Wow haven't!blogged in over a year!I am on my ipad while Tom argues withe Girls on what to watch on Netflix and willow is crying and q is sleeping.and I,I am blogging?yep.

i hate those days when i am just spent and feel too lazy to blog and write about stressful things of my day. the new little one had a rough time tonight and he missed his 'nannie'.its the first time he has asked for her,and he has only mentioned mom once when he and q had a fight.then the other day he popped some lady on the butt while in the grocery store,which was pretty funny afterwards.i made him apologize. i pray for strength and patience with his situation.

so we have a new set of footsteps in the home--- a little louder than what we already have! he is so funny,and all smiles and laughs.gets along well w/ all until naptime! we r praying to hear His voice clearly,even though in the back of my mind i just want to hear my own conscious!

Hey Momas!!!

I know what your thinking.Your thinking-have i spent enough time with my child/children today? Did i say the right thing?do i discipline too often/too harshley/not enough? Is the way i am feeding them good enough or too strict? Do i read the bible to them enough? do i yell too much? Do i let them get away with too much? should they have a cell phone at this age? Are they really listening to me? Am i a good mom? ya know, we all struggle in some area with mommyhoode. i am TIRED of the struggle. at some point ,i must give up the fight and give my children to God and make sure i am doing all that is required of me IN THE LORD. NOT 'what the world says,or what my mom says,or what my neighbore says. not what ANYONE says,only one voice counts.read what HE says.'train up a child in the way they should go....'

LIFE.
It can be a bummer or it can be a thrill,its all in our attitude,the way we view God (which isnt always the redeemed view some days) and the way we percieve the situation. I LOVE Jesus,and He has His best in His heart for me and for YOU. We do not have to fight for His best,HE HAS IT. We have to 'flesh it out'. We have to keep every thought captive to Christ. He has already done all He needs to do for us,rememeber-IT IS FINISHED.His work is done. We are now bone of His bone and flesh of His flesh. (i am speaking to the saved,the enlightened ones,the righteousness of Christ)We need to ride the waves of His mercy,His grace,His forgiveness.

camping 2010

well, i survived! we had such a bonding wonderful time getting bit by random bugs and playin' in various creek spots. we thought we would never find a camping spot as they were almost all filled up,and we got there around 2pm,so we learned our lesson! we prayed and God got us the perfect lil' set up.we had driven an hour just trying to locate the perfect spot and when we got it all the girls were saying thank you God! i think maybe more outta pure exhaustion than reverence! naa,i really believe they meant it! tom put up the tent while we played in the gorgeous river. tom built a fire and we enjoyed it all of 20 minutes and a monsoon came! at least we got to play a while and get dinner in. we went to sleep and in the middle of the night we see headlights shining in our tent.the park wranger shows up.well,at first we didnt know who it was,and i asked tom,you got the gun?he's like ya,i'm like,get it ready! then we hear-forest service,can you step outta your tent? so we almost got a $75 ticket for not properly storing our food and trash.they transfer problem bears of the smokies to this area.we knew better,but the rain came and we slacked.

our neighbor campers felt sorry for us cause it POURED and put out our fire and the next morn we had no wood to cook breakfast,so they brought over some firewood for us.they were real sweet to do that. they were even gonna start the fire. They really thought we had never been camping b4,which is so funny to me cause tom has done it a thousand times! we didnt want to start a fire that morn cause we had decided we werent going to stay another night,but cause of their kindnes tom went ahead and started one.we made smores in the morn! thats a first!

so good to see old friends! willis and lundy ,otherwise known as ginny and jenny came down from atlanta (willis drove from kansas to atlanta to see her fam).jenny has 3 girls under the age of 5 and so adorable.our girls got along great and we had a good time trying to catch up.notice i said trying,,,,,with this six kids under the age of 7 it was a little daunting! later in the day we went to a mexican restaurant and that was a fiasco if u can imagine!los magueys rocks though!thats what we get for watching the foodnetwork all day! i guess o and her oldest had worked up an appetite after they decided to eat a june bug.well,let me rephrase,o talked her into eating one i think.but yeah,,,,,a june bug.i told o the next time she does that she needs to cook it first! and they both said it tastes like chicken. we looked in their mouths and checked their teeth for bug legs and such.