For those moms out there that have a hard time studying the bible...this is AWESOME!!! It can also be used on you phones, blackberries, the i thingys... it is a great community. Since I am not a part of any bible study at this time, I have completed two. It is a great site!
http://www.youversion.com/
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Need to Get on a Schedule! Week One
I guess not working for so long, you tend to get comfortable with staying at home and building a different schedule...especially with my Natalee. We had to get use to Torrance's night schedule at one point. Now that I am the working, we have to get use to me working...without a schedule. Sigh....So what is a mom to do? I have decided that somethings just need to wait. Things that aren't that important to me or the happiness of my family. Like for instance...mopping. I hate mopping. I will sweep and all...but I hate mopping..it isn't a favorite chore of mine. Laundry...really who needs clean clothes... Oh an dusting...rule in my house is, if anyone notices the dust and mentions it...they get to clean it. Okay not really!
But I do need a schedule. I am serious on this point...I am looking to balance the following:
-keeping the house clean
-going to work (on time)
-taking care of Natalee
-ensuring Torrance is safe and "set-up" before I leave
The things that might fall into the "in between the lines"
-making dinner
-staying healthy
-and whatever I didn't mention
- OH AND ME TIME!
So what is a girl to do? I am going to try and figure that out this week....that is the first thing.
I will start by sleeping more regular hours....I am learning that no matter what my schedule is, I need to sleep regularly. I need to ask God for the wisdom to make it through the tough spots of my day. When I am too tired to write, play, laugh...those are the moments that matter to me and I would hate to have them stolen from me by not sleeping well...ex...CRANKINESS. Not even my pills of sunshine can help me with that.
So here is to figuring it out...with His grace.
But I do need a schedule. I am serious on this point...I am looking to balance the following:
-keeping the house clean
-going to work (on time)
-taking care of Natalee
-ensuring Torrance is safe and "set-up" before I leave
The things that might fall into the "in between the lines"
-making dinner
-staying healthy
-and whatever I didn't mention
- OH AND ME TIME!
So what is a girl to do? I am going to try and figure that out this week....that is the first thing.
I will start by sleeping more regular hours....I am learning that no matter what my schedule is, I need to sleep regularly. I need to ask God for the wisdom to make it through the tough spots of my day. When I am too tired to write, play, laugh...those are the moments that matter to me and I would hate to have them stolen from me by not sleeping well...ex...CRANKINESS. Not even my pills of sunshine can help me with that.
So here is to figuring it out...with His grace.
Thursday, February 24, 2011
The Walker Bag
So, I keep saying how I am gonna make my husbands walker more "young" and "modern". Well, I took the idea of the 'walker bag' that hangs from the walker and give it some character and love.
BEHOLD....The Walker Bag
This was made with some denim and hot glue...buttons and a few iron-on patches! Gotta love it. I am hoping he lets me add more manly things to make it more younger...however, we did talk about adding a horn...just kidding folks! Funny thing is, my husband loves the color tan...and beige. So maybe another bag is in the works...preferably one that doesn't fray when cut!
BEHOLD....The Walker Bag
This was made with some denim and hot glue...buttons and a few iron-on patches! Gotta love it. I am hoping he lets me add more manly things to make it more younger...however, we did talk about adding a horn...just kidding folks! Funny thing is, my husband loves the color tan...and beige. So maybe another bag is in the works...preferably one that doesn't fray when cut! Getting ready for work?
I don't know but if you ask me...I already work!
This evening, I was glancing through some books I have read in the past and I came upon a book by Jen Hatmaker. I read her book in one of my Bible studies a few years ago and we continued to keep reading them...she is a stitch. Here is a quote she wrote in her forward to her book Make Over: A Modern Girls Bible Study, Revitalizing the many roles you fill.
"For every woman who has held a baby while stirring dinner, taking a phone call, helping a kid with homework, thinking about work the next day and gearing up for sex that night. May this study be the equivalent of an unexpected housekeeper, chef and secretary showing up on your door step..."
Come on now. I know you laughed!
Getting my family of three out of the house for a simple trip to Wal-Mart takes planning, precision, and a whole lot of energy! All I needed was 2 t-shirts, sugar, and oil. I know I could of just gone myself and it would have been easier. But Torrance needed to get out of the house and Natalee well....she is so full of energy! So it was decided....we are ALL going!
