Showing posts with label random thoughts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label random thoughts. Show all posts
Monday, April 9, 2012
Insta Friday catch up!
We've started settling into a new normal which for now is quite chaotic. The house is a mess and I'm not sleeping ( Hudson isn't sleeping) but I love my family and wouldn't change it for the whole world. We made it to church for Easter, survived a family crawfish boil, and even went to a nice restaurant all without incident! I'm still feeling blah and yucky with all this baby weight to lose but loving the spring weather an daily walks! Dad gave Hudson his first pumped bottle and he took it fine so I'll probably pump some more just for a little break in case I need to leave him with a bottle.
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
10 Reasons it's time to have a baby!
1. Getting dressed this morning, I heard a rip...a really LOUD RIP!! yep, my favorite maternity jeans that I've worn every day for the last 4 month, finally gave way. :(
2. I've seriously considered consulting a tent maker for a new outfit.
3. My stretch marks have stretch marks.
4. I spend actual time contemplating how to make a rope and pulley system for helping me get in and out of the bath tub.
5. I can't see or reach my legs, much less shave them for my upcoming debut in stirrups.
6. I neurotically obsess over Hudson's kick counts and movements (or lack thereof) as he is officially out of room and doesn't move as much. I just want to hold him in my arms and know he's safe!
7. My shoulders and knees are now fat...it's time.
8. Eating and breathing have become nearly impossible to accomplish at the same time and I really would like to do both.
9. 39 weeks seems like an entire year...and almost is! I was pregnant last year all through baseball season, and now it's time for the new season, and I'm still pregnant!!!!
10. My body has just said, I'M DONE!!!!!
2. I've seriously considered consulting a tent maker for a new outfit.
3. My stretch marks have stretch marks.
4. I spend actual time contemplating how to make a rope and pulley system for helping me get in and out of the bath tub.
5. I can't see or reach my legs, much less shave them for my upcoming debut in stirrups.
6. I neurotically obsess over Hudson's kick counts and movements (or lack thereof) as he is officially out of room and doesn't move as much. I just want to hold him in my arms and know he's safe!
7. My shoulders and knees are now fat...it's time.
8. Eating and breathing have become nearly impossible to accomplish at the same time and I really would like to do both.
9. 39 weeks seems like an entire year...and almost is! I was pregnant last year all through baseball season, and now it's time for the new season, and I'm still pregnant!!!!
10. My body has just said, I'M DONE!!!!!
Sunday, March 4, 2012
a story written by my hubby!
In the latter part of 2008 a recession occurred that put the global economy on notice. The subsequent fallout of this economic downturn is still apparent today, as evidenced by high unemployment, low consumer confidence, a decline in home values, and rising food and gas prices, just to name a few things. Additionally, retirement nest eggs on average have yet to approach their pre-collapse balance and [even responsible] elderly individuals who would otherwise be comfortably retired at the present time are now working well-into their latter years out of sheer necessity. On top of all of this, we as United States’ citizens continue to tread anxiously forward in life while watching irresponsible congressional spending send us further and further into a federal debt crisis, leaving the rational ones among us to ask the inevitable question: What’s possibly around the next corner? The whole thing is unsustainable as it currently stands. It’s a ticking time bomb. Your financial standing and ability to endure what’s to come when it predictably occurs is quite literally up to you as an individual.
On a personal note [by the Grace of God] I’m currently doing fine financially, but know in my heart of hearts that I am not immune to the consequences of what’s described above, as I’m already beginning to see benefits of the above-average salary I once enjoyed being taken away one by one. It seems as if every week that I go in to work there’s another cutback here, there, or somewhere.
All of this leads me to the conclusion that if I’m presently as uncomfortable with my job security as an otherwise in-demand healthcare worker with a Master’s degree and an income that currently falls somewhere within the top 5% of incomes nationally, then I’m quite sure the anxiety induced and sustained by this slump is nondiscriminatory with regards to other defining qualities of individuals, be it income, education, degree, title, trade, religious background, race, gender, and/or sexual orientation. What I mean is that I’m sure we are all feeling it in one way or another. Every month that passes a friend and/or neighbor is losing his/her job and/or having to sell his/her house through no fault of their own really, just a casualty of ever-present economic stagnation in the aftermath of an economic crisis that happens to be well-into its fourth year.
