When does life stop being this simple?

Plastic basket and a bed full of pillows. The possibilities are endless and the joy extreme.

Welcoming May

Counting days.....


Praying for grace.....


Trusting in Him......


This dream is being fashioned in my heart and worked out in His hand. So glad it is His hand that controls all things.

Beth Moore Continued

  After thinking about what to post, I figured more than anything this post is for me rather than others. I need to write down my thoughts and lessons so that when I need them I can come back to this.

Her message was based on her book, So Long Insecurity; you’ve been a bad friend. I never really thought about all the ways in my own life I’m insecure about things, and how those petty insecurities infiltrate all the areas of my life and cause problems that don’t need to exist.

So here are a few key points that really impacted my life, for anyone that cares:

• Insecurity is not a weakness. Plain and simple, insecurity is unbelief. We are insecure because we really do not trust God.
• Live your life worthy of the calling God has for you. He won’t insist the calling on your life; you have to choose to accept it. You can live your entire life and go to heaven and still miss the calling God has for you.
• You were taught how to live. (Is. 43) There are no excuses for things in life. I know how to live and have faith and I have to do it.
• Beth shared the acronym for a SECURE woman:
• Saved from herself. I can be my own worst enemy. When I am secure, I trust God to be who He says He is and I stop bringing everything back onto myself. Insecurity is its own form of pride. When we are secure women, we think more of God and less of ourselves.
• Entitled to truth. I am entitled to know the Truth, walk in Truth, and live in Truth.
• Clothed with intention. I must make a conscious decision each and every day to be secure. I must fight the battle in my mind, walk it out in my feet every day and then my emotions will follow through. I must will myself to be in God’s will. The battle of insecurity is won in my mind, so I must renew the spirit of my mind daily; or in my case several times a day!
• Upended by Grace. Our insecurities are the root reason we are easily offended by things in this life. Grace turns everything around. If I truly believe that I’ve been forgiven, then I will easily forgive others. When we do not truly feel forgiven we withhold forgiveness from others. (Heb. 10:19) 2 Cor. 5:17 states that I am a new creatures. I must daily put on the new- clothed with intention- and give the grace to others that has been given to me. We hold on to anger, hurt, resentment, because to give it up means we lose control and power over something. Grace is the only thing that we can give away and still keep at the same time. Un-forgiveness is a tapeworm that will eat away everything good God is doing in our lives.
• Rebounded by Love. I must live like the dearly loved child that I am. My son knows he is loved, and he lives his life in that manner. Exploring, creating, adventuring, and caring about things because he knows he can always come back to our love. I must live the same way because God can not be run off. A heart that has been hurt and does not heal will become hardened. I must guard my heart with grace and allow healing to happen in areas so my heart does not become hard and callous toward God.
• Exceptional in life. We have a need for significance in this world. God desires our lives to be exceptional.

Beth Moore Morning

WHOAH! What a morning at the Beth Moore simulcast. I felt so icky this morning I almost bailed. So glad I went. 

So much to process, so much to pray over, so much to act on. Will blog more later. But for now, so long insecurity!

At work with Mama

Take your child to work day has got to be one of the best days of the school year. We only had about half our students so the campus was nice and quiet and Mason got to go to school with me. 

He did great all things considering. No real meltdowns, he had no nap, pizza for lunch, and digging with dirt.

Busy Little Bee

Hubby has been in trainings for his insurance licenses the last two weekends so my weekends have been busy to the 10th degree taking care of LMM and doing everything else I'd scheduled to do on my days off.

So the blog has been neglected :( But in my absence know that I've accomplished quite a bit:

• Blog review at The Ivy Twines for my snack bags in my Etsy store
• Pampering time with a new hair cut and color by a sweet new friend, Brandi
• Lots and lots of sewing for 6 baby showers! Must be careful not to drink the Kool Aid
• Staff trainings I'm in charge of organizing at work
• Lots of parent conferences, grades, projects, etc. at school
• Fighting the FL legislature on a hocus senate bill (another post another time!)
• Quality time with my hubby :) 
• Lots of play time with Little Man
• Learning how to make new projects
• Updating the store blog
• Card party 
• Teaching preschoolers in church 
• Birthday party with 5 little girls at Luigi's for a Make Your Own Pizza Party with a Princess Theme
• Couponing and grocery shopping
• Oh, there is more, but I'm tired and it's time for bed.

Click on the links above for pictures of the events :) Here's just one of Little Man working on some craft time cards with me. I believe this one was supposed to be for Grammy as a thank you card for a new outfit she bought him last week.

Awake enough to give thanks

Friends. Circles. Support. Smiles. Encouragement. Faith. Fellowship. Correction. Jesus.

It's amazing what happens in your life when you let go of yourself and you step into where God wants you. When you let Him lead and guide you, and when you enjoy the little blessings that make a big deal.

I'm exhausted, but in the midst of that, I must give thanks for all He gives, even if I fail to see it at times.

Planning and letting go

I'm a planner. I write things down, weigh consequences, plan, plan, plan. I need to plan. So as I'm sharing with a friend of mine some upcoming plans, she looks at me and says, you've got this all mapped out, now you just have to relax and let go of it.

Hum... Let go of it. Stuck a cord. I need to give up control. Let the Master be in charge. Prepare and plan yes, but micromanage, no. So I'm working on it. I'm going to dream and plan, but let God do His thing.

Oh, letting go is going to be work!

Stone wall

I'm stonewalling. You know that defense mechanism where you put up a barrier so you don't have to feel the pain. My husband hates when I do it, especially when I'm mad at him. (No worries, not mad at him.)

Work starts tomorrow. Ugh. Not that I don't have a good job and not that I'm not incredibly thankful for a steady paycheck through this lousy financial season, just bummed I have to leave my little man. 

We've had quite a week. At nap time we both crash. Nothing I wanted to accomplish for myself was done, everything I wanted to do for my son was successful. Play dates, friends, outings, staying home and playing, etc. So much fun. So exhausted. 

I'm concerned as to how he's going to behave too this week. We've been home together for a stretch and he's old enough to understand this time around what the changes are going to be. 

Ugh, the morning is going to be rough. It's a vicious cycle. I don't sleep because I'm anxious, then when the morning comes, as hard as it is, it's worse because I didn't sleep well. I suppose I should attempt to get some sleep. Off to go pray, and hopefully sleep.