I have been so increadibly busy that i often don't stop for anything. THe end of the day comes and I collapse into bed and wonder where the day went. What i even did during the day. The house still looks like a bomb went off ( so thankful i have a husband who doesn't care what the house looks like) even though all i have done is clean it, my laundry list of things to do has barely been touched and i am so stinking tired that i don't even want to think about dishes that are in the sink from dinner! But in the midst of this daily chaos that don't get me wrong i love, i have been challenged. Where does my heart lay? What of my quiet time with the Lord?
Quiet time with the Lord? What on earth is that? That seems to be the answer i come up with almost daily. My spiritual tank has run dry. I really felt the Lord challenging me one day. I am blessed beyond measure with two of the best children ( although one toddler i don't know what to do with some days..argh!), an amazing husband who loves me through all my faults and weaknesses and there are many, a warm house, plenty of food to eat, and more modern conviences than i know what to do with. I seem to find time through the day to clean the house, change diapers, do laundry, feed my children...and get on facebook, send a text message, write an email but i can't seem to find time to sit and have quiet moments with my Lord. So something had to change. I have my own personal walk with the Lord suffering, the example i am setting for my children in a spiritual sense suffering and affecting my attitude, and my motivation to get together my bible study for my middle school girls clearly lagging. So www.youversion.com is where i turned. The best Bible app ever. I was a few months ago peer pressured by a very loving husband to get a droid 2. I am so glad I listend. My Bible is on my phone and it is as simple as reading while i am nursing Daniel and Rosalie is playing/watching TT (aka THOMAS and friends, barney, veggie tales, bob the builder or caillou). I can slowly but surely feel my spiritual tank starting to refill! Thank you Lord for your many blessings.
The Lord is so faithful. Being a mom is all sun shine and roses right? That is what i always thought as i saw mom after mom make it look so easy. Being a mom is the most hard, frustrating, rewarding, exciting, mix of every emotion possible, 24 hour non stop job! I love it, it drives me crazy, i can't remember life with out my kids nor do i ever want to think of life with out them. But as a mom many of you know, you get sucked into mommy land. Diapers, baby talk, things to do, messes to clean, lessons to learn and teach and so on. But where is there time for you. For your friends, growth, development, incouragment and challenging. I have been praying for the Lord to send me a friend much like i had back in college. She was one of the most incredible..still is..woman i know. If i asked her to pray, i knew she would pray. If I asked her how she was she always told me and still does. She challenged and still does me in ways i can not even describe and was/is such an amazing encouragement. Although being 3 1/2 hours away makes things difficult. I have been praying that the Lord would bring me someone to be real with. To forge a friendship that would be deep. I have been blessed with that. It comes in the form of a young mom who has been the answer to my prayers.
Daniel continues to be a blessing. What an easy baby. I mean seriously i did not know after Rosalie that a child could be this easy, laid back, chill, happy ALL THE TIME, good sleeper was even possible. He gets up maybe once at night..twice if it is a bad night. But I am here to tell you it is. He continues to amaze me. An over achiever like his sister he is more than ready to stand up and run around the house with her if he could only figure out how. He giggles and when i say giggle i mean full body from head to toe laughter all the time. You smile at him he will smile at you. He NEVER cries. He eats for a grand total of maybe 7 minutes and then is content for hours. Oh and did i mention he is HUGE! At 5 months old we are filling out our 12 month clothing quite nicely with not much growing room to be found! He is loving and snuggly..oh how i love the snuggles! He thinks that laying him on his back means that he can instantly roll over in an effort to reach what ever toy is nearest by and chew on it. He is AMAZING at sitting up by himself. Rosalie better watch out daniel will be coming after her in no time at all! Other than getting mastitis with him 3 times. Life has been so easy.
Rosalie is growing by leaps and bounds. I can not believe that my little girl will be two in just a few weeks! She continues to amaze me everyday with her comprehension and vocabulary. She will tell you where it is at! She loves and i mean LOVES daniel. Our continual problem is getting her to understand that when she kisses him and covers his face with hers he can't breath and that is bad. Her favorite song is Jesus me, aka Jesus loves me. Whenever i ask her to sing daniel a pretty song because he is sad and i need to do something, she will very sweetly go over to him and sing her own rendition of Jesus loves me while swaying side to side. This morning as i was getting ready to go to MOPS she totally threw me for a loop. I am quickly rushing in the bathroom to get ready as she plays nicely on the floor with two wooden alphabet blocks...mind you this rarely happens. Usually she is taring through my cabinet trying to get to my feminine products because didn't you know they are just like stickers in her little mind and tend to end up stuck to shirts, floors, walls..they are GREAT! But not today. Today she sat on the floor. W..A..R..E...ware Rosi ware...a b c d e f g (she got a little muffled in this area of the alphabet)lmnop...q r s tu v W..mommy W..x y z. Where in the world did she learn that! Two phrases you will commonly hear come out of her mouth besides Thomas up in the sky...(we enjoy thomas and there was one episode where cranky lifts him way up in the sky) are hold on mommy..right back as she hurries off to go do something extremely important in her little mind...and hiding mommy go find as her explination for anything that she can't find or mommy can't find. 
Lord I am so blessed beyond measure..Thank you!
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