Are we all not in love with Pinterest?! I mean, it’s the best! It makes me look like the most fun, creative Mom ever to my kids…haha! I love that I have a place where I can find just about anything to do with my kids…from teaching, adventures, creative & messy playtime, and games! I seriously go to my “kids” board just about everyday to find something to do with my kids cuz let’s face it, we get bored and I’m just not that creative! It’s pretty much a life saver.

What things on Pinterest have you tried with your kids? Have you found anything that was a disaster and we should all stay away from?!

Today we made these….

We went on a walk, found pretty treasures and then I put them in between 2 pieces of wax paper and ironed over them. They are beautiful, right?! Well, the post I stole the idea from forgot to mention that it will make your house smell like nature’s butt so I thought I’d warn ya…but the kids love to see all the pretty treasures they found and nature walks are always fun….even if you live in the desert

I also let the kids paint in the shower this morning and for the rest of the day, they will have pretty purple hands! So this is a good idea for any day except for big ones like family pictures, weddings…any thing like that But of course, they had a blast and that is the important part.

Happy Wednesday!!! Go do something fun with your kids…the rest can wait!

On Monday when I found out I wasn’t pregnant again, I broke down…in the bathroom. All week I have been on the verge of tears, I have been fighting bitterness and anger. It has only been 2 months of trying, which I understand is not a long time, BUT when the baby you held in your arms 8 months ago was taken away from you…it feels like eternity. My emotions are all over the place. I feel guilty for feeling angry when I know there are women who will never carry children of their own and I have 2 beautiful ones. I feel guilty for being this upset 8 months later….when I only had him for 4 days. I feel angry that everyone around me is either having babies or just had a baby. I feel discouraged, sad, fine, good, angry, blessed, and bitter….sometimes all within an 5 minutes! I’m crazy! This on top of other financial/life stuff has just been too much for me this week. I have found myself crying out to God “What the heck?! What about me?! Are you kidding? When do I get a break?! Is there anything good coming…at all?!” Nothing……until today and I need to share this because as soon as I heard it, I cried (cuz I do that…all the stinkin’ time!) and maybe there is someone else that needs to hear it too…

Earlier today someone tweeted Ecclesiastes 11:4-6

I loved (and hated) verse 5..

” As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother’s womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things. ”

But I freakin’ WANT to understand! Am I the only one? I need answers and I keep telling him…hoping that maybe he will change his mind and meet me at Starbucks to have a little chat and explain all of this…

So that was part 1 and I didn’t think THAT much of it…until now. I turned on some Beth Moore, cuz I freakin love that woman and she speaks to me like no one else, and I came across a message about reaping and sowing and she shared this verse…

Psalm 126:5-6

” Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy. He who goes out weeping carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with him. ”

then goes into what this is saying…

When reality comes, and we are faced with a time of suffering….if we just continue to BELIEVE his word, even though EVERYTHING in us can’t possibly see how it makes sense, HE WILL bring a harvest.  If we can just get down on our hands and knees and put HIS word in the soil of our reality, He PROMISES to give us sheaves of JOY!

I know I could use some freakin JOY right now! Lots of it!

I know it’s not always that simple, but with the week I have had and the questions I have been asking him, I can’t help but feel like both of these verses were for me today…and came at the perfect time. We live in such an instant world…we pray for things and expect them to happen at that very moment (at least I do)..but God doesn’t work like our world works. And I freaking wish he did! But I have to get over it and believe Him when he says that I will never understand his ways and that I can reap songs of joy again….in HIS time.

“I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.” Psalm 130:5

Hey guys!! I haven’t posted anything lately because we are trying to switch it back to WordPress and give it a little botox and facelift…what?! But if you miss me (haha!) you can read my post over at my friend Bonnie’s cute blog! She also has a great giveaway going on so make sure and enter that! You can win credit to her boutique! And she has a bunch of cute stuff already listed and more stuff brewin…so keep checkin back in with her  

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Today just freakin sucks! I’m not going to vent it all out…I’m just letting you know. I like real, honest people…so I hope that’s what you get here. Not every day, especially after a huge loss, is easy and wonderful. I don’t want to read everyone’s junk all the time…I have enough of my own…but it’s nice to know people are human and struggle…and with God’s grace gets through it. So, here’s to hopin I get through it!

This is SO good. If you are a parent I highly encourage you to listen to this! Sometimes it’s so hard to say no! But as parents it is our responsibility to teach our kids self-control. We aren’t doing them any favors by giving in every time….watch:

What do you think of when you hear “feed the hungry”? Kids in Africa? The man that stands at the freeway exit down the street? It’s easy to want to feed the hungry children…after all, they are helpless and innocent. But what about the ones that are hungry that we pass by everyday? The ones we can’t trust? I love what Isaiah 58:10 in the Message says, “If you are generous with the hungry, and start giving yourselves to the down-and-out, Your lives will begin to glow in the darkness, your shadowed lives will be bathed in sunlight..” So, we might not always know if they are truly hungry or if they will throw out the meal you give them, but we know that God knows our heart and he takes care of the rest…and it’s still doing something inside of us. We won’t always know everyone’s motives…that’s just life…but it’s a good thing God knows ours. Just sayin’.

I recently met Maggie and was amazed my her talent! She makes the most beautiful pieces and I just wanted to share them with you! I’m all about supporting Mom’s…especially local ones so please LIKE her page on Facebook, Seeking Pearls Handmade, and check out her work!

Just came across this project through an old high school friend. LOVE it! I am ALL about helping those in need….especially children. Please help my friend John raise money if you feel compelled to after watching this video! Let’s support each other in making a difference! (The link to his page is after the video..)

I get SO tired of cleaning up the SAME messes over and over and over….every single day. Anyone with me? I feel like it’s all I do and there is NOTHING to show for it! I do the dishes, then we eat lunch, I do the dishes, then I make dinner and we eat….on dishes! Then I vacuum up the crumbs Presley left, then guess what? Find more crumbs and pieces of cheese in her play kitchen. Oh and don’t forget the toys…so exhausting! That is why I love my bedtime cleaning…the house gets cleaned before I go to bed so at least it stays clean for a few hours. And I know that somehow, my mind is comforted while I am dreaming, because the sink is empty. BUT, tonight….I kinda lost it. Obviously I’m not in bed, so the house isn’t clean. I came home from the gym and found a cup of milk laying on the carpet, Chex Mix all over the ground…not just full size Chex Mix, but stepped on, tiny crumbs Chex Mix…..and of course TOYS everywhere…AGAIN. I got frustrated, I yelled…don’t judge, and don’t act like you haven’t done it before. No one was helping me….AHHHH. Then my little Malachi looked up at me and said “Where is my nice, sweet Mommy? Hmm, maybe she is in my pocket.” Frustration stopped. John and I looked at each other and just laughed. How cool did I feel in that moment? I hate when I loose my temper and don’t act nice. I teach my kids to talk nice….then I don’t. I’m not perfect and sometimes it takes a 4 year old to remind me of that. DANG IT! Parenting is stinkin’ hard. And if you don’t agree, then either you aren’t a parent or not trying to be a good one. I need a nap…

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