I would otherwise be stricken with worry about the above if not for the income that my wife’s presently bringing-in as a STAY-AT-HOME-MOM. Yes, you read that correctly. About a year and a half ago she began earning money in increasing amounts to the point that this year in taxes, instead of getting a rather large refund like in the past, for the first time we’ll probably actually owe Uncle Sam (trust me when I say that this is a nice problem to have). In fact, her current income will soon rival and eventually surpass mine (probably within the year), one that you’ll remember from above falls within the top 5% of wage earners in the country.
But… We have a dirty little secret: Psst... It’s multi-level-marketing [wink]. Some call it “pyramid”… Others call it network marketing; but, in an economy that’s essentially circling the drain, I call it “cha-ching!”
Now, being totally transparent and honest, a year and a half ago I was completely against this venture she’d undertaken and even mocked her for having done so. I shared with her how in the past I was subjected to Amway with offers from “friends” to “Come over to the house for ‘drinks’ while we discuss an ‘offer you can’t refuse’” only to show up and find the host dressed in a suit and tie holding a briefcase, eventually giving me and any other dupes that were present the awkward presentation of the “business”. It’d be an understatement to say it put a bad taste in my mouth.
The company she began multi-level-marketing with a year and a half ago is called Plexus Worldwide. They make a weight loss supplement called Plexus Slim, an all-natural weight-loss product that she’d been taking for a couple of months with great results. At first she was just a customer, but around November of 2010 so many people were interested in what she was doing to lose weight that she figured out she could sign-up with the company and essentially make “a few extra dollars” for the referrals – an idea that I initially scoffed at. However, in January of 2011 I, myself, had gotten up to 228#’s and was desperate to lose some weight. At exactly six feet tall and active, I’d always enjoyed the luxury of eating anything and everything that I wanted well-up into my mid-30’s. For anyone that might think I’m exaggerating, let me explain that at one point during this time I was actually asked by “management” to leave a buffet. Well, after the age of 35 these eating habits began to catch-up with me and I started slowly putting on the pounds... From about 190#’s to 228#’s, a net gain of about 38#’s over approximately three years. On January 1st of 2011, at the suggestion of my wife, I reluctantly started taking the Plexus Worldwide product Plexus-Slim with the goal that I’d be able to fit comfortably into my sport-coat/slacks that I’d worn ten years prior and to essentially wear one of those suits to my 20-year high school reunion. Over the course of the seven months leading up to the reunion I really didn’t consciously change any of my eating habits and actually exercised less than I had before. Very-much like my wife before me, people began noticing me losing the weight and wanted to know what exactly I was doing, so in April of 2011 I jump on board the bandwagon with selling the product under my wife to make “a few extra dollars” of my own. Eventually on August 1st, 2011 I was 193#’s, 35#’s less than what I was on New Year’s Day, and able to comfortably fit into one of my suits for my 20-year reunion later in the week.
Since that time her income (and mine to a slightly lesser degree) with this company from this product has skyrocketed to a level that, quite frankly, if you had even suggested it were possible a year and a half ago when all of this started I’d have spit-out my drink all over you while laughing uncontrollably in your face.
Unfortunately for me, this has all personally come at a price: I’m the butt of many good-natured jokes at work from some of my friends/coworkers who know we’re a part of this “pyramid scheme”… And trust me when I say that I’m laughing all the way to the bank.
Many of them have actually purchased and taken the product and done (or are doing) quite well. A few have even signed-up under me and are supplementing their incomes with “a few extra dollars” of their own; but still others just don’t get it and are content with what they make at their regular job, whether doing fine financially or struggling to make ends meet. To be honest, I don’t even mention the opportunity to people anymore because it invariably leads to the “pyramid” reference, and they’d evidently rather work a “real job” in order to make any money that they have because there’s apparently more “honor” in that whole process. I’ve literally had people look me in the eye and ask me to pray about the financial situation they are in, yet in nearly the same breath sneer or show agitated indifference to any suggestion I offer related to the multi-level-marketing opportunity that my wife and I are involved in.
