I'm fairly certain I need a system, a rhythm if you will, to getting these ideas and thoughts out of my head and onto a blog post. Any ideas, tips or tricks of the trade? I'd be glad to hear them.
Here's a list of what I'm currently doing:
Currently Reading: I just finished reading "Desperate : Hope For the Mom Who Needs to Breathe" by Sarah Mae and Sally Clarkson.
It has been absolutely life changing and so encouraging in my journey
through motherhood thus far. There are some really incredible morsels of
truth, advice, encouragement, and even a few needed rebukes. All SO
good! I’m looking for a new book to read, though. Any suggestions?
Please comment below and let me know. :)
Currently Listening: Us and Our Daughters. Any LaRue fans out there? Yeah, I mean LaRue from the late 90’s-early 2000’s…. Well, Philip LaRue had a good solo career and I enjoyed his album Let The Road Pave Itself. Now he and his wife are a sweet, folk singing duo and have formed their own band, Us and Our Daughters. I just got their latest album and have been enjoying it. It’s a nice, fresh mix to my normal music repertoire.
Currently Eating: Homemade pancakes. We love pancakes but especially love them for dinner. They are SO EASY to make from scratch, plus healthier and more cost effective. We’ve been liking this recipe lately (I use sunflower oil instead of vegetable oil…. you can’t even taste the difference).
Currently Creating: Happy Birthday banners and streamers! Brandon’s birthday was yesterday and I surprised him with a decorated house for his birthday, along with homemade biscuits and gravy for breakfast. Who doesn’t love a festive home for their birthday alongside a hearty breakfast?! :)
Currently Doing: Researching how to repel mosquitos naturally. The mosquitos have been really bad this rainy season and I have been bit over 400 times. Yes I really did say FOUR-HUNDRED, with scars too prove it. Ugh! Praise Jesus though: I have shown no signs of malaria despite the attack (literally) on my body. SO thankful for His protection!
Currently Dreaming: Landscaping our backyard and putting in a fire pit. There are some really beautiful flowers here in Tanzania. I’m really wanting to line our back lawn with THESE beautiful, tropical flowers to create a more established border between our grass and our shamba (farm). The summers here are gorgeous and our organization has a lot of teams and interns coming from May-August. I really want to create a beautiful space for everyone to enjoy in the cool of the evenings while we play football (soccer), roast marshmallows, and enjoy our new corn hole game (I surprised Brandon with it for his birthday!).
Currently Loving: When I ask Promise who her best friend is. Without skipping a beat she says “Diddy”and “Dodger” (her buddy Gideon and our dog Dodger). Oh my goodness! This girl is as sweet as sugar.
Currently Learning: Ways to meal plan better. One of the stretching things about living in Tanzania is that in order to make good meals for my family, I have to be very intentional about planning. I can’t just run to the store and buy something to throw in the microwave, or something that can just be put in the oven and ready within 20 minutes. It’s a challenge but I’m starting to get used it…sorta. Any ideas or recommendations? I would love to hear them!!
- See more at: http://becomingm.com/#sthash.5JNrkA2S.dpuf
Currently Reading Shepherding a Child's Heart by Tedd Tripp. I've been 'currently' reading this book for over a year now. I don't have enough words to describe how profoundly the first few chapters changed my perspective on how I train, disciple and discipline my kids. To learn how to be a parent who slows down and opens up lines of communication in order to understand the heart tones of her children is quickly becoming my biggest goal. Currently Listening: Us and Our Daughters. Any LaRue fans out there? Yeah, I mean LaRue from the late 90’s-early 2000’s…. Well, Philip LaRue had a good solo career and I enjoyed his album Let The Road Pave Itself. Now he and his wife are a sweet, folk singing duo and have formed their own band, Us and Our Daughters. I just got their latest album and have been enjoying it. It’s a nice, fresh mix to my normal music repertoire.
Currently Eating: Homemade pancakes. We love pancakes but especially love them for dinner. They are SO EASY to make from scratch, plus healthier and more cost effective. We’ve been liking this recipe lately (I use sunflower oil instead of vegetable oil…. you can’t even taste the difference).
Currently Creating: Happy Birthday banners and streamers! Brandon’s birthday was yesterday and I surprised him with a decorated house for his birthday, along with homemade biscuits and gravy for breakfast. Who doesn’t love a festive home for their birthday alongside a hearty breakfast?! :)
Currently Doing: Researching how to repel mosquitos naturally. The mosquitos have been really bad this rainy season and I have been bit over 400 times. Yes I really did say FOUR-HUNDRED, with scars too prove it. Ugh! Praise Jesus though: I have shown no signs of malaria despite the attack (literally) on my body. SO thankful for His protection!
