Life.

I'm writing to you all this evening to let you know of change.

As some of you may know, I'm trying to balance working a full-time job, completing my degree online, spending time with my husband, church, family, friends and blogging. I've realized that with completing my schooling on top of working full-time, my time for blogging is almost non-existent.

I've really enjoyed blogging but coming back after the summer, has been difficult for me. So, until further notice, I won't be posting any more. I know that I will continue to read your blogs and comment when I  can. However, I just can't make blogging a priority. 

I'm learning the importance of finding balance in my life and it is important to me, that I get my priorities and responsibilities in order. I will miss hearing from the friends I have made throughout the blog world. Hopefully those connections will not be lost! 

I would like someone to keep Worship and Praise Sunday going. So, if you would like to take on that job, please let me know and I will pick someone randomly to host it at their blog. It has been wonderful having that time each Sunday to reflect on the Lord through song. I've truly enjoyed learning new songs from you all, who have participated! So again, let me know if you want to participate and I will do one final post, announcing the host. 

I hope to one day return to blogging but at this point, I'm just going to let God lead me in the direction that He has for me. 

I wish you all a blessed Christmas! May it be a joyous time spent with your families and friends! 

"And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him." Colossians 3:17

Worship and Praise Sunday - What Child is This?

If you'd like to join...see here to read the first post and why I started. Also, read the guidelines below to know how to participate!

• Share a favorite worship song by either a video (i.e. youtube, etc) or by sharing the lyrics of the song.
• Share a bit about what the song means to you.
• Whether it be you or someone else, please give credit to the artist who wrote it.
  
• Publish your Worship and Praise Sunday post on your blog.
• Please offer a link back to the main page of my blog, so other readers where know where to join in.
• Grab the button in my sidebar, it will also link back to my blog!
  
• Copy the "permalink" from your Worship and Praise Sunday post and add it to Mr. Linky.

Today I'm sharing "What Child is This?" performed by Mercy Me

*please pause music in my sidebar before playing video*

This song brings back a lot of memories for me as a child. My extended family would walk throughout the neighborhood singing Christmas carols, and this was one of my favorites! It was such a fun, peaceful time for me to sing with my family. Sometimes I wish I could bring back those days as an innocent child. 

I pray you are blessed today! 

We have been experiencing freezing rain the last day or so. It can be pretty scary out on the roads so we're driving very carefully!

I'm sorry I haven't been posting this week. Please be praying as I try to juggle my work, school, home, social life! God has miraculously given me strength and time for each but unfortunately the blogging has been the last on my list!

This next week, I hope to post about our Christmas decorations! 

Have a blessed week! 

Sick Husband

So...I took Mackenzie to urgent care last night, as he was showing all the signs of the flu. He started coughing on Friday night. Turned into more coughing, chills, body aches, dizziness, fever, watery eyes, nausea and by Sunday his temp was at 101.9. The doc said he's got all the signs of H1N1 and told him to stay home for the rest of the week. He's a pretty healthy guy overall, rarely gets sick. So, it's sad to see him like this. Please say a prayer for him, if you can! I'm a little worried about getting it but, I'm at the point where I've already been exposed. So now, it's just waiting to see what happens.

In the mean time, I made a yummy chicken soup, which I'll share the recipe with you later and we'll be taking lots of vitamins!



Hope you all have a wonderful rest of the week. I'm going to take the rest of the week off from blogging to take care of my husband and to catch up on school work! I'll try to come by and visit you all and I'll be back for Worship and Praise Sunday!

Reflecting a Proverbs 31 Wife...

"Charm is deceptive, and beauty does not last; but a woman who fears the Lord will greatly be praised." Proverbs 31:30

I was talking with my mother-in-law, Sharon about being a Proverbs 31 wife last night. We talked about what a woman who reflects the woman in Proverbs 31 is. It was both encouraging and inspiring to me, to spend time talking about that. I thought I'd share today a bit about being a Proverbs 31 wife and mother (one day!)

