I love it when a plan comes together - John "Hannibal" Smith

Well, It's been awhile. . . posting has not been easy these past few weeks.  God is making some changes in our family, and while they have not been easy - they are exciting.

My husband doesn't care for change, he loves normal everyday the same kinda structure.  Me . . .well remember I change the house around once a quarter. . .enough said.  So when God planted urgency in his heart and patience in mine - we hit the same point :) "I love it when a plan comes together" (yes we watch the A-Team)

God is pushing us out of our comfort zone,  pushing us outside what we thought our limits were.  And it is here, outside of everything that seems normal, outside of everything the world calls right, it here that we find God is more real than He has ever been before.  Don't get me wrong, God was a huge part of what we have always been, but here pushed outside of the box - God has no limits.  

"Quiet" time

Today started late.
The princess woke up cranky.
The dog refuses to go outside (too hot).
The dishwasher didn't get ran last night.
The boys don't have any underwear clean.
I will stop now, my list of irritations will quickly bore you. . .

But I have determined - the darkness will not win!

My God is bigger than my laundry, my cranky kids, my crazy dog, and my alarm clock.

I decided in the midst of it all, while the kids cried, the dog barked, and time clicked on  - I was gonna spend some time with Him.  Now it wasn't the "quiet" time, that I longed for.  But it was time with Him, time in the word, chapter from a Christian author, and cup of joe.  And I made it all happen right in the middle of the madness.  And now coming out on the other side, my day doesn't look so daunting.

Time will go on.
The princess will be cranky.
The dog will camp out in the laundry room.
I will run the dishwasher three times today instead of twice.
And I will do more laundry today than I planned.

And at the end of the day.

I will survive.

God gives me strength.

Smile for you :)

Math with my youngest . . .


http://www.babyblues.com/archive/index.php?GoToDay=2010-07-18

Chances are you have one too. . . 

Frustration has hit maximum - overload in t-minus two minutes . . . warning!

I know we have all been there -
Frustration has hit maximum - 
overload in t-minus two minutes . . . warning!  
Suddenly you find yourself pushed to the point past aggravated, past perturbed, right into total frustration.
The kind where you wanna throw your hands up and give in.
Let them win.
Let them have their way.

Then you remember - oh yeah I am in charge.
I set the mood here.
I decide what happens and what doesn't.

Then you realize - you get to pick how it all begins.
Are you thrown into the fire of it with no preparation?
Or have you spent some time preparing?
In others words - are you prayed up?
This seemingly simple event will make all the difference in the world.

I don't know if you will agree with me or not.
I have found, the more time I spend preparing with God before heading in - the longer it takes for me to get to - Frustration has hit maximum - 
overload in t-minus two minutes . . . warning!