The word NO!

I need an agenda planner! Bad! lol! Last night, Sean and I sat down with the calender and tried to figure out what we have going on this month and next month.. and every day is full!!! It was kinda depressing.. We have so much going on in our life but none of it is really planned together as a family.. Sean has something one night and I have something else another night and it's like where do we meet up? We are both involved in so much stuff that it's kind of taken over our family time.. so the word no! comes to my mind! We both decided that from now on we will sit down every month, and go through our calender to schedule family nights in.. It's funny how much time flies just day to day when you have two kids and like 3 different ministries relying on you... Our kids are the most important priorities in our lives beside eachother and it's sad to know that I haven't been taking more time with them.. So No! I'm learning to stop volunteering for everything and saying no! I guess it would be different if my kids were older but they're still babies and their need for us as parents right now is so crucial in their development. What's sad is Sunday (the day of rest) is my busiest day and it's one of the only days Sean off work.. Sean and I haven't been on a date in forever.. And I miss it! So no more volunteering...  I guess it's ok for us to be a little selfish now and then.. lol!

Stitches!!

Stitches!! To Fasten, close, or mend... - the meaning of stitch.. My poor Lexie had a first hand experience of this word over the last few days... I was sitting on the other half of the living room when I heard a high pitch scream.. I jumped up ran over and saw Lexie hanging off the side of couch with her head down.. I picked her up and panic hit me! I had never seen so much blood.. She cut her head on the entertainment center and had a deep gash smack dab in the middle of her forehead! I grabbed a towel and held it tight to her head to try to get the wound to stop bleeding and then I was trying to also call Sean at the same time. He was on his way to the church for meeting and I had no car. So I finally got ahold of him and he rushed home..By this time she was getting really woozy and sleepy.. I just remember yelling her name to get her to stay awake.. we ran to the car and I just held her the whole way to the ER... I don't think I have ever had so much fear, there is something so gut wrenching when your child gets hurt. Every horrible thought comes to your head and it's like you have no control! I just kept saying "God you know her, God heal her"! I guess that's all I could do.. that was the only thing I could control and do as a parent. Finally the doctor came in and gave her a sedative so she would stay still while they gave her a cat scan.. after the cat scan they stitched her up... I guess the gash went all the way down to her skull.. Sean and I were allowed to stay in the room as they stitched her up.. and being a cna I've seen alot of blood and body fluids and it's never affected me.. but this time I could watch.. She was crying and screaming and I almost wanted to scream myself... So I couldn't watch. But She is doing so good and her cat scan came back normal! We go in Monday to get the stitches removed.. She's a tough Oreo! The doctor said she'll probably have a scar there but it will not be a noticeable when she's older..  and if it is it's OK.. She's got a story to tell! lol! I see alot of myself in Lexie.. she's so bold and she's so determined and although I enjoy watching her I do worry about her... but I know God has a plan and he uses every situation to make an affect on someones life.. So in a way I guess God is a good stitcher! He mends, He Fastens, and He closes us into a perfect design by fastening and mending and closing situations that seemed to have a bad outcome into something that give glory to Him...and even though those stitches hurt sometime they need to be done in order for us to heal properly with the least amount of scaring... So  He is the ultimate sewer! I am so Thankful and So Blessed!
So Till Next Time.......

New Season!

Well This is my first official blog! Yay! I decided to Title it "New Season!" because not only are we actually transitioning into Fall right now but Sean and I are also trasitioning into a new chapter of our life. I love Fall! Fall is my favorite Season! Sean and I were in the car on our way to church yesterday and it's so breathtaking to look out the window and see all the hills covered in such vibrant warm colors! Even though it was only 55 degrees outside, the colors and the way the sun hit the trees made it seem so warm and inviting! Also when I think of Fall I think of pumpkins, caramel apples, nice brisk morning walks, jumping in leaves, trick or treating, and eating a big Thanksgiving meal around the table with friends and family! Now if you ask my husband what comes to mind when you think of Fall,  he'll say Football! Which I also enjoy but for different reasons because it brings friends and family together also! Now with it being my favorite season it also seems to be going by so fast! So much is going on this next month with Sean and I that it doesn't seem like I'll be able to just enjoy whats left of Fall... Starting Mid October, Sean and I will be moving! We'll be moving to a new house but we'll be staying in the same town.. We love Park Falls because its so small and homely. If you know us personally too, you'd know  that this is our 6th move in 4 years.. (yeah crazy, I know!) But for some reason we have a different feeling about his move and we're more excited! We are actually moving to a huge house! It's a 6 bedroom 2 bath house and it's a total blessing! I know it seems like a lot of space but with how my Respite Providing is going I'm sure the house will always be full! I can't wait to move in and just get everything organized! For me this house allready feels like home! It's everything Sean and I have wanted in a house and it's a place we can grow in! So with the big move going on in about 2 weeks we are frantically packing! Which you don't realize how much stuff you've accumilated until you pack! LOL! Also going on this month, Sean and I decided to join a marriage class which we already started. Sean and I have been married for over 4 years now and though we both love each other still as passionately as we did when we said I do, we have both come to the understanding that it's good for us to get conciling everytime it's presented. It's interesting to look back at the 4 years and see how much our lives have changed and how we've changed individually.. With 2 children exspecially! It's easy to forget of how our marriage was before kids.. but going to these classes have made us realize that we both need to take more time out of our days for eachother..
Now I could go on with everything else going on in our life but I'd be typing a book.. Lets just say with this New Season upon us, it's exciting, scary, unknowing, but still a blessing! God's been so Good to Us and it's so good to say that I can rely on Him and He's never let us fall.... So till Next Time!