The Great Makeup Debate

Okay so I have been really busy with Christmas stuff to blog. PLEASE forgive me. I have already taken down my Christmas decorations including my tree. I love it and its beautiful but its too much. Too cluttered. Anyways so now Im in a bit of a debate. I really want to try a new make up and I have been balancing on getting the Urban Decay Naked II Palette but its $50 and to me that is RIDICULOUS to spend that much money on makeup. Then recently someone posted a pic of something called Lorac Ooh La La Lace! I love that Palette too!! Oh and TiffanyD Has her Defining Eyes Palette with Sigma too that I want badly.  Im just not sure which to start with. Not to mention spend that kind of money on makeup! I have heard great things about both. I'm still working on my technique too so we will see. I will let you guys know what I decide. I did get some cute Avon makeup that I asked for for Christmas. Cant wait to try it. Contrary to before Avon's makeup quality has improved dramatically. I got some foundations I am going to try and a couple of mini lip gloss palettes and an mini eye shadow palette. Hubby already loves the lipstick. Found some NICE makeup brushes in the gift set at Walmart on clearance for $5. Cant beat that especially if they don't work good then I don't have to feel guilty about tossing them if I don't like them. Wow... I sound like a girly girl. 2 years ago you would never have heard me making a big fuss about makeup. Now that Im older, like they say an old barn can use a lil paint! HAHA! Anyways. I will do another Christmas post in the near future. But just a lil preview of what went on... here is a pic. Hope you guys had a Merry Christmas. I know I did. Probably one of the best in years. Not gift wise but just family together being happy time! =)

Hubbs and I with our sister and her man in our onesie jammies we got on Christmas Eve from the in-laws! =P

Fun Stuff!

Okay so the first part of getting organized is getting my folders together and things like that. =) In order to do that I have scoured the internet for cute printables to use to organize them. Everything I get are freebies. I do not take them if they have not allowed it. First off I get my super duper cute calendars from Hello Cuteness! She has all kinds of super cute things there. You can purchase the calendars at better quality than printing them off. But because I use it for personal use I'm not too worried about that! I also use these in my home School planner for the months. They are just too precious not to use ya know! In her old repository at her old site I love love her menu planners and to do lists. Those are here Anything But Perfect! Anyways I have a weekly planner I use for my Home School is not from her site. Actually I get bits and pieces from many different sites! The front and back cover, the weekly planners, and the notes section are from this site New Beginnings! Again I am very picky about my stuff so I do not use EVERYTHING from one site. That also gives your planner some individuality. And... sadly enough I have a blog planner... The cover of my blog planner comes from Confessions of a Home Schooler. I didn't like the in depth blog planner because my blog is simply simple right now. The actual planning part of my blog is simple and I love it. It comes from The Flourishing Abode. So that's it, the basics of my organization in my paperwork and planning. Its crazy the harder I try to get organized the more I realize how unorganized I was! On a higher note, today was supposed to be the end of the world and the apocalypse and all that but HEY were still here and everything outside still appears normal. Course I never believed in all that hoopla anyways. The Bible says no one knows the day or the time, not even the angels. Matthew 24:36 “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only." That is great news. I cant wait for that day. Gonna be great to be with our Father in heaven. Tonight the kiddos are going to the in-laws to do their yearly tradition of making a gingerbread house. Its cute! While they are there hubbs and I are going to try and FINISH Christmas shopping.. =/ We have had our discussions on telling the kids the truth about Santa. Especially Baby girl because she has actually asked us about it. We debated but she forgot when she seen someone who looked just like Santa at the hockey game. HE IS REAL! she said. I just let it go. But do not go on thinking that my kids do not know that the IMPORTANCE of Christmas is NOT Santa or presents but of the best present of all, Jesus Christ! That makes me think about Buttercup. I love our Church. The hallway of the Children's Ministry building is a mural of popular Bible stories on one side and the life of Jesus on the other. While the older two are at children's choir Buttercup and I walk up and down the hallway talking about the Bible stories and Jesus. I just love it. Kids will be Kids, when I asked her who the big muscular man was smashing the pillars down she said it was Mary. =/ Sorry. Mary I believe had the strength and faith that Samson did but I do not think she had the muscles he did. *Giggle* Anyways. Christmas is right around the corner and I am still completely not in the Christmas spirit. Maybe after a little shopping and seeing some Christmas lights it will help. I hope everyone has a blessed day! Remember Jesus is the reason for the season! =)

NEW! NEW!

