Growing up

It's Wednesday, August 7. Which to me translates to first day of kindergarten for my Addy..
AHHHHH. How did this happen so soon??? Oh I have having to pull myself together since her open house on Monday. I spent the day with her yesterday. That was super nice. We had a fun day at wild adventures on the rides and at the water park.

She was also very excited to hold the snake haha!

We then went and got her hair cut, which she said oh mama i love my hair cut haha

Last night I was making sure everything was packed and had her name on it and had her clothes set out for today, etc. I was going crazy! I was so sad. I don't know where the time has gone. 

It feels like just a little bit ago, she was just a little baby I dressed in camo haha! Yes, i did put my little girl in camo, if anyone knows me that is clearly my favorite color haha!

her first day in the classroom

I have just been feeling like I didn't get to spend enough time with her, etc, ect. I know there is no sense of feeling sorry for myself. Of course I know she is growing up, as much as I want to stop that haha I can't. 

I have been finding myself yelling out this song every time it comes on and I love it and it really encourages me, 7eventh time down-Just Say Jesus

I went up for prayer last Sunday at church, let me tell you, I was having a hard time having bad thoughts, like this dream isn't real you should try to think of something else, etc, etc. Well I felt like I ran to the front when he called people up and I had an amazing person pray for me. It was like I told her every bad thought because she was praying for exactly every problem I felt I was facing. It was super amazing and encouraging.  Just had to share! It was super personal and God is in the details and knew exactly what I was feeling and thinking. 

So I will keep positive about Addy going to school :) and one day I will send a second to school! 

Hopefully I will be better prepared(mentally) haha :)

On a last note, my sister(kelly) and I went for a sister tattoo. We each had 3 hearts to represent our sisters

I love them and what they mean :) 

Back to reality

Well I am 30! yippee! Yes I am super pumped to be 30! We had a fabulous time at the beach. So relaxing!!

Woop Woop

 Those are a few trip pics!

Then it was time to come back to reality.... I was not wanting to come back of course after the wonderful trip, but I did haha. I was a little bothered before my trip because there was an ad in the paper for well what seemed like my job and it was from my main office. It seems like it is either for me or another complex in town. I do not feel scared for what will happen in the future because I know God is in control and He's got this! It just seem like some super shady stuff is going on and every one is being very secretive. That I don't like. I may or may not have a job which again God has the big plan and He's got this, but I wish someone in the whole company would just be upfront and honest.
Has that concept gone away? Is it that hard to be honest with you employees? Hmmm..
This is definitely not want I want to represent!!

I do not want to be angry at them or bitter towards them. I do want to see God's plan be rolled out :)

My mom has a fave number, 22. Seem to have really big life moments happen including this number. I think mine is going to be 30. I just think this is going to be a big year and woop woop I am excited!

Today's God calling was really good!

        Wonderful Life
I am your Lord. Lord of your lives, Controller of your days. Your present and your future. Leave all plans to Me. Only act as I bid you.
You have entered now, both of you, upon the God guided life. Think about what that means. God-taught, God-guided. Is anything too wonderful for such a life? Do you begin to see how wonderful life with Me can be?
Do you see that no evil can befall on you?

Hello! I like. a lot! You know the alka-seltzer jingle.. Oh what a relief it is. Well that is how I feel. Oh what a relief it is to know God has got us covered. :)

I was really stressed yesterday and when I got in my car I hear Move by MercyMe.. It was like God was saying listen here Lindsay.. I'VE GOT THIS and just get ready. :)
I'm  going to post the lyrics, but you should hear it.. Really good! It think I've posted the song before but Its really encouraging!

 "Move"

I'm not about to give up
Because I heard you say
There's gonna be brighter days
There's gonna be brighter days
I won't stop, I'll keep my head up
No, I'm not here to stay
There's gonna be brighter days
There's gonna be brighter days

I just might bend but I won't break
As long as I can see your face

[Chorus:]
When life won't play along
And right keeps going wrong
And I can't seem to find my way
I know where I am found
So I won't let it drag me down
Oh, I'll keep dancing anyway

I'm gonna move (move)
I'm gonna move (move)
I'm gonna move

I've got to hold it steady
Keep my head in the game
Everything is about to change
Everything is about to change

This hurt is getting heavy
But I'm not about to cave
Everything's about to change
There's gonna be brighter days

I just might bend but won't break
As long as I can see your face

[Chorus]

No matter what may come
Gotta move to a different drum
No matter what life brings
Gotta move gotta move to a different beat [x2]

I just might bend but won't break
As long as I can see your face

[Chorus x2]

No matter what may come
Gotta move to a different drum
No matter what life brings
Gotta move gotta move to a different beat

So on that note I am going to post one of  the tomatoes that we picked out of the garden and ate. It was really good!!! I also made a delish chicken/broccoli casserole with no cream of anything soups! Delish!

