A Blessing in Disguise

Today has been a day! I have found over and over again that God has so many plans for each of us that our little minds can never grasp it.

Today has been a day of so many different emotions. Happiness, saddness, angry, etc. I am happy to say that the end of the day has been in happiness and open-heartedness with my husband in our Lord. I needed that time with each of them after a long and tiring day!

Today I found out that my second born, amazingly sweet and caring, little boy has ADHD! When my doctor showed me the graphs going up and down so visciously, I became a little shocked.

"How could this be?! Not my baby boy!!" You see we have expected it for a few years, but seeing it on paper and seeing the graph go up as far as it could took the feeling to a whole new level. It suddendly sunk in all at that moment...that felt forever.

Afterwards, I had to talk to someone about it. As I talked to my friend, I became a little eased. Then I talked to my husband and felt even better. I soo realized that my son does have an "inbalance" and I am SO VERY THANKFUL that that's all it is.

I was reminded of that when I seen a friend's status, which led to me asking about her son (who has autism). She went on to talking about all his problems he's facing and as I felt awful for her and thinking how strong of a momma she is, I was reminded that even though that illness of her son's may seem so big to so many, it's a blessing as well. A blessing that we are still able to enjoy this life with them that God has granted us.

Our children aren't "ours", they're His!! We are "borrowing" our children from the Creator Himself. He has trusted us to care for them and to love them and teach them. So, as I went about my day I realized that I'm happy...happy to have a child with ADHD. I'm blessed that God has trusted me to care for Him in the way that He intended.

Thank you, God, for giving me the children that You know I needed! You do know best! I hope everyone reading this will look at your children tonight and see that God has handpicked YOU to be their parent. Regardless of temperment, potty training struggles, bedtime issues, sibling rivalry, terrible two's that last three years, or the child that is an easy dream. God knew that You are the Perfect parent for your child. They may not be perfect in earthly terms, but they are perfect for you and for God!! Enjoy your children and the blessings that God gives us, even when it doesn't feel like one at every moment in the day.

A Simple Kind of Day

"All the days ordained for me were written in Your book before one of them came to be." ~Psalm 139:16

Ahhh...that is what I'm feeling at this very moment. Kids are fast asleep (and have been for hours) and hubby is doing some research.

This weekend some of my family visited. We had a great time. Hockey game, Arsenal Island, Bowling, etc. One of my favorite times was simply playing games and watching a movie.

I have been shown many times how simple or complicated we can make life. Today was one of those days. I forgot to set my alarm, so missed Pre-K, missed running a few errands that I needed after the busy weekend. But, then as I started thinking how yucky my morning was, God showed me, yet again, that it wasn't important.

My morning consisted of a great family breakfast with strawberry pancakes, then we all gathered around the home school table and started at it. Elli sat there so quietly doing some mazes, coloring and flashcards while the boys started to journal. The journals both turned out to be about our phenominal weekend with our family who they adore. We learned more about telling time and did a few centers. Payton's got it! We made some Eagle wings as we learned about the great Eagle's symbol for our country. The boys couldn't believe that the Eagle's wingspan was taller than our ceilings. Love seeing their brains working and thinking!

The morning reminded me that when I "think" I know what needs to happen, God ultimately has planned what He knows we need. It was a very "simple" day and I was happy to have it.

This past year has been sort of like today... It wasn't MY "plans", but God knows what I need and what my family needs. It's funny how I look at the way I use to view the future and "plan" it, but now I look at the future and I say, "In God's timing", "If it's God's will for me". I have to remind myself daily that God is in control and:

He will Guide ME!

He will Lead ME!

He has Taken Control!

He is I AM!

He is My Present!

He is my Future!

Are we remodelling? If it's God's Will for us! When? In God's Timing!

Are we adopting?? If it's God's Will for us! When? In God's Timing!

We fully trust in God to lead us where He needs us to be. He has compelled our hearts for Him and we are so grateful for that. Regardless of what's on your heart today. It may be something that everyone knows, something that everyone "thinks" is okay, something that is unspoken... Whatever it is, rest assured that God's timing is Perfect timing! Let's turn all glory back to our Lord!

***I ask you all to think about your day...your week and see where God has changed YOUR "plans" to His plans! How did they turn out?? Did you see the better in His at the time? Do you now? What lesson was learned?

The start of the year

Welcome!!!

I am sooo excited to be blogging! I have been wanting to start one for some time now and kept putting it off. One thing I would like to try this year is blog. I hope to keep memories for my children and to have the chance to update all of our dear friends and family at once. I hope you all enjoy looking at our pictures and activities. I plan on posting any ideas that come along with homeschooling and our day to day life :).