Okay my dear friends, I have gotten way behind but now I have made a vow to myself and my family to get more organized and keep up with things. Such as... cleaning, educating, training, and things like that. I love being a stay at home mom but I have overwhelmingly strong lazy bones that sometimes just kick my behind and make me do NOTHING all day everyday and that has been made clear to me that it HAS to stop. I have all the materials to get organized I just lack the motivation. Sad isnt it? With the supposed end of the world tomorrow I might be too late. But you know they always say better late than never. =) In all honesty I have been somewhat exhausted since preparing and performing in our churchs Singing Christmas Tree. It takes alot of work. Definitely more than I had ever imagined it. Anyways, so here is my vow to you blog followers, I intend on keeping up with it. (should be much easier now that I have internet at my house again). I truly missed blogging and my next vow to you are my blogs will be informational, upbeat and inspirational. In the past I have regrettably wrote things that were not and I am truly sorry. Writing I had every intentions of hoping to hurt those who have hurt me but now I see that was not the appropriate and Christian way to deal with things. So in all honesty if I wrote a blog and it offended you I am truly sorry. However, I cannot guarantee I wont post things that are contraversial or some may find offensive. Again I will go back to the idea of if you find what I post offensive feel free to discontinue reading my blog. Anyways. That is all for now until I can figure out what else I can possibly update everyone on and I get things more organized. I hope everyone has a blessed day!

Long time...

So much has been going on. Good and some not so good. Hubby and I are still working on being 100% completely debt free. Taking a class called Financial Peace University. We both have become extremely active in our church and our Sunday school class. Which I absolutely adore! My old high school fb friends are slowly being pushed out by my wonderful church family. I was doing great at working out but some things happened, hubby changed shifts and well my sitter for the gym is no more. So I am going to have to compensate somehow at home. Guess I could put my p90x and Zumba to good use. Homeschooling has been fun. I go through alot of ink printing worksheets and things like that. I think my babygirl still misses her school and her friends. Sometimes i wonder if she misses them more than she did me when she was in school. Our littlest one is now 3. Gosh time flies. Our son is getting big. 4 years old and as big as his 7 year old sister. We are still waiting on the Med board process for James. He has gone back to the VA for more xrays and it has seemed his back has gotten worse. He has an MRI coming up which should show more. His PTSD is getting better. Got your good days and your bad days. Mostly good days. Course that makes the bad days more obvious. He hates taking his meds for it but I encourage him and remind him some guys have it much worse. Thats pretty much all that has been going on around here. Time flies when your having fun. Im going to try to update regularly but like I said between homeschool, church, FPU, Bible Study, and family and friends spare time is hard to come by! Anyways. I hope you all have a blessed evening!

Where in the World?

Well... life has been... life! Busy when you have three kids and a husband that you love and to whom you dedicate most of your time. Yeah so why did I decide to start blogging again? I have no idea... I probably wont even stick with it... Sad yes I know. I have decided to homeschool as if I didnt already have enough going on. I have also begun dieting and working out again. Im really hoping I can stick with it. As a reward i will be going on a cruise next year with my hubbs and a couple friends of ours as well as partaking in a mud run. I will be doing alot of mobile blogging seeing as I will have to blog on the go in between doing things here and there. So here goes the beginning of a new chapter in my life homeschooling exercising and dieting along with my daily routine that I already have daily devotions and quiet time with God if it's going to be crazy. Some buckle up and hang in there and bare with me as we go through this together.

A Storm is Brewin!

Its Spring, Its beautiful some days and then other days it looks like today. Dreary and rainy and word is we have one heck of a storm coming. Of course that pertains to many things does it not? Whether it be a storm in weather, life, soceity, our country or our world. But for me right now other than the weather life has been great. When you depend on God it sure does make the days go by easier. I am still learning to depend on him with everything but again I am diving into my Bible Study in hopes that will help me let go of my selfish ways and let God deal with my life. I ran across a quote on Twitter and I found it quite inspirational.  

When things aren't working out, be patient. Stop tryin to move ahead of God. His timing is perfect. Trust Him!

