Define These Three: March 2014

Monday, March 31, 2014

{this moment}

{this moment} - A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

100 Happy Days {84}

Can you be happy for 100 days? Challenge accepted.
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What made me happy today...

Day Eighty Four- Run Sammy run!!!

100 Happy Days {83}

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What made me happy today...

Day Eighty Three- Fire-pit time.

100 Happy Days {82}

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What made me happy today...

Day Eighty Two- Baby Launius 10-10-2014

100 Happy Days {81}

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What made me happy today...

Day Eighty One- Most amazing dinner ever.

100 Happy Days {80}

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What made me happy today...

Day Eighty- Art by Louis.

100 Happy Days {79}

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What made me happy today...

Day Seventy Nine- And so it begins...

Mighty

I'm joining in on Lisa-Jo baker's 'Five Minute Friday'.
The rules are pretty simple. One word. Five minutes of writing. No editing.

I do not feel the word mighty. Normally on Five Minute Friday I let the word stew around for a bit before I start writing. Mighty, I had nothing for. I do not feel mighty. This is not a word for me.

This word. It is a word for my God.

My God is so great, so strong and so mighty, there's nothing my God cannot do.
My God is so great, so strong and so mighty, there's nothing my God cannot do.
The mountains are his, the rivers are his, the stars are His handiwork, too.
My God is so great, so strong and so mighty, there's nothing my God cannot do, for you!

He is mighty. His work is mighty.

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

100 Hapy Days {78}

Can you be happy for 100 days? Challenge accepted.
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What made me happy today...

Day Seventy Eight- Baby sis

100 Happy Days {77}

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What made me happy today...

Day Seventy Seven- Kind words.

100 Happy Days {76}

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What made me happy today...

Day Seventy Six- Much needed girl time.

100 Happy Days {75}

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What made me happy today...

Day Seventy Five- Cuddles happening on the kitchen floor.

{this moment}

{this moment} - A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

Friday, March 21, 2014

Joy

I'm joining in on Lisa-Jo baker's 'Five Minute Friday'.
The rules are pretty simple. One word. Five minutes of writing. No editing.

They aren't my words but it's the first thing that came to mind.
'Down in My Heart'

I've got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart
Where?
Down in my heart!
Where?
Down in my heart!
I've got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart
Down in my heart to stay

And I'm so happy
So very happy
I've got the love of Jesus in my heart
Down in my heart
And I'm so happy
So very happy
I've got the love of Jesus in my heart.

I've got the love of Jesus, love of Jesus
Down in my heart
Where?
Down in my heart!
Where?
Down in my heart!
I've got the love of Jesus, love of Jesus
Down in my heart
Where?
Down in my heart to stay.

And I'm so happy
So very happy
I've got the love of Jesus in my heart
Down in my heart
And I'm so happy
So very happy
I've got the love of Jesus in my heart.

I've got the peace that passes understanding
Way down in the depths of my heart!
Where?
Down in the depths of my heart!
Where?
Down in the depths of my heart!
I've got the peace that passes understanding
Way down in the depths of my heart!
Down in my heart to stay

And I'm so happy
So very happy
I've got the love of Jesus in my heart
Down in my heart
And I'm so happy
So very happy
I've got the love of Jesus in my heart.

And I'm so happy
So very happy
I've got the love of Jesus in my heart
Down in my heart
And I'm so happy
So very happy
I've got the love of Jesus in my heart.

100 Happy Days {74}

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What made me happy today...

Day Seventy Four- BASEBALL TIME!!!

100 Happy Days {73}

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What made me happy today...

Day Seventy Three- This guy!

100 Happy Days {72}

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What made me happy today...

Day Seventy Two-The look.

100 Happy Days {71}

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What made me happy today...

Day Seventy One- Num Yummy

Monday, March 17, 2014

100 Happy Days {70}

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What made me happy today...

Day Seventy- Note from Louis. "Congratulations Mom. I love you Mom"

100 Happy Days {69}

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What made me happy today...

Day Sixty Nine- Little Miss Sis came to play!

{this moment}

{this moment} - A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

Friday, March 14, 2014

Crowd

I'm joining in on Lisa-Jo baker's 'Five Minute Friday'.
The rules are pretty simple. One word. Five minutes of writing. No editing.