Currently Dreaming: Landscaping our backyard and putting in a fire pit. There are some really beautiful flowers here in Tanzania. I’m really wanting to line our back lawn with THESE beautiful, tropical flowers to create a more established border between our grass and our shamba (farm). The summers here are gorgeous and our organization has a lot of teams and interns coming from May-August. I really want to create a beautiful space for everyone to enjoy in the cool of the evenings while we play football (soccer), roast marshmallows, and enjoy our new corn hole game (I surprised Brandon with it for his birthday!).
Currently Loving: When I ask Promise who her best friend is. Without skipping a beat she says “Diddy”and “Dodger” (her buddy Gideon and our dog Dodger). Oh my goodness! This girl is as sweet as sugar.
Currently Learning: Ways to meal plan better. One of the stretching things about living in Tanzania is that in order to make good meals for my family, I have to be very intentional about planning. I can’t just run to the store and buy something to throw in the microwave, or something that can just be put in the oven and ready within 20 minutes. It’s a challenge but I’m starting to get used it…sorta. Any ideas or recommendations? I would love to hear them!!
- See more at: http://becomingm.com/#sthash.5JNrkA2S.dpuf
Currently Listening Foster the People Supermodel. Blaine keeps playing this in the car while we're shuttling around and I can never remember who it is and always ask, "Who is this? I LOVE this!" It's Foster the People. And I confess my love for them.
Currently Eating Oatmeal has been my breakfast every morning for a week. I'm usually an eggs and toast kind of girl, but I had a drop in my milk supply when Lucy started sleeping long stretches at night. Oatmeal has been helping quite a bit, for which I'm thankful.
Currently Creating My mom and I have hatched an excellent plan to create some flower beds in the front yard of our house. We planted a tree last weekend, and hopefully soon there will be daylillies, daisies and dusty miller lining the house and looking beautiful. Our house has looked sad and neglected for a long time. I'm excited to begin turning it into something warm and inviting.
Currently Doing Walking, walking, walking to the park, park, park. I see a lot of this in my future. But thankfully, a college friend of mine recently moved into town and, joy of all joys, she has TWO beautiful children just like me! We have been spending a lot of time together since she moved and I am so thankful to God for this sweet friendship in my life that came right when I was feeling lonely and in need of community and adult companionship. We've decided we will walk to the park near my house two to three times a week. Walking is also my plan to regain some kind of physical fitness in this ol' childbearing body of mine. Two kids in two years does not do nice things to a body, but I've been feeling particularly motivated to be healthy and in shape for the child raising years and beyond.
Currently Dreaming I get so nervous about being hospitable and having people over to our house. But there have been several new young couples that have been coming to my church and I've felt this insane push to have them all over. Even though we have a small house with limited seating, even though our backyard is scary and filled with things that might injure small children, even though I'm not sure I would be able to get my house cleaned up in any way before they came, and even though the thought terrifies me. But the fact is, God gave us this house as a gift. And even if it isn't big and beautiful and clean all time, it is still a place to invite others to live life with us and I need to be faithful. Being faithful is so uncomfortable sometimes. So this isn't a pleasant dream for me, but I want to invite them all over to share a meal of hot dogs and hamburgers and maybe we'll turn on the sprinklers and let our kids run around (because dear goodness it is HOT here already).
Currently Loving Violet. I am so in love with this little kid. I went through post partum depression after her birth, and never felt very bonded to her in her first months. But staying home has been the perfect cure for that. She delights me with her wry sense of humor and naughty little cherub face.
Currently Learning We are so, so broke. God's call on me to leave work and stay at home with my children has financially been a huge sacrifice for us. Blaine works hourly, and while the summer pay is good, the winter pay can be dicey. Last month was a lesson in stretching our dollars and humbly and graciously accepting loving help from our family and friends.
Currently Reading: I just finished reading "Desperate : Hope For the Mom Who Needs to Breathe" by Sarah Mae and Sally Clarkson.
It has been absolutely life changing and so encouraging in my journey
through motherhood thus far. There are some really incredible morsels of
truth, advice, encouragement, and even a few needed rebukes. All SO
good! I’m looking for a new book to read, though. Any suggestions?
Please comment below and let me know. :)
Currently Listening: Us and Our Daughters. Any LaRue fans out there? Yeah, I mean LaRue from the late 90’s-early 2000’s…. Well, Philip LaRue had a good solo career and I enjoyed his album Let The Road Pave Itself. Now he and his wife are a sweet, folk singing duo and have formed their own band, Us and Our Daughters. I just got their latest album and have been enjoying it. It’s a nice, fresh mix to my normal music repertoire.
Currently Eating: Homemade pancakes. We love pancakes but especially love them for dinner. They are SO EASY to make from scratch, plus healthier and more cost effective. We’ve been liking this recipe lately (I use sunflower oil instead of vegetable oil…. you can’t even taste the difference).
