I am feeling an overwhelming desire to completely overhaul my life in a big way. I have kind of let myself slip into a place of complacency and selfsihness in the last few years. DOn't get me wrong I love my hubby and boys. I am not talking ahout overhauling them at all. LOL They are just right they way they are. But I on the other hand could use some updating.
For the past few years I have wanted to learn to ride a horse. I want to ride through the wide open spaces listening to the world around me. Reid has expressed interest in this as well. So I am hoping to look into this further. We do live in the country and he will soon be attending school with kids that live on farms with animals so I don't think it is that far-fetched.
I am also thinking and praying about a way that I can express myself musically again. I have missed teaching so much and I miss the interaction with the kids I taught. I loved leading them in praises to the Lord. There is nothing like it. So I am seeking an avenue to reach out in this area of my life.
I am also needing to get ALOT more organized than I currently am. My children need more structure than they have and I need more discipline in my life. My "we will do whatever we want whenever we get to it" is not teaching my children much. ;) So I am looking into ways to get myself motivated.
And then there is getting healthy. Eating better and exercising. (because I haven't done that in a while now) I would like to find something that I enjoy doing that would serve two purposes. Buring calories and having fun.
Sounds like alot but I know that these are all things that will make my life more full and satisfying. Not to mention making me a better wife and mother. Having focused on just me and myself lately has left me isolated, selfish and unhappy. So I am trusting the Lord to work His will in me and to mold me into the person He created me to be.
About Me
- PraiseJunky
- I am a wife, a mommy, a home educator, and domestic goddess, a sister, a daughter, a friend, a musician, a reader, a writer, and a lover of Jesus Christ.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
To Photochick
We grilled steaks and cooked crab legs. Hubbys favorite dinner. :) Everything turned out great. And the crab legs were so easy to do. Plus they were on sale and so were the steaks. So hubby and mama were both excited. LOL
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Hmmmm
I have never claimed to be a political genius. And to be honest I am probably not as informed as I really should be. But I received an email this morning talking about whether our President is in fact an American citizen or not. I don't know if it is true or accurate but if it is then there has been some major smoke screens going on in our government systems. (*****Update**** I have since discovered that the email was not entirely accurate but still have doubts****) Makes me wonder sometimes. And I am beginning to think that we as the American people decided a while back to be uninvolved and that is now biting us in the butt. I have no concrete plan of action to get us back on track. But I do think ALOT of prayer is in order. And in case I haven't made myself clear........I LOVE AMERICA!!!! And it ticks me off when other people who are privilidged to live in this great country bash it, talk negatively about or attempt to change it into something that it was never intended to be.
If an American is to amount to anything he must rely upon himself, and not upon the State; he must take pride in his own work, instead of sitting idle to envy the luck of others. He must face life with resolute courage, win victory if he can, and accept defeat if he must, without seeking to place on his fellow man a responsibility which is not theirs.
- President Theodore Roosevelt
Review of Reviews
January 1897
To sit home, read one's favorite paper, and scoff at the misdeeds of the men who do things is easy, but it is markedly ineffective. It is what evil men count upon the good men's doing.
- President Theodore Roosevelt
The Outlook
December 21, 1895
The first requisite of a good citizen in this Republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his own weight
- President Theodore Roosevelt
There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. When I refer to hyphenated Americans, I do not refer to naturalized Americans. Some of the very best Americans I have ever known were naturalized Americans, Americans born abroad. But a hyphenated American is not an American at all.
This is just as true of the man who puts “native” before the hyphen as of the man who puts German or Irish or English or French before the hyphen. Americanism is a matter of the spirit and of the soul. Our allegiance must be purely to the United States. We must unsparingly condemn any man who holds any other allegiance.
But if he is heartily and singly loyal to this Republic, then no matter where he was born, he is just as good an American as any one else.
The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin, of preventing all possibility of its continuing to be a nation at all, would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities, an intricate knot of German-Americans, Irish-Americans, English- Americans, French-Americans, Scandinavian- Americans, or Italian-Americans, each preserving its separate nationality, each at heart feeling more sympathy with Europeans of that nationality than with the other citizens of the American Republic.
