Yesterday

Yesterday I went with Carlee on a field trip. We went to Garrett to a farm/pumpkin patch. It was freezing. But we all had fun. I also took her to see High School Musical 3. She liked it. It is a cute movie. Alot more singing in this one.. and it was sad to know that they are done with High School. Just wondering where they will go with the story now...
I am still reading Intended for Pleasure by Ed Wheat, MD and Gaye Wheat. It is a great book so far. I am on Chapter 4. I am learning so much. I definitely recommend reading this if you are married or going to get married. I have talked Aaron into reading it too.. then we can talk about it. So far it has talked about Love, Sex, and a Godly relationship and what God expects and if we follow that then our marriage will be so much better...
I liked this quote.. Feeling of love is not the most crucial ingredient of the marriage. The fact of love, based on an unchanging commitment to the other person is the most crucial. the 3 areas are Choice of will, action and feeling. Feeling comes last. And also marriage should not be based on 50-50 it should be each person giving 100-100. There is just so much more..
Anyways... I am going to be done for now. I have to go get Carlee from school. Have a good day. :)

The Weekend

Well... Saturday my niece had her baby shower at my grandma's house. It was good to see my family and be with her... Carlee came too. She enjoyed playing the games with us.. especially the one with the diapers and melted candy bars in them.. her face was priceless. Then we went to the store and came home and gave each other manicures. She is such a girly girl but yet she loves bugs and to play boy stuff too. So we both have bright pink nails.. it is so cute ;) And she is so happy we match. :) Then late that night Aaron wasn't feeling well and Gavin was in bed so she and I played go fish for about an hour. We had a nice girls night... she really enjoys spending one on one time together.. even though it is hard to do sometimes. She is looking forward to High School Musical 3 and a pedicure soon.....

Today we went to church. And heard a great message on putting on the Armor of God and wearing it always. And we took a much needed nap. Then Carlee and her dad played go fish. She loves that game...

Now I am getting ready to read a chapter in the new book I have started to read. It is called Intended for Pleasure. It is for a christian marriage.

That is about all for now. Can you believe it is so windy and cold.... brrrr
As always, keep us in your prayers....

Today...

Well, we had parent teacher conferences today. Carlee is doing well. she is just shy and get embarrassed easily. I know that if you know her really well that is hard to grasp. :) But she is coming along. The teacher said there is this one little boy in her class which is a little "slower" than the other kids that has really taken a liking to Carlee. She said that Carlee is nice to him and she makes him smile so big. Sometimes she has to tell the boy to give Carlee space. Carlee told me tonight that she knows he is different but that is ok, because that is how God made him. I was proud of her.
Julian is doing good as well. All a's and one b. He is going to Henry Ford Museum next week. He is excited. His mom is going with him. That will be a fun trip for them.
Gavin is doing so good with his talking. He is understanding so much. And he remembers so much. It is amazing. And he is so lovey.. I just love to snuggle him up. He is so cute!!!
I completely finished the Power of a Praying wife book. I am looking for another good one.. .let me know any suggestions. I really enjoyed that book. It has helped me so much.
I am hoping Aaron will read the Power of a Praying Husband sometime..
I guess that is all I have to say for now.. I just want to thank God for all he has done for me and my family.
By the way... there is only like 9 weeks until Christmas... hard to believe huh???

