AWESOME BEAUTIFUL DAY

Today was an awesome day!!

I have to be honest today, I didn't wake up in the best of moods. How can that be? It is sunday afterall right? Well it seems that most sundays it is a little hard to get going, for me and the rest, but it seems that my 8 year old daughter has the worst time getting ready. She is the first one up and showered and the last one out the door. Of course we seem to always loose our temper after telling her for the 500th time to get ready. So, when we got to church we were already stressed out and I was feeling less than ready to be there, that's when the Lord shows up!!! We sang the first few songs and still I was in my "attitude" until.... The worship band adjusted the lead singer, they all looked at eachother ready to play, and then they played this song I had never heard befor!!! It was called the HAPPY SONG. While they sang that blue grass song, God spoke to my heart. Changed my whole day. Boy did I love that song. That song may have just saved my daughter from being grounded for the rest of her life, ha!! After church, I got to spend time with my very good friend and she let me get a look at her very awesome shabby chic bedroom, I love it!! And the whole family got to take a walk together around the block. I do have to say that God did show up today, when I got out of the way. Praise God!!

ANOTHER SNOW DAY

Monday was yet another snow day here in Maine. Since I have started working I have learned to apreciate the snow days all the more. I am home, my kids are home and we can catch up on things that have been put aside. These are some pictures from our awesome snow day together.

More pictures of what we did during the snow storm. Of course we had to catch up on the organizing around the house!!!

ORGANIZATION, AHH....

ENJOYING ANOTHER SNOW FILLED MORNING

FLOWERS AT MICHEAL'S

I just love these colors lately and especially when they are all together. Maybe it is my longing for spring or maybe it's my artsy side coming out a little bit more. That would be fine with me. I am ready to embrace the art that lives within!!

JADE AT BARNES AND NOBLE

Jade and I had a mother daughter day today and we went to where elese? Coffee at Barnes and Noble. Then we went to Micheal's and had lunch together at Panera Bread. She asked me this morning if we could spend time together. I thought I had better because she is getting older and probably will soon not want to anymore. It was really fun.


We ran into Aunt Malinda and she joined us, that
certaintly was a very pleasant suprise!!! I do
so love Aunt Malinda and so does Jade.


Everyone always says how much Aunt Malinda and Jade look alike. Yeah I see it now!

we have arrived!!

I know that you may think that saying "we have arrived" is a little pompus so I will explain what I mean. Matt applied for his masters in Architecture and didn't get in. We were both a little shocked and wondering why. We both thought that God's plan for our lives was Matt becoming an architect and then we will have made it. The money would be awesome the lifestyle would be great, and maybe then we would be happy. So, Matt came home from work after a long day of praying about it and came up with this answer.
God doesn't want us to always be looking to the future (here on earth) saying it will be better when (I get that job, I loose weight, ect...). We can get caught up in that and by the time you know it, your 80 years old and looking back saying did I really live my life? By always looking into the future you miss the blessing that God has given right now. My family, my house, my job, my friends. I don't want to miss the blessings that are right in front of my face. So, therefore, Matt and I have arrived and we are going to enjoy and appreciate every moment God has allowed us to have.