What a valuable piece of advice. We have to remember Gods plans are in accordance with his Kingdom in Heaven and we all play a small part of it. What I have learned is that no matter what season of life we are in we are supposed to appreciate it. Everyone is in different seasons in their lives. Some are having children, some are just getting married, some have already done both and do not want to do either of those again. I have to admit visiting with my one week old niece last week made me want a baby sooo badly but then when my nephew (mind you hes just a year old) throws a fit and does all the toddler things it reminds me why I stopped at three. Its not that I do no love babies and children but I am passed that season in my life and I would rather not have any more. I have also learned in my Bible Study that God is always teaching us a lesson... it may be abundantly clear as we are learning it or it may be something hidden behind our hearts but all in all we are learning things to grow with him. I have not played World of Warcraft in a week. It has been hard... giving up something I enjoyed doing but knowing it is not the right thing for ME to do. But remember what may not work for me it may work for you! These are my personal convictions. It was taking time away from my devotionals and my Bible Study and my sleep. I have not yet given up social networking but I am not into it like I was before. These may not be the ways other people live their lives but I have chosen to live mine this way. Eventually it will all be gone and we wont have any of it but I want to know that the Legacy I leave behind for my children is time spent with them, their father and the Lord and not on the computer or on my phone constantly. Though I am guilty at having my nose in a book instead but I have learned that moderation is key. Time goes by so quickly and looking back I missed a lot of good times with my children because I was tired or glued to my phone just waiting for someone to post something different. Too funny now that I look back on it. Also sleep does not come easy to me so when time spent playing games or goofing off online instead of relaxing and trying to get to sleep does not help my case. So you wonder what lessons I am learning... well I have learned that its probably best to live like you are broke all the time that way you will never be broke as long as you are frugal with your money and another lesson I am learning is to be careful what you entrust to others. Whether it be your time, money, house, children and whatever has any meaning to you. (Also brought to my attention in my Bible Study) If you have a gut feeling that something is not right listen to it. That is God saying ok.. Im giving you a warning you do not listen you will learn. But we are all just mere humans and we cannot be perfect all the time. As a believer I am filled with the Holy Spirit therefore I should strive to be more like him and that I have the power to be like him I just gotta put fort the effort. And that is what I am going to do. Strive to be the BEST person I can in accordance to God. We expect GREAT things from him and all he asks is that we read and live by his word, pray and worship him. The task at hand for believers is minute compared to the tasks of the Lord.

 "For it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure" Philippians 2:13

Where Did 4 Years Go?

This past week my handsome son turned 4.. I welcomed my niece into the world the day before then celebrated my sons birthday the next... reflecting... where in the world did time go?? Photos are in no particular order but the last 4 are the most recent taken 3 days ago! Enjoy! Treasure the time with your children because one day you will turn around and they will be all grown up! By the way the song describes my son and his daddy to a T! Like father like son!

A Cleansing Period.

