Sharing my life which has been made beautiful through the death of Christ but still has a few messy areas...(like my bedroom)
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Loved this post by my sweet friend Jeane' If you're a mama check it out!
I'm a huge fan of Jeane's blog. She keeps mommy-hood real with a sense of humor! Did I mention she has 5 tiny tots?!?! And did I mention she brought me cookies and wine this week!!!:):)
This post is for a very special little girl, Miss Bailey :)
Bailey is my cousin's daughter. It seems Bailey and I have a lot in common as we both love to sing and dance!
My playlist has been empty much to Bailey's dismay.
She requested I add music so she could sing and dance...
Well here you go Bailey! These are just a few of my favorite praise and worship songs. I tried to have a good mix of slow (ballet like) songs and then some rock out and dance your heart out songs!
So crank up the music and dance and sing your heart out sweet Bailey! (I'm going to too;))
Sometimes marriage is HARD. But it's always worth fighting for. We give up to easily these days.. I'll be the first to brag about my husband, or tell you how madly in love we are. But there are days 'my love' drives me insane (and i'm just guessing here but i'm sure i have gotten under his skin a time or two). there have been days I've wanted to leave. But we have chosen to fight for our marriage. Our love.
Press on my friends. Don't take the easy way out. Fight for your love. REAL LOVE IS HARD LOVE.
I'm pooped. Wait... Isn't that how my last post started? Yes, yes it is.
In addition to daily life and unpacking we've decided to fill our spare time doing this ...
The above rooms are our dining room and family room which we are preparing to paint. So far we've stripped wallpaper, did some sanding and priming, and will begin painting tomorrow! Actually our good friend, Gary has offered to do the painting. We're just doing the prep work. I'm super excited (and a tinsy bit nervous) to see my vision come to life. Hopefully the reality is as good as the picture in my mind! I love doing stuff like this! Gives me a break from laundry and dishes :) ..............................
And just an FYI most of you know but I've had a few confused friends --
As Andy and I began the building process it became very clear this was NOT the direction we were to be taking. We did not have a peace about any of it and as much as we wanted to build we could not go through with it in good conscience. But we had already sold our house...quite a predicament. Until we got a call from Andy's aunt (a realtor) saying she thought we should look at the house for sale that was RIGHT NEXT to the property where we were going to build. We walked through, prayed, slept on it and and quickly knew it was our house. I love old houses. I love the character. (ok sometimes i dislike the character -- like the stair well that is so narrow you can hardly fit your mattress up) But this house is even more special since Andy's grandparents built it and his father was BORN and raised here. FUN, huh!?
So that's the scoop! And that's why we are scraping wallpaper and painting our 'NEW' house.
Holy. Cow. I'm pooped. This whole no sleep thing is for the birds. Ezra is doing great and adjusting to a 3rd child has been easier than I thought, only because I {kinda} know what I am doing. BUT life never stops! Someone is always in need of something. ALWAYS.
I have to laugh and share this: Yesterday was a BAD day. I was running on very little sleep and was in the grouchiest mood ever. Sophie happened to be grouchy as well. {not a good combo} Well by the end of the day Sophie and I had had it with each other. Andy walked in the door after a long day at market and I think all 4 of us {Sophie, Ruby, Ezra and myself} were ALL crying. Hahaha! It's funny now but at the time I wanted to run away for a little while. And I'm pretty sure Andy did too! Lucky for him he had another long market day today:)
Today was much better {probably because Ezra slept 6 hours straight last night - hooray} We had several visitors, did some baking, and no tears:)
I have been so thankful for God's grace and faithfulness the past few weeks. I'm still waking up at 5am but not to spend time with the Lord. I'm feeding Ezra with one eye open and then the girls are up and rearing to go and they are going until 8pm I get Ezra settled and fed for bed and then I -- CRASH.
I have not had my daily time with Jesus {I talk w/ him all day as I do my work} but just sitting and soaking in His presence has not happened for quite awhile. I miss it terribly. Oh how I miss it. But He is faithful. I often feel him close, even though I haven't taken the time to meet with him he is still faithful to meet with me when I need it the most. I've realized more than ever how much I NEED Him. I need his strength and grace to get me through these long days. I am astounded and thankful that he is faithful even when I am not.
So tonight I go to bed exhausted but knowing that His mercies are new every morning.
Looking forward to tomorrow {Andy's day off!} Maybe I can catch a nap and some QT with Jesus!
We did it. We survived the month of March (with only a few minor {OK, maybe 1 major}meltdowns)!
A baby and a house within 2 1/2 weeks. CRAZY!
But with the help of you, our family and friends we pulled it off!
We love, love, love our new home! We are so excited to make it ours with a few family photos, kids art work and some fresh paint.
We are most excited about the memories that will be made here. Memories as a family and memories with our friends! We anticipate many picnics, family gatherings, and parties in the future! Our hope is to get somewhat settled and then instead of a house warming we will host a ' Thank You' picnic, for all our family and friends who helped us pack, move, unpack, made us meals, and for those who have already signed up to help paint! Give us a few weeks though;)
Our sincerest thanks. We are blessed. And so thankful.
I'm sure some of you (missy) were hoping for pics but I'm too tired and busy to take any right now. (did I mention having 3 kids is insane?) :)
Since I won't be posting pics feel free to come visit! You are welcomed to pop over and say hey anytime.. as long as you rock a baby or unpack a box or two;) Seriously, come see us.
Well I'm bumming internet from Seth until ours is hooked up and it's rather slow so I better sign off and get to work!
Happy Sunday.
ps call our cell numbers if you need us, Our phone will not be hooked up until the end of the week!
