Gotta Love Him!

When Joshua and I were leaving the mall today, he threw a HUGE tantrum. Everybody was looking at us, and it was awful. (It wasn't the first time or the last, I'm sure!)

As soon as we got home he took off his hat, and this what his hair looked like! (He tends to sweat when he gets really upset!) It would NOT go down! Thank goodness we weren't going out for lunch, because I would have been pretty surprised if I took his hat off in the restaurant and his hair looked like that!

Just A Few Pictures...

This last picture needs a little explanation!  I was looking for the play-dough the other day, and I couldn't figure out where all of the containers went.  They all disappeared!  I finally decided to ask Joshua to see if he knew where they were, because they weren't in the drawer that I put all of his "crafty" supplies in.  He promptly said, "They're under the table, Mommy." (He said it like I should have known that this was the obvious place for them to be!)  Anyhow, I thought it was cute, so I took a picture of Joshua's new storage place for his play-dough.

A Special Blessing

I received a special blessing the other day!  Deana from The Frugal Homeschooling Mom asked me if I would like to write some posts for her blog.  I originally "met" Deana on Facebook when we discovered that we were both stay-at-home mom's who have 3-year-old's born on the same day.

Deana has decided to call this, "IM's (Inspirational Messages) From Amy".  She is going to be posting some of my previous entries from my blog at first, and then I'll start writing some posts for her every week or possibly every other week after that.  I'm really excited about this!  Part of me feels very unqualified to do this, but the other part of me is so excited!

I use this blog to journal my life as a wife, mother and follower of Jesus.  I hope that people can see my desire to become who I am created to be, in Jesus, and encourage others to do the same.

When you have a moment, check out Deana's blog.  I have really enjoyed reading her blog,  and I have found many useful and fun activities to do with my preschooler along with tips to help save money on a tight budget.

What If?

My husband and I went to see the movie "2012" the other night.  This got me thinking...

What would I do if a tragedy like this struck and I had to abandon everything I owned, including my bible - forever.

Would I have enough of God's Word hidden in my heart?

Would I have God's promises to me stored in my heart?

Would I know how to use God's armor to sustain me in desperate times?

God gave us his Word to store in our hearts!  This is something that God has been impressing upon me over the last few days, more than ever.  How many bibles do you have?  My husband and I probably have a combined total of at least 10-15 bibles between the two of us.  (I call my husband a "bible addict" because he's always getting a new one!)  We probably only use 3 or 4 of those on a regular basis.  I have come to realize that I have taken for granted that I will always have my bible to refer to if I need to. That might not always be the case someday.  I need to hide as much of His Word in my heart as possible.  His Word is life to me!

What if you had to abandon everything you owned, including your bible?

Would you have enough of His Word in your heart to sustain you?

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving! 

Where Is Your Focus?

This is a picture of my living room floor.  Can you see the big spot on the hardwood floor?  My husband was kind enough to clean the floors for me a couple of weeks ago, and he used a scratch pad to spot-clean the floor.  The glossy finish from this floor rubbed right off everywhere he did this!  We've only had this floor in for not quite a year, and this spot is driving me crazy!!!!  When the sun isn't hitting it, you can't tell that it has been damaged; but, in the morning and early afternoon I cannot pass it without noticing it.  I have seriously considered buying a bigger rug to cover this.  I have become obsessed with this, at times, and it really bothers me!  Is that crazy?  Yes - I know.  When my focus is on what is wrong with the floor, it cannot be on other things that are important.  I lose sight of the fact that my husband was being very nice in helping me clean the floors, etc.  I lose sight of the fact that  God has blessed us with a beautiful house that is perfect for us.

This got me thinking about God.

When our focus is on something that has nothing to do with God, it is so easy to put Him in the background of our life and lose sight of what's really important. 

This has really reminded me that my focus has not always been on God, as it should be.  It's so easy for me to get caught up in all of the things that need to be done, etc.  For instance, I have been choosing to sleep later in the mornings instead of getting up before my children.  This leaves me zero time with God.  I have realized that if I don't spend time with God in the morning, it becomes more and more difficult to set that time aside.  Meanwhile, He should be the most important person in my day!

I really feel like God told me this morning that when I start getting upset about that spot on the floor, that it should serve as a reminder to me to check my focus.  Is it on Him, or is it on something else that doesn't eternally matter?

What is your focus on today?

A Boy And His Fish

My husband and son went to Cabella's this afternoon, and they came home with a fly rod and a big stuffed pillow in the shape of a fish.  Joshua told me right away that he was going to sleep with his fish tonight.  (This fish is at least 3 1/2 ft. tall!)  He also already has several stuffed animals in his bed that he is very particular about.  They have to be in the EXACT same spot every night, or Joshua can't seem to rest.  I told him that we could try to see if there was room for the fish, but he would have to take all of his stuffed animals out of his bed in order to sleep with the fish.  There wouldn't be room for eveything!  I knew this wouldn't be possible, because Joshua just loves these animals and, like I mentioned, they have to be "just so" for him to sleep at night.  I figured that he would just let his fish sleep on the floor once he realized that he had to take his other animals out of the bed.  Looks like I was wrong!  The stuffed animals got replaced!