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  • Currently in March

    Currently in March

    March has arrived! I do believe Spring is on it’s way right? Shout out to Choose Happy for hosting the Currently link up each week. Although you may only see me monthly joining in, I do love giving you a glimpse into my day to day life and thoughts. Currently I am…

    Making – I’m getting St Patty’s crafty over here!! Here’s a little sneak peek for you, but keep an eye out, because the tutorial is coming later this week!




    Watching – Octonauts. and more Octonauts. Why do the kids love this show so much? Netflix people, please please add season 3. Or take it off. I’d like to find something new.


    Enjoying – A clean kitchen! Thanks to Mess 2 Success (a facebook support group), I am waking up to a clean kitchen almost every morning. The support has been a lifesaver for me in this sea of non-stop chores


    Loving – The sunshine. We really don’t have any snow left up here, but we were still quite cold. It has warmed up to the 40’s and 50’s this week with sunshine! We even drove home from church yesterday with the windows open. Bliss I tell you. Look at these gorgeous kids with the sun shining in on them!


    Thankful – for caring teachers. Both at school and church. When something seems to be wrong with one of my children, rather than ignore it, they talk to me. They ask if anything is going on at home, or with other kids in the class. Truly these teachers love my kids as much as I do.


    Quote of the Day – I’m taking it back to the very first “quote” I ever pinned. Such great advice on things I’m trying to do to continue to build my marriage this year. Follow my Quotable Quotes pinterest board for more inspiring words.


  • When you feel like you are Drowning

    When you feel like you are Drowning

    I was drowning this week. I felt like nothing I could do was ever going to get me out of the mess of home, the unorganized meals, the crazy try and get everyone where they need to be, the blog work that I love doing but has been difficult to find time for lately, and then my school work. It all piled up.

    Are you drowning?

    When you’re drowning, you don’t want to keep going down. You struggle and push and fight your way to breach the surface and take a breath. It’s difficult, it’s hard, it’s not easy as the pressure keeps pushing all around you.

    You must know which way is up and which way is down. Find the path of least resistance. Do not panic!

    I thought to myself, maybe I need to let go of something. Maybe I need to quit blogging. It’s tough, it takes a lot of time, and I’m just not as good as those other awesome bloggers out there (comparison…another pressure that will drown you quickly!)

    In the midst of my “I’m drowning, and I don’t think I’ll ever make it to air” feeling this week, two friends posted on Facebook within seconds of each other, exactly what I needed.

    Don't Quit! Keep Trying! You will Succeed!


    And then there was this. And you know, I’m not going to quit blogging. Because I actually love it. I love coming here and writing. And maybe I haven’t been as true to myself lately in my writing. I have a lot of readers, and I want to write about things you care about. In the end though, I blog for me. It’s my grounding point of feeling like there is more to me than cook and maid. Blogging helps remind me of that. So I’m going to keep on being me. Here. Real life. My thoughts.

    I took a breath. I felt the top of the water. I could succeed at this. I don’t need to quit. I can do it. And then seconds later there was this. 
    If that didn’t just completely sum up how I was feeling! I was drowning, but there was a hand reaching down to pull me up. One who knows I can do this; who wants me to breathe freely.
    It made me cry. Because in my time of emotional drowning, quite literally a hand was offered to me to pull me out of the sea. And I feel better. It’s not even lunch and half my house is clean again. I chatted with my sister through text. I reminisced about going to elementary school again – how I miss being an innocent child.  And now. Now I am breathing again. I am loving life, because I know it really doesn’t matter what happens, as long as I grab onto that hand and never let go. 
    Are you drowning? Will you let me help you up? Feel free to send me an email, or leave a comment, and I’ll do what I can to help.
  • The ‘ings of life Party

    The ‘ings of life Party

    I’m linking up this month to Quilted Euphoria’s “Ing’s” of life party!  Just a fun way to get to know each other better, and well, I needed something to post 🙂  Sorry for being such a slacker lately, I haven’t been feeling too good lately.
    Ok with that said, if you’d like to join up, head on over to The Quilted Euphoria to grab the button, and link up.  And on to my “Ing’s” of life.
    Making : A baby 🙂  Oh, and attempting at making our lawn green again. Ugh, this heat and holey sprinkler system has left it a little dead.  See when the previous owners put the landscaping in, they poked these really long nail poles right through the sprinklers.

    Cooking: Not much these days. Too hot for one, and too nauseous for another. Thankfully Mark has really stepped up and helped me out here this week!
    Drinking : water, water and lots more water.
    Reading: Right now, Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn. Really great book! I mean this is probably one of the best I’ve read for awhile. Oh and Richard Paul Evans new book Michael Vey. It’s also really good, and Mark actually got to meet the author and had the book signed to me! Awe, isn’t he a sweetheart?

    Wanting: For the nausea to leave, and this constant head cold to leave. That would be the best thing ever right now!

    Looking: At the pile of dishes still needing to be done from the flour fiasco. It’s only times like this that I do wish I had a dishwasher.
    Playing: words with friends on facebook.
    Wasting: away. lol, just kidding. I feel like I’m wasting my time everyday because I don’t have the energy to get up and do. Ah, I just need to tough this out!
    Sewing: nothing 🙁 I wish I was! But time has been against me in the sewing department. Next on the list though, is some nice curtains for the windows.
    Wishing: that I didn’t feel so drained every day. Wishing that I could be more help to Mark as he gets ready to start another school year. Wishing I had more motivation to do everything.
    Enjoying: My kids playing happily.
    Praying: That we all can live in peace, and show kindness to everyone even our enemies.
    Waiting: For my first dr’s appt…Not for another week!
    Liking: That tomorrow is Sunday, a day of rest. 
    Wondering: What in the world to make for dinner tonight.
    Loving: Mark. He’s amazing in every way, and he has stepped up a ton lately. I just love him to pieces!
    Hoping: I can get dishes and laundry really caught up, so I can focus more on the fun stuff!
    Marveling: That my Princess V is going to preschool at school this year, and if her birthday had been just a month earlier, she’d be starting kindergarten!
    Needing: Food that doesn’t make me feel really sick. oh and a nap. Those would be great.
    Smelling: Heat. Can you smell heat? I think you can.
    Wearing: Holey jeans, and a yellow tee.
    Following: Oh you don’t want to know! I actually had blogger tell me I hit my limit of blogs to follow. I might have a problem….
    Noticing: That it’s about time to figure out dinner and get it going!
    Knowing: That this too shall pass, and my energy will eventually return
    Thinking: blank. haha! My mind has felt so empty lately, lol. no, I’m thinking I need to get a move on decorating this house so it looks awesome!
    Bookmarking: My scriptures. It’s the only book that has an attached bookmark, so it gets bookmarked 🙂 Everything else I go by memory.
    Opening: A can of worms with my friend in politics. Ok, I closed it too. I just don’t do drama people.
    Giggling: At Princess R’s climbing abilities. Way too advanced her age!
    Feeling: Happy I finally got another post in!