Getting Torrance down 3 flights of stairs is interesting....one of us carries the walker(me). Then the other instructs Natalee to not jump off the steps(me). Then we(me) get to the car and systematically unlock the following...driver door, Natalee's door, trunk, and passenger door. Natalee in and buckled, Torrance in. Walker in trunk, I get in. Drive to Wal-Mart. Get out at front of store, open trunk, assist Torrance out, get Natalee out, close and lock doors. Torrance and Natalee go in so he can get his Wal-Mart Mobile. I park the car and walk in. I get a cart and put his walker in it. Now reverse the whole process coming home!
And it is raining.
God bless my husband! When he feels good he needs to get out of the house! He has been such a trooper.
I am thinking of pimping out his walker. I am in the process of making a walker bag for him...denim. I have scraps of old clothes and material around the house...He might get some bling too...I might even find a way to bling and pimp out his two wheels on the walker!
I look forward to starting my job tomorrow. I am really going to like having another form of human contact...even if it does mean it just to give someone their coffee. I imagine that I will run into a few angels each day to remind me of His grace. I look forward to it.
This evening, I was glancing through some books I have read in the past and I came upon a book by Jen Hatmaker. I read her book in one of my Bible studies a few years ago and we continued to keep reading them...she is a stitch. Here is a quote she wrote in her forward to her book Make Over: A Modern Girls Bible Study, Revitalizing the many roles you fill.
"For every woman who has held a baby while stirring dinner, taking a phone call, helping a kid with homework, thinking about work the next day and gearing up for sex that night. May this study be the equivalent of an unexpected housekeeper, chef and secretary showing up on your door step..."
Come on now. I know you laughed!
Getting my family of three out of the house for a simple trip to Wal-Mart takes planning, precision, and a whole lot of energy! All I needed was 2 t-shirts, sugar, and oil. I know I could of just gone myself and it would have been easier. But Torrance needed to get out of the house and Natalee well....she is so full of energy! So it was decided....we are ALL going!
Getting Torrance down 3 flights of stairs is interesting....one of us carries the walker(me). Then the other instructs Natalee to not jump off the steps(me). Then we(me) get to the car and systematically unlock the following...driver door, Natalee's door, trunk, and passenger door. Natalee in and buckled, Torrance in. Walker in trunk, I get in. Drive to Wal-Mart. Get out at front of store, open trunk, assist Torrance out, get Natalee out, close and lock doors. Torrance and Natalee go in so he can get his Wal-Mart Mobile. I park the car and walk in. I get a cart and put his walker in it. Now reverse the whole process coming home!
And it is raining.
God bless my husband! When he feels good he needs to get out of the house! He has been such a trooper.
I am thinking of pimping out his walker. I am in the process of making a walker bag for him...denim. I have scraps of old clothes and material around the house...He might get some bling too...I might even find a way to bling and pimp out his two wheels on the walker!
I look forward to starting my job tomorrow. I am really going to like having another form of human contact...even if it does mean it just to give someone their coffee. I imagine that I will run into a few angels each day to remind me of His grace. I look forward to it.
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
This is who I am, where I come from, and where I am going
I am not a quaint, articulate writer...I write like I talk. And I promise you...it is not perfect. I am a mom of a beautiful 5 year old. I am a wife to a husband who accepts me for me. Especially when my meds need adjusting...I call them my pills of sunshine. Which I have taken today...just to let you know. (And in the time of me just writing this paragraph...I have helped my kid several times with legos and Barbie, made lunch, and assisted my husband...more on that later...) Oh and I work too! Well again I work...finally.
I am a human being, and I love the Lord. He has just blessed me over and over again...however, I also have learned how He deals with me. That would be with a sense of humor. Which is fine by me. It took me 3 years to realize this. I was out of work and we were barely getting by on Torrance's (my husband) income. Natalee (daughter) was 2 and it was okay for me to be home. Interview after interview came and went. I was doomed to be a stay at home mom. Grrr! Not my life plan. Then Torrance was laid of work. Wonderful.
My Gramma got really sick and I was going back and forth to the hospital for a couple months. I was extremely close to her. And I wanted to be the support for my family especially, my aunt Laura. Gramma passed away. And I got a job interview....2 days after the funeral. God's perfect timing.
