Love the Holidays

What is it about everything going wrong before Christmas arrives? My husband and I carefully balanced our budget in November to prepare for the holidays when all of a sudden our water heater died last week ,and then we had a family emergency, and then a problem with the truck, and last but not least a check that was suppose to arrive soon will be here after New Years. I wanted to cry at the timing of it all and crawl in my bed and sulk. I had plans and once again they became a figment of my imagination. I admit my spirits were quite low. What were we going to do? Do we boil hot water for everyday existence for a month to get presents for the children or get hot water and watch the disappointment on their faces. We knew what we had to do. Pray. Pray. Pray. The answer was clear,we got the heater. We did talk to the children about our deli ma and surprisingly enough they took it well. I was expecting fits and heartbreak and they took it in stride. I could not of been more proud of them. It was about Jesus they said in their little girly voices. I got so hooked up on making everything work perfectly that I forgot the greatest present of all. Jesus! Thank God I have two brutally honest children around to get my head back to what was important. That day we let go of our anxiety and turned to him for guidance. In a couple of days we had little blessings come our way. Adjusting few of our bills we discovered that in November some of our bills were ahead by a month. We were able to buy gifts for the children. I had been saving spare change for a while now and surprisingly enough I had about almost a hundred dollars. So with that our Christmas meal was taken care of. Even getting eggnog was taken care of! For days now I have been looking for it in stores for the family and to my dismay it was always gone before I could get one., and just last night while going to the store fore some milk I came across more eggnog that had just been stacked. I got two! Everything was made possible and I am ever so thankful that my family will have a wonderful Christmas after all. I sure will! Have a wonderful Christmas time and may God bless you with the new Year!

Fireproof the movie!

I don't know if any of you have seen this movie but I can tell you right now it is a must. I have been wanting to see this movie with my husband since it's been out and last night was the last showing at the theater here in Pendleton. Although we missed about fifteen minutes we decided to stay anyway. Knowing my husband I was afraid he would hate this movie because there was no blood and gore and surprisingly enough he liked it alot. He was so moved by this movie that he cried. Not the cry out loud type of cry, but a very silent outpouring of feeling. I looked at him from time to time and I could see that finally he was getting the picture on how it is so important keeping faith with his God first and secondly with me. We went to the parking lot after the movie and he opened my car door for me. The man had not done that in ages! Before he started the car he looked into my eyes and said he was sorry for forgetting what was important. I cried and silently thanked the Lord for showing him what I could not say. Praise be to the Highest! So if you haven't seen the movie yet, wait till the end of January to get your own copy. At least that is what I have heard. You will love it!

Here are more pictures of my babes. They are so cute!

My two little blessings playing in the leaf pile that took me two hours to rake.

It is Friday

I love today because tomorrow I get to sleep in for an extra hour. My husband called me from out of the blue this morning to come spend the day with him. As he was asking me this I was glancing at the dishes that needed to be done and the piles of laundry that I needed to put away. Hmm.....spend time with hubby or clean the house? I rather spend my time with my husband! It was a good thing too, because I was able to talk to him about what was in my heart. He gets so busy sometimes that we don't get that chance very often. So when we do talk I like to make the time count. It was wonderful to connect on that level without someone else wanting his time. He took me out to lunch later on and we did fellowship together. I am fortunate to have a husband who believes in the Father. We also talked about making time to do fellowship with our children. So far my day has been relaxing. We are heading out the door to see my eldest in her play at school. I hope I remember to bring the camera this time. Later on today I shall try to add some pictures to my blog. Thanks for being patient!

Another day in limbo

My day began at six this morning to get the kids ready for school. Fortunately for the children I get up somewhat happy. Nobody is allowed to say anything until I get my cup of tea in the morning . Until that time comes, I am physically aware but mentally challenged. My husband is always amazed on how I can get up out of bed and go a mile a minute. That my friends is what I call "auto pilot" . Sure, I am doing what is suppose to be done ,but in my head I am on a white beach getting a massage by one of the locals.
I help my husband too with his day. If I have time I get his gear ready to go and his shaving equipment on hand in the bathroom. He loves it when I take the time out of my schedule to make sure he gets what he needs. He works very hard for this family and spoiling him is my way of saying thank you. Sounds like a dream come true, huh? Well sorry to burst your bubble, our lives are quite normal in that there are times where we want to kill each other. Our struggles make who we are and that is the beauty of it. God did not make a mistake in putting us together. My hubby balances my weakness and boy do I have a lot of them.
We also have with us our friend's nineteen year old son with us. We have adopted him into our family and are helping him with his future endeavors. Today I was the taxi driver for his job hunting. The boy needs a job until he can join the military. I like having company at home sometimes but there is a time where a girl just needs to be alone. I am ashamed to admit my prayer time has been neglected with all the drama of everyday life going on. I need to get back on track with that.
My day today was spent cleaning the house and making dinner . The natives always come home hungry, so I like to be prepared for the stampede when it comes. Everything was going so well until my youngest decided to ignore natures calling and wet the recently cleaned carpet in her room. I was cooking dinner at the time when I heard the yell for help. By that time my left eye started to twitch and I felt my blood beginning to boil. I got her cleaned up and proceeded to steam clean the carpet again. Then I remembered I left the chicken unattended and I could smell smoke. Oh no! Luckily it turned out fine after I turned down the heat. I took the wet clothes to the laundry room to wash and I noticed my white towel I left on the floor had a yellow stain on it. I lifted that puppy up to my nose and about died. My husband's bulldog had been peeing on the towel and the door. I lost it big time and started to cuss in my native tongue. The dog knew what was up and hid behind my husband. Was it too much to ask for a peaceful night? Lucky for everybody my temper is not what it used to be. I fed everyone and went to take a very hot shower and prayed for a deflation on my emotional uproar. After I had my shower I felt so much better. I read to my children and gave them kisses. Being a full-mother and wife takes a toll on a person ,but I would not have it any other way.

I feel like a virgin.

Well, it is official, I am finally starting my personal blog and unfortunately I am what people call computer illiterate. So hopefully I won't go too crazy on creating the layout. I might shock myself!Hehehe.... That is why it it so good to have friends who actually know what they are doing(right Jackie). Now if you want to know how to cook than I am your girl. I am a housewife by choice and I am learning to accept that role with humility. So be prepared for my everyday normal day being a woman, wife,mother,christain, housekeeper, cook, gardener,pet owner, babysitter,actor,organizer,friend,taxi driver, hero, enemy, lover,hairdresser, entertainer, grocery shopper, and the ever so awesome taste tester of sweet things. What? I want to make sure I don't poison the family!! Just kidding, I am not a bad cook,at least I don't think so. Well if I can't laugh at myself once in awhile than why am I living. Life is too short to be wasted on being depressed. I love life! So have a wonderful day and Godbless!
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