Moments to Cherish

Today I had one of those moments that make your heart grow.
I am so glad, beyond words glad, that I finally feel content with what I want to be when I grow up. I am also very glad that I have the privilege to always continue education whenever I feel like and that just because I have kiddos its not over. I am glad I have a nursing license and certifications to adequately take care of babies if I wanted to jump back in at any moment. I will keep these current but in the meantime I thank God that I am blessed to stay home with my boys.
Today the littlest sweet one and I were shaking off a cold together. While I am internally, sarcastically, thanking my little guy for sharing all his germs with me I was glad I had the option to lay down with him at nap time. Normally he begs me to lay down with him, today I suggested the idea and he pulled back the covers for me :)
As I lay there and squint my one eye open to see if he's sleeping yet, he had his eyes tightly squeezed shut with the hugest smile ever! It made my heart absolutely grow BIG and make me so crazy thankful for my kids, my husband, and my Great God for the opportunity to have these cherish able moments with my family.
I do miss my job down on the south side with some really amazing people who always wanted to hear about Jesus and plenty of babies to be lovin' but...my kids won't always be so glad to have nap time with mom forever. Work will always be there.

So glad for these sweet moments...

Just a season

Just like I teach my kiddos disobedience equals discipline so do I get to go through the same lesson. Its not fun, not desirable. If only we could've made better decisions early on. It goes all the way back to high school I guess. (ok way before then ;) If only...if only I would've signed up for the scholarship program my freshman year instead of opting to do uh-hem..."illegal things", would things have been any different? I guess it wouldn't have been my life though.
We've gone through all that we have because sin. Period. It would be great if some of this would've washed away with that baptism water, right? ;) But consequences of sin don't always wash away. God is teaching us perseverance, endurance, trusting in Him above all things and He gives us insight.
On one of my runs I have passed three interesting things that God has allowed me to have insight into. It makes me sad but reminds me that drug addictions and sexual sin is still pretty heavily saturated in our community. I pray that as I struggle to come out of some stupid stupid stupid decisions that God would make himself known in my community. I pray that His light would shine, that as people catch a glimpse, if they would, that they would hold fast. I pray that no one would believe a false promise but that they would hold tight and cling to the Only Promise, Jesus Christ. This life isn't easy but we gotta hold fast.
While God has renewed me and created a new heart within me we still work diligently to dig and dig away at that big o mess that came right along with all that other stuff. So we press on and press in. Its just for a season.

Juicin'

Oh yeah we're still juicin'! Ok so its been awhile but its still tasty fresh as ever!

A friend of mine is working on wellness and health. Currently she is going through a diet detox to find if there are any food sensitivities. She can eat some pretty good stuff  as in healthly foods but hey still, limiting anything can be hard sometimes. She has handled this detox diet with such amazing strength and to top it, this wonderful woman gives all the glory to God. She is truly amazing.

 We are having a fellowship tonight for our small group at Big Lou's Pizza. Well now how you gonna go to Big Lou's Pizza when you can't eat any of it? Well this girl is! Amazing I tell ya! So in her honor I busted out the good ol Jack LaLanne juicer and recipe book and got to juicin'! Can't wait to share it with her tonight!

Drink happy!