It is Mother's Day on Sunday and I am so grateful to be a mommy. I am so grateful for my mom and my mother in law (second mom) as well. I did not think I was going to become a mom there for awhile. I really thought that I did so much drugs that I ruined my chances. God is bigger than that and he had an awesome plan for me. I not only had one little baby boy I had two. Tanner is three and half now and he is really smart. I call him my side kick cause he is my little helper and my buddy. I am thankful that he loves his brother so much. He definately tries me at times. He pushes my buttons and drives me crazy but thats ok I can handle it with God's help.I can not imagine parenting without God. Someone said something about social media and people only posting pictures of good times and happy moments with your kids. Well I will speak for myself and say that when my child is disobeying and melting down the camera is the last thing I am usually reaching for. :) I hope I am an encouragent to other moms and my family because I know just how much encouragement means to me. God has placed some pretty amazing women in my life. My aunts, my friends, my sister and sis in laws. I recently had a girls night in April to run a half marathon with my friends. My running is slowly getting back to where it was but I did alright considering my baby was just 4 months old. But most of all we laughed and talked and I am so thankful for these women in my life. Proverbs 27:17 says "As Iron sharpens Iron, so a friend sharpens a friend. NLT I think it was Melanie Jones (she reads my blog so if it wasnt she will correct me) that said how come sometimes it is hard for some mommys to encourage other mommys?? I had a great day today so as my friend Danielle says probably means tomorrow will be a not so good one. :) We laugh at that cause laughing and talking to other moms that have 3 year olds and infants lets me know I am not losing my mind. :) Holden is a doll. Tanner loves him too. You can not help but smile when he is around he is just a little bundle of pure JOY. He laughs and smiles all the time. Finallly into a great nap routine and been eating rice cereal for a couple weeks now. I have not started him on baby food yet. We bought it but it is sitting in the pantry. I am not rushing things with this one. He is our last and I am trying to soak up every single moment. It is funny with Tanner I could not wait to get to the next stage. With Holden I am taking my time. Tanner and Holden are so cute toghether. We have worked hard at having dinner together as a family. Prayer and family time. Sometimes it is frustrating as Tanner has always been a great eater now he takes his time or doesnt want certain things getting on him or he doesn't like that "now". It drives me NUTS!! But Billy will be more calm at dinner cause he hasnt been with him all day and I am so happy for him to take over and he does. Billy is a great daddy. I think in this family of high strung people Holden may be my little saving grace of being calm and laid back. At least so far. I sure do love being a mommy. I love taking care of my family, ,going to church, cooking dinner, helping others in Recovery, trying new recipes(I need a new one Aunt Leah), cleaning, going to the pool, watching Tanner learn new things, holding and rocking my infant son, phone calls from friends, running, running faster, working out, planning trips to Disney, going to Lakeland, talking to my mom on the phone(wished we lived closer), going to MOPS, hearing others testimonies, texts from friends, seeing pictures of my friends and familes and especially their children, watching movies with hubby(we recently watched Flight, a good one for us since we are both recovering alcoholics and addicts), working in the yard, reading books, going out to Lake Kerr and making digital photo albums. Thes are just some of the many many things I am grateful for. The eneemy wants me to dwell on the bad stuff but God says he came to give us life. I am thankful for my life today and all the many many blessings I have. I do get down sometimes and some days are really hard. But I know they will not be little for long. I am so grateful for all who have encouraged and loved me and my kids.
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It is Mother's Day on Sunday and I am so grateful to be a mommy. I am so grateful for my mom and my mother in law (second mom) as well. I did not think I was going to become a mom there for awhile. I really thought that I did so much drugs that I ruined my chances. God is bigger than that and he had an awesome plan for me. I not only had one little baby boy I had two. Tanner is three and half now and he is really smart. I call him my side kick cause he is my little helper and my buddy. I am thankful that he loves his brother so much. He definately tries me at times. He pushes my buttons and drives me crazy but thats ok I can handle it with God's help.I can not imagine parenting without God. Someone said something about social media and people only posting pictures of good times and happy moments with your kids. Well I will speak for myself and say that when my child is disobeying and melting down the camera is the last thing I am usually reaching for. :) I hope I am an encouragent to other moms and my family because I know just how much encouragement means to me. God has placed some pretty amazing women in my life. My aunts, my friends, my sister and sis in laws. I recently had a girls night in April to run a half marathon with my friends. My running is slowly getting back to where it was but I did alright considering my baby was just 4 months old. But most of all we laughed and talked and I am so thankful for these women in my life. Proverbs 27:17 says "As Iron sharpens Iron, so a friend sharpens a friend. NLT I think it was Melanie Jones (she reads my blog so if it wasnt she will correct me) that said how come sometimes it is hard for some mommys to encourage other mommys?? I had a great day today so as my friend Danielle says probably means tomorrow will be a not so good one. :) We laugh at that cause laughing and talking to other moms that have 3 year olds and infants lets me know I am not losing my mind. :) Holden is a doll. Tanner loves him too. You can not help but smile when he is around he is just a little bundle of pure JOY. He laughs and smiles all the time. Finallly into a great nap routine and been eating rice cereal for a couple weeks now. I have not started him on baby food yet. We bought it but it is sitting in the pantry. I am not rushing things with this one. He is our last and I am trying to soak up every single moment. It is funny with Tanner I could not wait to get to the next stage. With Holden I am taking my time. Tanner and Holden are so cute toghether. We have worked hard at having dinner together as a family. Prayer and family time. Sometimes it is frustrating as Tanner has always been a great eater now he takes his time or doesnt want certain things getting on him or he doesn't like that "now". It drives me NUTS!! But Billy will be more calm at dinner cause he hasnt been with him all day and I am so happy for him to take over and he does. Billy is a great daddy. I think in this family of high strung people Holden may be my little saving grace of being calm and laid back. At least so far. I sure do love being a mommy. I love taking care of my family, ,going to church, cooking dinner, helping others in Recovery, trying new recipes(I need a new one Aunt Leah), cleaning, going to the pool, watching Tanner learn new things, holding and rocking my infant son, phone calls from friends, running, running faster, working out, planning trips to Disney, going to Lakeland, talking to my mom on the phone(wished we lived closer), going to MOPS, hearing others testimonies, texts from friends, seeing pictures of my friends and familes and especially their children, watching movies with hubby(we recently watched Flight, a good one for us since we are both recovering alcoholics and addicts), working in the yard, reading books, going out to Lake Kerr and making digital photo albums. Thes are just some of the many many things I am grateful for. The eneemy wants me to dwell on the bad stuff but God says he came to give us life. I am thankful for my life today and all the many many blessings I have. I do get down sometimes and some days are really hard. But I know they will not be little for long. I am so grateful for all who have encouraged and loved me and my kids.
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