Let's Get Praisy!!!

This is a really fun and challenging link up from thenatos.com. This is my first one to do! The short version of what to do is to link a verse from a modern song to a biblical verse. You can check out the long version and link up at the website listed above. So if you like it, be sure to stop by her site and vote for me!!! I am #70!!!!



Turn up the lights in here, baby
Extra bright, I want y'all to see this
Turn up the lights in here, baby
You know what I need, want you to see everything, want you to see all of the lights.

Kanye West or Luke 11:33-35????

Luke11:33-35
33 “No one lights a lamp and puts it in a place where it will be hidden, or under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, so that those who come in may see the light. 34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are healthy,[a] your whole body also is full of light. But when they are unhealthy,[b] your body also is full of darkness. 35 See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness.

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

On the way to Granny & Granddaddy's house for Thanksgiving Day!!! We left Wednesday after work and ran into traffic on the way down. These are a few pictures that I took of Ladybug on the way down! Enjoy the pictures! Leave me a message and let me know if you are a new follower!!!

This is what happens after being in traffice for an hour.  You take off your socks and shoes, put your shoes on your hands and sing if you're happy and you know it.

Ladybug watching Veggie Tales.  I am thankful for portable DVD players.

We enjoyed a trip to the Zoo to see the beautiful Koi fish before leaving for our trip.

Messy Motherhood Link up!

Be Encouraged!!!

1 Thessalonians 5:11
 Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.


What’s the best way you have been encouraged as a mom? 

I have had a great support system while being a new mother.  I was new to the area and besides my husband, I only knew my sister, her family & some coworkers.  What helped me the most was surrounding myself with mothers...good mothers....mothers that could be a support to me.  I needed to be nourished and connected with mothers that had a fire in them to love God and be good mothers!  I was fortunate to have mothers and non-mothers that would love on me and my daughter.  Knowing that I "could do this", even if they weren't everyone's way of doing it, was comforting to me.  No, I didn't have all the answers and yes I did ask questions, but at the end of the day I made the choice that I thought was best.  Guess what??  It worked out!!  The first couple of months....well, I'll be honest, the first year, Google was my best friend!  Hearing struggles from other mother's and listening to advice....even the advice not taken, was a great source of encouragement to me.  I just felt the love when I would get a call, a comment on a Facebook post or just people sending their love anyway they knew how.  I liked hearing people tell me that I was doing a good job.  That meant a lot to me and still does!

How can someone encourage a mom that’s been through the ringer.

Sometimes mothers like to know that they are not alone and that they are not the only person that has screwed something up!  Especially when you thought you had almost gotten it together.  I am not afraid to admit that sometimes I'm still not organized enough in the morning and my little one is 2!!!  Call that mother and offer to help her!  You  may even have to insist that she let you help.  It can be as simple as helping her with a chore, letting her take a two hour nap, offering to give her a homemade mani!  Having a playdate with the kids.  Let her know that she and her children are loved and you appreciate her!  Talk with her, pray with her and mostly let her know that she has someone to call or text or whatever.....whenever she needs to!  

You are valuable because you exist. Not because of what you do or what you have done, but simply because you are. –Max Lucado

Read more: http://www.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/bible-verses-for-encouragement-20-great-scripture-quotes/#ixzz2CkGKo1Qc

You are valuable because you exist. Not because of what you do or what you have done, but simply because you are. –Max Lucado

Read more: http://www.whatchristianswanttoknow.com/bible-verses-for-encouragement-20-great-scripture-quotes/#ixzz2CkGKo1Qc

Encouragement starts at home. How do you & your husband encourage one another??

My husband and I really try hard to encourage one another and use a soft tongue when we speak to one another.  We have learned our love languages and learned to respect them and fill each other's cup.  Now....it gets difficult sometimes and we get careless, but we give our all to each to make sure we are both appreciated.  I give him "Man Time" and he gives me "Lady Time".  We enjoy verbal affirmation with each other.  He helps around the house and I say "thank you".  He gets our daughter ready in the morning and does her hair and I say, "THANK YOU!!!!"  We try to build each other up by respecting each other and loving each other.  It's not always easy, but it is definitely always worth it.

