Unplanned Gifts...

I'm not a perfectionist, but I am most definitely a planner! I try not to let that make me rigid and unflexible, but to not be prepared just makes my heart want to explode with anxiety. So you better believe that I had a plan for this stay at home thing we were going to try.

And then sometimes God steps in to remind us of that whole "His ways are not our ways" business and puts us in our place. Well, He did it again...

VERY shortly after submitting my resignation, our family was blessed with the gift of life! While I was knitting together another plan, He was knitting together a life inside of me. We chose a long time ago to trust God's timing with our children, so it wasn't a complete suprise...but it wasn't exactly MY plan. Once I got over my self-centered plan, though, BOY WAS I EXCITED (everyone else was right away)!

So, in a blessing that I can hardly put words to, on my very first day home with our children we got to all go meet our third incredible gift together! We're excited to have you meet this incredible treasure in April!

 

Finding Balance

For some silly reason, I thought that me being a SAHM would allow more time for this blogging thing... obviously I was wrong! :)

What an incredible blessing the last few weeks have been! Every night I go to (read: collapse into) bed with a full heart, reflecting on the many hugs and smiles and tears of the day. It truly is the greatest gift to be with these little beasts every day. I've been praying that I will not lose that thankful heart or take this time for granted.

My favorite question has been, "What do you do with all of your time now!?" This is either asked very seriously or followed by a smirk/wink (by those who have been there).

I've been battling guilt as I go through each day. I came home with a list of things that I wanted to accomplish and certain things that I wanted done each day before J walked through the door. My #1 priority each day is to invest in my babies. If that means we have a popcorn date on the floor instead of yet another date with the dishwasher, so be it. If that means we spend time at the playground instead of time organizing the closet, so be it.

Life is so much about balance, and we're working on finding that new balance here too.