Tuesday, March 30, 2010

things i wasn't warned about...





how perfect that the very day i decide to jump back into the blogging world my children would give me something perfect to blog about?!?!?!?


so tonight, as i was folding laundry (and i must admit my first load in nearly 4 months!) i see my children running back and forth from their rooms to mine with arms full of every stuffed toy we have in our home.

after several trips it dawns on me to ask....
mommy: what are you guys doing?
alivia: smooshing munky, mommy.


i know, i know...
i should have known right then and there what was going on, but...
my brain is a bit fried these days.


i wouldn't normally be a mother to pose my kiddos while they nearly suffocate our dog...
but, it made me laugh!

Monday, March 29, 2010

a new journey beginning...

hehe...
it's been so long, i bet most of you all think i had fallen off the face of the earth.
well, let me reasure you... such is not the case at all.

just a bit busy climbing the current mountain.
this 4 month (truly 6 month) journey is now drawing to and end...
and, in just a few short days...
we will be starting a new chapter.

for the last few weeks over and over in my head, all i can think is
"God, you really did have this planned for us".

from the moment i started with big dreams in my head, i had prayed that this was infact the answer to our prayers
providing for our children and their christian education.
sometimes doubting along the way.
but today...
i can say whole heartedly i know it is.

i have watched doors open that i thought were forever closed,
and seen others close that i never thought would never be an issue.
i witnessed in awe, as God pull blessings straight from the sky and laid them at my feet,
and take away others that i thought would be a given.

all the while, i TRUSTED. and believed that this was where He would have me to be.

i held on to the importants, and let go of what never mattered.
moved on from the past, and never looked back.
i made new friends, and lost some old ones.
i have worked hard and steady at my goals...
even in the moments i wanted nothing more then to give up.
i recovered fast, and learned to not be fearful to simply ask.


i truly believe i am no longer (and never will be again) the girl i was just 6 short months ago.


i am blessed with the ace of a husband! :)
my true best friend. my secret keeper.
my encourager... in his own special way.

and gifted with the three most amazing amazings!
my three blond beauties, my laugh givers, and my inspiration.
and my reason to keep moving forward.

surrounded my wonderful family....
my parents,
who have always believed, supported, and sacrificed.
siblings who trust...
even when they have no idea why they are trusting in.

i have been molded by a mighty leader.
who never, not once, let me give up on what she knew was capable of doing.
she believed when i didn't, and remained strong when i felt weak.
a better example, i could not ask for,

and i have been blessed with a RICH team.
so thankful that God has planned each one to be mine.
they work hard, remain steady, and have started on the dreams of their own.

the "four month job interview" is OVER...
and in a couple days i will be....

a MARY KAY SALES DIRECTOR,
off spring of the amazing Orenda Hunniford and her "Busy Hunnibees"

leading the brand new "Emrich's Rich Chicks" unit.

so...
while the blogging world may or may not have missed me,
just letting you know... I AM BACK BABY!