to teach them everything they need to know. My third goal is to eventually start my own photography studio. The first thing I have to do to reach that goal is to get another proffesional camera since I had to sell it when I was on medical leave for so long in 2008. Then I will start portofolio building and taking classes again. So anyone who wants to model for some family portraits, teen sessions, or kids portraits, let me know! I plan to get my camera back around March. My fourth goal is to get financially stable and be able to buy another house within the next two years. I really want the kids to be able to come home when they are grown and have childhood memories around our house. However if that never happens I know they will always have our family memories in their hearts. Well in their hearts and the literally thousands of photo's that I take! LOL!
I can honestly say that even through our many trials we have been very blessed. God has seen us through each and every one of our trials. There have been times that we really shouldn't have been able to make ends meet financially but some how we always made it through. There have been times that my life was seriously threatened due to my medical condition and yet I am healthy. Sure I have to take medication and alter my diet somewhat but it doesn't interfere with my daily life. I can still do all of the things that I want to. Also three of the kids were preemies and yet none of them had serious medical issues like most preemies do. We have moved to areas that we didn't know anything about only to find love and compassion, lots of things to do and loads of friendly faces. Not to mention that we feel more like we belong here than we ever have anywhere else. We would have never had North Carolina on our list of places we wanted to live so it was definitely God who led us here. Now that we are here I doubt that we will ever leave. We truly love it. We have 4 wonderful children who bless us in different ways each and every day. I hope that we are as much of a blessing to each of them as they are to us. We have been blessed to be able to homeschool the kids and I pray that we will continue to be able to. We have made some financial sacrifices to be able to homeschool the kids but I am okay with that. I would rather them learn the way that they need to than to have a lot of stuff. We have even faced trials in our marriage and somehow God used those trials to make our marriage stronger. I am sure that we have many many more trials to face and tons more lessons to learn but that is okay. I know that God will always be right there with us. I know that he has a plan for me and for my husband and for my family. I have my goals and I am praying that God will help me to meet them but he has goals for me that I may not even know about yet. Ultimately I want to fulfill God's purpose for me and for my family. There are things in my life that are changing every day and I believe that God has his hand in it and is just trying to show me the things he wants me to do. My prayer for each and every one of my friends and family is that you will also have a wonderfully blessed 2010 and that if you haven't already found God's purpose for you that you will continue to search for it and God will show you the way. I pray that each one of you will see God and feel closer to him with each one of your trials if you have any and always know that there is a reason for it. I love all of you and I hope that I am as much of a blessing to you as you all are to me and my family. So with love....have the best 2010 that you can!!!
PS look for Christmas pictures on facebook soon! :)
I must say even though we had many trials in 2008 and 2009, we definitely ended 2009 in a great way!! That ofcourse gave us a wonderful start to 2010! Kevin keeps saying that he really believes 2010 is our year. I have to admit that things definitely feel different. Either way I know that we are truly blessed. We love each other and our 4 children. We have a place to live, food to eat, and clothes on our back. We have great family and friends and a wonderful church family. Most of all we have a God who cares about us and everything that's going on in our life. What more could we ask for????
This Christmas was one of the best yet. Zoe, Justice, and Zane all got bikes from Santa. The girls were ecstatic about it but Zane is a little weary of his. All of the kids got tons of clothes. I do mean tons!! LOL! To the point that I have had to make 2 trips to Wal-Mart for new hangers. The girls received nail polish and lip gloss. They all got bubble bath. Zane got a new bedding set. Zane and Zoe both got decorations for their room. Justice got lots of Princess stuff, books, flash cards, a clock, dress up outfits, and so on. Zoe got a few dress up outfits to. Most of Zoe's gifts were games. She got connect four, gator golf, Noodleboro learning to share, noodleboro learning to listen, and so on. The majority of Zane's gifts were cars. His two favorites were an 18 wheeler to store the cars in and a Thomas the train set. When he saw the Thomas the train set he said that Santa could come get the rest of his gifts. LOL! That boy loves Thomas. I think we know what to do for his birthday! He also got a Good night Bible which I absolutely love! There was also a really cool Dinosaur game that when you touch the dinosaurs it tells you the facts about that dinosaur. Jett got a tool set, lots of teethers and links, a few movies, a talking phone, and the other normal baby stuff. All of the kids got puzzles, bubbles, mega blocks, sidewalk chalk and the aforementinoed clothes. The girls also got a new Leapster game. And ofcourse Grandparents always give the best gifts. Granny gave them handmade Snuggie's. She also made handmade necklaces for the girls. They gave me and Kevin a new Dvd player which was perfect timing as ours was starting to die. We also got lots of good stuff that we can use for homeschooling. :) Kevin got a new Bible and some new cologne. I got picture frames(very much needed and loved!), make up, and new perfume. Some of my favorite things were the more practical gifts, toilet paper, laundry detergent, and diapers! Yes, I am serious. For that hard to buy for person in your life, always go practical, get them something you know that they will use a lot. Then they will have free money to get what they like or they can save it. We also got a very decent amount of gift cards. I am sure that I have forgotten some of the wonderful things we received because there were just so many things. I guess to sum it up we really racked up! LOL! We probably looked like we lived out of our van on the way home! LOL! It was so packed that the kids could barely get in and out and there were the bikes on top of the van which were on top of two large trash bags of stuff. We really didn't think it would all fit. Now I have to figure out where to put all of it in the house. Most of it is still in the van because I have no clue where to put it. I plan on cleaning out the toy boxes tomorrow and re arranging some stuff to make room for it.
