Morning By Morning

God is Good!

2009-03-20T06:44:00.000-07:00

Do you every have those moments where you are in total awe at how God orcastates His plan? How weak and lame we are to be so surprised and amazed at the work of our Lord. We are talking about the God of the universe!! ~~~ and somehow I am always so blown away at things that are just apart of His character.

The Lord placed a sweet family into our path yesterday that was a total gift. God knew what I needed at the perfect time. I totally believe that God puts people in our path so that Christ and everything He is about because even more real to us. That is what happened to our family yesterday. I look forward to sharing the story of this family with you in the near future, but for now ~ Can you look back in your life and see how God appointed meetings with people that were the most amazing blessing and could have only come together by the hand of the Lord? Isn't our God so Good that He knows our every need. He looks at us as His perfect children. Hard to imagine when we fail to love Him like we should every moment.

Today is a day of praising Him for His goodness in everything! O Praise Him!!!

Field Trip to Dr. Moody's Office!!!

2009-03-10T20:36:00.000-07:00

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New York Trip and Blog Sabbatical Over!!!

2009-03-09T20:14:00.001-07:00

Time Square behind us! It was so fasinating!

At the airport coming home!! Back to reality!!

I know! I know!! Where in the world have we been? What~ it has been like 3 months? I honestly just needed a break from blogging. Or should I say~ from updating my blog because I still looked at all of your blogs on a daily basis. You guys are just better than me. So~ I just took a trip to New York with some girlfriends and now I think I am ready. I decided to end my blog sabbatical and get back to filling you in one what is going on at the Smedshammer house. Enjoy the pictures in the posts below and I will really try to do a better job at updating things. There really is alot going on in the Smedshammer house and I look forward to sharing what God is doing in our family. Stay tuned!! That's all for now!

The Boys!

2009-03-09T19:55:00.000-07:00

Brady is definitely our little ham!!

Bo reading to Brady during reading time.

They are buddies!

Bailey got a summer do!!

2009-03-09T19:41:00.000-07:00

The last few days we have been talking to Bailey about getting her hair cut. It is soo fine and stringy that I thought maybe we could manage it better if it was shorter. She was totally up for it. She loves it!!!!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

2008-12-31T21:01:00.001-08:00

We had a wonderful Christmas that was so full of joy. It wa super busy and we ate way too much. We started with my sister and her family, mom and dad, and my brother Mitchell coming over on Christmas Eve. Pap read the Christmas story for the kids(and for the adults) and then we opened presents. The kids had a blast. We went to the Christmas Eve service together and came home and played games. We woke up Christmas morning and enjoyed what Santa brought and then sat around and played for the whole day. I was kinda dissappointed that it was going to be just our family Christmas Day. I am so use to having a day full of family together, but it was so much fun. We enjoyed our kids so much and realized how we need to take more time to just be still and play with our kids. It was great. I was so reminded of how the Lord has so blessed. I am so thankful for his mercy on our lives. I pray on a daily basis that my kids will one day truly understand what being blessed means. I hope you enjoy some pictures from our Christmas.

This was my Christmas present from my whole family and Joel's whole family. I was shocked!! I love it.

Have a Happy New Year!!

Thanksgiving started great and ended.......

2008-11-29T21:05:00.000-08:00

Oh my goodness - I can't believe it has been so long since I have posted. Honestly- time has just flown by since halloween. I look at all of you blogs on a daily basis and forget to even update mine. I am going to have to do a little back tracking.

Our thanksgiving started out great. We drove to Midland on Wednesday. We get together with two friends and their families that my mom went to high school with. We have been getting together with them for Thanksgiving for almost 12 years. We always have a blast. The kids love it because they have buddies that they play with. We ate way tooo much and laughed hysterically over things no one else would think was funny. :) On Thanksgiving Day evening Ben started feeling sick and woke up early Friday morning with the stomach bug. I felt so bad for the little guy. THEN- after breakfast on Friday another little boy, Colton, gets the stomach bug. THEN- my mom starts feeling sick. THEN Joel got sick. We started home this morning and as soon as we drove into the driveway Bo got sick. Brady and I are the only ones that have not gotten it. Another family called this afternoon on their way home and said two of them were sick. It actually started to get comical after a while. What do you do? I am hoping we are all on the mend and tomorrow will be a better day. Here are a few pictures before the storm hit. I will do some catching up on what has gone on the last few weeks soon. I hope you guys had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We have so much to be thankful for(even with the stomach bug)!!

