The funny thing about life is that often it begins with one step in a direction you weren't expecting to take. Let me update a little on my family... Michael my husband has returned home from Ait and now is working at Bosch as a temp while being a weekend warrior. He's not pleased with either of these. He's also picked up writing again with hopes of finishing a couple of stories he's had in progress for a while. Over all I think he wishes he had a better job but, is doing his best at what he has. Oh a big step for him is getting to specialist ranking. The run on the PT test is hard for him (he's not a runner), he can pump out push ups and sit ups like the best of them but the run kills. However I'm proud to report he's working at this to improve himself.
Curtis my oldest son is still five. He's learning to read and write small words I'm really proud of him. He's always been amazing in science I'm having to read to be able to explain somethings to him. I enjoy that. He was suppose to be playing t-ball this year but broke his arm (showing off for a girl). I thought I would have a couple of years to wait for that one. Over all curtis is getting older and smarter everyday.
Nick is two that's going to change in a few short days. He's still a livewire full of energy and wonder. He is still struggling with health issues but you wouldn't be able to tell it by watching him for a few minutes. He knows his abc's, counts to 100, can count backward from 10, and count in spanish. I must admit the spanish came mostly from Dora and Deigo. He is potty training and wants to go woohoo...
As for myself I'm still 27 and staying at home with Nicko. I'm made some improvements in my life since Christmas. I joined Coop's gym in Anderson. Though I haven't been in a couple of weeks because life has gotten busy with random stuff. Also I'm working on budgeting I have a new notebook just for that. So far so good I guess. Also I'm trying to start a new realm in my marriage. Today for example is a no negative comments to each other for 24 hours. Most would shake thier heads but I hope this helps.
All in All we are doing well however I'm going to start keeping this blog again as long as I can.(until internet becomes less of a priority).


Welcome to the Journey

Nick my youngest most opinionated child... Looked like a politician before the day was over sleeves rolled up and collar unbutton.. so cute.
This is my oldest handsome son Curtis. He's five and looks amazing in his suit!
This is me decorating too.

This is Nick on the same day Cheesing for the camera.

Curtis loved decorating the tree.

It was Pajama day at home Saturday. This is Curtis helping his daddy put the star on our tree.

The thing about this time of year is that everyone wants a part of you. Weather it be your kids with thier mutiple parties and christmas activites, Your parents telling you its thier turn with the grandkids, or your in laws quietly sitting by pretending not to fight over them that deadly silence. I love christmas time i love decorating the tree with my family, baking cookies, and the general excitement in the air. I've always been fond of christmas the the biggest and best birthday celebration any of us get to be a part of. This weekend made me wish i could go back to being a child again. When my biggest concern was what is santa going to bring me? This weekend turned into who are we going to do what with and is that fair debacle with my family. ARRRGGH! I want the easy button that simply states I don't care if it's fair.. this is it stop bothering me...Lol so many times I put everyone's emotions and thoughts above my own just to be accused that i'm being flipping selfish. I love my family every member of it! Everyone has the desire to be home at christmas I just wish I had a way for it to all be at one place ... LOL.. oh well the season for giving and sharing is at hand and that's what I want to teach my boys. not who can yell the loudest about thier thoughts. It's time for prayer some serious kind where Jesus becomes the focus and not our emotions. Thanks for listening!

Amazingly I sit here at 4:30am wide awake knowing in two hours or less my two precious boys will be awake. I woke up at 3am today for a reason I think I've discovered that was to spend time with God. I read Acts 9:32-43 it's about Dorcas/Tabitha she was seemingly unimportant in the bible this is the first time I've ever read about her. She was an encourager and helper to widows and widowers. She didn't go around preaching to large groups of ppl or anything to warrant what seems like special attention. But her life became a living miracle. The bible says she was always doing good and helping the poor. She became sick and died so when Peter was passing through some widows found him and he was taken to where Dorcas lay dead. The widows where crying and carrying on because they had lost a friend. So Peter cleared the room and then told Dorcas to stand up. She sat up and Peter helped her to her feet. Then he called everyone back in and presented her alive. This miracle became known all over the area in which she lived.
This story is amazing to me for lots and lots of reasons. She was a woman who went about helping others that needed this probably was second nature for her because I believe that most women have the desire to help those in need. She however went about doing just that helping those in need. I can imagine she probably wasn't really well off or have a lot of skills. Simply put I believe that she just used what she had to help those she could. An everyday woman but with a clear vision of how to help. That's the other thing that is clear she knew how to help ppl. That isn't easy to do especially with widows think about the emotions and pride etc... you have to get around to help someone at times. Yet she was good at it. She probably had no clue her death would effect so many ppl. Yet because she used what God had given her to help others she was used even further to be a living miracle.
This gives me hope completely that I can do what God wants right now without having a lot of money or skills even by just looking around to encourage and help those around me.
I hope it encourages you tooo to relize that you don't have to be a great speaker, teacher, or writer to make a difference in someone's life.

