*seeking Peace in a storm

It feels like it has been forever since I last blogged! It's been so busy and I just seem to never have time to just sit down and unwind...which is where today's post title comes from: SO MANY BOOKS, so little time! I started painting my bookshelf Saturday---I found this great half cabinet, half book shelf on craigslist for $80. I didn't like the color and I knew that I would end up painting it and adding new hardware so that the shelf would go with my living room decor, and I just love a good project so I grabbed it up as fast as I could...actually, I had my husband drive to Little Rock and pick the thing up for me, but I contacted the seller :) Anyhow, the plans are to paint it a tealy-blue, shabby chic style. It will be absolutely adorable when it is all said and done. I need to get it finished quick because I have 3 boxes full of books! Some I have read, some are photo albums/yearbooks, but then there is a section of books that I purchased hoping to read sometime ...

Ah...a quiet moment at last. Both kids are in bed, the husband is at a softball game and I finally get a few minutes to myself. I've had so much going on lately that I don't even know where to begin. I see that becoming a recurring theme in my life: NOT KNOWING WHERE TO START. I believe I said those exact words today when I came home from work and saw the laundry, dishes, stack of papers, etc. And I said it when I walked in my office at work this morning after being out for a week sick with strep throat. Where to begin...a starting point...number 1 on my to-do list...ugh. The answer to this question is simple enough and one that I shouldn't even need to ask, because I already know. Where to begin; what is the starting point; what is number 1 on the to-do list? GOD. COMMUNING WITH HIM. TALKING TO HIM. CONFIDING IN HIM. ASKING HIS ADVICE. REQUESTING WISDOM FROM HIM. PUTTING HIM FIRST. SEEKING HIM IN EVERY SITUATION. He is the answer to every s...

(The following post was written a couple of weeks ago before we moved and lost internet connection. I had planned to review the entire first half of Nehemiah, but for now, here is Chapter 1. I am praying to post again this evening, what I am thinking will be a hodge-podge of information from Nehemiah and also from the Bible study ' Brave ' that I have been doing with Women's Bible Study Cafe . Please pray for my next post and enjoy this short (but sweet) one! :) I've been reading in Nehemiah on and off for a while now...and I'm just going to tell you, this book, in my past, never would have intrigued me the way it does right now! I feel like I am in a "re-building" season in so many ways: my relationship with the Lord, my marriage, at our church, moving, my husband had to rebuild his truck motor, and other important relationships... In so many ways, we are changing, re-building, and we run into obstacles almost every step of the way! So without fu...

We finally have internet and are making progress in our new place! But on top of moving, life continues to go on...which makes things extremely chaotic for our busy little family! Tonight we had a craft night for the kids at church as part of a Back to School Bash to end the summer; and it was so awesome! We had about 6 different craft stations set up for the kids to rotate through and we served pizza rolls as a fun snack. We had about 18 or 19 kids there tonight---All praise and glory be to God!!!! On the way home, Aspen asked me if she was going to heaven. I told her that she has to believe in Jesus and live her life for His glory daily; and she asked many questions in reference to that as well, which I did my best to explain to her.( I don't remember our entire AWESOME conversation, but these are just the highlighted points.) She asked if she would see her Nanny in heaven, and also if her friends would go to heaven or hell. I answered, like I said, to the best of my ability ...

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Hi all my bloggy-friends! People may plan all kinds of things, but the Lord's will is going to be done. Proverbs 19:21 GNT I've got a short post for you today and if things go as planned (which hardly ever happens), I will blog about the first half of Nehemiah this evening after the kids are in bed and the house is quiet :) First off, I need to ask for prayer. My best friend's father is in the Critical Care Unit in Little Rock. He became unresponsive on Sunday evening and has been in/out since then. He is undergoing many tests including MRI, EEG, spinal tap, etc. Please pray for him and his family. Pray for strength, comfort and peace for my best friend Cara. This is a heart breaking situation and I am not able to be at the hospital due to work and family, so the only way I can send my love is through prayer! Thank you in advance dear friends! Also, my family will be moving between the 1st and 15th about 15 miles north of where we are currently. The reasoning behin...

WHOA! Is anyone else just absolutely flabbergasted at how fast this year has flown by!?! I mean, tomorrow is July 1st, 2011! It feels like just yesterday I was a freshman in highschool dreaming of being 18 and out on my own! And now, here I am 1 month shy of 25, married almost 6 years, with a 5 year old daughter and a 16 month old son!!!!! I am STUNNED! This is not a normal post for me...I'm just checking in and saying hey. Once again, life has me pretty busy. But for the most part, it's been busy in a good way :) I have a four day weekend coming up for the 4th of July and so I plan to blog a little, share some things that I have gathered from my study of the book of Nehemiah and I plan to start including some pictures of what & who keeps me so busy! :) Ecclesiastes 3:11a He has made everything beautiful in its time. Psalm 39:4-5 "Show me, O LORD, my life's end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting is my life. You have made my days a mer...