As for the “pyramid” reference, let’s briefly take a closer look at a “real job” in order to clear things up a bit:
CEO
PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT
MIDDLE MANAGEMENT
HARD WORKING EMPLOYEES
No Thanks – Looks Like a Pyramid Scheme
For anyone that is skeptical, that’s fine. So was I in the beginning, but here’s what I’d like you to know now about truly attaining wealth: Without question, network marketing gives individuals opportunities where maybe there hadn’t been any before, and all with little to no start-up costs. Anything else that you try or do for a living is going to have quite a bit of start-up cost combined with required effort of varying degrees. A trade? You generally have to pay for the education to learn it. Real estate? You have to purchase it first and possibly pay to renovate it in order to eventually make a profit. A franchise? Depending on which one, you’re probably looking at upwards of $100,000. A restaurant? A lot of money, very hard work, and risk; but good luck.
Any business endeavor undertaken by an individual or the decision to go to school to learn a trade is going to have an inherent risk of failure, whether it’s a “real world / real job”, real estate, opening a restaurant, or perhaps even network marketing. Across the board, those committed to finding ways around or through the inevitable obstacles that get in the way will generally succeed where others might’ve failed. It’s called the game of life in that whatever you choose to do you will either make an excuse or make money in order to be profitable. Also, performing hard work now and perhaps slowing down in the future to take advantage of any distribution set-up through a network marketing business isn’t much different than entrepreneurs early in life that sit back and live off residual income in the form of franchise fees, rent payments, and royalties. What I’m saying is, despite what you may hear, there isn’t any shame in doing so.
To recap everything: My wife and I are apparently chumps. We both got duped into this Plexus Worldwide network marketing thing to earn “a few extra dollars” while getting healthier. In the process this whole thing has taken on a life of its own and now we are looking at the potential of making more money than I do currently while utilizing my graduate degree in the operating room. Did we work our tails off to get to this point? Well, not really. We drank a drink that tastes like Crystal Light once a day and lost weight while telling others that asked us “how so?” about the product. To my wife’s credit, she has taken it upon herself to help “educate” everyone that she signs up to sell the product… Maybe that’s why she’s doing so well? Who knows? What I do know is that if you want to lose weight, this may be the product for you. If it works for you, like my wife and I, without a doubt you will have people ask “how and where?” they can get the same product. When this happens, if you’d like, you can simply refer them to me… That would be outstanding. What would be better, however, is if you could supplement your-own income by your referrals. That would be cool.
A recent national survey I encountered showed that if households that filed for bankruptcy had only brought-in an extra $200 per month, the majority of them over time would have made ends meet and avoided impoverishment. $200 extra a month? For many people an opportunity like this could be life-changing.
If you have any specific questions about the product and/or the company, we can be reached at 985.290.3009 or you can check out the website at www.plexusslim.com/95526
Thanks for your time in reading this…
On a personal note [by the Grace of God] I’m currently doing fine financially, but know in my heart of hearts that I am not immune to the consequences of what’s described above, as I’m already beginning to see benefits of the above-average salary I once enjoyed being taken away one by one. It seems as if every week that I go in to work there’s another cutback here, there, or somewhere.
All of this leads me to the conclusion that if I’m presently as uncomfortable with my job security as an otherwise in-demand healthcare worker with a Master’s degree and an income that currently falls somewhere within the top 5% of incomes nationally, then I’m quite sure the anxiety induced and sustained by this slump is nondiscriminatory with regards to other defining qualities of individuals, be it income, education, degree, title, trade, religious background, race, gender, and/or sexual orientation. What I mean is that I’m sure we are all feeling it in one way or another. Every month that passes a friend and/or neighbor is losing his/her job and/or having to sell his/her house through no fault of their own really, just a casualty of ever-present economic stagnation in the aftermath of an economic crisis that happens to be well-into its fourth year.
I would otherwise be stricken with worry about the above if not for the income that my wife’s presently bringing-in as a STAY-AT-HOME-MOM. Yes, you read that correctly. About a year and a half ago she began earning money in increasing amounts to the point that this year in taxes, instead of getting a rather large refund like in the past, for the first time we’ll probably actually owe Uncle Sam (trust me when I say that this is a nice problem to have). In fact, her current income will soon rival and eventually surpass mine (probably within the year), one that you’ll remember from above falls within the top 5% of wage earners in the country.