I've been getting our things together lately for a change that's going to happen. We are going full time military which means we are moving. Michael graduates from ait march 12 and we should be headed to our new duty station soon there after we were thinking it was going to be right away but have now found out it might be a month. this is a relief to me because it gives me more time to get stuff better organized and together for the move vs. haphazardly doing it. EXCITED nevervous kinda scared b ut ready for the adventor to begin. Still praying he dosen't get deployed right away

I want to start this off two ways one stating I am not a writer so forgive the mistakes that you might read. Secondly, That my greatest lessons in life happend after I became a mother.
Yesterday I found myself cooking supper and an old hymn came to mind the words that stuck out the most where I need thee every hour. Now I have no idea about the lives of most of the people that post here except to say that you guys are very well educated in theology. I choose not to get caught up in that aspect of my faith with the Lord.
I have come to relize that a lot of people I talk to feel very similar to me in the aspect of actually having a daily walk with the lord. For me it's finding time to stop and actually spend time with him like I would anyone else. It's investing my time and energy into a relationship with a loving/just God. I personally feel like Martha but wanting to be Mary. In a hectic world it's hard to stop and focus on anything for a length of time. I love the story of Martha and Mary. I would like to share my prespective of this story from a mom's point of view. So read this as that way not as a way to argue the literal translation of the passage.
Luke 10:38-41
Now while they were on their way, it occured that Jesus entered a certain village, and a woman named Martha recieved and welcomed him to her house. And she had a sister named Mary, who seated herself at the Lord's feet and was listening to His teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving and she came to Him and said, Lord, is it nothing to you that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me! But the Lord replied to Martha by saying Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things; there is need of only one or but a few things. Mary has chosen the good portion that which is to her advantage, Which shall not be taken away from her.
Ok now let me translate this from my prespective.
Jesus is going around doing his ministry and found himself in the town where Mary and Martha lived. He knew he would be welcomed with them. And he was but I'm looking at the verse thinking how Martha must have felt. She is probably wondering what to feed them, if the linen is clean, does she have clean enough house along with many many other things that would naturally come to someone's head when a guest comes unexpectedly. Not only that but instead of helping her, her sister is just sitting there listening to Jesus talk. I'm sure she got really angry inside before going to the Lord. She was probably jealous and wondering why why is she just sitting there doing nothing. Doesn't she see everything that needs to be done. Mary on the other hand is living like we should stoping to relize we are in the presence of God and soaking it up not worrying about the dishes or bills for a few minutes and Just basking in the presence of a Holy Father. The Jesus flat out tells Martha to stop trying to take that away from her sister. That worrying about all the little troubles doesn't get us anywhere but living in his presence is better.
I am willing to bet that Martha like the rest of us forget that sitting in God's presence isn't a to do list more a stopping point in your hectic life and relizing just who you are spending time with. I wish I could say I was like Mary but, sadly I'm more like Martha. I long to have a Mary heart though. One way I've come up with ways to do this lately is spending time with him in personal way and thinking of him as someone that needs my attention as I need his. Also I try to invite him in my daily activites. Taking the boys to doctor, preschool, park and other places. When the grocery store or driving and someone makes me mad I try to think of a song or scripture that will bring joy to me. I am far far from prefect with these things but to me that's the best thing about a relationship YOU DON"T HAVE TO BE PREFECT.
So I encourage you today to stop and bask in the presence of your loving/ Just Lord and remember just who he is.