I am so sorry I have not been around lately. Around the new year I felt God was calling me to be more mindful of how I spent my time. I have tried to cut back on the Internet time, and fill those extra minutes spending time with the family, and especially time in the word. I have never been very good at buckling down and finding quiet time to spend with God. It doesn't come easy for me. I either have 1000 things running through my mind, or 100 little voices calling me in all different directions. So I have to really focus, and make this a priority and in order to do that, I needed to cut back on some other things, to make more opportunities to quiet myself and focus. I have to be honest, it has been so wonderful. I find the more I submerge myself in the word, the more I find him in the everyday ordinary happenings. But I am sorry that it has meant that I have not been present in some of your lives. I am still trying to find a way to balance everything. And I appreciate you hanging with me while I work through this. :)

Also, I am embarking on several God-ventures which have been consuming a bit of that time as well. I am super excited about all that is going on , and I can't wait to let you all in on what He has been up to in our lives.

In addition, I have been struggling with the decision to make this blog private or not. I really do not want to. I have loved the chance that it offers to fellowship with others. But I have had a few friends who have had some scares/incidents related to their blogs lately that have made it necessary for them to go private, and to be honest with you it has scared the bejeebers out of me. I am always concerned about what I put out there, and whether I am putting my family's safety at risk. I am a worrier that way. With all that has happened to my friends, It has scared me straight.

Every now and then, I just feel like clicking that button to make it private so that I won't ever have to worry again. But I really don't want to do that , and I don't feel like He is telling me there is any reason to right now. But it is always there in the back of my mind. But I realized, that if I just up and did that one day, I would have no way of knowing who would want to come along.

I was chatting with my dear friend T, and she reminded me I could use the followers list. Duh! But as I looked over that list, I realized there are several people on there who I never hear from. So I don't know if you are still out there, or clicked follow at one point, and then thought "This girl is wack. no thanks." And stopped coming around, but forgot to un-follow. Or if you are here, and are just quiet! :)I just have no way of knowing which it is.

So I am going to ask that you consider whether you might want to come along for the ride should I go private. If you would, feel free to keep following. But if you are someone who clicked follow and thought better of it after, you might want to "un-follow", because if you are still around, I may just assume for simplicity's sake that you would like to be invited. Unfortunately, I have decided to take down the followers gadget, so to unsubscribe, you will have to go to your dashboard, click follow blogs,and unsubscribe there. Sorry for the extra work! :)

Sorry this post is all business. I think this post is screaming for a cute pic... shall we?




I know this pic isn't the greatest pic. He wasn't feeling well that day. But it makes me smile anyways, because when I look at this, I am reminded to be thankful for the little things. Thankful that I am present in his life to know when he isn't feeling up to par. That I can swoop in and be the hero with a blanket and a sippy cup of juice. Thankful that I am able to stay home with him during the day, and snuggle up next to him on the couch and rub his little head, when he is feeling under the weather. I am just so thankful. And so blessed!

And I am thankful for you too, friends. Really. :)