Brady and Bailey's Baptism

2008-10-06T22:01:00.000-07:00

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I hope you enjoy these pictures. This was such a special moment for us. We were between pastors for a while so we felt led to wait until we had a permanent pastor before we got Brady and Bailey baptized. How thankful we are that we waited. Our pastor did such an incredible job of displaying God's blessing in Christ through baptizing and the amazing gift and responsibility we as their parents have. It was such a privilege for us to have Jeremy baptize them. We have become such good friends with their family. His words to us were so sweet and were so genuine. It was definitely a family moment we will never forget.

Cute things kids say.

2008-09-24T19:51:00.000-07:00

We were getting ready for soccer last friday and I was telling the boys to get their gear on. Ben said, "Mom, do I have to wear my windshields?" I just smiled. "Yes you have to wear them." :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRADY!!!!

2008-09-13T19:57:00.000-07:00

Brady turned 2 today. I can't believe it. It has gone so fast. He is such a joy. It has been so fun watching his personality develop. What a fireball!!! He is definitely the jokester of the family. He keeps us laughing with that precious face.

Playing in the Pit.

2008-09-11T20:49:00.000-07:00

Homeschooling definitely has its challenges, but there are days that it is a tremendous blessing. Here it is 10:30 in the morning and this is what my children are doing. Getting every pillow in the house and making a huge pit to jump into. Although the moments can be few, I love it when they are all four playing, laughing, and loving each other.

We did do school later in the afternoon. :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BENNY!!!!

2008-09-02T19:47:00.001-07:00

My sweet little Benny is six years old. I can't believe it. His birthday was actually yesterday. I have a tradition where I wrap their door when the are sleeping. They are so excited to go to sleep and wake up to a really cool HAPPY BIRTHDAY door. We spent the day at my sisters with tons of family. We all enjoyed cake and ice cream. Ben couldn't wait to open his gifts. His absolute favorite gift was this Batman mask and backpack with wings. You pull this string and the wings pop out. It is so funny. He loved it. Brady enjoyed the gifts too!!

Kids are so self absorbed by nature so it is so neat when you see them getting excited for others. It makes my heart sing when they delight in others special moments. I think Bo and Bailey were just as excited as Ben was for his party.

Room War post below :)

The War is over....

2008-09-02T19:27:00.000-07:00

I don't think I have to explain who won the war. OK- my intention was to post way more pictures on this, but have been without a camera for a little while. The original picture got 100 times worse than this one is. This is after it has been cleaned up. Those of you who were wanting to know if this was a good idea or not...

The boys never said one word. If fact, we have reading time everyday and I make them find a spot anywhere and read for about 30 minutes. I found Bo in the middle of his floor-- just sitting in the middle of the mess. Unbelievable.

There is one good thing that came out of all of this. When I finally decided to let it go and just shut the door(and cross it off that mental list we moms have of things to worry about) there was definitely more peace because I didn't say anything. I wasn't on them all the time and just let it be.
The other good thing about it is that I didn't have to clean up the mess. Joel told the boys they couldn't play on the computer until the room was clean. It is amazing what that does to little boys who have an unhealthy love for computer time. (That's definitely a post for another time.) Anyway- Now I am not sure what to do. Do I let it go all week and have one day they have to clean it? Does every privilege have to revolve around cleaning their room? I definitely don't want them to think that "it is OK for me to be a slob and throw everything everywhere and not give a care where things go because we will just pick it up on Friday." It is funny how the more kids I have and the older they get- the more I have no idea what I am doing. Thank heavens I am not in control. Did the boys give a rip? NO Did I have less frustration (when the door was closed- mind you- I still didn't enjoy looking at it)? YES Was there more peace? YES Are the boys capable of cleaning a mess like this? FOR THE MOST PART Should I continue this pattern????? I DON'T KNOW....
You tell me if it was worth it? :)

Room War.

2008-08-26T09:10:00.000-07:00

Ok- Let me tell you what an everyday battle this is for me. I know I have to take into account that three boys are in this room, but I feel like I am on them all the time to put their stuff up. "Boys- I need you to make your beds please. Bo your shoes don't go right there. Ben you didn't put up your pajamas. Brady go put your blanket on your bed. The water bottles don't go in your room. That is not where you got those books." Are you getting it? I took this picture last night and the frustrating thing is that this morning it was clean. I know some of you can so sympathize. I know I am not alone in this battle, but it is driving me nuts so I had to vent.

