Friday, April 8, 2011

Start Dreaming Again



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Who said you couldn't do it?  Who told you not to bother? Who said you would never make it?

Who told you it's too late? You're too old!  You're too young!

You're not smart enough.

Strong enough.

Important enough.

Rich enough.

Who told you to stuff that dream way down inside your heart and never, ever mention it again?

Who said that it will never happen?

That dream job.

That college degree.

That book being published.

That incredible gift of a husband.

That positive pregnancy test.

That precious baby in your arms....

Who told you it would never happen for you?

That your not worth it.

That it's too late.


I have a newsflash....................


It's not over.

You haven't even gotten started yet.

You're just getting warmed up.

Life can change in a minute.

You could meet "him" today.

That baby is yours.

You are worth it.

You deserve better.

Your dreams are God dreams. He placed them inside you.

You may have to let go of some unhealthy people in your life.

It's okay to do that. It's even better to bless them as you do so.

You have a purpose.

And it's powerful.

Ask God to show you why He created you. You'll be awake all night writing it down.

It's not too late.

You're not too old. Or too young.

God sees the end from the beginning.

He knows the purposes and the plans He has for you.

He wants to bless you. Prosper you. And give you the desires of your heart.

It's bigger than what you think it is.

His plan is always better than ours.

So start dreaming again and trust Him...

He is faithful to fulfill the good work which He has begun in you.

Happy dreaming this weekend.


Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Daddy's Little Girl



I have been blessed with a special gift today!  I am sharing a small piece of my story for "Word Women Wednesday" at Tiffini's incredible blog The House of Belonging.

It will take you all of about five minutes to see how much she loves the Lord and to see that she has a tremendous heart for His women and their stories.

Healing springs forth when we share our stories sweet friends.

Please stop by and visit my beautiful new friend and read a little bit about how I finally became

Daddy's little girl......

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( As a side note: This post was written in reference to my entire childhood and out of the reality that my birth father never came back for me and never tried to establish a relationship with me. I searched for him as a grown woman and found him. (as so many of us do)  And that piece of my heart is for another post~)





Thank you Tiffini for allowing me to share today and for all that you are doing for Him.

You are a beautiful gift to the blog world......


Tuesday, March 29, 2011

This Is How We Roll


Good Morning! Happy Spring!


I wanted to thank you all so much for your prayers.....

I survived week before last week solo~ but barely!

Mainly because that horrible stomach bug continued to cycle through our house for about 12 days or so!! I felt so badly for the kiddies. We spent their entire spring break in the house except for one afternoon at the park. I was doing okay until the child who had it first got it again for the THIRD time.

Luckily, I had a beautiful strength to survive it all thanks to your prayers!  I am so grateful it's over with and we are moving on!

Big Daddy was home with us last week trying his best to work. Bless him.

I love it when he's home. I feel like I can breathe a little bit.

We had THE most beautiful weather here weekend before last and spent the entire weekend outside.

Baby Preston is doing well and is just about the most delicious thing on earth!!
We are so in love with him!

Here are a few pictures of a gorgeous morning we had together ! I think they needed the sunshine and fresh air so desperately after being cooped up with the stomach bug all week.




   Pearl Baby and Big Daddy







Blowing Kisses









These two keep me busy......14 months apart!





Little Mama!
She begged and pleaded. 
The. Entire. Walk. Around. The. Lake. This is what I heard....
"PLEASE MAMA! PLEASE. PLEASE let me wear the baby!"




 So here they are! 
I have never seen her so happy!! She kissed him with every step....




And my personal favorite photo of our morning! 

This is how we roll. Amen.

For those of you who may be wondering what on earth that giant
white, marshmallow looking thing is taking up half of the stroller......

That thing happens to be my sons' bumper pads!
Usually we just wrap them around him like a giant feather boa...
They go with us everywhere. And I do mean everywhere.

If you want to find out all about it you can read the details here.



Thank you again for your prayers sweet friends! I will write again when I can catch my breath.
I'm flying solo again this week. Hope you all are knee deep in some potting soil and flower beds!

Happy Spring!





Friday, March 11, 2011

Hurry Home







I wanted to pop in and wish you all a happy weekend!

We are anxiously awaiting Daddy's arrival home tonight. He has been away all week and is only home for two days and is leaving again for another week. I am especially excited to have him home since the minute he left our entire family came down with Stomach Bug 2011.

I'm not sure I can put into words what all has transpired here this week but I know that if were not
for His grace .....

I will spare you the details.

Amen.

The good news is that it's finally March! A huge turning point for me each year. The first day of spring is coming up in another week or so and daylight savings time is this weekend. The weather is finally warming up and the days are longer and I feel like I can start to get out of the house a little more.

I wanted to ask you if you would please say a few prayers for a supernatural week for us next week. The kiddies are all out of school for spring break and Daddy will be out of town the entire week.

This will be the first time since Preston's arrival that I will be solo with everyone for two weeks in a row.
Add in the exhaustion of five children with the stomach bug. No sleep. Cooking. Cleaning. Laundry and nursing a newborn and I am just a little nervous about next week.

They took everything I had this week!

I may have to pull a "Scarlet O'Hara" and "take to my bed" this weekend!!!

I have made a little list of special things to do for them and with them and I am going to try my best
to offer a somewhat enjoyable break from school.

I have the most energy (Ha!) in the mornings so I think we will head out for mini field trips in the a.m. and then come home for lunch and naps and then out to the park each afternoon with scooters and bicycles and "The Preston" in his stroller!

Here's hoping it all goes well. I'll let you know and will post pictures if I can hold my eyes open!


Happy Spring!