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May is for Mothers...

Why yes I am a little late on posting this....hehe. However it is still May and May brings Mothers day. It also brings the month before I was about to give birth to my beautiful Addison grace. That month was so wild with all of my emotions going through my head. Will I be a good mom? Will I give her enough love? What if I don't know what to do? What if I freak out? and the biggest question of all......What if I am not a good mom? That was probably the part that was looming over my head months before she entered this world. I remember thinking that whole month of May that my daughter will be here any day. Oh my..did I just say that....my daughter?!?! I am going to have a child. God is trusting me with another human life. Will my parenting be pleasing to God? Not to mention that I was freaking out over delivering a baby!! What if something went wrong?? Well never to fear because my God is always near.

I gave birth to an amazing little girl on June 2nd and she has turned my world upside down and she is what truly makes my world go round.  Am I a good mother? Well to some maybe....lol....to others maybe not. Does she wake up everyday and give me kisses and tell me how much she loves me? YES!! Its probably the best mothers day present anyone could get. You know what.....I get mothers day presents everyday just by her presence alone.

If you are a mother/expectant mother I am encouraging you to not worry, God will take care of everything.  Those beautiful blessings that God gives us mothers is something that is scary, yes however being a mother is the most rewarding thing I have ever done. Just to see her smile, hear her giggle, hear her singing to Jake and the Neverland Pirates screaming Yo Ho Lets Go twenty times a day, praying every night before she goes to bed, always wanting to read her bible and taking mine when she can't find it with  hands filled with smushed candy and the evidence all over her face was totally worth all of the anticipation and question I freaked myself out about.

Do you think being a mother is hard? I do!! lol.... However I definitely can say that I am sure that my being a mother was nowhere near as hard as the job that Mary had....Check out this below...

Here is a little food for thought:

Luke 2:48-52 ESV And when his parents saw him, they were astonished. And his mother said to him, “Son, why have you treated us so? Behold, your father and I have been searching for you in great distress.” (49) And he said to them, “Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?” (50) And they did not understand the saying that he spoke to them. (51) And he went down with them and came to Nazareth and was submissive to them. And his mother treasured up all these things in her heart. (52) And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man

All because of this AMAZING mommy known as Mary, her son whom she raised was the savior of the world. Someone had to be there for his first steps, his first boo boo, and the first times he got in trouble. However Mary treasured everything in her heart and knew that God had given her this amazing gift that she knew she must raise up right to save the world. Now that is an awesome mommy, as Tony Nolan would say that mommy definitely has a WOW factor. 

So happy that Mary wanted to be a great mom, because with her son Jesus I am able to be a great mommy to my sweet girl. I know that without what Mary did I wouldn't be able to pray for God's grace and the safety of my daughter. I wouldn't be able to pray for patience. You know what I for sure probably wouldn't even be here typing this if it wasn't for that amazing mom.

So kudos to you Mary!! I also want to say Kudos to all mommies out there!! Your job is HARD!! But you know what You Can Do It!!! Power to all the awesome mommies out there!! May is not the only month for mothers, I believe its every day!! 

Day 7 of Absolutely No Ranch Whatsoever

   
Day 7 of Absolutely No Ranch Whatsoever
Well this marks the 7th day of my absolutely no ranch whatsoever month, plus my absolutely nothing but water to drink 7th day!! Its been hard, I am talking really really hard. I really love Ranch, its like a sin to me how much I think about it. I eat Ranch on everything, and I mean everything. I am talking Hamburgers, Hot dogs, Sandwhiches, tacos, and everything else that is edible. I even sometimes put it in my Ramen Noodles. I know sick right?? But it just tastes soo good. I love ranch!! No other way to put it I just love ranch!

However while I  have been reading Made to Crave by Lysa Terkeurst (Click here if you wanna check out her awesome blog, which I totally think you should) she really points out deep to the core of what we crave instead of God. I mean this healthy life is more then just what will I look like when I look at the scale, its about how I identify myself and how I feel that God views me.  Its like this with my ranch, I think about it late at night and I start thinking what can eat with it,  : / pretty pathetic right?? Well Lysa Terkeurst showed something that was totally bothersome to me but in a good way. It goes back to the verse Matthew 19:21 in which says "If you want to be perfect [whole], go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me" Soo pretty much Jesus is looking at me saying "I want you to give up the one thing you crave more than me. Then come, follow me"(Thanks Lysa for pointing these things out).

Hmm  well what do I do to my body that is totally awful yep eat about 1,000 calories a day which is holding me back from everything I want to be for myself, my husband, my daughter, and God. So I started this Absolutely No Ranch Whatsoever Month, then on April 1st I may start eating it again, but it will be Lite Ranch and totally in moderations. Ranch is my comfort food, but I need to take comfort in God and not Ranch.  Here is a verse that I tell myself everytime I have an urge to eat Ranch "Everything is permissible-but not everything is beneficial" (1 Corinthians 10:23).

