Either way, my hair don’t do long. BUT… I have come to terms with that. In fact, I like my hair (for the most part) now. I still wish I  had MORE hair, lol, but I like my haircut I got bangs now! I love it. AND, since being told about Nioxin, my hair  has actually LOOKED better too. Hasn’t broken off as much and gotten thicker because of that   See, because my hair is fine, it breaks easily. I have been told recently I actually have PLENTLY of hair, its just fine, therefore, breaks off and is more suseptible to damage. Nioxin has been great… and NO it is NOT the same thing as Rogaine. It doestn’ make my hair GROW, just makes what I have more healthy, and KEEPS it thicker looking, because it makes it stronger

ANYWAY! I am SOOOOOOOOO lucky and excited and blessed that my 14 month old daughter clearly received the hair gene from dear old dad. My husband could friggin’ cut his hair daily! UGH I hate him! LOL. It grows SO fast, is super thick, and I happen to think GORGEOUS teehee. Well, Holly got HIS thick hair with my curls. ITS GORGEOUS. Katie, my oldest’s, hair is taking its sweet time growing in… sigh….. but it at least appears to be thicker than mine. WOOHOO! I knew it was a good idea to marry Andrew. I promise, I didnt’ marry him for his thick head of hair, although that is an awesome bonus

One thing I think is completely unfair. MEN can go bald and still be friggin’ attractive (ok there are a SELECT few woman that look pretty with a shaved head, but I aint one of them)! In fact, many SHAVE their head and its “cool” or “sexy” or something. If they start going bald, ehh, no biggie, they can just go bald on purpose before anyone notices and people will think they are awesome. LOL. NOT. FAIR. If I went all Brittany Spears, I would look like one of those hairless cats, only worse, all pathetic and shaking from loss of heat through my head. I have considered, if my hair starts thinning really bad, to shave my head and buy differant Lady Gaga type wigs awesome right? HAHA. I could even buy color coordinating ones to go with my awesome… uhh sweat pant outfits? LOL

Anyway! hopefully I wont go bald for awhile. I pray I at least make it through my kids school years. I was bullied enough in school, I dont want my kids being teased for having the bald  headed mom who looks like a 12 year old boy. I dont want to be THAT mom. EEK. Of course, if Holly keeps going at the rate she does, I will be bald, or completely grey, by this time next year. EEK she is a daredevil. BUT, shes a dare devil with awesome and beautiful hair SO, for now, I will live vicariously through my children. Poor Holly, who already has long hair, shes gonna be tired so of ponytails and bows and hair clips by the time she gets to school, she may purposely shave her head just to get me to back off haha. Katie has pretty hair too, but for now, its still short  BUT its getting there,AND is SUPER soft and silky :) AND I happen to think my 2 girls are the most beautiful in the world regardless of their hair, BUT I admit, its fun to be able to do fun things with their hair hehe They faired better than dear ol mom though, who apparantly was handed the short end of the hair gene stick. LOL.  Oh well NO bows for me, so I’ll just keep torturting my girls TEEHEEHEE

1) Jesus is my homeboy: I am NOT really sure where this came from, but its stupid. People don’t seem COOLER when you say this, and Jesus sure as heck doesn’t seem cooler… in my honest opinion. It just makes people look stupid. I don’t even know WHAT the purpose of this is! Ok, if you are like 15 MAYBE I can let you get away with it, haha. If you are married with kids, stop saying it! LOL. It just makes people look immature. Jesus is WAY more than a homeboy. I KNOW that its trying to say he can be our friend, which is TRUE, but saying things such as this, or Jesus is my BFF, is just annoying, immature and, well… as I said before. STUPID. HAHA. It is ALSO disrespectful! Sorry, if you use this phrase. This is a blog. MY blog. A blog is where I can speak my mind, and my mind is BEGGING you. STOP SAYING “Jesus is my homeboy” and start saying what Jesus REALLY us. Loving. Compassionate. Abounding in love, mercy, grace, etc…

“The LORD is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger, abounding in love.” Psalm 103:8