But… We have a dirty little secret: Psst... It’s multi-level-marketing [wink]. Some call it “pyramid”… Others call it network marketing; but, in an economy that’s essentially circling the drain, I call it “cha-ching!”
Now, being totally transparent and honest, a year and a half ago I was completely against this venture she’d undertaken and even mocked her for having done so. I shared with her how in the past I was subjected to Amway with offers from “friends” to “Come over to the house for ‘drinks’ while we discuss an ‘offer you can’t refuse’” only to show up and find the host dressed in a suit and tie holding a briefcase, eventually giving me and any other dupes that were present the awkward presentation of the “business”. It’d be an understatement to say it put a bad taste in my mouth.
The company she began multi-level-marketing with a year and a half ago is called Plexus Worldwide. They make a weight loss supplement called Plexus Slim, an all-natural weight-loss product that she’d been taking for a couple of months with great results. At first she was just a customer, but around November of 2010 so many people were interested in what she was doing to lose weight that she figured out she could sign-up with the company and essentially make “a few extra dollars” for the referrals – an idea that I initially scoffed at. However, in January of 2011 I, myself, had gotten up to 228#’s and was desperate to lose some weight. At exactly six feet tall and active, I’d always enjoyed the luxury of eating anything and everything that I wanted well-up into my mid-30’s. For anyone that might think I’m exaggerating, let me explain that at one point during this time I was actually asked by “management” to leave a buffet. Well, after the age of 35 these eating habits began to catch-up with me and I started slowly putting on the pounds... From about 190#’s to 228#’s, a net gain of about 38#’s over approximately three years. On January 1st of 2011, at the suggestion of my wife, I reluctantly started taking the Plexus Worldwide product Plexus-Slim with the goal that I’d be able to fit comfortably into my sport-coat/slacks that I’d worn ten years prior and to essentially wear one of those suits to my 20-year high school reunion. Over the course of the seven months leading up to the reunion I really didn’t consciously change any of my eating habits and actually exercised less than I had before. Very-much like my wife before me, people began noticing me losing the weight and wanted to know what exactly I was doing, so in April of 2011 I jump on board the bandwagon with selling the product under my wife to make “a few extra dollars” of my own. Eventually on August 1st, 2011 I was 193#’s, 35#’s less than what I was on New Year’s Day, and able to comfortably fit into one of my suits for my 20-year reunion later in the week.
Since that time her income (and mine to a slightly lesser degree) with this company from this product has skyrocketed to a level that, quite frankly, if you had even suggested it were possible a year and a half ago when all of this started I’d have spit-out my drink all over you while laughing uncontrollably in your face.
Unfortunately for me, this has all personally come at a price: I’m the butt of many good-natured jokes at work from some of my friends/coworkers who know we’re a part of this “pyramid scheme”… And trust me when I say that I’m laughing all the way to the bank.
Many of them have actually purchased and taken the product and done (or are doing) quite well. A few have even signed-up under me and are supplementing their incomes with “a few extra dollars” of their own; but still others just don’t get it and are content with what they make at their regular job, whether doing fine financially or struggling to make ends meet. To be honest, I don’t even mention the opportunity to people anymore because it invariably leads to the “pyramid” reference, and they’d evidently rather work a “real job” in order to make any money that they have because there’s apparently more “honor” in that whole process. I’ve literally had people look me in the eye and ask me to pray about the financial situation they are in, yet in nearly the same breath sneer or show agitated indifference to any suggestion I offer related to the multi-level-marketing opportunity that my wife and I are involved in.
As for the “pyramid” reference, let’s briefly take a closer look at a “real job” in order to clear things up a bit:
CEO
PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT
MIDDLE MANAGEMENT
HARD WORKING EMPLOYEES
No Thanks – Looks Like a Pyramid Scheme
For anyone that is skeptical, that’s fine. So was I in the beginning, but here’s what I’d like you to know now about truly attaining wealth: Without question, network marketing gives individuals opportunities where maybe there hadn’t been any before, and all with little to no start-up costs. Anything else that you try or do for a living is going to have quite a bit of start-up cost combined with required effort of varying degrees. A trade? You generally have to pay for the education to learn it. Real estate? You have to purchase it first and possibly pay to renovate it in order to eventually make a profit. A franchise? Depending on which one, you’re probably looking at upwards of $100,000. A restaurant? A lot of money, very hard work, and risk; but good luck.
