Life Blessed by Grace

We have been potty training for about 4 months or so.  And then it kind of clicked some days he does really well and other days he has many many accidents. It's also training myself  to be very aware of where we are going and making sure that there is a restroom and all of that fun stuff. We used to let him run around with out any underwear on, one time he pooped on the floor I walked in and asked K what did you do? "Bagle did it" He said it as if it's really what happened. Blaming things on the dog already. What is he going to be like when he has a little brother or sister. He would much rather pee standing outside or in the shower. Trying to get him to go on his potty consistantly hasn't been much fun.  We take two steps forward and one back. It sure has been a long process but can't wait for it to be over with! This parenting isn't all fun all the time. It's hard at times but I sure wouldn't change it for the world. And for fun a couple of pic...

We are now back on track for ttc.  I would really love to get pregnant in the next couple of months so I don't have to be "huge" pregnant again in the summertime.  That's pretty miserable.  I'm taking vitex to try and keep my periods regular.  And I am contemplating doing Soy Isoflavones it acts as a natural clomid. We are now on our 14th month of ttc.  I can't believe that it has taken this long again! I do know that all in God's perfect timing it will happen. "Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord."Psalm 27:14

May started off with my 26th birthday, can you believe it!  Not too much longer and I will be 30 and I better have another baby by then. *wink*  No matter how I excited I am for everyone around me that is getting pregnant or having babies I feel this jealous rage.  K is now over 2 1/2 and we aren't close to being pregnant. I will be on birthcontrol for one more month and I just pray that my cyst is gone and that we will get pregnant soon.  Back to the reason I'm posting.  On my birthday I knew that I wasn't getting anything money has been a little tighter lately so I just figured it would be another day *ugh* Woke up and an hour later while having my pitty party the door bell rang.  Flowers! from my mom.  They were so me and very pretty and smell wonderful, it made my day.  When J woke up (he's working nights) we were going to go out to lunch but some things came up.  I had to run a few errands, so I decided to stop somewhere and get me a ca...

ΙΧΘΥΣ "Jesus Christ, God's son, savior" "I am the Alpha and the Omega" says the Lord God, "who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty" Revelation 1:8 To remind me of WHO He is, WHAT He has done, and my commitment to Him! I have known for a long time that I wanted it symbolize my faith.  I am much closer to the Lord and stronger in my faith right now more than I have been in a long time.  I was talking about getting GOD'S GRACE tattooed on me, when I think of God's Grace and how powerful that is, and how forgiving he is it makes me want to be more forgiving of others.  I didn't want a cross because I already have one of those.  I've talked about it off and on about getting a ICHTHUS. I'm not really into the whole thing of wearing a cross, or a christian shirt saying "hey, look at me I'm a Christian!" Being a Christian should be displayed by your behavior first and foremost. I really wanted a personal ...

I have always loved photography and taking pictures.  When I was younger I was pretty much obsessed with taking pictures of myself.  Normal teenager right.  I didn't really get into more than just a "hobby" until we had a baby.  I had a reason to take lots of pictures.  Being able to capture all of those special moments of our little one was important to me.  I always tried to be creative and work with what I had.  Then Jake surprised me with a Nikon dSLR camera.  I thought finally I can get good pictures. Boy was I wrong, I thought since I have a good camera I should now be able to take these great pictures now.  Yes the quality of the pictures were good but they weren't what I was expecting.  The first year that I had the camera I shot in the different auto modes.  I tried playing with manual and I had no clue what I was supposed to do with it.  I started reading more and one day I finally grasped the concept of manual. ...

Last year we took Kohen to the Denver Zoo and he didn't really seam interested in any of the animals.  I really thought that he would like it. I wasn't too sure how this year was going to be, I figured since he knows all of his animals and the sounds they make he would be more interested. We get to the small Amarillo zoo and the first thing he sees is the monkeys. "Monkey, eee, eee,!" as he's running towards them.  Then he spots a steer, "cow, cow, mooo!" he stands there and watches him, and he doesn't want to move till he hears the words lion.  He runs over there and starts to growl.  I never thought that he would enjoy it this much.  He was so excited the entire time we were there.  I can't wait for us to go back to the Denver Zoo and let him see all of the animals there.  All in all we had a wonderful time and he was one tired little boy.  Maybe we should go there more often!  

Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe as you hold out the word of life—in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor for nothing.”- Philippians 2:14-1 Kohen, I am writing this for you to read in the year 2020 when you will be a preteen.  Since you have blessed our lives I think about the life you will have and the man you will be.  You are at a wonderful stage in life, you will learn and grow so much in the years to come. I have some things that I want to tell you about life.  What I think will probably change as you grow and I learn to know you better.  Learn to stand up for what you believe in.  Don't listen to what your friends think. Learn to do it for yourself.  When you make mistakes learn from them.  Don't lie to me, the truth always has a way of comin...