UPDATE

just to keep everyone up to date ... i had to take my 8 yr old to the drs for her tonsils today. they have suggested surgery as we all knew and we have the date scheduled for feb 20. we are still believing that we are going to see God's hand move in this. we have three weeks to see what wonderful blessing He has for us. i am so thankful that no matter what happens He will protect my sweet little girl and he will give us peace and the strength to do what ever it is we'll need to do. He is truly an awesome God! well enough on that for tonight....i am also excited to report that we recieved another small financial blessing in the mail today..we somehow overpaid on a drs bill and the sent us a check for $30. so i am going to use that blessing to start my new grocery shopping plan. i am going to really start utilizing coupons and our grocery store sales to start stocking up on things we use often. my hope is that in time i will essentially be able to "shop" my pantry instead of scrambling every week to make a trip to wal-mart for groceries. so hopefully this plan will work and now i have a little extra cash to get it started, i am soooo excited. so wish me happy shopping:) on that note my sweet bundles of joy are sleeping soundly, dh is on an erand trip to town and my chair and knitting needles are whispering my name...have a blessed day:)

SNOW DAY.....

today has been an interesting day. we had a snow day.... i know, most adults and all children cry yah! but i on the other hand do not always share the same joy. i have mentioned before that i babysit. i am now only watching school aged kids because of a prior back injury it is hard for me to watch little ones. so on snow days i end up with a house full of crazy, rowdy, happy kids. i truly enjoy that part, what i don't enjoy is all the rest of the things that i am needing to do are still there needing to be done. i home school my oldest so on snow days it is impossible for me to make her do school when all her friends are here enjoying there day off school. so here we are at 3:30 and we still haven't started school....oh well, i truly enjoyed watching them play together and laugh and just really enjoy there time together. a few of the boys i had today i have been watching for many years and we really haven't seen them since school started in sept. so it was really cool spending the day with them. on the up side the one thing i was able to keep going today was the laundry, and all moms say yah!! i have that nearly done, maybe one more load to do. also on the up side the kids played soooo hard today so i am already dreaming about the early bed time and the quite evening dh and i will get as a reward for another hard day put in:) well i need to be moving on, school to do, dinner to start, and an empty laundry hamper to smile at (ha-ha). have a great day

ANOTHER MANIC MONAY....

well here we are again....it's Monday! i have never enjoyed Mondays i think Mondays should be a mandatory day of recovery from the fun of the weekends. i don't know about you but my family truly lives for the weekends and we enjoy them to the fullest. that makes Mondays a dreadful day of recovery. anyway...we had a great weekend, dh worked some overtime on Saturday which we missed him alot but are thankful for the chance to work and that he has work. but our evening was fun, we hung out and played games as a family:) Sunday after church we took the girls to a McDonald's with the plalyland. they had so much fun running and playing. the weather has been so cold they haven't been able to get out and really play, so this was a nice time to burn some energy. And here we are at Monday, a day the Lord has made so we shall rejoice in it. i will rejoice but i still think it should be a day of recovery,thankfully God knows better LOL. my house isn't in terrible shape just a lot of little projects to be done, cleaning out the fridge, organize bookshelf, clean out kitchen cupboards... the list goes on and on. 8 yr old has school and things are getting hard there. she hasn't been very motivated lately it's like talking to brick wall lately. not sure if its the weather or if the second half of the year is just going to be harder than the first. we are making some changes today and are going to be using the timer to keep track of how much time is allowed to complete each assignment. hopefully this will get us both back on track. well my day awaits me and i can avoid it no longer, onto my Monday recovery wish me luck! have a blessed day and remember to rejoice in it!!!

my days

life has been busy. earlier this week we took the girls to see disney on ice. it was sooo much fun. the girls loved it and so did dh and i. our youngest had a hard time with the overwhelming amount of souvineers shops and food vendors. it's a shame they have to charge so much. it's hard for a 4 yr old to understand why we can't spend 14$ on a snowcone. anyway we still had a wonderful time and it was such fun to just get away for the day. but that day has sent me back a little. came home to a messy house and still don't know how that happens when no one is here. the dog and cats must be up to something LOL. onto a new subject, my dear sister has been bitten by the home decorating bug and kindly infected my life with it also LOL. i have always been artistic and good with color. color doesn't scare me i just have no ability to decorate anything. i have no idea where to put things how to arrange things or how to place furniture. our home is quite small and old so it has odd shaped rooms. decorating it i feel is going to be difficult. but i really want to try and offer my family a pleasant home. so i did some research and found i really like the country cottage style of decorating so i am going to be brainstorming some inexpensive ideas to add some of this style to my home. if anyone has any ideas please let me know. maybe i'll be able to post some pics of my rooms and you can see my dilemas. have a blessed day!!

