Great Verse!

This verse has been a comfort!

"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." Romans 8:28

Life Changes

Sometimes our life doesn't go as planned......


After a long stretch of denial, many prayers to God, and seeing the boys consistently acting out and angry, I moved from our home to live with my mom. There has been so much water under the bridge that it was reaching flood proportions.


Being a believer in Christ, I have struggled a lot with my decision. I believe that marriage should be forever - a healthy one would be best for the children. I didn't have any boundaries before and I was suffering physically with the stress of trying to do God's job. We all know- If Momma Isn't Happy, No One is Happy.

I have been blessed with great Christian friends and a great support system. God has provided thus far for our needs. With the help of a great counselor (for the boys and I), I am making progress in curbing a lot of the out-of-control behaviors and they are learning important skills. Also, he has given me great information for getting the boys more disciplined and responsible for their lessons (which was NOT the case before). It also helps that I'm not so frazzled and distracted as before.



The boys are settling in a bit more here. It was toughest for T and A as both suffer with anxiety issues. It is fascinating and encouraging to see how A in particular is becoming more peaceful and cheerful. He was the one that acted out in many ways in response to the home environment.

I continue to read the Bible and listen for the Holy Spirit to guide me. Actually, it has been almost four months and I am finding God's peace in each day. God has given me so many insights through this really stressful time. I'm learning how to "Let Go and Let God" more. Prior to this change, I let God handle some stuff, but didn't ever fully let go.



Another change is that I'm finally simplifying life a little at a time. This has been my dream and goal for a long time. I'll blog more about that another time.

God Bless and please keep us all in your prayers through this time.

Happy 4th of July!

Father's Day Project

This is delayed as I have just begun to blog.

This year is the first year I've done anything much more than a card and/or baked goodies for Dad. He is working so hard these days and deserved a day of rest and something to remind him of how important he is.

I absolutely love doing crafts, but being a SHE (Side-tracked Home Executive) I don't finish much of the great ideas I come up with or find online. So this year I made a commitment to myself and the kiddos to do this project.

Here are the steps to making garden stones (start 3+ days in advance of when you want them ready):

1) We went to Lowe's and bought a bag of Quickcrete Pro Mix for around $5. One month prior we began stopping into various dollar stores to pickup decorative stones to use.

2) Dug out a cake pan, small pizza box and a cookie tin.

3) Lined the items in step 2 with wax paper or plastic wrap (more about that later).

4) Mixed the concrete in small batches in an old litter box. My oldest helped me, but the younger boys wandered off. Use plastic gloves to protect hands.

5) Then scoop the concrete into the molds. You can fill them almost to the top.

6) Jiggle them a little to get the major air bubbles out.

7) Set your kitchen timer for 1 hour (I forgot and it set up a bit too much by the time we got to decorating.)

8) Begin decorating, using hand or footprints (wash right after to avoid burns), beads, buttons, or popsicles sticks to write with. There are a great many internet ideas and I'll add some links soon. Everyone chose something different and they all turned out great.