Any business endeavor undertaken by an individual or the decision to go to school to learn a trade is going to have an inherent risk of failure, whether it’s a “real world / real job”, real estate, opening a restaurant, or perhaps even network marketing. Across the board, those committed to finding ways around or through the inevitable obstacles that get in the way will generally succeed where others might’ve failed. It’s called the game of life in that whatever you choose to do you will either make an excuse or make money in order to be profitable. Also, performing hard work now and perhaps slowing down in the future to take advantage of any distribution set-up through a network marketing business isn’t much different than entrepreneurs early in life that sit back and live off residual income in the form of franchise fees, rent payments, and royalties. What I’m saying is, despite what you may hear, there isn’t any shame in doing so.
To recap everything: My wife and I are apparently chumps. We both got duped into this Plexus Worldwide network marketing thing to earn “a few extra dollars” while getting healthier. In the process this whole thing has taken on a life of its own and now we are looking at the potential of making more money than I do currently while utilizing my graduate degree in the operating room. Did we work our tails off to get to this point? Well, not really. We drank a drink that tastes like Crystal Light once a day and lost weight while telling others that asked us “how so?” about the product. To my wife’s credit, she has taken it upon herself to help “educate” everyone that she signs up to sell the product… Maybe that’s why she’s doing so well? Who knows? What I do know is that if you want to lose weight, this may be the product for you. If it works for you, like my wife and I, without a doubt you will have people ask “how and where?” they can get the same product. When this happens, if you’d like, you can simply refer them to me… That would be outstanding. What would be better, however, is if you could supplement your-own income by your referrals. That would be cool.
A recent national survey I encountered showed that if households that filed for bankruptcy had only brought-in an extra $200 per month, the majority of them over time would have made ends meet and avoided impoverishment. $200 extra a month? For many people an opportunity like this could be life-changing.
If you have any specific questions about the product and/or the company, we can be reached at 985.290.3009 or you can check out the website at www.plexusslim.com/95526
Thanks for your time in reading this…
I have 3 day trials available for purchase of our amazing weight loss combo, Plexus Slim and Accelerator. Just comment or message me for details and inquiries!!
Thursday, February 23, 2012
update
Just got back from the doctor! My blood pressure looks great, no big weight gain with the swelling, heartbeat perfect, I'm 1 cm dialated and having irregular contractions. Taking one day at a time and thanking God for our amazing miracle!I'll go for an ultrasound on Wednesday for size...I'm measuring a week ahead but I did with both other boys too. Guess I'll try to get my bag packed this weekend for a just in case early delivery...otherwise, I'll hang on as long as I can as I'm only 36 1/2 weeks and need Hudson to cook just a little longer!!
Monday, February 20, 2012
Things to do before Hudson arrives! updated!
My brain is swirling with all the things I have to do before our precious baby boy #3 arrives so I thought I'd start
A list!!!
I got one thing checked off last night when made a wreath to go on his door at the hospital. So cute!
Ok so here goes....
Wash baby clothes
Pack hospital bag, one for me and one for baby. Done
Finish cleaning and organizing Hudson's closet.
Put pack'n'play together. Done
Get big bro shirts made.
Clean out playroom with big
Boys.
Plan some meals for after baby.
Delegate for field trips and school activities that need parent chaperon's the month of march. Done (thanks to grandpa for volunteering to go and change work schedule!)
Secure promotion with work from home job so I can take a deep breath and time relaxing with new baby!!! (still up in the air, but looking good!)
Order a few things for gallery wall in the nursery.
Take a few belly shots with boys in them even though I am huge and miserable. ( I know I'll regret it
Later if i don't!) this is definitely LAST baby!
Check on status of
Back ordered dresser for nursery. (shipped on or before 3/20 so we still don't have a dresser/changing table!)
do taxes! 90% entered into Turbo Tax, still have to finish!
A list!!!
I got one thing checked off last night when made a wreath to go on his door at the hospital. So cute!
Ok so here goes....
Wash baby clothes
Pack hospital bag, one for me and one for baby. Done
Finish cleaning and organizing Hudson's closet.
Put pack'n'play together. Done
Get big bro shirts made.
Clean out playroom with big
Boys.