Sooo- this is what I am going to do. It was actually Joel's idea. He said lets see how messy it gets before they say something. My first reaction was no way- I can't stand it like this. He said, "Just close the door." Typical man response- out of sight out of mind. I finally gave it and it kinda felt good to do it. We said we are not going to say a word about it and see how long it takes for them to get tired of it. I don't think they will ever care. Joel thinks they will. We'll see. I did have the feeling that this plan is going to back fire on me and I will end up cleaning it up.

His Goodness to Us!

2008-08-22T10:00:00.000-07:00

Ok- I know many of you think that I have fallen off the blog world. The truth is I love reading all of your stories more than I love posting my own. I only have a few minutes at a time on the computer and I would rather spend it reading your blog. I am going to try to do better. It definitely has been a crazy summer and the time has gone by so quickly. I will post more on what is going on in our family later, but I wanted to share this amazing reminder of God's goodness to us.

One day not too long ago the boys came running in the house and said, "Mom we have a birds nest in our tree AND it has eggs in it." It definitely got my attention because I had never seen real bird eggs- especially in my back yard. I went out there and this is what we saw.

Isn't this amazing!! I couldn't believe it! Wow!! I honestly couldn't get over it. So- the kids and I had this little routine after breakfast where we would go and check on it. The kids had such a great time climbing on the chair and looking to see what was going on. Most of the time the mommy bird was protecting the eggs.
Then a few days later the kids come running in again and said, "Mom, the eggs hatched!" I ran out there and this is what we saw.

Is that not sooo cool!! We saw it full circle. I was so thankful that the Lord gave this to us and I thought you would enjoy hearing about it. I love how the Lord will use little things to bring us back to thinking about Him. I was able to have some neat conversations with the kids. I pray that through this experience the hearts of my children will begin to understand for themselves the saving grace of Jesus Christ. It has been something that comes to my mind when encouragement is needed. If the Lord takes care of the birds, He will take care of us. I pray that we will continually rest in His goodness and always remember to stop and enjoy the beautiful creation He has given us. It was fun!

Day By Day!!

2008-06-04T22:15:00.000-07:00

Day by day, and with each passing moment,
Strength I find, to meet my trials here;
Trusting in my Father’s wise bestowment,
I’ve no cause for worry or for fear.
He Whose heart is kind beyond all measure
Gives unto each day what He deems best—
Lovingly, its part of pain and pleasure,
Mingling toil with peace and rest.

Every day, the Lord Himself is near me
With a special mercy for each hour;
All my cares He fain would bear, and cheer me,
He Whose Name is Counselor and Power;
The protection of His child and treasure
Is a charge that on Himself He laid;
“As thy days, thy strength shall be in measure,”
This the pledge to me He made.

Help me then in every tribulation
So to trust Thy promises, O Lord,
That I lose not faith’s sweet consolation
Offered me within Thy holy Word.
Help me, Lord, when toil and trouble meeting,
Ever to take, as from a father’s hand,
One by one, the days, the moments fleeting,
Till I reach the promised land.

Sometimes when I have my quiet time I like to look and read some of my favorite hymns. I love this hymn. Everytime I read it I get emotional. It is especially encouraging in our circumstances right now. Joel is officially done with school. He feels so relieved to be done. But- we have no idea what God has for us. It's a bit scary and I tend to get anxious. I was reminded in Psalms that God is good all the time. Even in our trials - he is good. I pray that we would trust in His promises and lean on Him for comfort. I get frustrated at myself when I get anxious because I can look back over my life and remember specific trials that the Lord brought us through and I continue to get anxious. My sin takes over and fear rules my heart. When will I ever learn? I know He has it all planed before we even know what it is. Please pray that our hearts would be drawn to his word and that we would be encouraged by it and trust that He will guide our steps and show us in His perfect timing what is best for our family. Thank you!

Funny Story!

2008-05-19T21:36:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Ben had a friend over after church. They were playing in the playroom having no idea that I was listening in on their conversation. Out of the blue Ben's friends said this- Here it goes:

Friend: "Hey Ben- Did you know sometimes I pick my boogers?"

Ben: "That's littering!"

Friend: "Really?"

Ben: "Yeah!"

You may not think that is funny, but I laughed out loud. I don't think either of them even know what littering is! :) Just had to share.

