At church in bed

My father is the tech guy for our church and recently he has set it up so you can watch church from a live stream if you are unable to make it. Since I have strep throat and would like to avoid giving it to any one at church I stay home today but I'm laying here in bed watching the service so I still feel like I'm there. It's pretty cool!

Kory was in here watching it with me before Gunner came home with donuts for the boys and he said "Mommy, I wish I was at church" that made me smile. It really makes me happy that he enjoys church. I remember when I was little I did not enjoy church. I was bored and the church I was in when I was young did not have a children's church so we were stuck there during service. I used to bend over and pretend I was tying my shoe and then I'd sleep on my knee until my mother caught on and would poke me and tell me to wake up and sit up. At our church now the children stay during the singing but then are dismissed to go back to children's church (3-12) or to nursery (6months-3) where they learn with music and stories and fun. It just fills my heart with joy that my kids are learning to love the Lord and church at such an early age.

PREGNANT!!

I found out Saturday afternoon that I was pregnant. I am so very happy!!! I told Gunner today and even though he was a little worried due to our finances not being the best at the moment he was still happy. I told him that I am confident that this one is a little girl. He said, "Well, I guess we will see" but I refuse to think like that. I have 2 sons and now I am believing for a daughter. I plan to go the Romans 3:17 way of thinking and I'm going to "... calleth those things which be not as though they were". So I am believing this baby is a girl and I will not refer to her as an "it" or "he/she". She will be referred to as "SHE" because I am putting my faith in her to be a girl. :)

Here I Come 2014!!!

I can't believe today is the last day of 2013! Where has the year gone? I really feel like I haven't accomplished very much this year even though I've been extremely busy. It's like I've been too busy with crap to REALLY accomplish much. That's upsetting to me. How could I allow that? I feel like I've fallen off track somewhere. Since it's a new year I feel it's the perfect time to make a fresh start. 

Since I just got over being sick for the last 5 weeks, I've gained a little weight and I'm not happy about that. How can I expect The Lord to allow me to get pregnant in this body without having complications along the way. Nope! Not having that! Starting January 1st, I plan to go on Weight Watchers. Now that I can actually breath again I'm gonna go back to the gym and I'm gonna kick up my usual routine. I've gotten too comfortable with it. Time to make it harder. Even on the days idont go to the gym I plan to work on getting at the very least 30 mins of excersise each day (even if it's just a 30 minute walk down to let the boys see the cows at the farms at the end of our road. 

I'm gonna work on staying more God centered. Spending more time at home keeping my home the way it should be. Spending better quality time with my children. Not being distracted by thoughts of what I need to get done next but instead devoting some good personal time with my boys where I am completely and wholely present with them. In my quiet time I plan on reading a lot more scripture based books and devotionals. I'm going to also attempt to do the whole "Read the Bibke in a year" thing. We will see if I can get that done. I just want more quality time with my family and The Lord this year. That's the bottom line. I'm gonna spend more time at home with them rather then being distracted by things in the outside. My life should be centered around my home. I shouldn't always be trying to hurry out the door to go and do things away from the house. The more I do that the more it makes me want to except more and more responsibility outside the home which means I neglect more or rush through my responsibility at home and that's why I haven't accomplished much this year. I can't let it go on anymore. This is not the way my home should be run! So this year I'm gonna set it right!! :) Here I come 2014! Look out!! 

I'm working on it.

Sunday church was canceled due to the bad weather so I thought I'd run to the grocery store very quickly and be back before the bad weather started. Little did I know they store was packed causing me to be in the store for an hour. When I got out there was already 4 inches of snow on the ground. I thought, "it will be okay. I have 4 wheel drive" little did I know that something was wrong with it so it never engaged. 

I slid all over the road and eventually got stuck at the bottom of a hill. Usually, I would have freaked out and cried my eyes out. But this time all I did was pray and God kept me calm. My husband had of course lent his truck to his father so he had no way of getting me. This would have pushed me over the edge into hysterics on any other day but I just kept praying and  thanking The Lord for getting me home because I KNEW that God would get me home. My husband called a friend who lived close by and while I waited for him to come help me a young cowboy came in a HUGE jacked up truck and he attached my trail blazer to his truck with chains and pulled me to the top of the hill where I was able to make it back to the grocery store and leave my vehicle there. The friend picked me and my groceries up and took me home. Then took my husband back to the grocery store so he could take my trail blazer home. 

For most people, they would just be like "so what you got stuck in the snow. It happens. What's the big deal?" For me it was a big deal. I have come so far in the past year. This year I have pursued God so much more then I have ever in my entire Christian life. I saw the benefits of this year's journey on Sunday. I was stuck at the bottom of that hill for 2 and a half hours. During that time I didn't freak out once. I prayed and I thanked God in advance for getting me home because I KNEW God would. When I got home instead of being angry I just prayed and thanked God for that little test of patience that I passed because I trusted God and I KNEW he would take care of me. I have come soooooo far in the past year. I can see it now. I know I have soooo far to go still but I'm happy with how far God has gotten me already and I can't wait for the journey to continue. It's amazing how little things like this can turn out to be such blessings. 

