Schedule Change

I love blogging. Yep. Sure do. I love the journaling aspect. I love to connect with others. I love putting my real life out there to dispel any rumors of supermom. I love that I've met some amazing, women who share similar walks in life. I love the support. I love the encouragement. I love the sense of community. I love it all!

What I don't love... my habits that have gone out the window. My habits that have crept in, ever so quietly. I don't love that I've neglected my coffee talk with God. I don't love that my children have had to wait "one more minute" one too many times. I don't love that I've become so addicted. Yes. Addicted.

I find myself sad that the day is gone when I kiss my kids goodnight. I wish we would have played more. Gone on more walks. Laughed more. Listened more.

I find myself missing God. Talking to him at night just doesn't cut it. I end up falling asleep in the middle of the conversation... if someone were to do that to me, I would absolutely be hurt. Feel neglected. I miss our coffee talk.

Last night I went to sleep praying. I started with thanking the Lord for all my amazing blessings. I then went on to pray for all the many people that are on my prayer list... those I know in real life and those I've discovered in blogland. I then went on to apologize for my behavior. I made a promise to God... He and my children get my morning. All of my morning. No longer will I sit down as soon as the kids are out the door to blog. Just can't happen anymore. No quick glances. No "just a minutes". No computer. Nothing.

Holy cow. Who knew it would be so hard? I was up throwing the diapers in the dryer this morning and seriously thought to myself, "I could just go check really quick. They would never know. They don't even know I made the promise in the first place." Wow. Satan is smooth! I could just hear him hissing at me. The point is, I didn't promise my children. I promised God. I could just see myself, standing at the gates and there's God... "remember when you made me that promise??" I finished my job and went straight downstairs to my beautiful children.

So, here at sit. At a different time of day. And just fine. Praising the Lord for 2nd, 3rd, 4th and more chances. Praising the Lord for the amazing blessing of my children. Praising the Lord that I GET to have my coffee talk with Him. Even praising the Lord for blogland, because it is a good thing. As long as I keep it all in perspective...
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And since I was talking diapers, I just have to share... this is not for the easily disgusted. If you are, move on by...

I found a funny thing in the wash today. While moving the diapers from washer to dryer I noticed a weird looking object. Almost papery. I then realized just what it was and wanted to pass on a bit of advice...

Whenever you give your child a cupcake, make sure you REMOVE the paper baking cup BEFORE they enjoy the treat. It just does NOT digest well.
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And since I was speaking of blessings, I have to share these...

My bloggy friend Megan just bestowed this award on me. I have to say this is one of my absolute favorites and I was SO excited to see it. If you know me in real life or have read most of my posts, you'll see why...

Thanks Megan!!! I LOVE hugs!

The rules on this one? I'm to pass it on to 10 people who make me feel special. There are so many more than 10, so that's a hard one, but since I neglected to pass the last awards on and felt SO guilty about it, I will follow the rules. Here they are in random order...

Dee
Amy
Danyele
Kelli
Beth E.
Liz
Jen
Trish
Krista
Heidi

I know most of these women in real life and some through blogging. They are amazing. They are women who have so encouraged me whether it be with just a hug or with their words. I am so blessed to know them... Some have encouraged me with their comments on my blog. Or maybe an email saying how they have been blessed by me sharing my experiences. And like I said, some have just been such an encouragement with just their hugs. God has blessed me beyond words...
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And because I'm now getting a little winded even for me and because my time is running out, I just have to share this...

This...


And this...


I won a blog button from my friend Cassandra and she and her hubby made the first one. Well, that got me inspired and I decided to have some fun with it too! So, with a little help from Cassandra and time (I'm working on that!) I created the next 2. It was fun. And addictive. Darn it!

So, I now have a, scratch that, 3 buttons for my blog. I figured for a girl who can't keep the same background for long, I better have more than one button too! If you want one, grab the code on the side bar.

Happy Wednesday!