Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Twenty Five Years of....

 



.....sharing minimal bed space and covers.

...being late together. {cough, cough}

.....or nine thousand one hundred and thirty one months of goodnight kisses.

..someone by my side for the ups and downs and sideways. {...but mostly ups}

....having a {almost} weekly song sent to me.

..being pregnant...well..seventy six of the three hundred months to be exact.

....chocolate given to me once a month. {girls...find a man who will do this!}

..buying only one home. 

.....a man working hard for our family.

..weekly flowers. wait..I mean monthly..I mean yearly..ok..so flowers aren't your strong point. {wink}

....having my garden tilled for me.

.......having someone take care of the beloved pool that someone also hates...{thanks babe!}

...having a place {and by place I mean person} to warm my feet at night.

..living with a grill master.

......having someone drop me off at the door of stores in the rain.

...buying as much Starbucks as I want without ever getting in trouble.

......being told I am amazing and made to feel like I am the most important person in the world.

..living life together.

I know every happily married person on the planet says this..but truly..there is no one I'd rather spend my life next to other than the amazing Jeff Nye. I wouldn't have made it through without him...no seriously..I'd probably be in a mental institution if it weren't for him.

He keeps me grounded...He is my rock. 


I love you so, SO very much Jeffrey Nye. Thank you for marrying me on this day twenty five years ago.


Wow...it feels weird typing that! Twenty five years...so crazy since we are barely thirty.{wink}



Friday, March 4, 2022

Trying to decide about Fridays....and this lazy blogging, picture thing.




 












If you followed my blog many years ago...

...you know I used to write a "Fashion Tip Friday" each week. 

After a few years I switched over to "Wrapping up the Week"...quick recaps...fun music...and shared links like the fancy bloggers. Now I'm deciding...which one do I go back to? Or do I start something new? I know this is really important stuff that you're all losing sleep over...don't worry! I'll figure it out soon...rest peacefully.


As far as the lazy pictures..I really, REEEEAAAALLLY need to pick up my camera again. 

Put down the iphone..pick up the camera. Put DOWN the iphone...pick up the camera.

Apple has made it easy for us to snap "good quality" photos. I need to stop being lazy about it.



Finally I share with you  a song. One my son wrote.

Yes.. it is him singing. Yes... it is him playing guitar. 

Click and listen...I love the chorus.  Turn to You  


HaPpy Weekend...XxOo

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

On the flippy, flip side....


 
















There are things about the early days of motherhood that we moms forget.  Some examples. 

..how"easy"potty training was. ..how"easy"bedtime was. ..how"easy"it was to keep a clean house.

I speak from the gift of round two. Things are not as simple as I remember them to be. 

Potty Training is messy. Bedtime isn't always organized.  My trim and walls are covered with a variety of crayon colors and toys are scattered from one end of the earth to the other ninety percent of the day. 

On the flippy, flip side....I also forgot....

..how sweet it is to have a baby sleep on you. ..how exciting it is when they start stringing sentences together with words only a mom can translate.  ...how precious painted baby toenails are and the joy of a little boy finding ants crawling down the walkway on March 2!

Yeah..I'm completely smitten with babies and toddlers and wouldn't trade it for anything in the world.

Happy March...spring is definitely in the air today on this fifty five degree day.

Thursday, February 10, 2022

This little corner of mine.


 











It's been a while and I miss it. a lot. 

Things have changed...the internet world is not as simple as it used to be.

The daily musings....the online journaling...it's been replaced by fast photos with short captions.

I'm right there alongside everyone else snapping fast and scrolling more...

....but I miss the slowness...the intentionality that came with blogging. 


I think I'm going to do it again. I'll be happy reading when I'm ninety and the kids are grown.

...and I'm announcing this because I know millions of you have been checking daily

for over a year wondering {and waiting with bated breath} where in the world I have been. 

Happy Thursday.

Tuesday, December 22, 2020

It's all closing in...







So much is closing in...
...pregnancy.
..Christmas.
....the year 2020.

Pregnancy...
My baby was breech...and I was scheduled to have a c-section yesterday.
I went in for a final ultrasound and to our great surprise..the baby flipped!
The surgery was canceled...and here I am...playing the waiting game now.
Ha! It was both a relief...and not. 

I have always had my babies early....
...so now I'm six days away from my due date and I'm feeling late..even though I'm not.
Today would be a great day to have a baby...don't you think? Ha!


Christmas....
My plan this early morn was to finish up my wrapping.
However...the kids are all still asleep...and all the presents are up in my closet..stuck in the quiet.

As soon as I finish typing this up..I will make yet another batch of cookie dough...
...because you can't ever bake too many Christmas cookies!


The Year 2020....
I can't believe we're coming up on another new year.
What oh what will 2021 bring to us.

I'm not sure...but what I do know is God is still on the throne and even though I 
have my fears and doubts...I shouldn't. You shouldn't! 

HaPpY Christmas week to you...enjoy all of the baking and wrapping and caroling and holiday movie watching and celebrating and great food and Christmas lights.
Hopefully I'll be back soon with a new baby...:)


XxOo












Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Just..Hi. {small hand wave}


Hi.
Our house is now covered in Christmas. I love it!

We are awaiting a baby..sometime within the next two-ish weeks...
...it came up so fast and everyone here is quite excited!
I should probably get the blankets and onsies washed.

You can usually find a pot of cranberry and cinnamon burning on our wood stove.

I miss the days of people blogging simple...the stream of photos as you scroll down
and their days happenings....how they are doing and what they're making for dinner.
Social media has turned into so much more...and whilst I do love it...it's more complicated and
so much bigger than just sharing the everyday life. 

It is way, way...WAAAAY too warm and nice around here for December!
I want snow. I want this now weather to happen in March...
...and I want the snowstorm that is inevitable and will happen in March to come this month! 
Sigh.Wink.

Fourteen month olds are so, so, sooooo much fun!
Even though they're busy little bees that break ornaments and empty spice and towel drawers.
 





















Happy Midweek to you.
XxOo

*{Stole my daughter's pot photo..thanks Sophia}

Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Dig up your gladiolas in the Fall and don't allow any obstacle to occupy your praise.




 










This week felt like summer. Windows open...seventy-something degrees everyday.

We dug up gladiola and dahlia bulbs from the garden...

...cleaned off the porch..

...took away the half-eaten-by-squirrel pumpkins and dead, crispy mums..

...transferred some outdoor vines into pots for the inside...went for walks.


From my devotion today:

The devil will use anything and everything to derail your faith. He begins to defeat you the moment he takes hold of your worship. If he can take away your willingness to praise God, then the spiritual warfare will tilt in his favor. The enemies of truth, love, grace and hope always come after your worship first. It's the same as a terrorist's first strike at the source of your power, fuel and motivation. So cherishing, guarding, and practicing your praise must be a priority in order for you to thrive. 


Do not permit... 

...failure.fear.anxiety....to occupy your praise!

The Bible does not require you to be happy in order to praise God.

Sometimes you must choose to praise while you're...

...wounded.hurting.aching.crying...you still have to praise.


Don't let the devil steal your worship.

Don't allow any obstacle to occupy your praise!


{You can find this study on the YouVersion Bible App...

"Called Outside Your Comfort Zone"... by Samuel Rodriguez}

XxOo