wednesday...

today must be my Monday because it's definitely been one of "those" days. You know the ones where you feel like you're spinning your wheels, wanna scream and possibly pull your hair out. Ok so maybe it hasn't been that bad, but still. Feel like I've been going all day and have very little to show for it. Just breathe right...we all have those days! Anyway, on a brighter note, I returned on Monday from an amazing weekend spent in South Carolina catching up with lifelong friends and my sister. Will have to share pics once I get them down loaded to the computer. My place is definitely with my family, but I have to say I feel at home as far as location goes back in the Carolinas! Maybe one day we'll be able to live there again. I can dream right?!!! Ok out to run errands and pic up my little one from school. Just keep Breathing...Just keep Breathing...Just Keep Breathing!

today....

has been a really nice quiet day around the house. We've stayed in our pj's. Slept in late. Watched a movie while eating popcorn. Spent a lot of time snuggling on the couch. Laughed until our sides hurt. And then cleaned up the kitchen while listening to the beach boys. Tomorrow will be busy with church and preparation for a new week, but today has been wonderfully quiet. Sometimes you just need to chill out and enjoy the day completely. How has your day been?

Just a quick thought...

as I finish cleaning up the kitchen and then move onto getting my little one ready for bed. I wonder how many times a day I repeat myself when I'm talking to my daughter, not because I'm not clear, but because she's not really listening. I think/know that we as parents, especially moms feel like a broken record just on repeat all through the day.... "please eat your food... come on let's get ready, so we can get to school on time....pick up your clothes and put them away...use your manners... open your ears so you can hear what I'm saying!!!!.....and the list goes on!!! I have to be truly honest - I really get tired of it...it's exhausting and exasperating to say the least. In the end you hope at least some of what you're saying get's through and that they'll eventually learn to listen and obey a little better, because I know as a parent I want what's best for my Morgan. I want her to be a pleasant, well-mannered, happy child, along with a whole lot more for her life.

Then I thought, exactly how many times does God get exasperated with me throughout the day, because I'm not listening to Him. How many times am I too busy with life and my own plans that my hearing falls short....it's like I'm going lalalalalalalala.....so not listening God. And yet He never gives up on me, never throws His hands in the air and throws in the towel. He's sees my life from start to finish and knows what He has in store for me. He has great plans for me, plans for me to prosper...and yet I'm so determined to do it my own way, no matter how many times He repeats Himself to me. So this evening, I'm a little humbled to be a parent. I'm going to try to be a little gentler in my tone when I'm repeating myself for the umpteenth time with Morgan. And yes I'll fail at it, but to know that my heavenly Father doesn't ever quit, gives me some encouragement for the night.......and now onto to Morgan's bedtime routine. Goodnight!

Happy Valentine's Day

Hope all of you have had a great Valentines Day. There's been a lot of love around here. It's been a wonderful weekend. I'll post pictures from my birthday later on in the week. After church this morning and an impromptu lunch at a friends house, we ended up all piling in our bed and taking a long winter's nap...it was great! Aaron has taken the week off, so we're both looking forward to the time together and the chance to get some things done in the house. Hope y'all have a good week!

would like to fly south with them....

ok, so I took this picture a couple of weeks ago after picking my mom up from the airport for a weekend visit. (which went very well) Totally wish I could go south for a while too. I know I'm not the only one who's ready for spring. But seriously this has been a reallllllly long winter, and it's not even close to being over. I neeeeeeed sunshine to function properly. I need an energy recharge. It's no wonder that bears eat like crazy and then hibernate throughout the winter. I wanna be a bear!!!! Oh well, counting down the weeks till spring, sunshine, energy! Hope all of you are having a good week.

p.s. any of you who miss and crave the snow/cold....I'll be more than glad to trade places with you . I have had enough of all this white snow everywhere!!!!

Can someone tell me....

how they grow up sooooo fast!!! It's like I've blinked and she's 5 and a half going on twenty! She's hit another growth spurt and if those legs grow any longer...finding pants will be difficult. (absolutely no idea where she gets her long legs from!!!! umm yeah that would be from her Daddy because it sure isn't from me. My heart beats with joy to see the little lady she's growing up to be, but then it squeezes a little tighter at the same time to see how fast she growing and changing. Wouldn't have it any other way.

Happy December...

It's hard to believe that it's already the beginning of December. Our year has seemed to have flown by. Aaron and I were talking yesterday about how to try to enjoy this Christmas season as much as possible amid the hecticness and craziness that the holidays seem to bring with it. So we're trying to find a way to simplify and keep more of the focus on Christ. After all that is what Christmas is about...right!?!