Currently Creating: Happy Birthday banners and streamers! Brandon’s birthday was yesterday and I surprised him with a decorated house for his birthday, along with homemade biscuits and gravy for breakfast. Who doesn’t love a festive home for their birthday alongside a hearty breakfast?! :)
Currently Doing: Researching how to repel mosquitos naturally. The mosquitos have been really bad this rainy season and I have been bit over 400 times. Yes I really did say FOUR-HUNDRED, with scars too prove it. Ugh! Praise Jesus though: I have shown no signs of malaria despite the attack (literally) on my body. SO thankful for His protection!
Currently Dreaming: Landscaping our backyard and putting in a fire pit. There are some really beautiful flowers here in Tanzania. I’m really wanting to line our back lawn with THESE beautiful, tropical flowers to create a more established border between our grass and our shamba (farm). The summers here are gorgeous and our organization has a lot of teams and interns coming from May-August. I really want to create a beautiful space for everyone to enjoy in the cool of the evenings while we play football (soccer), roast marshmallows, and enjoy our new corn hole game (I surprised Brandon with it for his birthday!).
Currently Loving: When I ask Promise who her best friend is. Without skipping a beat she says “Diddy”and “Dodger” (her buddy Gideon and our dog Dodger). Oh my goodness! This girl is as sweet as sugar.
Currently Learning: Ways to meal plan better. One of the stretching things about living in Tanzania is that in order to make good meals for my family, I have to be very intentional about planning. I can’t just run to the store and buy something to throw in the microwave, or something that can just be put in the oven and ready within 20 minutes. It’s a challenge but I’m starting to get used it…sorta. Any ideas or recommendations? I would love to hear them!!
- See more at: http://becomingm.com/#sthash.5JNrkA2S.dpuf
Currently Listening: Us and Our Daughters. Any LaRue fans out there? Yeah, I mean LaRue from the late 90’s-early 2000’s…. Well, Philip LaRue had a good solo career and I enjoyed his album Let The Road Pave Itself. Now he and his wife are a sweet, folk singing duo and have formed their own band, Us and Our Daughters. I just got their latest album and have been enjoying it. It’s a nice, fresh mix to my normal music repertoire.
Currently Eating: Homemade pancakes. We love pancakes but especially love them for dinner. They are SO EASY to make from scratch, plus healthier and more cost effective. We’ve been liking this recipe lately (I use sunflower oil instead of vegetable oil…. you can’t even taste the difference).
Currently Creating: Happy Birthday banners and streamers! Brandon’s birthday was yesterday and I surprised him with a decorated house for his birthday, along with homemade biscuits and gravy for breakfast. Who doesn’t love a festive home for their birthday alongside a hearty breakfast?! :)
Currently Doing: Researching how to repel mosquitos naturally. The mosquitos have been really bad this rainy season and I have been bit over 400 times. Yes I really did say FOUR-HUNDRED, with scars too prove it. Ugh! Praise Jesus though: I have shown no signs of malaria despite the attack (literally) on my body. SO thankful for His protection!
Currently Dreaming: Landscaping our backyard and putting in a fire pit. There are some really beautiful flowers here in Tanzania. I’m really wanting to line our back lawn with THESE beautiful, tropical flowers to create a more established border between our grass and our shamba (farm). The summers here are gorgeous and our organization has a lot of teams and interns coming from May-August. I really want to create a beautiful space for everyone to enjoy in the cool of the evenings while we play football (soccer), roast marshmallows, and enjoy our new corn hole game (I surprised Brandon with it for his birthday!).
Currently Loving: When I ask Promise who her best friend is. Without skipping a beat she says “Diddy”and “Dodger” (her buddy Gideon and our dog Dodger). Oh my goodness! This girl is as sweet as sugar.
Currently Learning: Ways to meal plan better. One of the stretching things about living in Tanzania is that in order to make good meals for my family, I have to be very intentional about planning. I can’t just run to the store and buy something to throw in the microwave, or something that can just be put in the oven and ready within 20 minutes. It’s a challenge but I’m starting to get used it…sorta. Any ideas or recommendations? I would love to hear them!!
- See more at: http://becomingm.com/#sthash.5JNrkA2S.dpuf
Currently Reading: I just finished reading "Desperate : Hope For the Mom Who Needs to Breathe" by Sarah Mae and Sally Clarkson.
It has been absolutely life changing and so encouraging in my journey
through motherhood thus far. There are some really incredible morsels of
truth, advice, encouragement, and even a few needed rebukes. All SO
good! I’m looking for a new book to read, though. Any suggestions?
