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Monday, September 20, 2010
A tough job with overflowing rewards
So, my friend Melissa has this really great site that inspires women in their walk with God.
In fact, almost a year ago she started Godly Gals as a way to offer real women the opportunity to share their real lives.
It is always interesting to watch what can happen when we start peeling away the layers. As women, we don't do it enough. We often make nice and pretend that we have our act completely together. You know it's true! Don't let Satan deceive you!!
She offered the opportunity to me, but I stayed under the radar for awhile.
You can read why for yourself.
Nobody
If you are a mother, I KNOW you will relate! We forget that motherhood IS a ministry! Ladies, never let Satan steal the joy of this journey from you and PLEASE remind each other with encouragement that we are not in this alone.
I had to swallow my bravery pill before sharing this. It isn't meant to be a "look at me and the great thing I did" moment. My real purpose is to encourage many of you to step out and do the same. Take the plunge and offer yourself up as a "real" woman! :) And besides, many of you are MUCH better writers than I am!!
Stacey
In fact, almost a year ago she started Godly Gals as a way to offer real women the opportunity to share their real lives.
It is always interesting to watch what can happen when we start peeling away the layers. As women, we don't do it enough. We often make nice and pretend that we have our act completely together. You know it's true! Don't let Satan deceive you!!
She offered the opportunity to me, but I stayed under the radar for awhile.
You can read why for yourself.
Nobody
If you are a mother, I KNOW you will relate! We forget that motherhood IS a ministry! Ladies, never let Satan steal the joy of this journey from you and PLEASE remind each other with encouragement that we are not in this alone.
I had to swallow my bravery pill before sharing this. It isn't meant to be a "look at me and the great thing I did" moment. My real purpose is to encourage many of you to step out and do the same. Take the plunge and offer yourself up as a "real" woman! :) And besides, many of you are MUCH better writers than I am!!
Stacey
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Her paper heart
My sweet girl encountered a pretty tough life experience this summer.
Her best friend moved away. Far away.
Geez, I'm already crying.
It has been painful to relive memories of my own difficult move 2 years ago, but of course, watching her deal with it just breaks my heart a little more.
They adore each other (of course, fighting and laughing just like sisters!) and the sadness of not having the other A around sneaks up on her when she least expects it. Sigh.
It was extra sad for me too because A's mom was someone that I connected with and we shared the experience of having sweet baby boys just 4 months apart. So essentially, B's little buddy moved away too! :(
It's a windy tale of how and why they came and went in only 18 months. One that ended on a sad note for us, and for them in some ways, but we know that all the grandparents are probably glad to have them back closer.
Before they moved, I took the girls out for a special date. I took a bunch of fun pictures of them and then out to dinner. We created a special photo book for the girls to have.
One of our favorite artists is Fransesca Battistelli. A and I love singing her songs when they come on the radio and bought her CD herself. For the other A's birthday, we bough her a copy and she was hooked too!
I couldn't find a video of My Paper Heart, but two of our favorite songs are Free To Be Me and Beautiful Beautiful.
I am sad that my sweet girl has had her paper heart torn, but these pictures make me smile.
Her best friend moved away. Far away.
Geez, I'm already crying.
It has been painful to relive memories of my own difficult move 2 years ago, but of course, watching her deal with it just breaks my heart a little more.
They adore each other (of course, fighting and laughing just like sisters!) and the sadness of not having the other A around sneaks up on her when she least expects it. Sigh.
It was extra sad for me too because A's mom was someone that I connected with and we shared the experience of having sweet baby boys just 4 months apart. So essentially, B's little buddy moved away too! :(
It's a windy tale of how and why they came and went in only 18 months. One that ended on a sad note for us, and for them in some ways, but we know that all the grandparents are probably glad to have them back closer.
Before they moved, I took the girls out for a special date. I took a bunch of fun pictures of them and then out to dinner. We created a special photo book for the girls to have.
One of our favorite artists is Fransesca Battistelli. A and I love singing her songs when they come on the radio and bought her CD herself. For the other A's birthday, we bough her a copy and she was hooked too!
I couldn't find a video of My Paper Heart, but two of our favorite songs are Free To Be Me and Beautiful Beautiful.
I am sad that my sweet girl has had her paper heart torn, but these pictures make me smile.
Hopefully, I will be able to pull off a very special birthday surprise come January! ;)
Stacey
Monday, September 13, 2010
New Digs-Part Deux, The Walk-Through
We moved in on August 3rd. This is the sneak peek before all our junk messed the whole thing up! ;)
Standing on the driveway looking towards the front of house.
Office on the left of the entry
Standing in entry looking towards living area.
Dining room on right of entry
Close up of living area fireplace and windows
Standing in living looking towards breakfast area
Standing in living looking towards breakfast and more of kitchen
Standing in breakfast looking into kitchen
Standing in hall looking into kitchen from other side
Down the hall from kitchen; standing in hall looking towards garage door with mud room on left and laundry room on right.
Mud room-yea, color!
Laundry room on right-yea, even more color!!
Laundry room on left
Hobby/Craft/My Whatever nook! Right middle pic.
Hobby/Craft/My Whatever Nook-middle left.
B's FIRST room! It only took 15 months! :) Looks towards front of house.
Looking toward L's and A's rooms. I am sure you can't tell which is which! :) The wall on right backs up to bathroom between boys' rooms.
L's room-looks towards back of house.
A's room-looks towards back of house.
A's bathroom with shower. This will allow our princess a little privacy and place for guests.
Coming back down hall looking towards living, dining.
Standing in living looking towards dining room and front of house.
Powder bath that is between office and our bedroom.
Looking into master bedroom which faces back of house.
Left side of master bath
Right side of master bath
Left side again
Shower and going into closet
Master closet-right side
Left side and back
Back and corner
Back porch from master door
Entry floor design
Standing at house looking towards front and driveway
I am too tired tonite, but I plan on doing a commentary on the results and the whole process later this week. If you have any questions, I can throw in some Q&A as well.
Stacey
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