2) God’s Property: Ok, first off, let me start by saying. YES. I DO believe we BELONG to God. Our bodies are His temple. We are His children. We are made in HIS image. We are to follow HIS will. YES. I know this. I belive this, but I HATE, I mean HATE this saying “God’s Property.” I am pretty sure we are MORE than property to God. When I hear the word property, I think of land, or cattle, or STUFF. We are more than that to God. We are more than “stuff”. Maybe I am just reading too much into it, but I really don’t like this phrase. We still have a mind. We still have free will. God isn’t slave driver. God is our heavenly FATHER. He loves us. I definitely don’t walk up to people and say “Hello, this it Katie and Holly, my property” LOL! I say these are my wonderful children, whom I would do anything for. Jesus DIED for us, so we could be called his CHILDREN. Sorry, but I just don’t like this phrase, I don’t think it accurately portrays HOW important we are to God. I understand we are bought with a price, the price of Jesus’ blood, but to me, we are STILL MORE than property… Read the sparrow verse… we are of MORE value than that. To me, a sparrow would be someone’s “property” NOT people. People are NOT property. We are of WAY more value than that to God… just my opinion…

“Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.” 1 Corinthians 6:19-20

“But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God” 1 John 1:12

“Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies?And not one of them is forgotten before God. Why, even the hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows. ” Luke 12:6-7

Ok, so those are the 2 I just get annoyed with hearing. I don’t think they accurately portrat Christ or God. The first, I don’t think accurately portrays how aweome JESUS is, the second, I dont think accurately portrays how awesome and special Jesus thinks WE are. Moving on, are a few I dont like hearing on their own… I feel like some Christians use these, without ever admitting its OK to be hurt, angry, upset, etc… Like it isn’t ok for a Christian to be sad or depressed (don’t even GET me started on many Christians view of depression, that issue makes me ANGRY! anyway…) So, please take these with a grain of salt. I am NOT saying these sayings are NOT supposed to be true, I am saying I don’t think they really HELP anyone if you do NOT use them alongside with care, concern, compassion, understanding, etc…

3) Cling to the cross: I TOTALLY agree with this. I do. With God we can do anything, get through anything, etc… BUT when someone is REALLY sad or hurting or uspet. When someone has been through more than one feels they can possible bear… DONT just say this and thats IT. PLEASE. People need to hear its OK to be mad. It’s OK to be upset. They need to know people GET why they are so sad! When a friend walked out of my life for no apparant reason, I was DEVESTATED. I began to question myself, my worth, etc. I was depressed. It was someone I looked up to, who knew EVERYTHING about me. Every sin. Every secret. Every pain I had ever experienced. It was someone who promised they would never leave me. So, when they left, I felt abandoned. AGAIN. I was heartbroken. I had MANY people support me and love me THROUGH it. Most of my friends said they are hurting for me, are sad for me, can understand why I am so sad. I had some even tell stories of similar experiences, saying they understand how I feel. The anger. The confusion. etc. THAT was encouraging and helping and loving. BUT, I had a couple people just say “cling to the cross emily” and that was all. Well, I am sorry, but that doesn’t help. Why can’t one cling to the cross and be sad and confused at the same time?? So, THIS is my point with this phrase. The saying is true, but when used alone, it makes people feel they are wrong for feeling the way they do. They feel guilty for feeling angry or hurt. They feel like they are not being “christian” enough, becasue if they were it wouldn’t bother them. I don’t think thats peoples intention, but I have spoke to MANY people who feel the same way when people say these type of things during heartache, trials, or struggles. Remember, people need to know its OK to have ANY feelings. The bible says its ok… as long as we dont sin in that anger. Even Jesus Christ himself became angry, sad, hurt, etc at times! It’s part of being human, and just because someone has given their life over to Christ, doesnt’ mean they wont stop feeling these things. IF someone is hurting and you don’t know what to say, thats ok. Admit that. Saying “I love you and dont know what you say. Im praying for you, in the meantime, cling to the cross and to Jesus. HE will help you” is better than ONLY saying “cling to the cross” if that makes sense I am not saying there is anything wrong with this phrase in and of itself, just be careful not to use it ALONE… that my opinion, and what many friends have shared with me they feel as well.