First, I would like to say that Homeschooling is very new to me and I can't wait to get started. Here's how I came to know that homeschooling was the direction that was needed to take. When my first son started Kindergarten, he had a bully on the bus. That child said some HARSH comments to him. Ones a person should never have to hear their whole lives. I knew at that moment that is not what I wanted. I started doing research and calling the schools, superintendents and dear friends who have homeschooled. I then realized, that is what I wanted. The end of that school year, I talked to the superintendant and we set up a part-time homeschooling agreement. My oldest and second born would go three days a week and homeschooled two days a week. That went on until November, then I realized God was still calling me for more. At that time, I talked with my husband, friends, my dear MOPS Steering team and home group and realized that full-time homeschooling is what God was calling me to do. Christmas, in a public school system, regardless of how strong you are and how much you love God, is REALLY, REALLY hard!! SO many questions...which is good, but yucky to hear from your children!

SO....

NOW I'M HOMESCHOOLING MY CHILDREN!!!

I pray that God continues to work in me and my family and uses me as he has planned. I know this is where I need to be, but want to let you all know that I have ABSOLUTELY NOTHING against the public school system...it's just not for us. I want you to know this because I will probably post alot about our experiences with homeschooling :).

On to a little education about each of us and how we make up this Full House! First, I will start with the King, Dan! He is an amazing husband that any girl would be lucky to have. I find myself thanking God so often that He blessed me to share this life with him! He is a great playful daddy (see video below) and the kids know that daddy will always be the first to wrestle around with them. He is a Journeyman Lineman with Mid American Power and he LOVES LOVES LOVES his career. It's so nice to have a husband who really enjoys going to work. **Not to mention the fact that the kids thinks it's the coolest thing ever to have daddy climbing poles and helping people stay warm/cool. The LOVE his big truck too!!

Next up we have the Queen to make up the 'two of a kind' part of a full house. I am a stay at home momma/wife. I homeschool my children and love every second of it. I talked about my adventure in it above. I love using my imagination and creating things out of nothing. I get alot of my influence from other blogs of amazing women and those are listed in my links on the left. Please check them out. I love scrapbooking, making blankets and bows. I sell Pampered Chef and love the flexibility that it offers with our life. My husband and children are my pride and joy and I know that God has blessed us over and over. My goal is to continue to strive to be that 'Proverbs 31' woman. One that her children and husband call blessed. One who can make clothes for her family. One that devotes herself to God...by devoting herself to her family. I enjoy cleaning and organizing and one of the best feelings is one of encouraging another.


The 'three of a kind' section of our full house goes to our three children. Payton, my oldest at age 7 years, is amazing in all he does. He takes everything you say to heart and will hold you to it. He has a memory way too good for my explaining. He is smart and loves learning new things. I love taking him on adventures and the questions that he asks. He gets so much from everything we do. I love hearing the new comments and ideas bouncing around in his head.


Landon is full of life and spirit. He is 6 years old and loves being next to his big brother. He is rough and plays rough...that's what makes him, well, him! He will be outside helping daddy in the yard, cutting wood, etc. until we make him come in. I think he definitely has my husband's heart. He puts others before himself at all times. His heart is in the right place. He does everything a year ealier than Payton, because he learns right along side him. He rode his bike without training wheels at 4 years old!!!!! He learned how to tie his shoes at 4 years old!!! He's definitely a learner and loves it!


Elli is our strong willed child at age 3 years old. She has her daddy wrapped around her tiny, skinny little finger and he knows it. She is so full of life and always carries a smile. She loves her girly dress up stuff, baby dolls, changing clothes 3 times a day...you know, the normal girl stuff, lol. Just yesterday she got into my lipstick and had it all over her face....Ahhh, the joys, and YES! I wanted a girl, lol. She just fell yesterday at Burger King and busted her lip. Seeing her try to suck her thumb was sad...but I was secretly sitting back and going...hehehehe! :) It didn't work in stopping her, though...she's back at it today! :( Any ideas on stopping that from happening??

The next video, I want to post for no better reason than because it makes me smile. A little background. For Christmas, my husband got me a Wii Fit Plus and we became addicted to it right away. So, he is playing one of the Kung Fu games and had no idea I was recording. I hope you enjoy this as much as I do :)

Random fac: Did you know that if you let your eggs set out for 15 minutes before baking, they will rise better?!!

I hope you all enjoyed my first blog! I plan on a weekly update so check back often!!