I am still not a morning person.
Are you surprised?
Me either.
Mornings aren't magical.
Are you surprised?
Me either.
Mornings aren't magical.
Making Mornings Easier { part 2 }
Sunday, August 14, 2016
I am not a morning person.
There I said it.
My husband will agree 100%. It is the entire reason that he is the coffee fairy.
Yes loves, you are understanding me correctly. He makes the coffee and brings it to me in bed to wake me up.
Cause without it, I am kinda (really) grouchy. I am fully aware of just how spoiled I am by this.
As you can imagine, this also means that getting the small people out the door for school is a battle for me. The two hardest parts for me are packing lunches and breakfast. There never seems to be enough time, especially when trying to make healthier choices. I've come up with a few solutions that I have found help us, and I hope will help you too.
There I said it.
My husband will agree 100%. It is the entire reason that he is the coffee fairy.
Yes loves, you are understanding me correctly. He makes the coffee and brings it to me in bed to wake me up.
Cause without it, I am kinda (really) grouchy. I am fully aware of just how spoiled I am by this.
As you can imagine, this also means that getting the small people out the door for school is a battle for me. The two hardest parts for me are packing lunches and breakfast. There never seems to be enough time, especially when trying to make healthier choices. I've come up with a few solutions that I have found help us, and I hope will help you too.
Friday, August 12, 2016
It's my favorite time of year!
THE KIDS ARE GOING BACK TO SCHOOL!!!
You might think that as a stay-at home mama, I would dread them being gone.
Nope.
This is when I get to work.
My ability to volunteer, blog, support my friends, get involved in community events, and love my neighbors well, all seems to work best for me while the kids are actually in school. It sets up a good routine for us. There is a rhythm to our life that we lose somewhere between June and August.
THE KIDS ARE GOING BACK TO SCHOOL!!!
You might think that as a stay-at home mama, I would dread them being gone.
Nope.
This is when I get to work.
My ability to volunteer, blog, support my friends, get involved in community events, and love my neighbors well, all seems to work best for me while the kids are actually in school. It sets up a good routine for us. There is a rhythm to our life that we lose somewhere between June and August.
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
So many things have happened, some have gone right and many have gone wrong, and everything changed.
I've changed.
And definitely not in the ways that I thought I would. I took a look back at my blog posts and realized that some of those same demons that I have fought in my past, still define me. New ones have also crept in.
I have been living in a hard reality.
For the last year, I have let grief define me. It came in multiple forms, and under many circumstances, but I'm finally dealing with it.
I'm finally beginning to heal.
I can see the beauty in the storm.
I've changed.
And definitely not in the ways that I thought I would. I took a look back at my blog posts and realized that some of those same demons that I have fought in my past, still define me. New ones have also crept in.
I have been living in a hard reality.
For the last year, I have let grief define me. It came in multiple forms, and under many circumstances, but I'm finally dealing with it.
I'm finally beginning to heal.
I can see the beauty in the storm.
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
I started to title this post "Where Religion Meets Relationship". I immediately deleted it.
All I could think was there isn't enough coffee in the world to help me write this post.
This week I sat with my young life girls and we talked about prayer. We talked about it being an act of obedience, how it has many different forms, and how it defines our relationship with our creator. We decided to get our booties in the habit of prayer before the start of each day by just texting each other to say we are praying. I am helping this week by prompting them with the YouVersion Bible app verse-of-the-day. and a short prayer related to it. They are sharing requests for prayer and beginning to see what a prayer community looks like...
...just a group of people who love Jesus and want to be in relationship with Him, together.
All I could think was there isn't enough coffee in the world to help me write this post.
This week I sat with my young life girls and we talked about prayer. We talked about it being an act of obedience, how it has many different forms, and how it defines our relationship with our creator. We decided to get our booties in the habit of prayer before the start of each day by just texting each other to say we are praying. I am helping this week by prompting them with the YouVersion Bible app verse-of-the-day. and a short prayer related to it. They are sharing requests for prayer and beginning to see what a prayer community looks like...
...just a group of people who love Jesus and want to be in relationship with Him, together.
Friday, March 25, 2016
I have this grand idea of what I wish my life looked like.
It's pretty.
That vision is full of pottery barn furniture in a spotless house, kids who always listen, money that never ends, and having the time to do all the things I want to do, including ministry, blogging, family time, crafts, and worship.
It's a fairy-tale. Plain and simple. My life has never looked like that and probably never will. I will not ever have all the money, or all the time in the world to do ALL THE THINGS. I might someday have some pottery barn (knockoff) furniture, and my kids sometimes listen (rarely). I do get to do ministry, build stuff, and worship, but I feel like a frazzled mess through most of it.
and that's okay.
I'm stating this to remind myself that it's alright to not have it all together all the time. It's fine that I am basically starting over (again). The beginnings of Spring and of Fall seem to be my renewal seasons. Funny how God does that. He takes this time of natural change and allows me to be a part of it.
It's pretty.
That vision is full of pottery barn furniture in a spotless house, kids who always listen, money that never ends, and having the time to do all the things I want to do, including ministry, blogging, family time, crafts, and worship.
It's a fairy-tale. Plain and simple. My life has never looked like that and probably never will. I will not ever have all the money, or all the time in the world to do ALL THE THINGS. I might someday have some pottery barn (knockoff) furniture, and my kids sometimes listen (rarely). I do get to do ministry, build stuff, and worship, but I feel like a frazzled mess through most of it.
and that's okay.
I'm stating this to remind myself that it's alright to not have it all together all the time. It's fine that I am basically starting over (again). The beginnings of Spring and of Fall seem to be my renewal seasons. Funny how God does that. He takes this time of natural change and allows me to be a part of it.