Sweet Life in the City

I had a wonderful weekend! I made it to Kansas City around 11:30 on Saturday and thankfully no problems finding where I needed to go. My friend, Susan, and her precious baby girl picked me up from the airport. We had a little issue getting out of the airport because Susan lost the ticket to get out of the parking lot and we had to argue with the lady at the gate to let us out! We finally made it out and our weekend could finally begin. We talked, we laughed, we cried, we went down college memory lane, watched some Downton Abbey, and did some shopping. That sounds like an awesome weekend to me!  It was nice to snuggle with a baby and talk about what my kids were like when they were babies. The weekend went by way too fast and although I was ready to see my own family, it was so sad to leave such a wonderful friend. It makes me sad that we cannot enjoy each others friendship on a regular basis:( My plane landed safely around 8:30 last night and I had the rude awakening of -8 degrees! I h...

We have had a pretty good week. The week has actually flown by quite fast. I have been feeling much better than last week and I was connected with a lady at our school that also has fibromyalgia and I was able to get the information from her about the doctor she sees and gets treatment from. This is a huge blessing because, well, I have not been to the doctor about my fibro since we moved here. I ran out of one of my meds about 3 months ago and I am hoping to find a doctor that will be able to help me manage my pain more. I also want to thank everyone that prayed about my sleeping situation. I have slept great this past week. I have not heard our landlord and have not been woken up in the middle of the night at all this week :). The kids have had a great week at school and we are all ready to enjoy a three-day weekend! I actually get to have the awesome opportunity to go to Kansas City to  see one of my dearest friends, Susan, and meet her sweet baby girl who was born in September! Jer...

I always thought it was so cool that my birthday was so close to my Grandma. So two days after I celebrate my 35th birthday I celebrate the life of one of my heroes that left this world way too soon. My Grandma was such a big part in my life growing up, even though she lived 8 hours away from us. Her and my Pawpaw were always with us for special occasions and took many trips with us growing up. They braved Washington D.C. and Disney World with us and memories were made and I am forever grateful. My Grandma was a nurse in the delivery room in a Detroit hospital. She was in the delivery room with my brother, sister, and several of my older cousins. She would stay in the delivery room right up to the moment the baby would be born because she was afraid to be in the room if something was wrong with the baby. She witnessed the heartbreak on one of her grandchildren being born as a stillborn. My Grandma was the one that stayed up with me my very first night home from the hospital. I guess I ...

This morning my reading in  Jesus Today  by Sarah Young was so good that I have decided to post the whole devotion/reading for today. " Trust Me here and now. You are in rigorous training--- on an adventure trail designed for you alone. This path is not of your choosing, but it is MY way for you. I am doing things you can't understand. That is why I say, "Trust Me!" The jungle is thick, and you cannot clearly see what is before you, behind you, or beside you. Cling to My hand as you follow this trail in shadowy darkness. Although you cannot see Me, My Presence is rock-solid reality. Find hope in Me, beloved, for I am taking care of you. Focus on enjoying Me and all that I am to you -- even though your circumstances scream for resolution. Refuse to obsess about your problems and how you are going to fix them. Instead, affirm your trust in Me; wait hopefully in My Presence, and watch to see what I will do." Isn't that so good? I know I have mentioned this befo...

" “Before I shaped you in the womb, I knew all about you. Before you saw the light of day, I had holy plans for you: A prophet to the nations— that’s what I had in mind for you.” Jeremiah 1:5 I have had a wonderful day. I slept pretty good last night so I woke up somewhat refreshed. I woke up to my coffee already being made and I already had sweet texts and messages on my FB wall wishing me a wonderful day. I woke up to a caring husband and three amazing kids. I wore a pair of pants today that I could not fit into a few weeks ago :) My kids at school were super sweet to me. I was able to eat lunch with Jeremy today and then I had flowers delivered to my room by my sweet husband. We all got home and ordered some pizza and now I am curled up under my electric blanket watching my favorite show "Bones" and eating some yummy cherry cobbler. Jeremy and I were able to go out Saturday night on a real date, so tonight we stayed in instead of braving the cold .I was able to talk t...

