Next weekend, my almost 8 year old son will be baptized in water! I am so excited. He has accepted Jesus in his heart. I worry sometimes as a parent if I am doing enough to make sure my kids know about Jesus. God reminds me all I do is plant the seed, he makes it grow! I am excited to watch Wesley grow into whatever God has planned for him!

Great day

So my cousin called me early this morning wanting to know about Jesus! He has been going through some bad stuff latley and was crying out to God! I spent 2 hours of the phone with him today talking about it all. I am so excited for him. We are so close, more like brother and sister than cousins. The kingdom of Heaven is rejoicing today! I love how even in the mist of heartache, he touched my cousins heart. God is so good!

Back!

I can't even remember the last time I blogged. Update on life. We are good. Jake is almost done with his 12th tax season and am I happy about that. He was promoted this past fall and still loves his job. The kids are good. Wesley is playing hockey and is loving it. He is a bit obsessed. He is super excited the St. Louis Blues are in the Stanley Cup playoffs. He is finishing up 2nd grade too! Can't believe that. The biggest news is he has commited his heart to Jesus and is gonna get water baptized on April 29th! Patrick is 4 and so fun. He is my fun and silly kid. He has one more year of preschool before heading off the Kindergarten. He is getting ready to start playing soccer for our church's league. Mom is good. Not much has changed with her. Taking care of her has its ups and downs and can get very tiring sometimes, but the Lord is my strength and he is seeing me through it all. As far as me, well I am ok too. I am running my third half marathon on Sunday and after will start training for my very first 26.2 full marathon, which will be in October of 2012! I know I can do it because "All things are possible through Christ who strengthens me!". Hopefully, I can keep up with the blogging a little better now. We will see.

SAD in Winter

I haven't blogged in awhile. I have been having a really hard time this Winter. My Seasonal Anxiety Disorder seems worse this year. Maybe because of all the snow and bad weather we have had. I wish I could just lie around in bed all day. But, I do have to get up and do stuff and that is a good thing. My running helps. I also got one of those light boxes and that also helps. And of course the meds. I wish more people understood SAD. They think I am just grumpy in the Winter. Its more than that, I want to crawl up in in ball and cry. I am actually thinking of going back to the doc and seeing if there is anything else I can do. I am pretty good and putting up a front most of the time. People know I hate Winter, but they don't usually see how depressed I am. I am so tired of dealing with this every year. There has to be something more I can do to feel better, other than move to a warmer climate, which isn't an option. Please God help!

I'm thankful

I have so much to be thankful for this Thanksgiving! God is so good to me! But, here to name a few of the main ones.

1. My Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He gave his life so I could have life and not only that he guides me by the hand through this world, while I am waiting to get to the next one! He is my rock my strength and my reason for living!
2. For my awesome husband who is a faithful loving man. He still makes me feel like Cinderella, even after 8 years of marriage! He is an awesome father and a wonderful provider!
3. For Wesley and Patrick, my sweet little boys. They are the light of my life! They are healthy, strong, good kids. What a blessing to have a hand in what God is doing in their lives!
4. My extended family and friends. Especially, my dad and stepmom, my mother in law Pam, my Aunt Jill, Jenny Lape, Karen, Allison, Katie, and all the amazing friends and family who have blessed my life. Also for my church family and my brother and sisters in Christ!
5. That my mom is still here, almost 3 years after her stroke! God is good!
6. For living the the greatest nation on earth and for for all the men and women willing to sacrifice so much to protect it!
7. For financial provision that God has given us. In this economy, I do not take for granted that Jake has a good job, our bills our paid, and we are doing OK with money.
8. For running! What an amazing thing God has lead me too! It has changed my life more than I can say! I am thankful God has given me the physical ability to be a runner too!
9. For the little things like a cup of coffee in the morning, a pretty beach, colorful Fall leaves in Missouri, all that fun stuff!
10. For the call he has given my life to go out and preach the gospel of our Lord, without fear!

Back from paridise!

Bahamas was amazing! So beauitful. It was 85 degrees everyday. Never got below 65 a night. It rained a little, but mostly sunny. We stayed at the Atlantis resort. It was amazing! The funniest part to me was all the Christmas decorations that were up! Hard to think of Christmas when its 85, but I will take it! Who needs a White Christmas! On Monday night, I won $287. in the hotel casino! Yay me! I have never been a very lucky gambler so it was a big win! Tuesday night we had dinner in Bobby Flay's place. It was pretty good. Wednesday, we played with Dolphins! Amazing! Once in a lifetime thing! I got to kiss one! I have never been a huge Dolphin freak, but these animals were amazing! So smart and friendly. The rest of the time, we pretty much relaxed and ate fancy dinners at night. Jake had his class from 7-noon of course. Home now. Missed the kids, but if it weren't for them, I could have stayed longer! Bummer to wake up this morning to 40 degrees! Check out my pics on facebook!

5 Questions

Stole this from a friend.

1. If you could be a fly on any wall, which would you choose?
My sons classroom.



2. Do you budget your Christmas shopping or just get it done without budgeting?
We budget somewhat.


3. What is the craziest fad diet you have ever done?
I did Slim Fast a few times, never really into fad diets, they don't work and they are unhealthy.


4. Is there a TV show that you have seen every episode/season of?
Vampire Diares


5. What one song always pulls at your heart?
Awesome God by Rich Mullins has always been a song that has really got me!