Seasons

Seasons are great! Why are they good? Because they change. Just when you think nothing is happening after a long cold winter you notice the buds on the trees are forming. The creator himself is sending you a sign. A sign that says hang on this season is changing. That is so true in life! I have four kids and they are all in different seasons of life. I have one that will be a teenager and one who will be turning 2. Then I have the two girls in the middle and they are In different seasons too.
As so with friends who are in different
Seasons, I am in a different season then I was last year! Praise the Lord!
I am blessed by a circle of great moms who are all in different seasons of life! And because of that we are able to sharpen each others faith as the bible says "As iron sharpens iron, people can improve each other" -proverbs 27:17 ncv that's what's great about friends who are in different seasons! I love them all so much! One friend reminded me that sometime God puts you in someone's life because you are able to help them because you are able to bounce back and maybe they are not able to. That was something that helped me a lot!
What season am I in you ask? Well let me see, I am a mon to an infant who was born a little early and is growing and thriving and already crawling( he could have waited a little!) and also a toddler so I am MOM! But also mom to pre-teen/teens and that require my constant guidance! So mostly I am tired but I do know this is only a season! So beautiful! And of course i am a WIFE! I'm also learning many things from the Lord like being patient, loving people, staying consistent in prayer and reading my bible. It may not sound like a lot to some but with 4 kids I am pretty busy! Also I am in a season of longing. Longing to see my family own a a home. We live in the ugliest rental in town and I am not making that up! (BUT I am thankful for a place to live and call home!!!)
Longing to have a garden which we can't here :( no yard or way to water :(
The Lord sees my dreams and I believe he will honor them someday!
:) :) then I will have a garden and produce to eat, freeze and can!!!! Oh and a clothesline!!!
Happy Friday friends!!!

ADVENTURE!

Hello! I know it's been a while since I posted but I've been VERY BUSY since the weather started to warm up. Kids all wanna be outside and that means majority rules, so out we go! Walking, playing in the yard and visiting with friends.

So yesterday my hubby had plans with a friend of his and out of the blue I decide the kids and I are going 45 minutes away from HOME to go shopping. I was feeling rather adventurous! And WE got lost. and WE
had a blast singing in the car to oldies. And we went out to lunch  (nothing fancy, Arby's) And we found good deals on baby and kid summer clothes. I know ALOT of moms would never try it with out someone to help but....I know when my kids hit a certain age they travel well and I knew in my heart we eould be fine. AND we were :) Making Memories is a GOOD thing even if those memories aren't perfect (getting lost) we still laughed about it. It was a great day :) NO MELT DOWNS!

To Train up a Child

Today I would like to share about my children. When I was a young mother I had the idea that I needed to work outside the home. I decided to put my 3 month old baby in daycare to start working again. I cried for a week or two. T-h-e saddest day of being a new mom. Right then and there I should have instictivly know that my heart belonged at home with him and my husband should be working. But because I said

" I can do this"

 my hubby took the 'backseat' to working and only worked here and there, off & on. So my son was in dyacare off and on, here and there.  Honestly I LOVED being with my son and hatedloathed working. The WORLD told me I needed to. I never should have listened*sigh*. When my son was 16 month old I found out I was preggers with my daughter and was relieved! I could stay home!!! BE WITH MY SON! As soon as my daughter was born the pressure was on again to 'get back at it'...

I found another daycare closer to home and the people where nice, but my heart wasn't in it. My daughter was 4 months old...

I cried then also because both my babies cried when I left them.

My heart ached when I was away from them and this time the hubby and I where on & off again...

I can NOW say that because of Devine Intervention, we are doing good and we know have a second daughter. I am BLESSED to be able to stay home with her every day. I feel as if I get a second chance to see the milestones and guide her. Other people won't be raising this baby! I L-O-V-E how she clings  to me, needs me, loves me.♥ My husband goes to work everyday and I stay home where a mom deserves to be, after all I was pregnant with her for 9 months...why should others share those precious moments with her and not I?

I leave you now with what the Bible says about children:

'Train up a child in the way they should go and when he is old he will not depart from it.' Proverbs 22:6

I truly belive I am making a good example to my daughters by staying home to be a loving mother.

'Behold children are a heritage from the Lord...'

Psalm 127:3

Our future is raising our children in the ways of the Lord-

and finally Jesus' words about children-

'Let the little children come to Me and do not forbid them, for of such is the kingdom of heaven.'