" When I am afraid, I will trust in you. In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust; I will not be afraid. What can mortal man do to me."  Psalm 56:3-4 I have a confession to make. I have been living in(well, mainly sleeping in) fear the past few weeks. I will not go into all the details, but the week before Christmas Jeremy and I were awakened early one morning to the sound of a woman screaming her head off in our backyard. To our horror it was actually our landlord that was making the women scream! The woman was severally intoxicated but our landlord was dragging her out of the house and into the garage!! The police were called and the event was not as scary as it was perceived from our second story window, but still pretty crazy. Our landlord came and apologised and was sincerely sorry for his actions, but I have not slept good in the apartment since the incident. I am fine until I hear him come home every night and then I start to panic a little. We usually hear him talk...

Sixty-five years ago on January 7, 1948 a son was born to Ivan and Lois Douglas in a small house on the Douglas property. Kelly Paris Douglas would join a family already made up of two boys. One of the brothers was only 11 months old and Kelly and Lowell have been called "the twins" sometimes. The family would later add four more boys and a baby sister to the family. The Douglas clan lived on 160 acres of land that was owned by the Douglas family. It was a small community of farmers and country folk and the Douglas brothers made quite an impact on the area around Grovesprings, MO. I love to hear the stories and wonderful memories my father has of his boyhood. My father learned to be a hard worker and became a man of prayer at an early age. I am not sure how old my dad was, but there was a time in his life that he feared the government would get rid of all the Bibles and he buried a Bible in a plastic bag and an old mason jar so he would always have access to the Word. I had t...

" I have set the Lord always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. "  Psalm 16:8 We had an okay day. I woke up this morning with intense sinus pressure and an unbelievable headache. We went to church and I am sure I would have enjoyed the service much better if my head was not about to explode. After church we went to eat at this Mexican restaurant in our neighborhood. It was actually pretty good and I am sure we will be returning:) After lunch we came home and we all went down for a nap. Thankfully the nap took the edge of my headache. Jeremy is watching football, the kids are playing, and I am tackling the clothes that I did not get to yesterday. I am seriously praying that our next house will have every day access to a washer and dryer! Well it is back to school for all of us tomorrow and truthfully I am struggling. My devotion today was about following where the Lord is leading one step at a time. I have not mentioned much about my job this year...

" Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer." Romans 12:12 Last year I worked through the Jesus Calling devotional by Sarah Young and I absolutely loved/love it! I picked up her new book called Jesus Today last week and I am really enjoying it. In this book the scriptures are actually written next to the devotional and I really like that. The verse from yesterday that I read was the Romans 12:12 verse. It was extremely helpful considering I was laid up in bed and was beside myself that I had a million things to get done. So, despite my aggrevation I took it as an opportunity to really listen to what God might be trying to teach me. I know you will not believe this :) but once I got quiet He actually spoke to my heart about some things:) Before I had kids my house was spotless. If you have ever been to my house you know that I do not keep clutter. I am simple and I think every item should have its own place. When Sam came home I had quite a struggle with th...

Isaiah 43:1-3; 18-19 "But now, thus says the Lord, your Creator, O Jacob, And He who formed you, O Israel, “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine! 2 “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, Nor will the flame burn you. 3 “For I am the Lord your God, The Holy One of Israel, your Savior;" "“Do not call to mind the former things, Or ponder things of the past. 19 “Behold, I will do something new, Now it will spring forth; Will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, Rivers in the desert." Maybe you noticed, but I took the month of December off from blogging. December was a great month, but we so busy! Every weekend we had something big going on, so I just took a break from blogging. I did try to keep the pictures updated on FB though. Toward the end of 2012 I really focused on Is...