4) All I need is Jesus: Again, I agree. BUT at the same time, God created a woman for Adam, because he said it wasn’t good for man to be alone. It isn’t wrong to admit we NEED people. It SUCKS to be lonely. I’ve been there. Yes, I would be WAY worse if I didnt’ have Jesus, and YES, I CAN make it with just Christ. BUT the Bible says…

“Then the LORD God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.” Genesis 2:18

So, in my opinion, its OK to admit we NEED someone. The biggest time this phrase bothers me is when it comes to…. depression. I wont go into alot of detail, cause this could get ugly. BUT come on. Sometimes depression is CHEMICAL and there is NOTHING wrong with admitting you need help. GOD is the great physician after all and I belive God can work “miracles” and help us through modern day medicine. YES. you heard me. THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH NEEDING MEDS FOR DEPRESSION! I would rather someone take med and live their life to the fullest through them, then NOT take them and crumble, HATE life, not enjoy who they are in Christ, hate themself or potentially harm those around them because they cant function. If you had cancer, you wouldn’t NOT do chemo! Why is depression ANY differant. It CAN be a SICKNESS. It can sometimes be a TRUE chemical imbalance in the brain that one needs OUTSIDE help to overcome and help their body work the ways God designed it to. So, really. Dont say this to someone who is struggling with depression. Its just rude. People who SAY this obviously dont understand what TRUE depression can do to someone. I would know. I’ve had it. My father had it and didn’t ever get help or med, and guess what happened to him? He couldn’t think right and when he got laid off his job, he killed himself. Pretty sure God doesnt’ want that. Pretty sure God would want someone to admit they need help and GET it. I personally think it ignorant, selfish, stupid and foolish to be SO stubborn about med that one is willing to sacrifice the abundant life God wants for them.

Ok, I am adding this comment that I used to reply to someone, she brought out a point, that maybe I wasn’t specific about depression and meds:

Some peoples chemicals DO get out of balance and they NEED them to help put them back in order. They have tried counseling and it isn’t enough on its own. I’ve been there. It has nothing to do with NOT needing Jesus. In fact, most people who take meds ALSO still need counseling etc, but it helps them be able to focus more to HEAR Jesus and follow him and apply the methods to get better. You still have to apply methods and word towards stuff whether you are on meds or not. The med isn’t a cure all, its a TOOL to help your brain think more clearly. Just cause someone takes med, doesn’t cure them, they still have to do methods, apply methods, choose not to be sad, etc. But if your chemicals are out of whack, one cant even think right and THAT is what the meds do, get your chemicals back in balance, so you CAN think, focus and overcome. I agree that meds should be a last resort, I said SOMETIMES people need them because of a chemical imbalance. I was never trying to imply that it should be FIRST choice, but the truth is, some really DO need it. Some do have a true chemical imbalance, like I did. I know peoples fear of becomming “addicted” to the pills, but I never was addicited, in fact, its pretty hard to become addicted to most of those, from what ive read/heard. For me, I only needed them temporarily after Holly was born. I am no longer on them, but I am applying the methods I learned WHILE on meds even now, but because I was on meds long enough to put my chemicals back in balance, I am better able to overcome when I begin feeling anxious, etc…

And I may have to read the above book thats in my picture.. because its true. CHRISTIANS GET DEPRESSED TOO!

Ok. I am done. I am sorry if I stepped on any toes. BUT please THINK about these things I said. God bless.

I am also burdened for those who have gone through abuse, especially sexual abuse. I have been there. It is terrible and my heart ACHES for those in that same situation, or who have it secretly hidden away in their past. I pray and hope for them to find freedom!

SO! now, just to pray about HOW to go about this. Where do I start? prayer, thats where. After that? I have NO idea. I am only one person. One little short tiny person at that! HA. I desperately want people to come to the saving grace of Jesus. I HURT for those who have been turned or pushed farther away by others actions. It makes me so sad Sorry this is so spastic…. just been thinking alot. And before you burn me alive. I KNOW this quote is by Ghandi, heaven forbid, but its TRUE. If I am burdened by something, I should pray about HOW to change it. As pastor Craig Groeschel said in his message about Nehemiah… “Somebody has got  to do something. It might as well be me” RIGHT!? so true! Thats kinda what this quote to my right is saying.