Moving forward...I took the job. I moved my family to a new town, then 9 months later...I was let go.
Nice! Thank God Torrance had gotten a part-time job...and the people I rent from are understanding and Godly too. Forward again.....Torrance can no longer work due to a physical condition and we are looking at surgery. Enter God's sense of humor! God begins telling me to help the homeless.....REALLY!!!???? I am on the verge of being homeless myself. I cried. I prayed. I sought counsel from a dear friend of mine who is the pastor of my old church. And God had it heavy on my heart that I am to help the homeless. I am living off of beans, rice, pasta. My in-laws pay for my Internet so I can try and find a job. I have received blessing after blessing from family and friends. But God is still on my heart about the homeless....
I got a job at a famous coffee shop...I start Thursday. They give back to the community and in my community they just so happen to work with the local homeless shelter. God opens doors in the strangest ways. I am just humbled and amazed.
But enough! I write for many reasons....
I am a working mom. I am a sister in Christ. And I AM NOT PERFECT!!! I screw up daily if not hourly.
But I am covered by His Grace...no matter what.
"By the Grace of God we will carry on"
I am a human being, and I love the Lord. He has just blessed me over and over again...however, I also have learned how He deals with me. That would be with a sense of humor. Which is fine by me. It took me 3 years to realize this. I was out of work and we were barely getting by on Torrance's (my husband) income. Natalee (daughter) was 2 and it was okay for me to be home. Interview after interview came and went. I was doomed to be a stay at home mom. Grrr! Not my life plan. Then Torrance was laid of work. Wonderful.
My Gramma got really sick and I was going back and forth to the hospital for a couple months. I was extremely close to her. And I wanted to be the support for my family especially, my aunt Laura. Gramma passed away. And I got a job interview....2 days after the funeral. God's perfect timing.
Moving forward...I took the job. I moved my family to a new town, then 9 months later...I was let go.
Nice! Thank God Torrance had gotten a part-time job...and the people I rent from are understanding and Godly too. Forward again.....Torrance can no longer work due to a physical condition and we are looking at surgery. Enter God's sense of humor! God begins telling me to help the homeless.....REALLY!!!???? I am on the verge of being homeless myself. I cried. I prayed. I sought counsel from a dear friend of mine who is the pastor of my old church. And God had it heavy on my heart that I am to help the homeless. I am living off of beans, rice, pasta. My in-laws pay for my Internet so I can try and find a job. I have received blessing after blessing from family and friends. But God is still on my heart about the homeless....
I got a job at a famous coffee shop...I start Thursday. They give back to the community and in my community they just so happen to work with the local homeless shelter. God opens doors in the strangest ways. I am just humbled and amazed.
But enough! I write for many reasons....
I am a working mom. I am a sister in Christ. And I AM NOT PERFECT!!! I screw up daily if not hourly.
But I am covered by His Grace...no matter what.
"By the Grace of God we will carry on"
Could this have taken any longer?
I really thought that setting up a blog would be easier than it was. Well I was wrong! I am not even sure if I like this...so plese for all of you out there...be patient with me! I am sooo new at this.
I began to blog for many reasons...
1. To let the rest of you crazy working woman/mom in Christ know that you are not alone in the yuck of life.
2. It is really wasy for my mother to keep track of all the yuck that goes on in my life since she lives so darn far away!
3. If we are Sisters/Brothers in Christ, then darn it, we need each other thrugh all of our stuff.
4. I want ot share how God's sense of humor is His grace pouring out on me. He never does anythng simple when He is talking to me. Maybe you can relate.
So what is next...no clue! But it will be a wild adventure that I know we are all gonna have together!
I began to blog for many reasons...
1. To let the rest of you crazy working woman/mom in Christ know that you are not alone in the yuck of life.
2. It is really wasy for my mother to keep track of all the yuck that goes on in my life since she lives so darn far away!
3. If we are Sisters/Brothers in Christ, then darn it, we need each other thrugh all of our stuff.
4. I want ot share how God's sense of humor is His grace pouring out on me. He never does anythng simple when He is talking to me. Maybe you can relate.
So what is next...no clue! But it will be a wild adventure that I know we are all gonna have together!
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