Baseball Days!

2008-05-18T21:26:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures of the boys playing baseball. Ben started t-ball this year nad Bo is doing coach pitch. They are absolutely loving it - and so am I. It has been extremely busy with both of them being on different teams, but I honestly can't think of anything else I would rather be doing right now than watching them have fun.

Brady is getting ready for the game!

Fun at Six Flags!

2008-04-18T20:58:00.000-07:00

We went to Six Flags with our pastors family and had a blast. Here are some fun pictures!

Pray for Us

2008-04-14T20:53:00.000-07:00

I felt compelled to post this and ask for your prayers. Joel and I have a lot of uncertainties in our life right now. As most of you - Joel has decided that he wants to get out of teaching for many different reasons- the main one being that he wants more time at home. I totally support him in his decision, but that has left him with no idea what direction to go in. There are definitely options, but no clear answer on what he is suppose to do. Everything seems so up in the air.

My specific prayer request is that the Lord will make it abundantly clear where he wants us. Pray for wisdom and discernment in making all of these decisions. Pray that God will be gracious when our faith becomes weak. And most importantly - Please pray that in our struggle of uncertainty we would see more of our need for Christ. That we would be reminded that this life is not our own and we were bought with a price- that our hearts would long to please Him because of his love for us- and that true joy would come in trusting in Him and his word alone.

Easter Day!!

2008-03-26T14:29:00.000-07:00

We had such a great Easter. After church- we went to my sisters in Waco. They have a wonderful house and yard, which was great for an Easter egg hunt!! The kids really enjoy Aunt Ang and Uncle Ricky's house- playing with their cousin Leigh and Avery and chasing the dogs. Brady definitely understood what to do. He loved it!!! I didn't get him in the church clothes picture because he was not in a good mood :(

Hopefully we were able to communicate to them the true meaning of Easter and how special it is. Egg hunts are fun but the risen Lord is far greater!

Basketball

2008-03-14T18:58:00.000-07:00

I've decided that my post now are going to be mainly pictures. I have such a hard time coming up with such clever postings as all of you do. So- I thought I will just post with pictures. Hope you enjoy!

The boys played basketball with our homeschool group and they had such a blast. It was soooo not competitive, which I liked. It gets too competitive way too soon these days. Bailey and I have a great time watching.

OK- OK I've been tagged!

2008-02-11T11:40:00.001-08:00

Ok- I don't have an excuse at all since I have been tagged by two people now.

Here it goes:
Places I want to go:
1. Anywhere overseas- I just want to experience it all.
2. Colorado- I want to go skiing someday.
3. New York - Want to see a broadway musical.
4. Tennessee- Would love to sit in on a Univ of Tenn basketball practice.

I like to eat:
1. Steak
2. pizza
3. Specialty sandwiches (places like panera- yum!)
4. Mexican food

My play list contains:
1. Now hooked on good ole Rascal Flatts
2. Praise and Worship Music
My music list is limited.

I buy clothes at:
1. Target
2. Walmart
3. Newport News Magazine
4. and Target

I watch these TV shows:
1. Lost - love it.
2. American Idol
3. HGTV
4. Grey's Anatomy - sometimes

Things I like to do:
1. I love to play games.
2. Watch good movies.
3. Go to dinner with friends.
4. Spend time with family.

I can't really tag anyone since the blogs i look at have already been tagged!!! Will post soon with updates on what is going on at the Smedshammer house. !

Hard but Good

2008-01-09T11:33:00.000-08:00

I was trying to think yesterday about what I was going to post. I haven't put anything about our Christmas or wished anyone a Happy New Year. Though there are many details that I could share about our Christmas that were memorable, I felt I should share what the Lord has been teaching our family the past couple of weeks. Many of you can relate to those moments in life or "bumps in the road" of life where you come to a point where your faith is challenged. You are faced with "Am I going to forget what I know to be true and rely on my own strength or Am I going to acknowledge that I have nothing to offer and rely on the one that gives true wisdom and guidance?" Do you ever feel that way? Well- I am ashamed to say that it is a constant battle of feeling like I have some control and figuring out how I need to handle issues and relying on the true infallible word of God- The sovereign Lord of the Universe- The maker of Heaven and Earth.