What burdens you? I mean what REALLY burdens you. What makes you hurt, ache etc. What are you passionate about? God has big plans for all His children! God has things He burdens his people with for a reason. God can use little people for BIG things Thats is comforting to me. To God, everyone is “little” haha  but I really AM little! LOL So that news is awesome

With God all things are possible! the Bible says so So, even though I am only ONE person. One LITTLE person, I have faith and trust God can and WILL use me. He will guide me day by day and step by step on what I need to do next  Its like a pebble in the water. It may be ONE small pebble, but it causes a ripple in the water. I PRAY God can use me that way! For now. Let the praying begin!!!!!!!!

I often pick my wedgies in public. LOL. I try really hard to do it discreetly, but sometimes, it just doesnt’ happen. Sometimes my underwear, between contorting  my body into unhuman like positions trying to get the kids out of the car seat and into the stroller or shopping cart, walking briskly across the parking lot, into the store, my underwear seriously get into a wad. That saying had to have come from somewhere right? And I am sorry, maybe you like the feelign of panties in your crack, but I don’t. I don’t like thongs for that reason. They are just NOT comfortable! Therefore, I try, as secretly as I can… to get the underwear outta my rear. Yup. So, I pick my wedgies in public. oh well. I’m sure some of you have too! Celebrities do it! just google it LOL – in fact I am pretty sure my pic is a celebrity ha!

I have this constant urge to clean or pick up or rearrange. I will admit… while I am TRYING to be a little better at letting this go, I still am SOOOOO antsy lol. Just ask my poor husband. We “sit down” to watch a movie and I can’t seem to actually SIT for the duration of an entire movie. Somehow I manage to in a theatre, but I guess thats differant lol. This leads me to my next annoying habit, that my husband gets the brunt of… and maybe my friend who is my “the vampire diaries” show buddy. You know who you are! SORRY!!!!!!!! haha

My next annoying habit is having to ask what happened, whose that, etc… in a movie, tv show, online sermon, etc… because I have a hard time sitting still, I end up missing things I wouldn’t have if I could just calm the crap down and SIT STILL! Maybe I have restless leg syndrome?? no, pretty sure its just plain old fashioned OCD. HA. This is why I need to give a shout out to my husband and my TVD buddy and friend, and to anyone else I’ve had to ask questions to about stuff I shouldn’t have to ask questions about, becuase of my annoying habit of not being able to sit still, therefore I don’t pay attention and miss important details… wow that was a mouthful.

I have another annoying habit that I know for a fact, like as in 110%, annoys my poor husband to death. Again, I think it stems from my inability to SIT STILL. Apparantly I rearrange things alot? Hey. We are poor. I think rearranging the room and stuff in the room is the poor man’s “extreme makeover” Am I right or am I right? Plus its calming and theraputic, also costing MUCH less than an actual therapist! HA! And who doesn’t like a good rearranging every once in awhile? Though, when I do rearrange, I guess I should Andrew know that. Maybe leave sticky notes where things use to be, pointing him to where they are now? UGH talk about an OCD’s worst nightmares! AHHH!

Ok. So there are a few of my annoying habits. I am sure I have more. I am sure when my husband comes home from work, he could make a list. Poor man. I love him. He puts up with a heck of a lot from me haha.

What are YOUR annoying habits?

Anyway, church yesterday was pretty good, and there was something in the bulletin I actually kinda liked! I normally am not for certain types of cheesy Christian sayings, cliches, analogies… though some ARE kinda funny… more on the ones I dont like and why, later this week… for now, I wanted to share what I liked. I added some of my own thoughts to some and a couple of verses I used differant ones… anyway!

It was a few things of things we should NOT bring into the new year with us. Many of these apply, to be honest, no matter WHAT you believe. So…  here we go… It IS a little cheesy, so I apologize but it was also good enough I wanted to share. It definitely made me think a bit

What NOT to take into the  new year:

1. Self help books: Trust in God FIRST, don’t turn to Him as a last resort

“Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and  do not lean on your own understanding.  In all your ways  acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6

(disclaimer: I do not totally agree with this, as I DO think that books can be a good resource God can use to help us and give us ideas, but don’t use them on their own. Seek God’s wisdom above all )

2. Tape Measure: Consider God’s standards, don’t compare yourself to other people

I think women especially do this. We compare ourselves based on appearence, etc… when God doesnt’ look at those things or care about those things. God gave each person unique talents and abilities, and its OK and also good, that we are not all alike. It is ok that you cant do this, even if so and so can… I promise you that God gave YOU a talent that others can’t do

But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7

3. Rearview mirror: Don’t live in the past, You’ll miss our on waht God is doing in your life right now

“Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.” Philipians 3:12-14

4. Gavel: Instead of judging others, pray for them, help them and LOVE them back into a right relationship with God and others.