Well, I have the dishwasher going, the washer and dryer going, Gavin napping and Carlee and Julian playing. So I decided to sit down at the computer for a minute.
Julian is home from school today because he somehow got pink eye in both eyes. Poor guy. And I should really be napping now because Gavin had me up all night with a fever. Let's hope and pray Carlee stays clear of all of this sickness.
I really feel like my life has changed for the better lately. I have been getting Carlee and Julian off to school in the morning and then spending time reading my Bible and really praying. Man, let me tell you, this really helps. It is so uplifting and it gives me peace to go through my day. I feel like I have such a closer relationship with God. It is Good! I still struggle a little with some things, but not near so bad. And God is helping with that too. I am reading thru the book of Psalms in the morning. I do a couple chapters. Psalms is such a great book in the Bible. It can really lift your spirits. And I have just been asking God to search my heart and show me where I need to work on things.
On Sat. I went and visited a church with a friend of mine. And the pastor spoke on Prayer. It was a great message. Here are a few of the things he went over...
Prayer is the place where I meet God.
Prayer reminds me with whom my confidence and trust lies in. IS 30:15
Spend time with God and trust in him. Where, what, whom are you turning toward in times of trouble???
Prayer serves to quiet my spirit and guides me in wisdom. Psalm 46:10
Prayer keeps me tender to Christ's leadership in my life. Surrender to God's Control. Neh. 1:11 and 2 Chron. 7:14
Prayer reminds me that God is Great and I am not.
God is in control and he has a plan.
Those were just a few things and a few scriptures I wanted to share with you that he taught on..

I am also still reading Power of a Praying wife. I am almost done with it. Lot's of good stuff in that book!!
And I am praying about our upcoming election. I am not really political. But all I know is that Obama really scares me. I have a theory on him, but I won't share it right now. :)

Well, that is all I have time for, for now.

I forgot to mention that last weekend Aaron and I went to Brown County for our early anniversary get away. It was great! It was nice to get away with no kids. We went walking through all Nashville. And we went to eat and then the next morning we went to the Hot tub and got ready and went to an outlet mall.

So lately I have really been working on my relationship with God and with my husband. For those of you who know I struggled a couple weeks ago with Panic and anxiety pretty badly. But now I am trying to put God in control. I have been praying so much more during the day. And I have been reading my Bible every morning. I hated feeling like I did. I was really down in the dumps. But God picked me up out of the pit of despair. Along with prayers and help from some of the greatest people. I thank all of you who helped me. And I am glad that my relationship with God is stronger.
As for my feelings now... I am still struggling some. I mean with life in general. I really want to be the best wife and mother I can. I struggle with knowing that I can't protect my children from everything. I love my family so much and thank God for giving them to me. And I really am working at placing them in his hands completely.
I have really been searching my heart and asking God to reveal to me what I need to fix and people I need to go to and mend things I have done. And God has revealed me some things. So I went to one person and mended that "relationship". It was a good thing. I still need your prayers though.
Well, that is all I have time for tonight...

October.. what a month!

Well, where do I begin.....
We had to find new sitters for Carlee and Gavin. But at least now they are at the same one. We had a lot of issues with the sitters that they had. It was hard to go through for me. So then I was calling my good friend Aubrey and she gave me the number of a lady that lives really close to me. God answered my prayer of sending me someone I can trust and will love my kids. So far so good. Gavin is completely comfortable there. He doesn't even cry when I leave.

I have been so stressed with that babysitting stuff. And with finances and with Aaron's job and my job. It has been crazy.
There for a while I was really at the lowest point I have ever been. I just felt terrible. I had bad anxiety and just didn't feel right.
So I started to pray more and I read my Bible every day. Which is a big improvement in my life that I should have done earlier. God has helped me so much.
Then I got to praying some more and reading some more and decided it was time to fix some things with some people. So I did that and it helped me and I hope it helped them. Not to mention it was overdue and the right thing to do. So I think it helped to mend some relationships.
Next I have been reading the Power of a Praying Wife. It is a great book. I definitely suggest it. I am even taking notes. Last night I read about priorities. Boy it really hit home. It said if we want to be a priority in our spouses life then they have to be one in ours. And it went on to say alot of other helpful things.
And then Aaron and I have been talking alot about God. And please pray for him too. He is confused and has alot of questions. He really opened up to me the other night which was a big step for him. I think we are going to try to set up a Bible study with someone. This is huge. So please pray for him and for me that we find the right person to teach us.
Then lastly I want to thank God and give my testimony of Gavin. As you all know he had a hole in his heart and a coronary fistula (tunnel between arteries). Well this last time we went to the cardio. he had an echo and it came back that the hole is gone and so is the fistula. THANK YOU GOD! He answered my prayers.
Well, I am also still working on getting my house really really clean. So, I better go for now so I can work on it.