Home Alone. Or Am I?

Back when Dan headed up the Senior High Youth Group at our church, he traveled a lot. I didn’t always go with him, so I’d be home alone with the boys. I could be home alone for a month at a time without him. I never liked it, but somehow I got through it. I don’t know how. But I did. But now, he’s gone for a couple of days and I miss him terribly. The boys and I have managed to fill our time with fun things to do. But at night, when all is dark and the house is creaky, I really miss him. I had just finished folding the laundry and crawled in…

Back To Homemaking

I’m happy to report that I have now returned to being a homemaker as my primary occupation. Eli continues in Kindergarten at Faith Christian Academy. He is blossoming and doing very well in class. Gabe is back home with me. I’m very excited to have the alone time with him. The transition has been taken in stride by everyone. Dan and I are both relieved that I can be home and freed up to do things around the house, run errands, cut back on expenses (convenience can be an expensive necessity, at times), focus on Gabe and prepare for our next child due in July. We are very excited (and a little nervous) about entering…

Crazy Busy… Not an excuse. Just the Truth.

Since I started working full time, our lives have taken a turn for the… busier. I really never thought I would be a full time working mother of two. Actually, my life is nothing like I planned… or imagined. But really, whose is? Life never turns out like one plans. That’s what makes it so exciting. And unpredictable. And exciting. Eli said to me yesterday when I was waking them up to get ready for school. “Mommy, why do you have to work full time? Why can’t you just work part time?” Just rip my heart out and break it in two, why don’t ya? But when it comes down to it, Eli loves school….

My Honey Is The Sweetest

So Dan decided to finally get me a new keyboard for the iMac. So unbeknownst to me, the new wireless keyboard also works on my iPhone. Yeah, that’s right, this post is being typed on my iPhone using the Apple Wireless Keyboard. I really love my honey!

New Job. Big Transition.

“Didn’t you just get a job?” I can hear someone saying. Yes, I did. Last October. And I loved it. I love the people; I love the work. I got to see the world of real estate first hand. It was a good fit, but for one minor (okay, major) detail. And it was truly no fault of anyone’s. They paid a decent amount for the job I was doing. I paid the childcare worker a decent price for what she was doing. But when it all came out in the wash, I was losing money. And it sure doesn’t make sense to lose money to work. Ever since Dan started his job, I’ve had to…

AM I CRAZY?! (don’t you dare answer that)

I don’t think it’s any secret that we want another baby. Yes, after miscarrying last May, we came to the conclusion that it was by God’s grace that He took our sweet one earlier than expected not only for the growth that was to be had for us, but, due to the circumstances that followed, being pregnant and having a baby last year would have been a completely different set of trials. It is by God’s grace that He spared us that. However, the sorrow of losing is a trial in and of itself. One that God saw fit to see us through. While we are still tying up loose ends of the “unemployment chapter,” we…

heartbreaks and hurts

Taken at nine weeks – alive with a strong heartbeat. Four whole weeks before we found out she had died. In two weeks, I will have reached my due date with a few extra pounds and no baby to show for it.  In the past two years, we have lost two uncles, two grandparents and our BabyGirl. In the past year, we have gone from active in our community and having a steady income to unemployed and withdrawn. I have started working after five years of being home with our children. We endured a winter without heat (other than our trusty little wood stove – thank you, God!). And our hearts have broken over many things. …

Working Woman

Earlier this year, Dan and I decided that putting Eli in preschool was the best move for him at this time in our lives. He desperately wants to go to school and the kid has so much stinking social energy, that giving him an outlet really is a necessity for everyone’s survival. As much as I had high hopes of being a homeschool family, in all reality, now just isn’t a good time. However, I have NOT given up hope for it in the future. For now, in order to put Eli in preschool, I needed to find a job. I got my resume together and contacted a few places. I NEVER SENT IT IN….

The Secret to My Ultra Toned Bod (I know you were wondering.)

A New Love

I must be very flighty (I believe that’s true) or it must be very late (that’s true, also) but I saw something online that I absolutely must have. I find things that I must have very rarely… at least when it comes to fashion. I don’t consider myself a terribly fashionable person. I was discussing this with my lovely husband on the phone this evening, as he is on a men’s retreat with our church this weekend. “What are you doing?” he asked. “Oh, just watching What Not to Wear and I was thinking of you.” “Eh heh. That doesn’t instill a lot of confidence in me.” “I wasn’t thinking that you need fashion. I…