“Judge not, and you will not be judged; condemn not, and you will not be condemned; forgive, and you will be forgiven; give, and it will be given to you. Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For with the measure you use it will be measured back to you.” Luke 6:37-38

5. Life Vest: Don’t be overly cautious spiritually. Peter experienced Jesus in a REAL way, because he dared to step out of the boat – yes he became afraid, but he STILL had the courage to make that step… let’s do the same!

^“But Jesus immediately said to them: “Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid. “Lord, if it’s you,” Peter replied, “tell me to come to you on the water.” “Come,” he said. Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward Jesus.” Matthew 14:27-29

6. Garage door Opener: We think we are networked but often we isolate ourselves from our neighbors. God intended us to LIVE in community with one another. He also intended for us to understand those around us, love them and be around them – and we can’t do that, we cant make a difference if we hide ourselves away and never get involved in the world around us. No, we should not be OF the world, but Jesus was actively involved in peoples lives around him.

“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works, not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near.” Hebrews 10:23-25

7. Handcuffs: Don’t offer excuses about why you can’t help out. God can do amazing things through – and despite – us. Just follow him, with no exucses.

“And when it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is now late. Send them away to go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.” But he answered them, “You give them something to eat.” And they said to him,“Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii worth of bread and give it to them to eat?”And he said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” And when they had found out, they said, “Five, and two fish.” Then he commanded them all to sit down in groups on the green grass. So they sat down in groups, by hundreds and by fifties. And taking the five loaves and the two fish he looked up to heaven and said a blessing and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the people. And he divided the two fish among them all. And they all ate and were satisfied. And they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish. And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.” Mark 6:35-44

Anyway! I thought these were pretty good Hope they make you think as well. Also, as I said, I really think this can apply to ANYONE this year, no matter what you believe… think on these. pray on these. God bless.

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10) Excuse to pick your nose and not care. I am sure you would say you “itch” your nose, but we ALL know its the same thing! Hey! They do it to, so why not! I stop there though, I will NOT follow in the kids footsteps and follow the picking by eating whatever it is they pull out of their nose.  Who “nose” (HAHAHA i crack myself up) maybe they secretly stash snacks up there for later? I guess I could say the same for other body area kids pick, scratch and grab at…. haha…. ewwww
9) Excuse to wear PJ’s all day. Yup. Enough said – course guess you can do that before… hmm
8 ) Excuse to watch cartoons! Oh, who am I kidding, I did this before kids. Though, I didn’t discover the awesomness of Yo Gabba Gabba until AFTER kids! To be honest, it took a bit to get into it, but by golly, its a cute show! Weird? Yes. But then again, I am weird, so I suppose its why it is so appealing! And hey, the kids like it, especially my 14 months old! it takes the crankies away! And it isn’t Sponge Bob…. enough said (parental disclaimer: I do not let my kids sit in front of the tv all day. There is plenty of activity at this house, such as forecfully throwing books of the shelves, running, jumping, dancing, twirling like a ballerina, princess, or princess ballerina, screaming, shouting, rolling around like wild animals, chasing the dog, torturing the dog, tickling the dog, etc etc… hehe)
7) Having constant laughter in the house (ok maybe not quite CONSTANT, as there are periods of screaming, wailing, thrashing etc, but then again, I have periods like that as well haha). I mean they say laughter is the BEST medicine, and who better to give you that med than your own children? Plus, their laughs are way cute. I tend to snort if I laugh to hard
6) The slobbery open mouth kisses become acceptable. They really ARE the best, aren’t they? Wet, gross, and somewhat distuburing, yes. But by golly its the cutest grossness Ive ever experienced!! BRING ON THE SLOBBER. Plus, I am sure we, as moms, have injested MUCH worse bodily fluids from our kids (see my post Mommy Mishaps…. enough said)
5) I LOVE baby talk. teeheeheehee and I LOVE LOVE LOVE when they respond! I feel like I am smart and speaking some high tech secret baby spy language! And in a way, we kinda are! LOVE that! Not to mention when they start screaming and spouting off random babble, it totally sounds like they are cussing at you in baby language and its SUPER funny! AND adorable… which brings me to
4) kids are just darn cute. They act cute (most of the time). They say cute stuff. They can get away with saying the wrong thing at the wrong time and people can laugh it off. If you said or ask some of the things kids get away with saying or asking, you would probably be either severely beat up, maybe even be armless, legless, etc… or worse… hmm. So I love LOVE the adorables off kids
3) kids bring more purpose and meaning into the worlds, into your life. They make your heart grow bigger than you ever thought possible. The more kids you have, the more your heart grows. Pretty amazing if you ask me. They can take even the most seemingly selfish and grumpy people and turn their hearts to mush. Kids are powerful!! just look at the grinch
2) KIDS are just. awesome. You have someone who will ALWAYS love you unconditionally. That is pretty powerful. you know? Kids are quick to forgive and model how WE, as adults, should treat others (ok when it comes to love, not when it comes to pushing down bobby cause they want the said quacking duck toy… too bad it can’t work that way for us. I guess it can, but I am pretty sure that could get us arrested for harassment or assault…) I mean, NO MATTER WHAT, they love us. If you forget to give them the cookie they want, its ok. They will forgive and forget, and even if it takes them a bit to forget, they STILL love you. NO MATTER WHAT. What an awesome example of how Christ loves us huh?