The men who do not become Americans and nothing else are hyphenated Americans; and there ought to be no room for them in this country. The man who calls himself an American citizen and who yet shows by his actions that he is primarily the citizen of a foreign land, plays a thoroughly mischievous part in the life of our body politic. He has no place here; and the sooner he returns to the land to which he feels his real heart-allegiance, the better it will be for every good American.
- President Theodore Roosevelt
Addressing the Knights of Columbus in New York City
12 October 1915
It hit me this morning that God loves all people and that he desires that there be unity IN CHRIST. Unity in anything besides Christ will still breed dissension and prejudice of all kinds. Because everyone is still looking out for their own best intrests not the will of God. Our country was founded on Godly principles and I would say to those that would take those away....." Go back to wherever you came from and live by the principles you hold to so strongly and leave us Americans alone! For I will fight to keep the country I love from being invaded and preyed upon by those who would seek to destroy it."
If an American is to amount to anything he must rely upon himself, and not upon the State; he must take pride in his own work, instead of sitting idle to envy the luck of others. He must face life with resolute courage, win victory if he can, and accept defeat if he must, without seeking to place on his fellow man a responsibility which is not theirs.
- President Theodore Roosevelt
Review of Reviews
January 1897
To sit home, read one's favorite paper, and scoff at the misdeeds of the men who do things is easy, but it is markedly ineffective. It is what evil men count upon the good men's doing.
- President Theodore Roosevelt
The Outlook
December 21, 1895
The first requisite of a good citizen in this Republic of ours is that he shall be able and willing to pull his own weight
- President Theodore Roosevelt
There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. When I refer to hyphenated Americans, I do not refer to naturalized Americans. Some of the very best Americans I have ever known were naturalized Americans, Americans born abroad. But a hyphenated American is not an American at all.
This is just as true of the man who puts “native” before the hyphen as of the man who puts German or Irish or English or French before the hyphen. Americanism is a matter of the spirit and of the soul. Our allegiance must be purely to the United States. We must unsparingly condemn any man who holds any other allegiance.
But if he is heartily and singly loyal to this Republic, then no matter where he was born, he is just as good an American as any one else.
The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin, of preventing all possibility of its continuing to be a nation at all, would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities, an intricate knot of German-Americans, Irish-Americans, English- Americans, French-Americans, Scandinavian- Americans, or Italian-Americans, each preserving its separate nationality, each at heart feeling more sympathy with Europeans of that nationality than with the other citizens of the American Republic.
The men who do not become Americans and nothing else are hyphenated Americans; and there ought to be no room for them in this country. The man who calls himself an American citizen and who yet shows by his actions that he is primarily the citizen of a foreign land, plays a thoroughly mischievous part in the life of our body politic. He has no place here; and the sooner he returns to the land to which he feels his real heart-allegiance, the better it will be for every good American.
- President Theodore Roosevelt
Addressing the Knights of Columbus in New York City
12 October 1915
It hit me this morning that God loves all people and that he desires that there be unity IN CHRIST. Unity in anything besides Christ will still breed dissension and prejudice of all kinds. Because everyone is still looking out for their own best intrests not the will of God. Our country was founded on Godly principles and I would say to those that would take those away....." Go back to wherever you came from and live by the principles you hold to so strongly and leave us Americans alone! For I will fight to keep the country I love from being invaded and preyed upon by those who would seek to destroy it."
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Some Randomness
Well I have yet to come up with a cohesive thought which to build a blog post around so I thought that I would throw out some random "stuff" that is floating about my cranium.