I hope everyone has a wonderful day!!

Hard days

It's Wednesday!!
Ok I want to start by saying its not even 12 and woooo its been a day, who's ready for tomorrow??
You couldn't see but I was definitely raising my hand!
I was coming in to work and hearing about the tropical storm that is heading for us as we make plans to go to the beach. Well I prayed and prayed that it just change course. I knew I had to keep praying and believe this! Then I came into work and a negative word ... someone seriously asked what about the storm coming, which I replied with.. It's going to change course and they said again well what if it doesn't... Bless is it what I wanted to say.. I mean really but then I was like well why do I need to get angry.. so I turned to my God's calling book and this is what it said for today.(get ready to have your mind blown haha)

Expect Many Miracles
My guardianship is so wonderful
Expect not one miracle but many.
Each day's happenings, if of My working, and under
My control. are miracle-works.


Helloooo!!! well I am expecting a miracle! That storm must move in The Name of Jesus

Ok I know a few entries back I talked about the words that Kelly wrote down for me, that she received. I have them with me! It goes a long with what I was saying yesterday about needing to look at work at a new angle and knowing change is coming. Here's a few things I was given.....ps these are not her words!

There is much to do-you know I'm right beside you, right? You can ask for My help. I don't like to interfere unless invited. I can do all of the hard tasks, just designate them to Me. Tell Me which
You're almost there! I can see the change, but you HAVE to be prepared or you'll be in a far worse situation. 

That isn't all but those words are super powerful to me yay God!

I hope everyone has a great day!!

Here is a funny tidbit

I broke my shoe the other day, but hey it could have been worse! haha :)

Birthday time!

Happy Tuesday All. Yes I know I have mentioned this before, but my birthday month has begun woop woop. HA HA! It also means it is vacation time. We always take a beach trip this time of year and we are all super excited.
I hope everyone had a wonderful 4th holiday. We celebrated my sister and my aunt's birthdays and maybe a little of mine haha. I did receive a one of a kind cake thanks to Misty!!

The prettiest cake I've ever seen hahaha! Def had to share :)

Baby K being super cute and patriotic

 We had our own fireworks show at the house :) It was really fun

So let's see.. It has been raining a lot and our poor garden is just getting hammered. I have lots of hope and faith for its recovery. Chris... he sees the reality of the situation, so please keep that in your prayers, the garden and that Chris would have such an increase of faith! :)

I really like this song by Colton Dixon-Never Gone

So I wanted to share. 

I have been feeling good, not great, I mean everyone goes thru times of struggle. 

I just want to be able to see the situation and really really know it is actively changing. I mean I can look back to where I was last year and so many changes have come, pretty awesome stuff!

I just want to keep staying positive and stay in prayer. It is so easy to be brought down when you aren't prepared to handle and I want to be prepared. I definitely want God with me everyday and handling all situations for me!

My mom mentioned something to me when I was ranting about work, I said something like after 7 years I am just over this. She brought something to my attention, she said you know that is a biblical number. Well it made me so excited. Not saying oh something definitely will happen this year but it was a renewal of hope/faith :) Sometimes its all in how you view the situation. 

Have a great day!!!

Afterall

I have been excited the last couple of days, not just because we have a holiday coming up that will close work, but God is Good.. strike that Great! Kelly gave me much encouragement over the weekend. I meant to bring the paper she wrote it down on So i will have to share that on another day, but it was really good!
Let's see, let's see... We got a new addition. a golf cart. We have been having great family time, even took it for a ride down the road the other night.

me taking pics on the back haha

That has been fun! Handy Hubbs even built a lean to for it.

So cute, I just think it is so cute! So proud! :)

We pulled some weeds in the garden and tilled in between the rows yesterday. We picked a big zucchini,

so excited about us growing our food! 

It is very exciting being able to do all of this, I just feel extremely blessed. 

I have also been giving work a new attitude. I have really been trying to do all I could do to the best of my abilities each day. I have been feeling less stressed when I leave also. Yippee!

