Just thinking...

Do you ever have those days when you realize life is whizzing by you...it seems the days are just melding together. Kids fighting, crying, house messy, cluttered and just bleh!!!

Well, we got home from our family hike and Peter was flipping out, I mean really flipping out. So I deposited him on the floor in the hallway to let him cry/scream it out on his own and I went to the piano to drown him out and help me keep calm. I played one of my favorites How Great Thou Art and then I flipped open my hymn book and just played where it opened to which was Count Your Many Blessings. This song spoke to my soul today.

When upon life’s billows you are tempest-tossed,

When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost,
Count your many blessings; name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord has done.

[Chorus]
Count your blessings;
Name them one by one.
Count your blessings;
See what God hath done.
Count your blessings;
Name them one by one.
Count your many blessings;
See what God hath done.

2. Are you ever burdened with a load of care?
Does the cross seem heavy you are called to bear?
Count your many blessings; ev’ry doubt will fly,
And you will be singing as the days go by.

3. When you look at others with their lands and gold,
Think that Christ has promised you his wealth untold.
Count your many blessings; money cannot buy
Your reward in heaven nor your home on high.

4. So amid the conflict, whether great or small,
Do not be discouraged; God is over all.
Count your many blessings; angels will attend,
Help and comfort give you to your journey’s end.

The message in this song today for me was loud and clear. I am grateful that I opened my hymn book to this song today because it gave me perspective! NO matter what I do the Lord will always be there for me, He will always be patiently waiting for me to humble myself and come to him.

Goals!!!

I am still alive!!!! Just been super busy with a hubby who was out of town for almost 4 weeks since the first of the year and dealing with sick kiddos...and a sick mama! All is well now and I have decided to set some goals for myself this year. Yeah, I know it's already March. Most people do goal setting at the beginning of the year, so I am a little slow this year. So here they are...

1. I would like to be more consistent with my homeschooling days with my little ones. That means setting goals for the kids and sticking to a schedule (I don't like schedules).

2. We would like to move somewhere in the nearish (next year or two) future to a property with acreage. So, I would like to DECLUTTER and then organize EVERY room in the house and make all the improvements or updates they need to sell. (that one is kind of a lofty goal)

3. I want to make sure I play with my kids everyday or at least do something physical with them.

4. Read to my kids.

5. Pay more attention to my hubby...not just talk at him about the messy house or something about the kids.

6. My most important goal for me (and go ahead you can think I am vain) but, I need to lose weight. I am tired of feeling down about the way I look. I know my husband loves me just the way I am but the issue here is not about what other people around me see it is about what I see and I don't like it. I have been really good about my exercise since having Tyler in August. My improvements need to come in the area of eating. I don't tend to eat a lot of junk food or anything but I do like sweets and I am going to cut them out for awhile. I have always had an issue losing weight as an adult so hopefully I am not setting myself up for failure. I am open to suggestions...just be kind to me because this has been a big struggle for me and I really don't need anymore hits to my self esteem! :)

7. Last but not least I would like to post at least 3 blog posts per month and would like one of them to be a crafty tutorial to share with everyone or a recipe.

So there you have, I put it out there for all to read. Now maybe I will be more accountable! I am off to bed...zzzzzz

Peter...

Of course this picture is posed but, during prayer last night Peter had his little stuffed dog and cat next to him and in the middle of the prayer he turns his head to his animals and says "shhhh! Me praying." It was pretty cute and funny.

I love being a mom!!!

My new love....

My husband rocks!!! This is what he

gave me for Christmas...the kitchenaid

has taken up residence in the basement!

A Picture Frame Tutorial

Ok so this is kind of a lame tutorial. SUPER easy!!

SUPPLIES:

picture frame (any size you want)

Scrap book paper to put in the frame

Scraps of 1" fabric strips various lengths (I usually use a minimum of 18")

Vinyl that says don't forget

Here goes...cut your scrapbook paper to fit inside your frame. Put in the frame (if you don't have access to vinyl go ahead and run it through your printer and print whatever you would like don't forget, to do list, prayer, whatever you are wanting to use the board for).

Roll your flowers. There are a million tutorials out there just google one, someday I may post one. Hot glue to your frame. If you are putting vinyl on you can do this now. You are done. I told you it was kind of lame...pretty much a no brainer! Oh yeah, you need a dry erase marker to fill up that baby with all the things you might forget! :)

I am a lame blogger!

My computer has something wrong with it....the dreaded blue screen! So, I have been getting to know the MAC my hubby gave me. I am not as comfortable with it as I was with my other computer but, I am figuring things out. So, hopefully I will be able to have some fun posts soon. I am going to continue the YW handouts as soon as I get PSE installed on my MAC and I have some fun tutorials coming up in the next month or so.

Peter's 3

We celebrated Peter's 3rd Birthday today...I know I always say this but, I can't believe 3 years have gone by already. Peter in a nutshell...

He loves and I mean LOVES trains!

He refers to himself as me. Usually he is saying "me loves this or me hates this"

For instance when I started making his train cake this morning apparently he didn't like the color I was using so he looks at the cake and then looks and me and says "me hate that". It's kinda funny. I have tried to help him say I and he just doesn't get it yet.

He is a boy of few words.

He loves to play with Christian.

He does not take naps or else he is SUPER GRUMPY!

He is a very sweet big brother.

I love it when he says "me love you mommy!" which he says often.

He is my little shadow.

He loves cookie dough. (yeah I am a bad person and let my kids eat cookie dough)

He is really a sweet little boy as long as you don't cross him!

We love you Peter and are so grateful that you are part of our family. You are definitely my sunshine! :)