The 1) reason I LOVE kids is, I just do. I love my girls. I would go to the ends of the earth for them. They are a BLESSING. They are a JOY. They are SWEET. PRECIOUS. ADORABLE. Yes, there are frustrating moments, but its all worth it. They make my life better. They make my life more worthwhile. They help me see even the smallest blessings in life. They help me get excited over small things. They bring my husband and I closer together. Its amazing really. Kids rock! Oh, and as a bonus. They give me a reason to act immature. not that I didnt’ before, but now at least I have an excuse!

here is this cute, silly little baby talk cartoon I came across hehe. enjoy!

So, as I was laying with her and praying for her, many noises began to distract me from the purpose I had come in there to do. Lay down and pray and take a little snooze with my girl. There were at least 2 fire trucks, the bass blaring on cars driving by, people screaming and shouting, banging, etc. Anytime I heard one of these noises I stopped what I was doing and started trying to figure out what the noise was and where it was coming from. The noises made me lose my focus on the task in front of me. Katie? nope, those things didnt’ phase her. She came to her room and laid in her bed with her focus on ONE THING. SLEEP. And nothing, was going to stop her from getting that sleep. She was able to BLOCK OUT distractions so that she could focus on what was important at the time. Too bad I couldn’t do the same.

This got me thinking. Many times when we call our children and they don’t answer, it isn’t that they are being naughty, misbehaving, disobeying, or whatever other lies you want to believe (yes, sometimes they are, but most times I dont think thats the case). The truth is small children have SUCH focus sometimes. When they are playing with something they want to be doing, something that excites them, etc.. they have the AMAZING ability to totally block out ANY and ALL distractions around them in order to give 100% to the task in front of them. Most times, I dont think my girls are purposely ignoring me, I think they are just SO focused on the tast at hand, they dont hear me, or anything else. When they are doing something they love and enjoy, the rest of the world fades away in to a blur.

This got me thinking more. If I am watching a show I enjoy, reading something I enjoy, sometimes I am pretty focused, so why is it that sometimes reading my Bible, hearing a sermon, etc… I lose focus SO easy!? :/ It’s kinda sad. I should LOVE spending time in God’s Word! Anyway! another weird thought by crazy me I am gonna try to have MORE focus. I want the focus AND faith of a child. I think part of the reason they can have so much focus IS because they have such faith. They have faith things will work out, even if they dont know how. They have faith that toy will work, even if they don’t how or why it does, they just know its supposed to do something, and they have faith it will do what it is meant to do.

We should be that way with God. We know God works all things to the good of those who love him. We dont always NEED to know the how or why, but we KNOW he will. That should be enough. I think if we have MORE faith, we would naturally have MORE focus as well. Our minds wouldn’t be filled with the distractions of the 5 W’s and the how (who, what, when, where, why) of the situation or problem. We wouldn’t have to know. We would just have faith and believe it WILL work out.