We've all seen women who reflect a Proverbs 31 wife and those who don't. I know that as newlywed, I look up to those women who have been married for years. I'm interested in their lives and want to learn from them.

I've made many mistakes, already, in my first year of marriage. I'm sure I will continue to make mistakes and learn to grow from them. But I want to make it a purpose in my life to learn to be like that woman. In this first year, I've seen how difficult it can be to find a balance between spending time alone with the Lord, school, work, and giving time to my husband.

To be quite honest, spending time with the Lord has been the most difficult for me. I know that its because I haven't been purposed to spending time with Him. I've put the Lord on the bottom of my list and I know that it isn't right. I've gotten wrapped up in so many other things. I've been convicted lately about this but just keep putting it off. It's so frustrating to me that I've not been consistent in my time with God. I know, that to reflect God's love to others, I need to be spending time in prayer and reading God's word. I have devotionals, I have so many tools to help me. It's just getting there, for some reason.

I'm just asking that you pray for me this week. I'm going to purpose to spend time with God every day and if you could offer any encouragement, I would gladly accept it. Have any of you been in this dry place before?

I'm Finally Back....Or Trying to Be!

Hi Ladies!

I bet you're completely surprised by this post! I know, I know it's been such a long time and I am so sorry that I've been horrible at keeping in touch with you all. I do miss blogging and all of you ladies! You're wonderful!

So let me fill you in on all the craziness that has been going on.
First, my computer is FINALLY fixed! My husband and I have no idea what happened. Somehow, the main start-up/boot file disappeared and that prevented me from getting anywhere on my computer. Mackenzie worked so hard to try and fix it for me. It even got to the point where I had given up and came to the realization that I was going to loose ALL of my pictures. I was disappointed but had become at ease with this knowing, at least my wedding pictures and other important ones had been backed up.

So, Mackenzie said he was going to completely reinstall everything on my computer. He did ONE last check and guess what? He by a complete fluke, was able to save every one of my pictures!! Praise God! He does great things! I know it seems small, but pictures are so important to me....so many memories! I am so thankful to God and to my husband for all the work he did!

On to the next problem that has made it difficult to blog....
I work full-time as a Behavioral Support Specialist to kids who have behavioral/emotional disorders. I love my job but it is so exhausting! By the time I get home, I just want to relax. However, I am going to back to school to finish my Bachelor's degree. It is an all online program, which takes a lot of focus on my part. In addition to work and school, I'm trying to fit in time to spend with my husband, family, friends, and working on music! AGH!

I really enjoy blogging and I want to be back and consistent with my posts and visiting all of you! I've spent a lot of time, months even, thinking about what I should do. I've decided that I want to continue blogging!

Please be patient with me as I try to figure out a schedule that works. I'm planning on posting just a few days a week and visiting all of you as much as I can!

Here are a few pictures from our 1 year anniversary, this month! We spent the night at the coast and it was wonderful! I'll do another "update" post soon...with more pictures!

Thank you, Ladies, for your wonderful friendship and support!

Baby Silas

Here are the pictures! I'm sorry I'm late in getting around to posting these...I said I would get them posted by Wednesday but I failed in that! :( I'm trying to get used to this new work schedule, taking an independent study class (can you say procrastination? haha), trying to be a good wife, and keep the house clean. Oh yeah and have somewhat of a social life! I know it can be done! I'm just trying to get organized with it all!

Anyway, presenting Baby Silas!


I love this picture of the sweet family.
He was born on Sunday (Mother's Day)! Baby, Momma and Daddy are all doing so well! Due to the c-section, Alisha is still in the recovery process but she's making so much great progress and got to go home with Silas on Wednesday! I've been trying to see them as much as I can!

Here's Erick with his mom coming out to tell us all "It's a Boy!" He was beaming with joy!

Getting swaddled and ready to hold, 6 pounds 5 ounces.

Here's Grandma getting to know her new grandson.


The happy family! Can you believe how much hair he has? So cute! Hope you all have a great day! I'm planning on visiting them after work today...gotta get my baby fix!