I truly believe that because of our self reliant hearts God, in His mercy and grace, places people in our lives so that we can actually see Christ and so we will be brought back to seeing our need for a Saviour. Christ has definitely given us friends that have demonstrated Christs love toward us this month. We have been shown Christ through the actions of our brothers and sisters in Christ. Joel and I have been very humbled because Christ pours out His love in spite of us and He does it through his word and through his people.

Lord thank you for always loving us. Thank you for showing us and always reminding us of your promises. Help us to be open and sensitive to the needs of our brothers and sisters in Christ. Help us demonstrate your love that would only give you the glory and honor you deserve. Lord help us to show Christ to our children so they will come to love you and have an intense desire to tell others about your love.

Are you weary? Are you burdened? Are you worried? Let us then experience the truth of His promise, " ....you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. "

Have a Laugh!!

2007-12-14T18:54:00.000-08:00

Click on the link below and laugh your head off!

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Yeah Benny!!!!

2007-12-07T19:56:00.000-08:00

Today was kinda a crazy day - but ended with true excitement for a 5 year old little boy.
I have a friend who has four children also and one day a week- I keep her kids for 4 hours and she keeps my kids for 4 hours. We feel so blessed to have found each other. We both always wanted to find a friend to trade with, but most of our friends either have 1 or 2 children. We never felt like that was a fair trade for a friend. Can you imagine- How about I keep your 2 children for a few hours then you keep my 4 for a few hours? Yeah right!!! So - we feel blessed to have each other.

So- that was the craze- I have eight children for about four hours today, but have a few hours to myself. (Which makes it all worth it!)
Anyway- Bo and Ben both take karate and Bo has already tested for his gold belt- so tonight was BENNY's turn. Little brother gets to be in the spot light!! I totally forgot that I needed to wash his uniform- so I throw it in the washer. I got it out on the first spin cycle - throw it in the dryer and I am already a few minutes late getting the kids. I drive up in the driveway- and in my "nice yelling voice :) I am telling the kids to get in the car. We finally got there (did I mention that Joel had a game tonight) Anyway- we finally got there got him signed up and he totally freezes up. He hides behind me and has his fingers in his mouth. Oh great- We raced to get here and he isn't even going to do it. (I'm not really sure why he would be nervous- he is only testing with a small group in front of 15 black belts staring at him ?) I had his teacher come and talk to him and his classmates came to say hi. i finally got him to go on the floor and sit down. He had to wait for his name to be called. They said,"Ben Smedshammer testing for his gold stripe." Ben stood up bowed and said, "yes sir." It was the cutest thing. He totally did it with no problem!!! After the test- they called his name and presented him with his belt!! Everyone started cheering! We were so proud! It ended up to be a fun night and Ben so proud of himself. After he came off the floor- He said, "Mom, Do you know why I wasn't scared? Because I had my friends all around me!!" Sweet moment!!

Way too busy......

2007-11-29T12:10:00.000-08:00

Well- Christmas is right around the corner and I haven't posted in a while. I honestly haven't posted because our computer hasn't been working and we are using a laptop from Joel's school and I can't put pictures on this computer. So- I guess I think that poeple only look at my blog for the pictures.

We got all of our christmas decorations up. The kids really enjoyed putting ornaments on the tree. But of course- the first thing they say is when are you going to put presents under there. So- we are really going to try and do things that hopefully help our kids truly understand what Christmas is all about.

We put together a nativity scene count down. The kids did such a great job. It is a stable and hay and then it comes with all the wisemen, animals, stars, mary, joseph, and baby Jesus. You put one thing up everyday and the last day you put baby Jesus in the manger to complete the nativity scene. The kids loved doing it and we were able to have a conversation about how special that night was.

Sometimes we think we are doing all of this for our kids, but I was really reminded that it is good for me to. It is just as easy for me to get distracted as it is my kids. I pray that the Lord will continue to give us reminders of what Christmas is all about.

And I will try to post often even if I can't put pictures. :)

Beautiful Friday!

2007-10-19T13:18:00.001-07:00

Grandma came in town Wednesday morning and the kids absolutely love her being here. They love showing her all the new stuff they have done with school. She even did school with them this morning and they thought that was so cool! We spent this afternoon at the boys soccer game. They ran the whole time with a smile on their face because Grandma was there to watch them. The weather was so enjoyable and very pleasant. Brady crawled all over the empty soccer field and had a blast. I am so thankful when the Lord blesses you with just a low key, peaceful, beautiful day!! We as moms definitely need that calmness ever so often.
I am definitely enjoying this day because tomorrow we are taking the adventure to the fair. Stay tuned to view pictures and hear about our outing at the FAIR!!!