I grew up in a family of six. My Momma came from a family of seven and my Dad a family of six. My Grandparents all coming from families of six of seven. Our family gatherings are BIG! And I LOVE IT! There is always someone there that you can chat with, someone to go to or listen to.

At school when people would ask how many brothers or sisters I had they would be astounded at how many there was in my family. I didn't feel ashamed, still don't. I felt sorry for the kid that was an only child or only had one sister or brother. That had to suck! No one to talk to about how unfair Mom or Dad was being. Or better yet no one to talk to about how stinky your brother is.

Please don't misunderstand me, now as an adult I understand that maybe that family was blessed with one child and what a blessing that child is. I understand too that some families are blessed with being Aunties and Uncles maybe by choices or maybe just because that's how it is.

For me personally, I love my big family. Don't get me wrong, I don't know that I would have the patience for 21 kids, bless you parents out there that do! For now I get the privilege of saying our family is growing! Yep, I'm sharing with my Five Minute Friday blogging friends. Our family of five is growing to a family of six!

We are a crowd and I wouldn't have it any other way because wherever one or more is gathered there He will be.

This also brings out a question... any good sickness remedies that you want to share I am gladly accepting :)

WE'RE HAVING A BABY! EeeeeKkkkkk!!!!

100 Happy Days {68}

Can you be happy for 100 days? Challenge accepted.
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What made me happy today...

Day Sixty Eight- I love this tree.

100 Happy Days {67}

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What made me happy today...

Day Sixty Seven- Outside races have begun!

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

100 Happy Days {66}

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What made me happy today...

Day Sixty Six- Word art

{52 Lists} Week Nine

I'm tagging along on with Moorea Seal as she gives a prompt to each week this year on making a list. Yeah, a list. Some of them are deep, some light hearted, some silly. Check out the lists and join in!

*Challenge: I will go to the library this week. I know that sounds just oh so blah BUT I have been trying to get to the library the last couple of weeks and it always gets put on the back burner. Having library withdrawals over here!

{52 Lists} Week Eight

*Not sure if the list was suppose to be actual albums or just songs... I went with the literal term. It was a little tricky because so often now I only buy one or two songs off an album. Unlike, back in the day when we had to buy a whole CD. Crazy how times change.

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

March's Ten on Ten

One photo, ten hours, on the tenth. Find out more at a bit of sunshine!!! Then join in on the ten on ten photo project.

{this moment}

{this moment} - A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.

100 Happy Days {65}

Can you be happy for 100 days? Challenge accepted.
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What made me happy today...

Day Sixty Five- Playing outside!

100 Happy Days {64}

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What made me happy today...

Day Sixty Four- Drawing

100 Happy Days {63}

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What made me happy today...

Day Sixty Three-Teaching Louis how to eat a wing... He's his father's son :)

100 Happy Days {62}

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What made me happy today...

Day Sixty Two- Pinewood derby fun

Friday, March 7, 2014

Willing

I'm joining in on Lisa-Jo baker's 'Five Minute Friday'.
The rules are pretty simple. One word. Five minutes of writing. No editing.

The past year I have been on this health kick. I know! If you know me you know this is just crazy talk. It started out as a "Man, I really have to start doing something" attitude. Then it went to the "Okay, what do I do"? I'm a Mom. I'm a Wife. Between those two amazing roles... there isn't a whole lot of Me time. So where or rather when am I ever going to be able to be healthy.

I started with food choices. This didn't take a whole lot of time but still required some plan ahead. Then it turned into the "I am going to the gym". This took creativity in planning. It took me out of evenings with my husband. It made me feel like I wasn't around, that I was giving more into me than into being a wife or mom.

My husband is very supportive in me getting me time. It's the willingness to put effort into me that scares me. Before marriage or motherhood... I don't think I'd give it a second thought of doing me time, as horrible as that sounds. Now, there are other people that I want to give my me time to. The fact is, the more me time I spent in bettering myself, the better my time is with others.

This past year I participated in multiple runs, bike races and triathlons. All these are goals that I had never really dreamed of doing. Then when I did dreamed of them wasn't sure that I was willing to prepare for them. It took practice and patience and planning. I learned a lot about me. It didn't end there though my husband and children learned a lot about me too. They know the effort that it took to make this change. They know that willing something to happen takes a lot.