Although the gifts were wonderful and very much appreciated the time we got to spend with everyone meant far more. The kids enjoyed playing outside, riding their bikes, and riding the fourwheelers. We also took a trip to the Musuem of Aviation with our friends Tara and Randy and their baby Sean. All of the kids really enjoyed themselves! I enjoyed visiting with Tara and Randy and the planes were pretty cool to. :) Terri and Jordan came over to visit to. We didn't get to spend nearly enough time with anyone but we never do. There were even a few people that I wanted to visit that I never made it to. We will be back in July and hopefully we can visit them then. We spent a fair amount of time with Aunt Suzanne, Mrs. Trina and Drew and Makayla, and Granny and Grandpa. Even with them it was not nearly enough time and in some ways I wish I was still there. However I like being home and needed the rest. LOL! Although with the cleaning, laundry, and rearranging, I haven't had much time to rest.
As for ringing in the new year, we started off by going to the watch night service at church and had some great snacks. We wanted to stay for the second part of the service but I was worried that the kids wouldn't make it through the service and we didn't want to disrupt it. So we came home and had a family movie night! We ate popcorn and watched one of the kids new movie's. All four of the babies made it to midnight but just barely! :) It was a great night. As for resolutions I don't really have any resolutions. I prefer to call them goals and most of mine are ongoing. :) LOL! My number one goal is to grow in my relationship with God each and every day. My second goal is to always be the best mother and wife that I can possibly be. I suppose I should add teacher to that list to now. I pray that God will lead me in my homeschool journey with the kids and that we will be able to teach them everything they need to know. My third goal is to eventually start my own photography studio. The first thing I have to do to reach that goal is to get another proffesional camera since I had to sell it when I was on medical leave for so long in 2008. Then I will start portofolio building and taking classes again. So anyone who wants to model for some family portraits, teen sessions, or kids portraits, let me know! I plan to get my camera back around March. My fourth goal is to get financially stable and be able to buy another house within the next two years. I really want the kids to be able to come home when they are grown and have childhood memories around our house. However if that never happens I know they will always have our family memories in their hearts. Well in their hearts and the literally thousands of photo's that I take! LOL!
I can honestly say that even through our many trials we have been very blessed. God has seen us through each and every one of our trials. There have been times that we really shouldn't have been able to make ends meet financially but some how we always made it through. There have been times that my life was seriously threatened due to my medical condition and yet I am healthy. Sure I have to take medication and alter my diet somewhat but it doesn't interfere with my daily life. I can still do all of the things that I want to. Also three of the kids were preemies and yet none of them had serious medical issues like most preemies do. We have moved to areas that we didn't know anything about only to find love and compassion, lots of things to do and loads of friendly faces. Not to mention that we feel more like we belong here than we ever have anywhere else. We would have never had North Carolina on our list of places we wanted to live so it was definitely God who led us here. Now that we are here I doubt that we will ever leave. We truly love it. We have 4 wonderful children who bless us in different ways each and every day. I hope that we are as much of a blessing to each of them as they are to us. We have been blessed to be able to homeschool the kids and I pray that we will continue to be able to. We have made some financial sacrifices to be able to homeschool the kids but I am okay with that. I would rather them learn the way that they need to than to have a lot of stuff. We have even faced trials in our marriage and somehow God used those trials to make our marriage stronger. I am sure that we have many many more trials to face and tons more lessons to learn but that is okay. I know that God will always be right there with us. I know that he has a plan for me and for my husband and for my family. I have my goals and I am praying that God will help me to meet them but he has goals for me that I may not even know about yet. Ultimately I want to fulfill God's purpose for me and for my family. There are things in my life that are changing every day and I believe that God has his hand in it and is just trying to show me the things he wants me to do. My prayer for each and every one of my friends and family is that you will also have a wonderfully blessed 2010 and that if you haven't already found God's purpose for you that you will continue to search for it and God will show you the way. I pray that each one of you will see God and feel closer to him with each one of your trials if you have any and always know that there is a reason for it. I love all of you and I hope that I am as much of a blessing to you as you all are to me and my family. So with love....have the best 2010 that you can!!!
PS look for Christmas pictures on facebook soon! :)
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