a new season of us

Living in Colorado I finally realize that seasons come and go. There was a season when all God did was speak to me, give me dreams and ideas. He would wake me up and pour thoughts and words into me. I know it sounds crazy, but I was doing ministry far above what I was humanly capable of. God allowed me to speak to hundreds of youths and lead thousands of people into His presence through music. That is crazy in itself for someone like me. Bottom line is that it was ALL GOD. I gave Him a willing heart and He took over. I am SO thankful for that season.

That season ended as I entered a valley. I have gone through a myriad of feelings and emotions since I moved from ministry and all I knew and loved to follow my husbands lead. Frustration with that situation left me listening only to my own complaints. I no longer heard God like I once did because I was getting in the way. I sadly confess I let it overtake me. I never walked away from the Lord, but, somehow I was side-swiped and am still trying to get back to where I once was. The good news - God is calling me again. I feel Him tugging at my heart. I know it's a matter of time as I make more time to really seek His face I will hear His voice again like I once did. And a new season of US will begin!

maggots on poop

A couple days ago my husband was admiring the beauty of our daughter. He said he needs to keep working out to fend off all the boys since they will be all over her, like maggots on poop. Really babe??? You know you just called our daughter a piece of poop! (And you can thank me for not including a picture as i could have!) :)

my messy story

If you came to my house right now this is one of the messy rooms in my house you would see. I sat on the rocking chair feeding my sweet baby, as I gazed at the mountain of work still ahead of me. I felt frustrated and tired. See this mess is a familiar scene. Toys, dishes, laundry, snot tissues (at least right now)....you name it and you'll find it laying all around the house. Then I began to think that if each messy room could talk they would have a story to tell.

You see, the baby was fussy this morning - he needs to poop! So after changing his peepee only diaper, i picked him up, cleaned out his snotty nose and tried to calm him with toys. This worked long enough for me to get the clean laundry out of the dryer. I folded about 4 items when he started fussing too much, so I had to carry him. I had promised to take the big kids to the library, so I figured I might as well get him and I dressed before it got too late. I finally got out of the house to return an hour later with lots of books. The kids were excited and dumped them all out on the floor. Now it's lunch time and off to school we go. Now I have 2 little ones napping and while I should be down cleaning this mess, I wanted to sit for a moment. Here I am writing this post quickly because soon one little one will wake up and the day goes on and on!

So please don't judge, there really is 3 good reasons for this mess.....big bro, little sis and baby! And be happy I only showed you ONE of the rooms in my house! I'll close with this - "If you want to see ME drop by anytime, if you want to see my house call ahead!!"

kid stuff

Little big man is doing great in kindergarten, but can be a little too chatty at times teacher says. Hmmmm.....sounds like someone else in the family! We had fun with his 100th day project, as we chewed 100 pieces of bubble gum for his poster project. He also just ended his first basketball season. Can i just say little kids playing basketball is hilarious to watch! (If I got a nickle for everytime a kid traveled!!!) We all had lots of fun at his games and he really did well. I'm sure he'll play again next year!

My little princess can often be overlooked. She's an easy, compliant child and is no longer the baby of the family, so she can get lost in the shuffle. We realized it had been awhile since she got some special attention so her and I went on a date. She loved the attention and for a couple hours she was the center of our universe. We went to a kid's art place where we can leave the mess behind and her favorite red robin. At home, she also loves playing board games....her favorite being Uno Moo.

Lastly, Mr. Happy is working hard at growing up way too fast! He really is such a good baby that happily gets dragged from place to place. In his spare time he loves to spit, babble, roll, sit and grab everything in his reach, especially hair. I think it's safe to say his favorite thing to play with is the paper on the tables at the doctor's office. Our silly little guy continues to melt our heart with his sweetness - oh and I win....he said mama first! :)