I love what Lysa says on page 16 of Made to Crave ---"God made us capable of craving so we'd have an unquenchable desire for more of Him, and Him alone. Nothing changes until we make the choice to redirect our misguided cravings to the only one capable of satisfying them."

---Umm I love this, don't you!!
 

As I keep reading Made to Crave I will keep writing about it. If you haven't got your copy of Made to Crave  then make sure to click here and check out all the tools you will need to start this journey!! Thank you Dallas for getting me this book!

Blogging more...I believe I will.

I believe I am gonna start blogging more. It always help when I do. I feel like I can get more out. Right now I am reading Made to Crave by Lysa Terkeurst in which her blog is just great. I can't wait to read more of her books. I am absolutely sucked in and excited for once about my weight loss journey. So far I have lost 2 lbs in a week. Its not a lot but its def. a start. I have decided that I am gonna blog like every day. I am for real about this because this is my time to relax and really just have a break and express myself. I am excited to see more and more of my mommy friends start to blog. I love reading blogs. Right now me and Addison are just miserably sick and it totally sucks. I really hope we start feeling better before Unleash on Thursday. I can't wait to go, it will be great fun!! : ) Well I must now  endulge myself in my school that is once again late due to something happening..blah. I can't wait til next week is over and then I have two weeks of school off. Then only 4 classes left until I have my Associates Degree!! : )

My one year Freedom Church Anniversary

A year ago this weekend I walked into the doors of North Cobb High School to attend services at Freedom Church. Who knew that my life would change so much in a year? Who knew how much God would change my heart in a year? I have always grown up in church my entire life but in the year before attending Freedom I just didn't care about church, I still cared about God but I didn't really care about him. I wanted to raise my daughter in church but I just couldn't find the church where I felt I had a calling to be in or where God really wanted me to be. I really wasn't even trying that hard though, until a friend of mine Tyler kept mentioning to me about this church called Freedom.  So I decided to try it out, in which was a turning point in my life. I started attending Freedom and began to fill not only the love from the people around me towards others but also the passion that they had for God. The passion that was surrounding me for those who are from God to experience life in Christ. I couldn't wait to jump on board and start partnering, I couldn't believe how welcoming everyone was and how much I enjoyed be with the kids. I loved going in every Sunday at 8 am setting up pipe and drape and laying down floors, knowing that I could make an impact on childs life and that they may know who Jesus was. Not only was I finding my passion and calling, I was also understand more about God's grace and love. I was finally understanding it all, and with this I was really yearning for more. I started reading my bible and actually enjoying Christian books. I have found an amazing group of ladies their who I consider my close friends and prayer partners. I know that if I ever need one of them to pray for me about something that they won't judge me whatsoever. They have proved this time and time again. I am so excited about what God has done in my life and Addisons life this past year at Freedom. I can't imagine what he has in store for the next year!! I really just can't say anything except thank you Lord for Freedom Church!

The girl at the gym...

Okay so last week was my first time ever stepping foot into a gym, however I did enjoy it. I was sitting their thinking wow I look soo stupid. lol. However I have really gotten the hang of it and I am totally falling in love with going to the gym. Its like I am gonna become one of those people. lol. However Its always when I am on the ellipitical when I see HER. The girl thats ultra fast and lifting weights while going and already looks AMAZING!!

1. It really makes you wanna go faster, like oh i can do that
2. It makes you look down at your belly fat and just say oh why cant I just cut you off
3. I can be that Girl!!

So I think I will keep going and be that girl that I am so envious of because actually I am that girl just a few months behind!!

2011 enough said.

So I figure that if I actually write down my New Years Resolutions then maybe I will remember them and be able to look back at them. But wait I lose everything so I know I will lose a piece of paper with that junk on it. The paper will get stashed somewhere in my room,stuck in one of my textbooks or my daughter will have the luxury of drawing turkeys and houses on it. So I will type it up! Yep thats it...I will type of my Resolutions and hopefully this will be a better reminder.. So here it goes...

1.  Start Reading my Bible on a Daily basis(bc I am just awful at actually doing it which is really pathetic)
2. Lose 33 lbs by May 1st (Swim Suit Season and I will look FABULOUS!!!!)
3. Get Addison Potty Trained by April 1st, Please God Help Me!!!!
4. Really dig deep and conquer this Couponing stuff and become the Crazy Coupon Lady who will save us some Money
5. Keep my house clean more and organized which is something I should have as number 2 haha
6. Stop Worrying about things that I cannot Control
7. Learn how to do more amazing crafty things 
8. Take my Crafts to sell at a show place : )
9. Read 10 books before 2012
10. Trust in God more instead of myself

So here is to 2011, I know that some of these may seem silly but they are truly very important to me : )!!! I hope everyones New Year is Fabulous and that 2011 is a year full of  joy and wonderful things come your way!!! Happy New Year!!