Plan some meals for after baby.
Delegate for field trips and school activities that need parent chaperon's the month of march. Done (thanks to grandpa for volunteering to go and change work schedule!)
Secure promotion with work from home job so I can take a deep breath and time relaxing with new baby!!! (still up in the air, but looking good!)
Order a few things for gallery wall in the nursery.
Take a few belly shots with boys in them even though I am huge and miserable. ( I know I'll regret it
Later if i don't!) this is definitely LAST baby!
Check on status of
Back ordered dresser for nursery. (shipped on or before 3/20 so we still don't have a dresser/changing table!)
do taxes! 90% entered into Turbo Tax, still have to finish!
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Monday, February 13, 2012
Instagram catch up!
So I downloaded a new program and it seems to have fixed my issue with getting pics off my new iphone...Here is a little catch up from the last few weeks!!!
awesome burp cloths I had made!
Little sis and a friend, all pregnant together!
Jackson started Upward Basketball and he loves it!
Mardi gras!!
Superbowl!!!
34 weeks!
I've already started planting!!!! Love Louisiana winters!
My new nephew Zeke!
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Lazy Day
We stayed home from church today and played hookie, something we usually never do. I contracted all day yesterday after basketball game, piano recital, and soccer game. So we thought today should be low key. Even though that always ends up including house work and haircuts and homework, and other mandatory things that mommy's never get to take off from! It's cold here today, first real day of winter we've had all season. I'm in jammies and slippers and had a fire in the fireplace last night. I ready to meet this little one. I'm anxious for my doctor appointment tomorrow. He'll probably check me after a weekend of contractions that I didn't call him about. I SO swollen too. I knew my body had issues with being pregnant, it's still hard to feel huge and look so different. Everyone has a comment for me, and I mean EVERYONE!!! I can't go anywhere without gasps and shrieks and comments about needing to get straight to the hospital before I deliver right on the sidewalk! I just smile and say, no, it's not quite time... thinking to myself, they would die if they knew I wasn't due until the middle of March!
In other issues, I just got the new iphone 4s and I can't get it to sync or get my pictures off of it, used to upload all my instagram stuff to post, and now, nothing! SO frustrating!! THoughts?
Hope you are all having a wondeful weekend! I'll keep ya posted about my appointment in the morning!
In other issues, I just got the new iphone 4s and I can't get it to sync or get my pictures off of it, used to upload all my instagram stuff to post, and now, nothing! SO frustrating!! THoughts?
Hope you are all having a wondeful weekend! I'll keep ya posted about my appointment in the morning!
Thursday, August 11, 2011
random pregnant post...
So I'm 8 weeks pregnant. Life is upside down right now. I'm sick but blessed. I've had crazy cravings! Pickled beets with dill pickles, pepperoni and pink lemonade, etc. I am already gaining weight because I feel better when I have a full stomach. The smell of coffee makes me throw up...french fries too. I have been loving Italian Pie bread sticks, yum. I'm already stressed about weight gain (no really, you didn't see me preggo with the last 2...NOT PRETTY!) My hubby has crazy name suggestions right now. I go to bed at 8 pm everynight. I nap almost everyday. I take my Zofran every 8 hours and have to leave it by my bed to take before I get up for the day. My clothes already don't fit. I am starting to realize I am going to have another baby. I have SO much to do with this house! It is really out of control! Already started having weird dreams likes last pregnancy. Logan wants to talk about the baby every day, all day. The boys are sweet and protective of me. The brag about the new sibling coming! Jackson's teacher asked, so jackson, do you know if it's a boy or a girl? to which he replied, "um, I think God decides that one!" LOVE HIM!!! Just a random update! Have a great thursday!
Monday, August 8, 2011
First Day of School!
I can't believe our summer is over! Where did that time go? My oldest started second grade today and was so excited!! I counted the minutes until he came home. He LOVED it! He is my social kid who missed his friends. He also thrives on schedules and routine, something I am not good at. When I picked him up he was eager to tell his teacher that I had a baby in my tummy and patted me softly. So sweet. Will get a picture uploaded soon. I've been throwing up all afternoon, so that can wait. sigh.
Saturday, July 23, 2011
another miracle...
God is an amazing creator! Everyday I marvel at the things around me that show His glory!!