Sure, being a mom is hard, being a mother is a JOB just like any other (and dont ever let ANYONE tell you otherwise!). In whatever job we do, do it to the glory of the One who GAVE you that job. Our heavenly father provides the means to do whatever job He gives you, or calls you to do. He gives each person talents and abilities to be able to do that job to the best of our ability. When the Lord calls certain mothers to stay at home, we should be excited! What a great job He has called us to do!

I love being a SAHM. I am so thankful that is the job the Lord has called me to. Sure, I will make mistakes. Sure its hard some days and I wonder WHY in the world am I doing this? But then I see the precious faces of my girls and I remember. I am blessed enough to be around them, teach them, see them learn and grow every day, and I wouldn’t trade it for anything

So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31

I realize when I am having tough days and feel like giving up, or I focus on the negative, I am not living out this verse. Living out this verse doens’t mean we have to always be happy, cheerful, perfect and not admit frustration. It just means whatever feelings we DO have, we will need to glorify God in how we handle them. I am working on this. When I have had a long, tiring or trying day, I don’t always give glory to my Father with how I chose to show those emotions. Lord, forgive me. I hope as moms, parents, etc, we can remember this. I hope we remember its OK to be frustrated, tired, even angry, but WHATEVER we do or feel in our job, we need to remember to glorify God through it.

I LOVE my job. It doesnt’ mean I love all aspects, but I love it nonetheless. I am truly blessed I hope you know how blessed YOU are as well. And remember, you stay at home moms… It is a JOB as well, a truly high calling, and hey what other job can you go to work in your PJ’s for, your hair a mess, no makeup, no shower, snot on your shirt, spaghetti sauce on your pants… and no one cares?

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I am obsessed with

Yes. That is a shark. I am OBSESSED with sharks! LOL. one of the main reasons I miss cable is, yup, SHARK WEEK! Thank goodness my awesome friend told me there was a whole set on Netflix! WOOHOO! So, guess what I am watching now? haha. I also watched the Jaws trilogy EVERY. SUMME (pretty much till after we moved to bmore and have no cable haha) when it was on TNT! LOL!

More specifically, I am obsessed with Great whites. I mean, come on, who isn’t? They are AMAZING. Scary and awesome all at the same time. I just think they are amazing creatures. I mean shoot. I sure wish my kids could grow teeth as fast as a shark! Sure as heck would make teething easier, or perhaps not, considering they have MULTIPLE rows of teeth. Though their teeth fall in and grow back so easily, I think it would still be easier.

Mommy shark talking to her fellow mommy shark friend: “Man Brutus’s (for some reason I picture Brutus as a shark haha) teething is killing me! I wish he would stop being so fussy!…. oh wait, nevermind! its over with! Thank goodness THATS over. I NEVER thought it would be”  haha

I am weird though. I am actually pretty obsessed with anything ocean. I love octupus’s (and yes, I am pretty sure it isnt’ octopi, or whatever) and all those crazy creatures that live in the WAY WAY WAY deep ocean with the little light bulb looking things on their heads. you know this one… from nemo…

I mean you can learn alot from Pixar! LOL. Anyway, back to why I am weird… as if the shark and creepy fish obsession isn’t enough, is although I LOVE LOVE LOVE learning about these, love seeing them on TV, love going to the aquarium, and I even want to.. CAGE DIVE with Great WHITES!! HECK YES!! Its on my bucket list… I am still a little creeped out to actually SWIM in the ocean haha. I have one of these wierd things I am ok with scary things that could eat your face off, suck it off, rip it off, bite it off, etc… as long as I KNOW. ITS. THERE. Same goes for snakes and spiders. They give me the heebie jeebies, yes, but if I KNOW one is there, it fascinates me, and I must look haha.

