Great First Day of School!

Today was the official first day of school.  The kids were excited and they all had a good day.  I'm glad things are starting out well.  I was able to get a lot done at home today while Sammy slept, so that was good too.

Praising God.

In Christ,

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First Day of School & Already Worries!

My children's school always posts which teacher has which students before the school year starts.  This year Marissa was put in the same class as the little girl who was found guilty, and subsequently suspended from school for a day, of bullying her.  I'm not quite sure why they were put in the same class, but it already has Marissa worried.

I called the principal and told him my concerns.  He didn't seem so concerned himself and actually seemed rather annoyed that I was calling him and asking him to move Marissa to another class.  He said he didn't think it could be done because the school system already has her in there (which I don't buy for a second. I'm a stay at home mom now, but not too long ago my career was in systems analysis. I know you can move a child from one class to another, it's totally possible), but that he would see what he can do.

I'm calling him today to see what he has done.  If he moves her GREAT! If not, part of me wants to fight back and let him know this is unacceptable.  But another part of me wants to show that God is greater than any situation and let my daughter take this as a way to show grace and mercy and love to this girl.  But then I think about the girl and she's just SUCH a trouble maker and so is her family!  But my God is greater.  And that's exactly the back and forth I go through in my head!

So I'm praying that God will show me the way and that I would have peace that comes with knowing God is in control of this situation and Marissa is right where He wants her to be.

In Christ,

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First week of VBS over...

My church just finished it's last day of VBS (Vacation Bible School) and I have to say we had a blast! The kids had fun in their classes and I had fun just hanging out in church.  I volunteered to check in the workers in the morning, which also meant I had to make sure all classes were covered and help find replacements for those that weren't.  It was fun working with our Youth Pastor, Pastor Brian, since I haven't had a chance to work with him (or even really speak to him) before this week.  He's an awesome person.

It was a great week and I can't wait to volunteer again next year!

Next week we also have VBS at another church a town over.  I love this VBS because they actually have classes for the moms! This year's topic is the Proverbs 31 wife and how that looks like for us today. I am SO excited about this topic!!  I just pray Sam will behave enough for me to pay attention and not always be out in the hall way!  :-D

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Working out, but not losing weight...

So I've been working out for 9 days and after my initial 10lb weight loss, which I lost mostly before I started working out by changing my diet to eat clean, no processed, no sugar foods, I haven't lost a pound. Wow, long sentence. I know I'm doing the right things:

• eating clean foods every 2-3 hours;
  
• Working out using different machines (so my body doesn't get used to just one) and alternating days of lifting weights with other routines my trainer gave me (I sooo don't know fitness lingo).
• Finding ways throughout the day to burn extra calories (running around after my son and squatting down to his level, kicki my feet a bunch of times at the pool, etc.)
• And my main thing was stop eating junk food! No M&Ms, soda, Wendy's.... Just water and clean food.

So what's the problem? I feel great and my clothes fit better, but the scale refuses to go under 200lbs! My prayer is that I'm losing inches but gaining muscle and that's why I'm not losing the pounds. But at the same time I don't want to be this huge person with muscles. Sigh.

Well, I meet with my trainer tomorrow and hopefully she will give me some insight and words of encouragement!

 

Would love to know if anyone else went through this or is currently going through it! I seriously would love to get together with other women going through the same journey as I am.

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Welcome back, me!

Hello all!

I know it's been awhile but life just got in the way. So here's the quickie update version of my life:

• I'm no longer homeschooling. Marissa actually decided that she wanted to go back to school & we supported her decision.
• The kids are out for the summer! Just part of what keeps me so busy...
• I chopped off my hair! I love my new look! It's so easy to manage and I can actually blow it out myself now! Major, major big deal for me.
• I've finally decided to star t eating healthy and working out! So I will be blogging about that part of my life.
• And finally, I've decided that this blog will truly just be a place for me to write my whole journey. I'm not trying to give advice or do giveaways... I'm just living my life and sharing my journey. I do welcome feedback and comments though! But I'm changing the focus of the blog to be more about my life than about trying to write and share some knowledge or expertise that I try don't have. I'm just an imperfect mom trying to live in the fullness of Gods grace. I struggle with my identity as a mom, wife, daughter, friend, and Christian and this blog is just a place for me to get it out in words. I pray you will join me in my journey!

 

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Are You Watching Your Words?

Are you using your words to uplift your husband's the way they need to be uplifted?  I thought I was being an uplifter, but my husband didn't see it that way. Read about my experience in my post "Are You Watching Your Words?" over at A Mother's Heritage.

In Christ,

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My Life is Full of Curveballs...

Yesterday did not turn out the way it was supposed to... not by ANY stretch of the imagination.  This was how my day was supposed to go:

1. Take Kaity and JJ to school
2. Take Mari to doctor's office to get her staple removed
3. Go to salon and get my hair washed and blown, get Mari's bangs cut
4. Go home and school Marissa
5. Start dinner, clean, do laundry
6. Pick up kids from school at 3pm
7. HW, dinner, showers, bed

Simple.  Not so much.

It all started when I received a call from JJ's school nurse saying he was sick and needed to go home. So after Mari's staple came out, we went and picked up JJ. He said his stomach hurt, but looked fine. So on we went to the hair salon.  It was the Grand Opening of my spiritual mother's salon and I was so excited to go see her and give her some business.  When I got there she was doing her daughter's (my wonderful spiritual sister) hair.  But there was a problem, she had forgotten her purse (and with it all her keys, driver licence, and everything else she needed) at home, and she also ran out of thread for the weave she was doing on her daughter.  So after getting Mari's bangs cut and JJ a quick mohawk, we (my sister and I) took our 4 kids (my 3 and her 1) to her house to get the keys.  But she forgot her keys inside the house that morning!  So we ran around the house to all the windows trying to open them - nothing.  My sister called her father and he said he could be there in 45 minutes. Sigh.  By then JJ had told me that the schools had a 1/2 day that day!  So off we ran to pick up my 10 year old. Then we stopped for some lunch, back to my sisters house to get the purse, then to the hair store for some thread, then back to the salon.

By this time it was almost 2pm and I hadn't been home since that morning and I really needed to get my ribs in the oven.  We get to the salon and JJ starts to feel queazy. Marissa (who is afraid of vomit) began crying... no, no, not crying... screaming.  SCREAMING that she was afraid.  My spiritual mother is a strong woman of God and also a woman who does not play.  She took Marissa by the arm and escorted her out of the salon along with my older daughter so she could take her to the car.  My daughter got kicked out of a hair salon.  Sigh.  So I bid my fair-wells and hightailed it home to get dinner started.  Marissa screamed all the way home and spent the rest of the day in her room as punishment.

It was a crazy day in which I didn't get anything done that I was supposed to get done.  I didn't even get my hair done!  (sigh)  I feel like these types of days happen more often than not.  I try to be prepared and be on top of things, but I feel like I'm always being tossed a curveball and I'm never ready for it.  It's something I realize about myself and my life, I just don't know how to go about being more prepared for it.  Definitely something to work on in my life.

Has anyone else ever had this issue?  How have you dealt with it or are dealing with it?  Any/all suggestions are so appreciated!

In Christ,

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