Mama Monday #1

Happy Mama Monday!

You know as a mama Monday is just not my day.

I'm tired from Sunday...

I'm tired.

The day I hope the kids sleep in. What time did they wake up this morning? 7:40.

Not 8:30. Not 9:00. 7:40.

Nope, Monday is not my favorite day. But after the weekends, this is really like the first day to the week. Sunday to me seems like the last day of the week. Weird, huh?

Anyway, as you can tell I'm a rambler.

Ok, back to Mama Monday.

Mama Monday is going to be a day that we talk about Mama stuff. You know...stuff like dealing with your kids, taking some Mama time, what works for you and me as well..Mama's!

But we also are going to talk about our relationship with our Lord and Saviour. Our being a good mama goes back to our relationship with Jesus. Spending time with Him, helps me. When I neglect my time alone with Jesus, I usually wake up on the wrong side of the bed.

I usually start my morning getting up with Jonathan. He gets up about 6 AM, gets ready for work. I make his lunch and breakfast, kiss him goodbye. Then, while he is driving to work, I read some of my Bible while I wait for him to call me. He always calls when he gets to work. I find that I do a whole lot better during the day if I have that short time of Bible reading. Then, I usually lay back down a try to catch a little more sleep.

Lately, I've been slack in this area! So, this week I'm challenging you and ME to start your morning right! Get up and read a chapter of your Bible to start your day. Ask the Lord to give you grace in dealing with your children or if your single and reading this...dealing with other people can be hard, too! It's a good start to any morning!

What is your morning routine?

Decisions, Decisions...

One thing that I hate in life is making decisions! Are there any more ladies out there like that? 

Growing up, I have to say that I was the bossy sister/cousin...you'd think that some of that leadership skill continued as I got older. Maybe bossiness is different than decision making...hmmm?

Anyway, I have been thinking about blogging more lately. I know I say this then there is a 9 month stretch of nonexistent blogging going on over here, but seriously, I think I'd like to get back into blogging.

Okay. Here are my ideas for posts. I was thinking about delegating certain days for certain kinds of posts. Like...Mama Mondays (Motherhood/children posts)....Weigh In Wednesday (for my lose weight resolution which is going so swimmingly...yeah right! maybe this will keep me and you accountable??)...then maybe one day for a Wife Post? Maybe post with recipes, dress ideas, homemaking ideas...

What y'all think, Bloggy Friends?

Have a great afternoon!  Stay warm!

Happy New Year!

Happy 2015, Y'all! Here at our home we have that stomach bug that's been going around. 😷 If you know me, this is not easy for me...so please pray that Jeremiah is over it quickly! And no one else gets it! Karolina had it last week...which I know it's harder on the one who has it. Please pray that my kids and Jonathan stay well, and that I'll have the strength that I need to handle this. 

Enough about sickness, like every year I have made up my resolution list. I hope this year I can stick with them! 😀

Here are just a few of my top resolutions:

1. Read my Bible through.

2. Lose my weight from having two babies and eating too good!

3. Read 2 books a month.

4. Have one date night a month ALONE! Even if it's at home when the kids are asleep.

These are just a few of mine...what are your goals for the new year? Remember with GOD all things are possible!

Shine upon us

  Turn us again, O God, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. ~Psalms 80:3

  There be many that say, Who will shew us any good? LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. ~Psalms 4:6

   God be merciful unto us, and bless us; and cause his face to shine upon us; Selah. ~Psalms 67:1

  The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. ~Numbers 6:24-26

I don't know about you, but our family needs God to shine upon them today. I need it as a child of God, as a wife, as a mother. I need God to bless me today...I need to see the Lord do something in my life. I need His Presence more and more each day. I still need direction as I face this day. I need Jesus...more and more...oh, I need Him! Will you join me in praying for His blessings today? Pray that He shines upon us as child of God, as a nation...we need Him so much!

Lord Jesus, will you please shine upon our lives today, tomorrow, and in the coming days? We need your blessing upon our lives.

My Husband...

   

Tonight, I'm missing my man! You see, he's the kind of man that volunteered for a job that would take him away from his family every week just to he could provide for us a home...

He loves his family...He does this even though its hard on him as much as it is for us! 

He loves singing and leading the congregational music in our church! He loves serving the Lord! He has even passed down his love of leading music to Jeremiah!








                                                         

                                                                                                                                                                 


Yes, I love this Man of mine! I love him! I love him!

~Our Sweet Girly Is One~

It's so hard to believe that our sweet Karolina is one! Time has flown for this Mama!







Born via c-section on May 1, 2013 at 12:51 PM.

Karolina has grown so quickly!



Her first smile!


Don't you just love the do?


She is definitely our serious child...a lot more laid back than Jeremiah!


 These were taken at Easter...



Sissy, Daddy, Mama, and Jeremiah love you so much! We could never imagine our lives without you! Thank you, Lord, for giving us such a sweet baby girl to raise for You!

Sorry...

If you read my blog, and are married without children, I am so sorry for not including you in the poll! I can't go back and change my poll, but I'm going to add one for you guys to see how many of you are out there ;)

Thanks, Kate, for reminding me of this!!!

For the Mamas

  For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates; he hath blessed thy children within thee. 

Psalms 147:13

The other day, we had one of those days with one of our kids...you know, one of those days, when you feel like all you do is yell and discipline over and over again. Well, this past weekend was just not a very good weekend for our little family. With the added pressure of not having our own place and things moving slower than we expected, let's just say we had a rough couple of days.

On one of our bad days, this verse stood out to me as I was reading...."He hath blessed thy children within thee." To me, it was such a comfort that God has blessed my children. I know that I need to do my part to teach and train, share the Gospel with them, but God has blessed them. Have you ever felt relieved after reading a verse? Maybe an encouraging article? Maybe listening to a sermon, song?

Sometimes as mamas we need encouragement! Not to be self-centered here, but a lot of times, we tend to be the one that does the encouraging not the one receiving the encouragement. Ladies, I hope and pray that when you come to my blog you can be lifted up at least a little. We surely need it! Especially to be able to be the kind of helpmeet we should be and the right kind of mama. Will you join me in being an encouragement?