9 Uses for Peroxide

I just learned about this but I think that toothbrushes are cheap enough its just better to replace them every month or two. It REALLY does work awesome for blood stains. I know that one for a fact. :)

1. Stain Remover

• Stubborn stains are no match for peroxide.
• It will take blood stains out of any fabric except silk and satin.
• It will also remove blow out poop stains from white onesies, high chair buckels, and exersaucer.

2. Bleach Alternative

• great way to brighten laundry.
• Use in prewash for heavily soiled laundry: Fill laundry, add detergent, 1 cup of peroxide, let it sit for 30 mins. Then run through the cycle.

3. General Disinfectant

• use it in a spray bottle for cleaning counters and tiles in kitchen and bathroom.
• use around the house  on everything from door knobs and light switches to toys and clothe diapers.

4. Oder Eliminator

• If your cat sprays the walls use Peroxide, baking soda, and water and it will kill the smell right away.

5. Hair Lightener

• it naturally lightens hair without sun

6. Fruit and Vegetable Cleaner

• place 3% peroxide in a spray bottle and full strength plain white or apple cider vinegar in a spray bottle.
• use a little on each piece of produce and then rinse with water

7. Ear wax Disolver

• A drop or two of peroxide for adults
• a small drop for babies

8. Toothbrush Sterilizer

• soak toothbrushes in peroxide for a few mins to kill bacteria
• or spray toothbrushes after each use

9. Teeth Whitener

• use a cap full and hold in your mouth and swish with it for up to five mins

Anxiety...... Fear not!

Philippians 4:6-9

Don't worry about anything, but in all your prayers ask God for what you need, always asking him with a thankful heart. And God's peace, which is far beyond human understanding, will keep your hearts and minds safe in union with Christ Jesus. 

In conclusion, my friends, fill your minds with those things that are good and that deserve praise: things that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely, and honorable. Put into practice what you learned and received from me, both from my words from my actions. And the God who gives us peace wil be with you. - (Good News Bible)

When I read this today, it truly spoke to me. I have been sick all week and my mother inlaw will be coming to my Thanksgiving this year so I've been very anxiety ridden and stressed out. These verses were just what I needed to hear tonight. It was like God speaking directly to me, calming me, and letting me know that it's all going to be okay no matter how it turns out and no matter what happens. So I am feeling a lot better. By Thanksgiving, my sickness should hopefully be gone and I should be enjoying the second annual Thanksgiving dinner I am holding here. I refuse to allow anything to make me not enjoy it. :) 

Homeschooling

I never really thought of homeschooling as an option for our family because #1- we just can't afford to buy curriculum and pay homeschool legal fees and then once Rando is old enough it would be double the money. #2- KJ enjoys going to school because he's a very social little boy. We live out in the middle of no where so it's not like he has the opportunity to spend time with other kids except for Sundays when we go to church. #3- since we live out in the middle of no where the Elementry school is very tiny and I liked the smaller number of kids to a classroom ratio. And last but not least #4- I just don't think my kids would sit and do school work for me on a daily basis. It's hard enough getting KJ to sit at the table long enough to do his homework I don't think he'd want to sit and do school work for hours each day.

Last week was "observation" week at school. You were allowed to come and observe the class. I thought that was really cool because I would like to go and see how my child is learning every day. I noticed while I was there that KJ had a problem fallowing directions. Like if they were told to come to the reading rug he'd go but then just stand there until everyone one else sat down and the teacher would turn and say "sit down please". I thought that was weird but I thought maybe he thought he could get away with it because I was there or something. When they went off to music class I decided to leave then and just before I left his teacher pulled me aside to tell me that she was going to have a specialist in to observe KJ. She said he doesn't seem to ever realize that he is also part of the class. He has to be told to join them as if he doesn't think that her directions apply to him. She said she wanted the specialist to come and observe him and let her know if there was some way she could rearrange the classroom or a better way to talk to him so he feels included in the class. It made me feel like she thought he might have a learning disorder or something and couldn't fallow directions. It got me thinking about it and if it turns out he does have some sort of learning disorder I think he'd be better off at home where he'd get one on one attention. I guess we will have to see what the specialist says first but it's really got me thinking about the possibility of homeschooling. I don't know how we'd afford it or where I would even start, but if KJ has a learning disorder I want him to get the best chance he can to learn because a lot of learning disorders children can grow out of or master dealing with and possibility even return to school in later years. I just don't want him getting lost in the crowd and they pass him over without really dealing with it if he does have one. So that's been on my mind lately.