Our garden is doing quite well. We have been eating sweet corn, okra and squash. Yummo!!! Nothing better than eating fried squash and fried okra that grew in your own yard. The carrots and watermelons are still percolating so we will be enjoying them later in the summer. I hope to have a much larger garden next year. My hubby is so proud of it. As am I, of course. But he has been doing all of the work. I am just reaping the benefits. That is unless you consider picking the veggies and cooking them work. In that case, I guess we are equal partners. LOL
The astronomically high temperatures are about on my last nerve. Thank the Lord for A/C. And I hear myself whining about it a good bit and saying things like " I would rather be cold than hot anyday." And today I can say that honestly. But then when wintertime rolls around I say the opposite " I would rather be hot than cold anyday". Hmmmmmmm, I must be a woman. ;) But it all honesty the heat would not be so unbearable if I was sitting in the middle of a pool all day everyday. That is not a bad idea. I need to get on that one.
My house redecorating is still not done. So that is the reason that I have not posted pictures......well, that and the fact that I am r-e-a-l-l-y bad about remembering to upload them to the computer. I am hoping that it will be somewhat completed soon and then maybe I will post some pics. Maybe.
I got a new Bible and I am completely stoked about it. (Whoa, I think my brain did a time travel trip to the days I read The Sweet Valley Twins) Like, totally. Speaking of California.....I wanna take a trip out there soooooo bad. Anyway, back to the Bible. It is an Amplified Bible and I love how it expounds on the scriptures to make it easier to understand. My mother in law got it for me for my birthday. So thoughtful!!!
Okay, I have to be honest here.........I did start working out. Well, it has now been 12 days since then and I have officially worked out on 2 of those days. I know, I know, I fell off the wagon early. So there is a very good chance that the 30 Day Shred with Jillian may turn out to be 30 WEEK Shred. (note to self......*must work on self-discipline*) :)
My two little guys are not so little any more. Everyday they just amaze and surprise me with all that they are learning and doing. And it is a good thing that Pierce is younger and smaller than Reid. If it were the other way around poor Reid would be getting his booty kicked all the time. Reid is so sensitive and cerebral. Pierce is raw energy and aggression. Should be fun to watch as they grow. And I love to watch them together when they don't know I am watching. They have such a sweet close brotherly relationship. I hope that they are always close.
Reid is completely addicted to the old school Nintendo. He lives everyday to get to play it with his daddy when he comes home from work. It is a "guys time" and I love watching them together. And who knew that the Nintendo could help me in teaching Reid about behavior and consequences.......its working.
So Fathers Day is tomorrow. My hubby has asked for Steaks and crab legs.......so today I am on the hunt for some bargains. He is totally worth full price surf and turf but mama loves a bargain.
So I know that this has all been very random but that is what is going on with me today. Thank you for everyone that has been praying. I have felt the prayers and I know that I am loved by so many people. Thank you so much!!! Please don't quit.
Have a wonderful Saturday and a wonderful Fathers Day weekend.
Our garden is doing quite well. We have been eating sweet corn, okra and squash. Yummo!!! Nothing better than eating fried squash and fried okra that grew in your own yard. The carrots and watermelons are still percolating so we will be enjoying them later in the summer. I hope to have a much larger garden next year. My hubby is so proud of it. As am I, of course. But he has been doing all of the work. I am just reaping the benefits. That is unless you consider picking the veggies and cooking them work. In that case, I guess we are equal partners. LOL
The astronomically high temperatures are about on my last nerve. Thank the Lord for A/C. And I hear myself whining about it a good bit and saying things like " I would rather be cold than hot anyday." And today I can say that honestly. But then when wintertime rolls around I say the opposite " I would rather be hot than cold anyday". Hmmmmmmm, I must be a woman. ;) But it all honesty the heat would not be so unbearable if I was sitting in the middle of a pool all day everyday. That is not a bad idea. I need to get on that one.
My house redecorating is still not done. So that is the reason that I have not posted pictures......well, that and the fact that I am r-e-a-l-l-y bad about remembering to upload them to the computer. I am hoping that it will be somewhat completed soon and then maybe I will post some pics. Maybe.
I got a new Bible and I am completely stoked about it. (Whoa, I think my brain did a time travel trip to the days I read The Sweet Valley Twins) Like, totally. Speaking of California.....I wanna take a trip out there soooooo bad. Anyway, back to the Bible. It is an Amplified Bible and I love how it expounds on the scriptures to make it easier to understand. My mother in law got it for me for my birthday. So thoughtful!!!