I just watched a shark attack suvivor shark week episode (wow that was a fishy mouthful) and thisgirls was bit and she was 5’9″ and if it hadn’t have been for her adreniline and her basically fighting the friggin 20 foot (YES! 20 FEET!) Great white, she would have been lunch, or a snack. WELL CRAP!!! I am BARELY over 5 feet. I would have absolutely NO. CHANCE. That shark would swallow me in one bite. SHOOT! whole probably! I wouldn’t even be a snack. I’d be an Hors d’oeuvre! LOL. SOOOOO yeah. They also said you have a greater chance of being struck by lightning than being attacked by a shark. Well, considering I came within 10 feet of being struck by lightning, I’d say my chances ain’t looking too good. So for now, I’ll stick my toes in (who needs those anyway?) and construct sand castles in the shape of the eiffel tower or something….. and think about the day I HOPEFULLY come face to face with one…in a box of STEEL, with BIG bars that they cant eat my face through… and I can see them coming… and I am with professionals

MORE MOMMA! MORE MORE!

Anyone wanna go for a midnight snack?

So, yes. I guess I am a little nuts. But hey, keeps life fun. Ok, I am gonna go feed my obsession some more and watch some more shark week… and get a snack. All this talk of sharks has made me hungry. Meat anyone?

Oh. I am also kinda obsessed with giraffes… but for some reason that didn’t like quite as interesting of a blog post… hmmm unless a shark jumped out and ATE a giraffe. Is that even possible….?

I want to lose weight
I want to make more money
I want to be happier
I want to be healthier
I want I want I want blah blah blah

Do you notice a common word? I. All of the resoltions are about oneself. Now, before you go wanting to hang me from chandelier, skin me alive thinking I am the devil in sweatpants (yes, sweatpants, I am too poor for prada lol) I am NOT saying that making these kinds of resolutions are bad or wrong. I am not even saying we shoudn’t make some changes. If we were happy staying where we are all the time, that wouldn’t be right either. Some people’s resolutions are fine and dandy and will make you tear up like Free Willy. I am sure some people’s New Years Resolution is to save the Willie’s of the world, ahem, I mean ocean, though I guess techincially the ocean IS part of the world. ok. off track… btw I love whales, sharks, turtles, anything in the ocean just to clear that up…

What I am getting at is so often we make resolutions and MOST times we don’t keep them or we start of really well, for a month, or 2, 3 if you are lucky, but then they fade away into the background and are forgotten about like a boy band from the 90′s. Also, many times resolutions are very US focused. lose weight, look better, etc… which is fine. I know that some people really do need to get healthy and its ok to set goals for yourself, but sometimes we care WAY too much what our outward appearance looks like and what WE want, rather than seeing what others around us NEED.

I say this year, lets not worry so much about what the scale says, or what our skin looks like, how big a house or car or bank account we have etc….That is something that will fade away over time, and isn’t ours in the first place. However, how we change peoples life can last with them forever, even through eternity. How we treat them, love them, care for them, serve them, encourage them can make a differance more than the next crash diet fad you are using to lose pounds that will probably come back anyway (again, I know some really do work, so please dont come Glee me with your diet smoothies or something)

People are more important than pounds, their life more valuable than the newest model of BMW.  When we are truly changing lives for the Lord, it doesnt’ matter what the outside looks like. If we change the outside of us without changing our hearts, it is meaningless and vain.

I think instead of New Years Resolutions, we need to think of who in our lives needs the love of Christ, the care and compassion he showed. WHO can we love. WHO can we serve. WHO can we help. WHO can we care for. WHO can we encourage. We dont do this by shedding pounds and putting on makeup. We dont do this by pointing fingers, judging and condeming. We do this by sacrifical love, undconditional love. We do this by GETTING TO KNOW people, getting to know the HEART of a person and all this is summed up in to ONE thing….

LOVE LIKE JESUS

so guys. THIS is the ONLY resolution I have. If I follow this, EVERYTHING else will fall into place. If I love like Jesus, I will love others more, seeing their heart, not their “sins” or “flaws”, cause NEWSFLASH!!! you got them too, we all do. If I love like Jesus, I will be a better and more loving wife. If I love like Jesus, I will be more loving, caring and patient mother. If I love like Jesus, I will be more understanding. If I love like Jesus, I will also love myself, therefore strive to be healthy, but be happy with that that means for ME, and accept myself for WHO God made me. If I love like Jesus, I will be exactly what 1 Corinthians 13 describes. People don’t come to Christ because we have pretty outward bodies. People don’t come to Christ through pointed fingers and condeming voices. People come to Christ by loving hearts, serving hands, and genuine care and concern for them and their lives.