Mainstay Farm - FUN FUN FUN!!!

2007-10-04T21:47:00.000-07:00

Ok- It has definitely been way too long since I have posted. I can't compete with some of my fellow bloggers. It has been a little crazy around the Smedshammer household. We have had a fun filled week! Here are some pictures from a farm called Mainstay Farm that we went to on Monday. It was homeschool day and the kids had an absolute blast!! My mom was gracious to keep Brady for me and I took Bo, Ben, and Bailey!! It was a very hot day- so we thought roasting marshmallows would help cool us off! :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRADY!!

2007-09-17T20:22:00.000-07:00

It has been way too long since I have posted anything! I will try to do better! It has been a little crazy at the Smedshammer House. We are having wild parties way too often. The last one we had was for sweet little man!! I can't believe he is a year old!! It is going way too fast! We had a blast. I think birthdays are one of my kids favorite things to celebrate. They get so excited no matter whose birthday it is!! The most fun was watching Brady eat his cake!! VERY FUNNY!

Labor Day Fun!!

2007-09-03T21:58:00.000-07:00

We had a great family weekend. Our neighbors had a get together. The kids loved it because they got to swim and jump on the trampoline. They absolutely loved. We took Ben and Bo to spend some birthday money and ended the evening playing Bo's new game- Mouse Trap!!

Happy 5th Birthday Benny!!!

2007-09-02T20:29:00.000-07:00

We have been counting down the days and it finally came! I started a new tradition of wrapping their door for thier birthday!! The kids thought it was soo cool!! And I have to admit I had fun doing it! Because of Labor Day weekend we are going to do a little party with his friends later this week- but we had some family fun! We opened one gift after breakfast, went to lunch at McDonalds and then had a few gifts after dinner. It was a low key day, but Benny was all smiles!!!

The New World of Homeschooling!!

2007-08-30T12:30:00.000-07:00

Yes- I was that mom that said I would never do it. It was not for me and I never had the desire. I was the mom that looked at other mom's with some admiration, but inside I was saying "That is so great for you- but NO thank you!"
It is amazing how you go through life thinking life is going great when the Lord totally changes your path and it throws you for a loop. As Bo was winding down the year of kindergarten last year, I felt the Lord starting to change my heart. We were having to undo so many things that he had learned at school - it was getting a little discouraging. I started feeling that he needed a little more character building before he was ready to face the huge monster of the world. So- here I am- eating my words- embarking on a whole new world of Homeschooling. We officially started monday and after the first day I was ready to throw them all in the car and enroll them somewhere. What an adjustment it has been. The Lord has been gracious and the last two days have actually be pretty good.
Here was our day today:
We woke up and ate breakfast and started our morning chores. We started on handwriting, worked on spelling, and went to do a science project(which the kids loved). (My mom came over and they said, "Mama tray- We GOT to do science today!!") So sweet!
Then we read for 30 minutes and answered questions on the story. What a picture perfect homeschool day!! There was no crying, no screaming, or arguing!!
(I won't mention that I got up and showered dried my hair. Got Brady out of bed, put him in the bath, and accidentally turned on the shower. It totally drenched my hair and Brady screamed for about 10 minutes. And I won't mention that the kids found 10 baby possums as they were taking out the trash that totally freaked me out. I spent about 30 minutes calling the animal shelter to come and pick them up. - Totally forgetting about Brady in the bath- don't worry it was maybe 2 inches of water. Finally got the kids to sit for our signature breakfast- cereal- and Brady reaches for Bailey's cereal- yes- spills it and get Bailey all wet. - Not to mention the fact that Brady had just had a bath!!)
Well- maybe my day wasn't so perfect after all!! Another reminder of my need for Jesus- as He is so full of grace!!! I look forward to sharing with you my joys and trials of our journey of homeschooling and the journey of motherhood!!!

I can't handle the pressure!

2007-08-30T00:21:00.000-07:00

Ok- I told myself I never would have time for this and that I would just enjoy reading all the stories that my friends post on their blog. I love reading them. Well- I hate to say it - but I have totally fallen into the peer pressure. I in some way don't feel completely cool if I don't create a blog. So- here it goes. The only requirement in reading my blog is that there is never any comparison to the presentation of another blog. Or at least don't tell me if you do!!!