Every week I like to take a moment to showcase the moments that brought me the most joy. Sometimes they are awesome activities and other times it’s a sweet moment between the kids. There are always moments that can fill us with joy if we choose to see them with a thankful heart. (Note: This …
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It was a great week! Spring is starting to show it’s beautiful face. Well, actually, it’s not so beautiful right now. Right now it’s muddy and gritty and very sloppy. But out of the dirty gross leftovers from winter comes beauty with spring and I can’t wait!
Last week had me all befuddled! We had an unexpected snow day on Monday which left me incredibly confused the rest of the week. I could NOT get a handle on what day it was. Tuesday felt like Monday but then Wednesday wanted to be Thursday so by the time Friday finally rolled around I was so happy to get out of such a confusing stretch of days.
Every week I like to take a moment to showcase the moments that brought me the most joy. Sometimes they are awesome activities and other times it’s a sweet moment between the kids. There are always moments that can fill us with joy if we choose to see them with a thankful heart. (Note: This …
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I should have known I was next in line to get sick! After a week of the flu and colds bouncing around the kids I got hit on Monday. Thankfully it seemed to be mostly in my sinuses and throat and I never got the aches or a fever so I don’t think it was the flu. I cuddled on the couch for two days before being mostly functional on Wednesday.
This week was nothing like we had planned! The kids started dropping like flies and most of what we had planned got cancelled.
Despite all the sickness and grumpy attitudes due to not feeling well I’ve still got several great moments to share. Because again, there is always joy because our God is a good, good God!
I love being able to look back at a week with happy thoughts. Was everything perfect? Of course not! But we enjoyed our time together, we accomplished some things, the kids mostly got along, and overall it was just GOOD. This is why I continue to do these posts. To prove that amidst all the crazy that comes with everyday life that there is so much good shining through.
Um, is it really February? Yup, yup it is. That means it’s almost birthday season again around these parts. Mercedes birthday is in less than two weeks so she’s been busy changing her mind about food and dessert every time I ask her about it. I think she’s finally settled on a real menu for her actual day and party but cake design is still a constant struggle. She comes up with an idea, we spend time on Pinterest getting a visual, then the next day it’s a new idea. It was way easier when I could suggest something and she would agree. Darn these kids having opinion of their own 😉
It’s amazing what a difference a week can make! This week was so much better and when I did feel tensions rising and moods getting ready to turn to the negative I knew what needed to happen. I’d put down the housework, turn on worship music, and we’d cuddle on the couch. Or we’d turn on Just Dance Kids and wiggle until we giggled. It broke the hold that the stress of homework, housework, or whatever else had on us and gave us a chance to simply be together.
Coming off a four day weekend made the transition back to normal life hard. I don’t even think the transition back from Christmas break was that hard! Everyone’s moods were on edge and lots of icky attitudes infiltrated our days. But by the end of the week we turned a corner.