Graitude List and ramblings.

I am really craving and needing to add structure to my life. I am going to be a SAHM beginning with Baby #2 due in March and really want to do a great job. I want to be a blessing to my family.

The problem that stands in the way is I have no idea how to accomplish this. I do not know how to be a SAHM. My motivation and desire is huge but I have no concrete ideas how to get this done.

I tend to get overwhelmed and then feel helpless and do nothing. I have been praying and depending on God to help me in this.

Gratitude list for today.
Nice glass of strawberry lemonade with orange slices
A huge desire to be a SAHM
A warm home
Some ideas of how to keep a home
The bright sunshine
Alot of crafting supplies
Some baby blocks redy to be sewn
Clean clothes
A decent night's sleep
Wonderful blogs to read and be inpired by
A healthy pregnancy
Health insurance and resources for my pregancy.
Beautiful stationary
Wonderful books concerning Godly Women

I am back,

It has been so long since I posted. I am not so good about posting but great about reading others blogs. I decided that today was the day to post. I am going to start with a list. List are so comforting and easy for me so here goes.

Things I am grateful for...
My wonderful love of my life that makes me shine from within
My incrediable loving family
A bright future
The time to regroup and begin a new direction in life
An amazing home I love
A great cup of hot tea with orange and honey
Learning to crochet a scarf
A soothing candle flickering near me
A fridge full of yummyy healthy food
A conversation with someone that cleared the air yesterday

A Mother's Prayer for Today

Dear Heavenly Father,

As I begin a new day,
I pray that You will give me the strength, wisdom,
patience, and understanding I will need to be the mother my children need,
and the the mother You want me to be.

I pray my children will learn from me,by example,and that I would be a good example
for them to learn from.

I pray that You will protect these precious lives from harm and evil,
and that never for one moment today, will I forget the fact that these children are Yours, and a gift to me that You have entrusted me to guide back to You.


Please help me to be slow to anger, and quick to forgive as You have forgiven me too many times to count.

Let my love pour out to these lives,that they may know Your Fatherly love from my motherly love.

Help me to lift them up as individuals and bring out their strengths and gifts,
to fulfill Your purposes for them.

I pray that they will feel Your presence and do what's right and holy.

I pray they will do Your Will throughout their life, that their relationship with You will be strong and steadfast.

But most of all, I pray when their time on earth is done,
they will meet You face to face and rejoice with You in Heaven.

Please let me be a reflection of You to these precious lives today.

In Jesus' name,
Amen.


*** Taken from Dandelion Seeds blog

A-Z treats list

A-Z treats list

A Apples esp warm baked ones with cinnamon
B Baby's toes
C Cupcakes
D Dainty teacups
E Easy to prepare dinners
F Fries from Snoppy's
G Giant healthy trees
H Homes that welcome you after a long day
I Icy winter days inside a cozy warm house
J Juicy strawberries
K Kind people
L Loving hugs that last a long time
M Money esp new crisp bills
N Night walks
O One more kiss
P Pizza hot and dripping with cheese
Q Questions from kiddies that make me giggle
U Understanding a new concept
R Reading a book that is impossible to put down
S Sun shining on my back
T Time with nothing to do
U Undivided attention from whomever I am talking to
V Vision
W Wiser older people
X X-ray vision
Y Yellow that is buttery and smooth
Z Zany music

A-Z gratitude list

A Apples
B Babies
C Breezes on a hot summer day
D Dads
E Easy cook meals
F Friends
G Grills esp charcoil grills for yummy summer meals
H Handmade clothes
I Ice for my sweet tea
J Junk food for when it is needed
K Krispy Kreme doughnuts esp the hot ones
L Little hands
M Moms
N Nights so I can refresh and renew my body
O Outdoor swimming holes
P Pretty spring flowers
Q Quiet evenings listening to the crickets
R Rain
S Summer is general
T Tall glasses of sweet iced tea
U Unlimited sunshine
V Violin music
W Water
X X-tra sunshine
Y Yawns before a nap
Z ZZZZZs

It's been a long time

Wow, how time flies. The summer is coming to an end, the kids are back in school and believe it or not I am noticing some slight changes in the leaf colors.


Lots has changed for me as well. This summer has required alot of growth in me. And I am so grateful that I have been able to accomplish that growth.

I am returning to putting myself first each and every day. I am treating my body and mind with respect. Three of the most profound and concrete things I have done to get back in touch with myself is to:


Stop smoking. I only smoked when I drank alcohol but I could burn up some cigs. when I did.

Stop drinking alcohol. It has been 22 days today and I am delighted with that. I am learning about addiction and am reaching out to AA for a better way.

Returning to eating healthy. I realize what a profound difference I feel when I fuel my body with proper nutrition. I am experimenting with different ways of eating and right now I am juicing alot and feel great. So far today I have had 2 oranges, 4 apples, 1 pear, and 1 cucumber juiced and my energy is high. Not to mention how great the juice tasted.

Well, I am off to the grocery store. Hope everyone is having a great Labor Day. Also, I am keeping all the people afected my Gustav in my mind and prayers.

To someone who does not know

"Ah the night...here it comes again"
It's on with the jeans, the jacket and the shirt
How'd I end up feeling so bad
For such a little girl

And I hold you close in the back of my mind
Feels so good but damn it makes me hurt
And I'm too scared to know to how I feel about you now

La Cienega just smiles..."see ya around"
And I hold you close in the back of my mind
And raise my glass 'cause either way I'm dead
Neither of you really help me to sleep anymore

One breaks my body and the other breaks my soul
La Cienega just smiles as it waves goodbye

"Ah the night...here it comes again"
It's off with the jeans, the jacket and the shirt
How'd I end up feeling so bad
For such a little girl

And I hold you close in the back of my mind
Feels so good but damn it makes me hurt
And I'm too scared to know how I feel about you now
How I feel about you now
La Cienega just smiles and says, "I'll see you around"


This song by Ryan Adams speaks my truth tonight.