Please comment below and let me know. :)
Currently Listening: Us and Our Daughters. Any LaRue fans out there? Yeah, I mean LaRue from the late 90’s-early 2000’s…. Well, Philip LaRue had a good solo career and I enjoyed his album Let The Road Pave Itself. Now he and his wife are a sweet, folk singing duo and have formed their own band, Us and Our Daughters. I just got their latest album and have been enjoying it. It’s a nice, fresh mix to my normal music repertoire.
Currently Eating: Homemade pancakes. We love pancakes but especially love them for dinner. They are SO EASY to make from scratch, plus healthier and more cost effective. We’ve been liking this recipe lately (I use sunflower oil instead of vegetable oil…. you can’t even taste the difference).
Currently Creating: Happy Birthday banners and streamers! Brandon’s birthday was yesterday and I surprised him with a decorated house for his birthday, along with homemade biscuits and gravy for breakfast. Who doesn’t love a festive home for their birthday alongside a hearty breakfast?! :)
Currently Doing: Researching how to repel mosquitos naturally. The mosquitos have been really bad this rainy season and I have been bit over 400 times. Yes I really did say FOUR-HUNDRED, with scars too prove it. Ugh! Praise Jesus though: I have shown no signs of malaria despite the attack (literally) on my body. SO thankful for His protection!
Currently Dreaming: Landscaping our backyard and putting in a fire pit. There are some really beautiful flowers here in Tanzania. I’m really wanting to line our back lawn with THESE beautiful, tropical flowers to create a more established border between our grass and our shamba (farm). The summers here are gorgeous and our organization has a lot of teams and interns coming from May-August. I really want to create a beautiful space for everyone to enjoy in the cool of the evenings while we play football (soccer), roast marshmallows, and enjoy our new corn hole game (I surprised Brandon with it for his birthday!).
Currently Loving: When I ask Promise who her best friend is. Without skipping a beat she says “Diddy”and “Dodger” (her buddy Gideon and our dog Dodger). Oh my goodness! This girl is as sweet as sugar.
Currently Learning: Ways to meal plan better. One of the stretching things about living in Tanzania is that in order to make good meals for my family, I have to be very intentional about planning. I can’t just run to the store and buy something to throw in the microwave, or something that can just be put in the oven and ready within 20 minutes. It’s a challenge but I’m starting to get used it…sorta. Any ideas or recommendations? I would love to hear them!!
- See more at: http://becomingm.com/#sthash.5JNrkA2S.dpuf
Currently Listening: Us and Our Daughters. Any LaRue fans out there? Yeah, I mean LaRue from the late 90’s-early 2000’s…. Well, Philip LaRue had a good solo career and I enjoyed his album Let The Road Pave Itself. Now he and his wife are a sweet, folk singing duo and have formed their own band, Us and Our Daughters. I just got their latest album and have been enjoying it. It’s a nice, fresh mix to my normal music repertoire.
Currently Eating: Homemade pancakes. We love pancakes but especially love them for dinner. They are SO EASY to make from scratch, plus healthier and more cost effective. We’ve been liking this recipe lately (I use sunflower oil instead of vegetable oil…. you can’t even taste the difference).
Currently Creating: Happy Birthday banners and streamers! Brandon’s birthday was yesterday and I surprised him with a decorated house for his birthday, along with homemade biscuits and gravy for breakfast. Who doesn’t love a festive home for their birthday alongside a hearty breakfast?! :)
Currently Doing: Researching how to repel mosquitos naturally. The mosquitos have been really bad this rainy season and I have been bit over 400 times. Yes I really did say FOUR-HUNDRED, with scars too prove it. Ugh! Praise Jesus though: I have shown no signs of malaria despite the attack (literally) on my body. SO thankful for His protection!
Currently Dreaming: Landscaping our backyard and putting in a fire pit. There are some really beautiful flowers here in Tanzania. I’m really wanting to line our back lawn with THESE beautiful, tropical flowers to create a more established border between our grass and our shamba (farm). The summers here are gorgeous and our organization has a lot of teams and interns coming from May-August. I really want to create a beautiful space for everyone to enjoy in the cool of the evenings while we play football (soccer), roast marshmallows, and enjoy our new corn hole game (I surprised Brandon with it for his birthday!).
Currently Loving: When I ask Promise who her best friend is. Without skipping a beat she says “Diddy”and “Dodger” (her buddy Gideon and our dog Dodger). Oh my goodness! This girl is as sweet as sugar.
Currently Learning: Ways to meal plan better. One of the stretching things about living in Tanzania is that in order to make good meals for my family, I have to be very intentional about planning. I can’t just run to the store and buy something to throw in the microwave, or something that can just be put in the oven and ready within 20 minutes. It’s a challenge but I’m starting to get used it…sorta. Any ideas or recommendations? I would love to hear them!!
- See more at: http://becomingm.com/#sthash.5JNrkA2S.dpuf
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