We had the Missionaries from our church over for dinner one night a few months ago and they read my kids a story called "You are Special" by Max Lucado. The story is about a town full of Wemmicks, little wooden people, who go around giving out stickers all day long. They give out Gold stars if you look nice, can do cool tricks, or are seen as "special" in their eyes. They also go around giving … [Read more...]
The years tell us much that the days never knew
It's hard to believe that time flies by as fast as it does. People always told me "Don't blink. It will be over before you know it." That statement has always overwhelmed me. Being a mom is by the far the most rewarding and difficult thing I have ever done. Sometimes it feels like the day will never be over and other times it feels like it's all just flying by. I heard a quote once that has stuck … [Read more...]
Things that have caught my eye Dec 14
I don't know about you but when I'm browsing the internet on my phone or walking through a store and I want to remember something I snap a picture on my oh so handy iPhone so that I can go back to it whenever I want.Here are a few of the things that have caught my eye lately.I am LOVING all the Gold and Black everywhere. I love it so much that I decided to redo our Master bedroom to use those … [Read more...]
Steps into the Darkness
Noah and I have made some pretty big life changing decisions based on prayers in the last few months. These decisions require us to take some leaps of faith and steps into the darkness. I wanted to share some of the insights I have received and some of the messages I have found to help along this new journey.After Noahs brother Keyn got in his accident (more on … [Read more...]
Trials of Life- Quotes
I sometimes feel like the weight of the world is on my shoulders. I occasionally get the all consuming feeling that my trials are more then I can handle.Yesterday Noah and I were sitting on the edge of our bed talking about everything that we had going on at that time and Noah let out a huge sigh and said, "I feel like we are getting beat up by life's trials right now." I agreed, it has felt that … [Read more...]