Okay, I have to be honest here.........I did start working out. Well, it has now been 12 days since then and I have officially worked out on 2 of those days. I know, I know, I fell off the wagon early. So there is a very good chance that the 30 Day Shred with Jillian may turn out to be 30 WEEK Shred. (note to self......*must work on self-discipline*) :)
My two little guys are not so little any more. Everyday they just amaze and surprise me with all that they are learning and doing. And it is a good thing that Pierce is younger and smaller than Reid. If it were the other way around poor Reid would be getting his booty kicked all the time. Reid is so sensitive and cerebral. Pierce is raw energy and aggression. Should be fun to watch as they grow. And I love to watch them together when they don't know I am watching. They have such a sweet close brotherly relationship. I hope that they are always close.
Reid is completely addicted to the old school Nintendo. He lives everyday to get to play it with his daddy when he comes home from work. It is a "guys time" and I love watching them together. And who knew that the Nintendo could help me in teaching Reid about behavior and consequences.......its working.
So Fathers Day is tomorrow. My hubby has asked for Steaks and crab legs.......so today I am on the hunt for some bargains. He is totally worth full price surf and turf but mama loves a bargain.
So I know that this has all been very random but that is what is going on with me today. Thank you for everyone that has been praying. I have felt the prayers and I know that I am loved by so many people. Thank you so much!!! Please don't quit.
Have a wonderful Saturday and a wonderful Fathers Day weekend.
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
what to say?
I still am not feeling especially "bloggy" but I am still living and breathing so I thought I would try to think of something.So here is my attempt.
Nope, I got nothing. Maybe tomorrow. Have a good one.
Nope, I got nothing. Maybe tomorrow. Have a good one.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
oh, the solitude
My two sweet, precious little boys just left to spend the night at their Grannys house. They have been so excited. So I have a day and a half all to myself. I am not sure what I will do. I can either be responsible and catch up on things around the house or I can choose to be lazy and truly enjoy the time alone. Hubby will be home tonight of course but tomorrow is all mine. I guess I could get caught up tonight so I can enjoy tomorrow without the guilt.
Here is to a quiet evening.
Here is to a quiet evening.
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Today
Started working out again. It went alright. I didn't pass out so that is always a good sign. Then I took the boys outside to jump on their new trampoline. They enjoyed it for a few minutes. I think I have more fun on it than they do.
Pierce didn't get a nap yesterday so that means that he is g-r-u-m-p-y today. So much fun for his mama. Can't wait until he takes a nap.
Hopefully we can go outside later this afternoon so they can play in their little pool. But it has been so dog-gone hot. So we will see.
Poor little guys inherited super fair skin from both of their parents. They are already sporting a sunburn from the other day. Note to their mama.....buy stock on sunscreen and remember to put it on them. Another note to their mama.....remember to put some on yourself. That is right....I am burned too.
I realize that I have not been posting much but to be honest I wouldn't even know where to begin. There has been so much drama going on that it makes my head spin. And anything I would attempt to blog about it relation to any of that would probably be venom and portray a side of me that is not pretty at all. So I will leave it at this. Please be praying for my family. We are all tired. I need Gods strength to keep me going. Thanks!
Pierce didn't get a nap yesterday so that means that he is g-r-u-m-p-y today. So much fun for his mama. Can't wait until he takes a nap.
Hopefully we can go outside later this afternoon so they can play in their little pool. But it has been so dog-gone hot. So we will see.
Poor little guys inherited super fair skin from both of their parents. They are already sporting a sunburn from the other day. Note to their mama.....buy stock on sunscreen and remember to put it on them. Another note to their mama.....remember to put some on yourself. That is right....I am burned too.
I realize that I have not been posting much but to be honest I wouldn't even know where to begin. There has been so much drama going on that it makes my head spin. And anything I would attempt to blog about it relation to any of that would probably be venom and portray a side of me that is not pretty at all. So I will leave it at this. Please be praying for my family. We are all tired. I need Gods strength to keep me going. Thanks!
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