Heads up a scatterbrained religious post... So I have decided to cleanse my life of those things that keep me from my time with God. World of Warcraft, Facebook and anything else that comes before my set aside time with the Lord because for all hes done for me he deserves nothing less. . Make things right with people I may have wronged or hurt. Forgiveness.. sometimes its so hard to do when you have been hurt isn't it? I cant help but think about the awful things the Romans did to Jesus even his own people did to him and still he shed his blood so that they may accept the gift of salvation and spend eternity in Heaven.. Oh... Heaven... How beautiful it must be to take those who believe in the Lamb of God to live with you. Can you see it friends?? Can you close your eyes and see it? What does YOUR Heaven look like? Mine.. its beautiful, wondrous and breathtaking. In the midst of the beauty there is something more beautiful than Heaven.... what is it you ask, the face of Jesus Christ. The one who laid down his life so that you and I can share in this chapter in our lives. I have been humbled lately. Maybe its that time of year where the ultimate sacrifice is on the forefront of our eyes and our hearts. The act was beautiful, but the process was not. I am pretty sure that Mary's heart was ripped out of her chest as she watched her son tortured, spit on, shunned, beaten, whipped and then crucified on the cross. I cannot even begin to imagine as I watch my children play. What a blessing God gave us so that we do not have to sacrifice our own children!!! But how AWESOME it was when Mary returned to the tomb to see the body of her child no longer there but resurrected into the kingdom of Heaven to be with God. oooooh I just get chills thinking about how glorious that must have been. Isnt that why we celebrate Easter? Not for the candy, eggs or family gatherings but to rejoice and be thankful of the ULTIMATE gift?? On that note... is it right for your children to believe in something false like the Easter Bunny even Santa Clause? GASP! Yep I said it. Or should you be straight up with them. Maybe thats whats wrong with our generations and the generations to come. We live in a make believe world of killing, shooting, getting what we want, technology and we have become lazy in the things in our lives that really matter? When I started this blog it was premeditated to get my thoughts and sometimes ok well alot of times ANGER out at people who had hurt me or done things to hurt me or my family. Low blows just to say what I wanted to say not confrontation but now.... something else pulls at my heart.. a new goal... My job as a Christian is to spread Gods word, bring you friends to Christ so that we may be taken up when Jesus returns and live in Heaven with Jesus and God. I can honestly say I have not been very successful but my goal has changed. I will live my life to please God, I will get rid of those things that take away from my time with him and tell YOU about the GREATNESS of God. =) His greatness goes way back and continues to go on so this blog should last a while huh? I am sure I am going to scare tons of people away but I am hoping in those that go I have some that stay with a yearning in their heart to know God and get to know him along with me. Our journey will never end as there is so much to learn and so many ways to grow. Our country and our world is headed to terrible turmoil (yes folks it can get worse than this) and my hope is to let people see that there is a far more beautiful and less painful future for us all if we choose to walk that path. So many times when I talk to people about Jesus and getting saved and being Christians they say well I have to change my life, well my friends if you truly believe that Jesus is the way the truth and the light and hes the only way to get to Heaven and you read and study his word then you wont have to feel like you HAVE to change you will WANT to change your life. Do you want to know where you are headed without Jesus in your life.... There is a book in the bible called Revelation. If you think we are living in troubled times well we have not even began to touch on the things that are to come. The wrath of God.... we know nothing of the sort... yet.. and because I love my family and friends and you who have chosen to read my blog I want you to know that you do not have to endure the wrath. Take a walk with God and Jesus through his journey here on Earth. Pick up a copy of his novel The Holy Bible. You can start at the beginning, or you can read the book of John and read about Gods love for us, or read Revelation to see what you will be missing out on if you decide to accept him. I love each and everyone of you reading I do not know you but I do know there is a reason God led you to my blog. I may not know EVERYTHING about God or Jesus but I know the most important parts... Jesus died for our sins... that is it all we have to do is accept it and believe in our hearts , pray and read Gods word and he will do the rest.

Spring is HERE!

Spring means so many different things.. Spring cleaning, Beautiful weather, Spring Break, flowers, POLLEN, warmer weather. Its also a good time to start new.. fresh. Thats what I think of when I think of Spring. I have done some soul searching and there are some things that I am gonna start changing and making new... inside and outside. Its going to be difficult and take alot of discipline but with God I can do it. New bible study going on now.. and I love it... I have committed myself to it and I am gonna DO IT! Kids are doing great. Still debating on homeschooling.. waiting for my heart and mind to finally say OK were gonna do it! Till then they will finish out this school year and I have the summer to mull it over. I am starting my diet again.. Hubby came home from deployment and taking care of myself and losing weight kinda too a back seat... like a back of the bus back seat. Just not in the forefront of my mind. Now, its right there in the drivers seat with me. Im gonna do it... I HAVE to. If Im gonna be healthy and keep up with my kids its a necessary. My Nieces and Nephew came down and I got tons of pictures but I dont think I am going to post them. I havent gotten permission from their mom to post them and I dont want to stir anything up. Just know that they all had a blast. That is all for now. I want to tell you a sincere thank you for continuously reading my blog and staying  faithful fans! =) Now for some pics of this past weekend. I know its a few days late but it was so busy and I just needed time to recover!

St. Pattys Day Parade!

St. Pattys Sunday School Social at Steeds Dairy Farm

View from the farm!

Ended the Night with a lil Dirt Track Racin!

Sunday Morning Church

Off to the Park with Boon and Bella!

Photo Op! Babygirl is so Beautiful!

So Handsome!

Buttercup is such a pretty poser!! Gorgeous!

All you Need is Love!! Gods blessings to me!

Coolin Off!

Playin in the Water!

Yeah She had a BLast!!

Bees Are Busy at Work!!

Beautiful Spring!

All in all it was a super busy, fun, great weekend!! I loved it!!! So glad the warm weather is here and we can spend more time outside getting pollinated! =) HAHA! Hope everyone had a great weekend and a wonderful Wednesday!