There is a song i want to share or two :) These I have been really inspiring to me  :)

Sidewalk Prophets-Help Me Find it 

Hurricane-Natalie Grant

I hope y'all like them as much as I do. :) 

I really like this verse also...

The Lord himself will fight for you. Just stay calm---Exodus 14:14

This is true, He wants us to let Him control your life. We just have to let Him. God wants to take care of us,  I know it is hard letting go, but I am learning to remind myself to give everything to Him each morning. I tell you its been better days :)

Hope everyone has a wonderful 4th!

Kisses form me and Addy haha

Take a deep breath

So I have been a little out of touch, in every way possible. I was overwhelming myself with silly life things. I am sure we all do that. I also had a tragic event happen at work that just really messed me up mentally. I just could wrap my head around it. I was just emotionally crazy crazy and all over the place. Luckily I was helping plan my sister's baby shower so that helped keep my mind off of things. I can finally post what I made for her! I have been holding out for about a month haha! I took up(or tried) crocheting. I made a blanket for baby Merrit and began one for little Kynslie.

Merritt's blanket modeled by Addy ha ha

Kynslie's blanket

 I just wanted to make something special for Merritt. This is truly a miracle baby and I believe it is a miracle I was able to make that blanket :) God is good! I am excited to complete Kynslie's blanket. She is wonderful niece and I got to see her so much this past week and really enjoyed it!!

Guess what!!! The hubs shaved!!! I know pure crazy town, but he looks so handsome :)

           

 Let's see I have several pics from the baby shower I can share! It just went great and I got to see several people I just love!

My mom made these fab cake pops!

hairbow station

These girls are gorgeous!!

 Ok i just had to share :)
I was glad to get home of course but I loved staying and seeing my sis and everyone.

I was feeling kind of bad yesterday of course because it was church day. So I knew the service was going to be good because the devil didn't want me to go. I can recognize those feelings!! Guess what the service as amazing! I just loved it! I most definitely think it was something I needed to hear and it really encouraged me!
I was so thankful!
There is song I want to share, I have probably before but it is Praise you in this storm by Casing Crowns
I have just yelled this out when I heard it the last week or so. Its helped me and I love when it comes on!
I have also caught Addy singing the songs on KLOVE and it just melts my heart. There she is 4 years old and she is praising God. I love it!
Praise God in everything, He has our back and we can run to Him.

P.S. I have been encouraged.. I have come across thoughts that said You are progressing, do you not see where you have come from. And that is exactly right. We are becoming some good farmers already! :)
We are about to get chickens and our garden is producing.. Hello!! God is Great folks! just be encouraged. Pray that His will be done in your life, He wont leave you!!!

 Had to leave you with these :)

She just cracks me up!

The right stuff..

OK. Am I the only one who started singing the right stuff by nkotb after seeing the title.. Well that's ok if I was the only one, I break out in song all the time soo haha.
Anyway.. I have been feeling like I have been avoiding myself by ignoring my blogging. This is no good for me. I'm not really sure why I have not"found" time but I have been avoiding the encouragement that comes along with doing this and I don't know about y'all but I need it and every day at that!

Let me catch up... let's see I got to spend time with my 3 friends this past weekend. That was fab! and my bestie Jess will be moving closer the end of this month.. yahoooo!

I got my shirt that i wanted. I was going to wait, but I figured let's declare this now!

 

 

Our garden is looking good too. We have corn, squash, zucchini, watermelons, okra, tomato, bell peppers and little celery coming up. I cant wait until they grow a lot!! Chris did pick a jalapeno pepper that was ready. He said it was good!

 

I also got him that farmer shirt! Oh yes I did!!

 

 

I like it so that's all that matters :)

 

I also got a pic of him and Addy making a cake together. His famous key lime cake.

 

Family fun is always nice :)

 

 

So I have been struggling like any one these last couple of weeks. I have given in to those raunchy lies.. yuck yuck. Why do we do that. God gives us so much encouragement and promises but yet i listen to a lie that i am not good enough.. what is that... yuck yuck.

 

I am so thankful to have such wonderful people around me to keep me encouraged.

 

I am also very glad I get to see my sis this weekend. It really hit me again how great God is. I looked at a pic she posted of her baby bump. Long story very short this is such a miracle baby! Sista is a walking pregnant miracle and it is so encouraging to see her! We prayed and prayed for this child and I cannot wait until baby M arrives!

 

On a completely different note.. our farm is growing.. we will soon be adding chickens to our land.

Oh yeah this is happening :)

 

God is great!!