hello, things have been really busy for me lately. Update on 8 yr olds sleep apnea. We took her in to the drs and of course they feel she needs surgery to remove her tonsils. We are scheduled to see a specialist on the 29th. Of course I know in my head that this will most likely be the best solution for her but my mama's heart is having a hard time with that realization. We are praying for healing and protection for her and that her sleep won't be so labored. God is a prayer answering God and her sleep has been less labored but she does still snore a great deal. The bible tells us that we have enough troubles for one day and we are not to think to much on what will happen tomorow. I am putting my faith in Him and I know He will work this out in His perfect way and perfect timing and we need not fear only believe. I will keep you all posted on her progress. Onto a different subject now, i am a stya at home mom and i do some babysitting for grocery money. As of late that hasn't been working out to well and i think i am past my season for that kind of work. I have run a daycare center for the last 8 years and am feeling the need for something new and a little more peaceful. I am trying to be creative in finding some ways to make a little extra money from home to help with the grocery bill and the extras we like to do, dinner out with kids, movies, home renovations things like that. I enjoy knitting, quilting, baking, and general home making. so if anyone has any ideas i would love to hear them. thanks and have a blessed day.

BLESSED TO BE A BLESSING

Genesis 12:2 I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing. This scripture lets us know that God wants to and will bless us, not so we can be greedy and selfish but so that we can then be a blessing to others. But how often do we see our blessings this way? I know I don't often enough. But, God is so good and always giving us chances to learn and grow. Last night we recieved a very unexpected small financial blessing. I was so excited and right away had a small mental list of the things I could do with it. But God had other plans. About an hour after recieving this blessing we got a phone call of a family with a need and it would take all that we had recieved to meet this need. we were so excited to see God's hand move and that we could be a part of it. So we cheerfully met the need and felt even more blessed by the opportunity we had to do so. I think all to often we lose sight of the fact that the things we have on this earth from money to our homes and the food we eat aren't really ours. all things belong to the Lord and thankfully He will use people to get those things to the places they need to be if only we'll let go of our own greed and really listen for His small still voice and be obedient to His call. So let's all take some quite time each day and spend with the Lord and really try to listen for His voice so we can continue to be blessed to be a blessing! Have a great day in the Lord!

Good morning... I am in a bit of a funk today. My 8 yr old has suffered pretty much all her life from enlarged adenoids. drs. wanted to remove them when she was just a year old. We obviously said no and have hoped for the best. We were not christians at the time and no other choice than to hope. But now that we know the Lord as our savior we can put our faith in Him to keep her safe. In the recent months she has struggled again with the side effect from the enlarged adenoids and is suffering with sleep apnea. This time i feel worse than any other. I'm at a loss as to what to do. I know if we seek drs. they are going to push to have surgery. I understand and that may be the only choice now. As a mom i am having a real hard time accepting that. I have to remember that my peace is in the Lord, He is our strength, comforter, teacher and stronghold. I am believing He will keep my family safe and am seeking His wisdom for this situation. Please keep my family in prayer and I will keep everyone up to date on what goes on and how God is going to bless my family through this situation.

another crazy monday...
well it's here again, MONDAY!!! I've never been real good at Monday's.
We have a ton to do today, house needs alot of help! I'm still not sure how things can get so messed up in one day and none of us were even home yesterday! DH and I had a wonderful "date" yesterday. My sister volunteered to spend the day with my kidos and take them to play in the snow. They had a great time playing with all there cousins. DH and I went for a nice lunch and did some grocery shopping. Dates sure have changed in the last seven years LOL. Anyway, back to real life... 8yr old has alot of catching up in school today. we somehow got a little off track last week. The little ones are still arguing alot, I think they are still feeling the crash of the Holiday high. And of course the house still needs to be rescued, as always. Well 4yr old is crying and my ball and chain oh i mean my washing machine is calling my name. bye for now.

Just thought I would share a pic of my beauties. I am a truly blessed mama!!!

first time

Hello everyone, this is my first experience having a blog and am totally unsure how this will work. I am a stay at home mom of three beautiful girls. We are a christian family living for the Lord. I hope to post about my wonderful family, our time homeschooling and the many adventures we face every day.