Messy Hearts

Do you ever feel like your heart is just so full? And not necessarily full of love but just full of everything. Worry, anxiety, kids, marriage, friendships...the list goes on. I think as women we are full of emotion. We wear everything. As a mom we wear our children's messes from the moment they are born. As a wife we wear our husband's love, and share the same anxieties and life's strives with them. As friends, we wear the hope of approval, and often times our friend's gossip and their own life difficulties by being a good listener. While each of these relationships and life circumstances can make you go crazy, it's good to remember that they also bring reward. Huge rewards if you keep your eyes focused on the rock. 

 

I for one, easily get overwhelmed. I am quick to jump on the drowning wagon of despair. Especially since I have been working so hard on being a woman of faith in all aspects of my life. Being a Christian is hard. It's hard trying to seem so "put together." But I realized this morning, that its not about that. It's about knowing what Christ did for me, and in realizing such, I realize that once I focus on Him, he will radiate through me. He will heal all relationships, and life situations, and worries, and burdens, and hardships. He will work through me to show the world, my surrounding world, what he has and is doing in me and my life.  So I don't have to "try" so hard. I don't have to try to be someone or something, I can just be me. He will do the rest. He will filter out the negative and surround me with people that I can lean on, that I can trust, that will allow me to be lifted and allow me to do the same for them. God will bring me through it. So while I feel sometimes that I look like I'm wearing a huge mess on myself, I can remember that he cleans me. Everyday he restores me and makes me look brand new. I am so grateful for that. I just can't do it alone. God, I need you now. I need you in my life. I need you to help me get through each and every single day.

Psalm 61:2
From the ends of the earth I call to you,
I call as my heart grows faint;
lead me to the rock that is higher than I.

This song has been on my heart alot lately.

Happy Friday

Have a wonderful weekend fellow mamas! I'm headed out to a women's retreat with some of my mops leadership team. I'm excited to spend two days surrounded by my Christian ladies.

Last Week

Last week was a busy one. We had Rylie's 5th birthday and that usually takes up quite a bit of my time. So I didn't get to post at all last week. I thought though, that instead I could post what all we did last week in prep for her party and just general play time.

First part of our week was spent shopping for party supplies. Rylie had alot of fun running around with mommy picking out supplies for her party. It was fun for me too because she is finally at the age that she can give her input and let me know what "she" likes, instead of just what mommy wants.

 

Later in the week, we went on a play date with some friends at their home. We set the kiddos up outside in the blow up pool and sprinkler while us mamas chatted. We also had some yummy lunch and let the kiddos run wild until they tuckered out!

 

Rylie really wanted a pet that was all her own for her birthday. We already have 2 dogs, a cat and are pet sitting my mother in law's dog as well. So something else with fur was out of the question. My husband and I agreed on a pet fish. We allowed her to pick out her fish and all the decorations that filled the bowl. She was ecstatic. So we welcomed "Tumble-ina Turner" into our family.

 

Friday night, the birthday setup began. I usually decorate the night before that way I can take my time and am not rushing. Overall, I think it turned out great.

 

Saturday finally came and it was the day of the party! We rented a water slide and the girls had a blast going up and down and up and down and up and down! lol!

 

We had a pretty good turn out of little girlies this year. Usually her parties are full of boys, which is fine, but I think she was really hoping for a lot of girls this year, and she got it. :) Here is a few of the girls that attended.

 

Here we are celebrating with the birthday girl. This was just after she finished opening her gifts. She got that snazzy hello kitty chair from our neighbor. She loves it!

 

Sunday was Father's Day and we spent the day loving on the man of the house. We fed him breakfast in bed. The kids made him homemade cards and we blew up the slide for one more day of play with just us. By the afternoon the kids tuckered out and I made a yummy dinner for us as a family. It was a great day and as you can see we had a really good week as well. ;)

June 7, 2013 - Discipline

I've been so busy lately. Seems like it's been slowly picking up the pace since March, and now we are in full speed all the way to summer. I am so excited to spend the warm Texas days with my family and friends. We have alot of fun things planned for the summer and I am excited! I want to get the most out of my time with my baby girl before she starts school this upcoming August.
As of now she is set to attend the local school by our house but I am currently looking into getting her into a charter school. We applied but there are still some odds and ends that need to be worked out. Praying everything comes together and works out in our favor.
Read today on 1 Samuel 2:12-3:11
This verse speaks on discipline, which relates to how you raise your children. I believe that discipline is a vital part to parenting. While we all have different views on how to discipline our children, it speaks in the Bible about how God judged Eli because he knew about the sin his family was committing. Yet, Eli still stood aside and did nothing about it. So it is something that God has entrusted us, as parents to handle. In Proverbs 22:6, in states "Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it." This verse speaks true in our household right now, because here lately Rylie has been telling little white lies. So we are currently working on her telling the truth. I don't ever want her to feel like she can't come to me and tell me something, whether good or bad. Nor do I want her to feel like she has to lie to protect someone. We are working on her understanding that no matter what the outcome, the truth is always the best answer. Our hope is that after teaching this to her, she will carry it with her throughout her adult life and strive to always do the right thing.

Reflect and Pray:
1. What is the goal of discipline?
1a. I think the goal of discipline is to help teach. To correct an error. Otherwise how are we to learn by our mistakes?
2. Do you know someone that grew up without discipline?
2b. I do. That person has made a few bad choices and has even ended up in trouble with the law. I think without discipline, you tend to lack a bit of respect for authority and that tends to lead to trouble.
3. What makes disciplining children so difficult?
3a. Now this may be different for alot of folks, but me, myself, I tend to have trouble being the best example I can be for my children. Now that my daughter is growing up and understanding more of her surroundings, I find myself being more watchful of my own behavior. I want her to be able to look to her father and I and use us as an example of how to live. But we aren't perfect people. So I find myself quoting my father "Do as I say, not as I do!" lol! All I can do is my best and pray for God to do the rest. ;)

<3 emilie

Ordinary vs. Extraordinary

Saw this and my first thought was am I choosing to live ordinarilly or extraordinarilly? But then I re-evaluated and thought that it's not me that's extraordinary but God that makes my life that way. He adds the "extra" to my life. Happy Wednesday friends! :)