The detail, the color, the beauty, it is all so amazing to me!
And something that is even more amazing to me is that the One who created the flowers and beauty I love and enjoy so much in my gardens, is the same creator who know my thoughts, my desires, my hopes, and my dreams. He hears my prayers, spoken and felt deep in my heart. He gives us purpose, direction, and meaning in this crazy and hectic world. He is the author and perfecter of each of our lives if we so choose to place it in His hands. What a blessing to know He is in control...and an even bigger blessing to see when He decides to grant miracles to some of us!
I've written before about my two amazing boys and the true miracles that I feel they are. My "baby" is almost 6 and I can't believe where the time has gone. I also can't believe that in the last few weeks, God has revealed some more of His plan for me and for our family! As you may have read yesterday...God has decided to bless us with another miracle!! I am pregnant and still amazed at the thought!
It took several tests and 2 near panic attacks to adjust to the idea that my joy as a mother would be increased further as I get the opportunity to care for and love another precious human being. As I took that first pregnancy test, I immediately was given scripture in my heart...Psalm 139 flowed through my mind as tears of joy and fear rolled down my cheeks at once.
Then these words once again filled my heart...
Psalm 139 (New International Version)
- 1 O LORD, you have searched me and you know me.
- 2 You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar.
- 3 You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with all my ways.
- 4 Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O LORD.
- 5 You hem me in--behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me.
- 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
- 7 Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?
- 8 If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.
- 9 If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea,
- 10 even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast.
- 11 If I say, "Surely the darkness will hide me and the light become night around me,"
- 12 even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is as light to you.
- 13 For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb.
- 14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. 15 My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, 16 your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. 17 How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!
- 18 Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand. When I awake, I am still with you.
- 19 If only you would slay the wicked, O God! Away from me, you bloodthirsty men!
- 20 They speak of you with evil intent; your adversaries misuse your name.
- 21 Do I not hate those who hate you, O LORD, and abhor those who rise up against you? 22 I have nothing but hatred for them; I count them my enemies.
- 23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
- 24 See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
...so it is with joy and faith and trust that I move forward day by day, marveling in the wonder of being blessed with...another miracle!
Thursday, June 23, 2011
crazy week!
Things have been crazy in a very good way! home business is taking off and I LOVE working from home on my own terms! will be back with more of an update and some before and after pics of my weight loss!!
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Zephyrs Baseball!
It's hot! Time for baseball! We took the boys to a zephyers baseball game last week before it got too hot and they LOVED it! I didn't love the part where my kids almost got hit with a crazy fast foul ball that came inches from them and hit the seat in front of us! Scary! But we survived and had a blast (with grandpa too!) Logan made All-Stars so we have been to practice today and tomorrow and have a tournament this weekend! He is excited!! Happy Wednesday!!
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
to do...
working my way through a crazy to do list! summer is here and we are having a blast. went to the movies this morning! yay for $3 movie day at our theater. how to train a dragon was just as good the 12th time! hung out with some friends and had fun. i'm gearing up and getting ready for my first ever business convention! i have been so thrilled to have the opportunity to work from home with plexus worldwide and am loving their products! i'm trying to think ahead to what i should wear and pack for a weekend in new orleans mingling with new friends and learning a ton of new ideas for my business! also getting some organizing and spring cleaning out of the way! the playroom is finally managable as i parted with 4 trash bags of junk and a whole car load of things to give away and donate!!
Friday, April 22, 2011
getting ready...
Running around like crazy trying to get ready for vacation...we are headed to the beach and i'm buried under laundry trying to get everything ready to go. This past week was crazy with baseball, swim lessons, school, easter parties, etc. I'm ready to relax on the beach with my boys...
Monday, April 18, 2011
super busy, crazy, great weekend
So we had a wonderful weekend! Really busy but good. I worked friday night, then we had a neighborhood block party on saturday followed by a baseball game. After the game, the block party was still going on so we finished the evening with friends. We love our neighborhood so much!! The kids had a blast and slept great after a full day. Sunday we went to church ( me and the boys because john got called into work) and then to another party! Easter egg hunt and food with more neighbors. The weather was amazing, 70's and sunny! We are truly blessed and looking forward to spring break next week!!
Thursday, March 24, 2011
crazy week!
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