Wow!!!!  This was a wonderful link up and I hope it was encouraging to someone!  I know that I am interested in reading the posts from everyone else!  I love encouraging comments and new followers!

Sunday Social

I am so glad to be able to share with everyone what I am Thankful for in my life!!! These are in no special order.  Making this list of thankfulness really made me look at all that God has given me.  I really didn't make a dent in this, but I need to take a  nap!  I wanted to find a picture of my grandmother, but I can't get it off the computer.  But I am very thankful for her and all of her 94 years that she has been here on Earth!  Have fun reading and don't forget follow me when you're done. I love comments and following new followers!

So thankful for my first born nephew and my middle sister.  This was taken at his play, Sherlock Holmes.  Yes, he did steal the show.....as if you couldn't tell!

So, thankful for my little Ladybug that is a delight and doesn't mind posing for all the photos that I have taken of her.

I love the fact that there are materials to help me teach my daughter about Christ and how He loves her!

I have been pleased with a child that is in good health and loves doing "activities" with her Mommy.

I am thankful for a niece and nephew around Ladybug's age that she can share fun and laughter with!

I am thankful for a loving husband that lets our daughter jump on his back!

I have a wonderful oldest sister and she has raised a wonderful family!

Two wonderful parents that are in good health and that have raised a wonderful family and are very supportive of their 3 daughters, 6 grandchildren and 3 son-in-laws!

Sunday phone dump!!!

Looking like an Alien, getting my hair done!

Playing in her Princess Tower with her hair roaming free!

Reading her Bible.....on the table!

Evidently Mommy is a funny driver.

Lunch!!!

Smooches!!

Yay!!! Daddy's home! Love this picture!

Um....Could you take any longer w/my food, Taco Cabana?

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Saturday Top Five Laughs

I'm so glad to see the weekend!!!  Mainly because I get to work on some Holiday/Winter projects, but also because I get to share my funnies for the week!  Enjoy my 2 year old's humor!!  Please read and follow!  I love new followers & I love comments!  Have a wonderful weekend!!!

1.  My husband is on a journey to get in shape and get healthy.  We were all in the living room watching him workout.  Ladybug likes to do the Insanity Workout w/him.  I like to watch.  She is so encouraging to him as she runs around.  "You're almost there, Daddy"!

2.  We are praying together nightly.  Her prayer tonight, "Dear God, thank you for breakfast, play dates & hopscotch".  Um....she has never had a play date that was not family & she doesn't know how to play hopscotch.  Where does she get this stuff from?

3.  My husband left to play golf yesterday morning and didn't say goodbye to me because I was in the shower.  She came into the bathroom when I got out of the shower, with her arms folded and pouting.  When I asked her what was wrong, "Daddy didn't say bye to you before he left!  He didn't even come into the bathroom!"

4.  Teaching your child her anatomy and yours can be dangerous.  She walked into the kitchen with her shirt off, pointed to her nipple and said, "Mommy, this is my breast.  Where is your breast?"  :-/  Maybe she can get a bra for Christmas!

5.  Today we had an argument in the toy store.  She wanted an umbrella that she saw.  It looked like a tug of war.  I was trying to keep my voice down and ask her to please let it go.  She was screaming, "I had it first, it's mine, you need to share!"  OH.....night night didn't come fast enough tonight!

It's Okay Thursday!

You know the drill......

* to buy several clearance holiday items and forget where you packed them or that you had them, and buy them all over again next year!

* to delete FB friends that just wont stop posting about that election.......

* to not be finished/or have started your Christmas shopping.  Hello....I do work...sort of

* to not have your Christmas Decorations up.....my daughter needs to understand that Thanksgiving comes after Halloween. :-)

* to have several borrowed workout videos from the library and not use a one!  But, I keep rechecking them out!  Someone help me!

* to have had this blog for almost a year and still not know how everything works. :-/

* to hope that some desks will be cleared out completely when you get to work in the morning.

* to enjoy Real Housewives of Atlanta...."Wig!!!"

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