Currently

Currently we've been watching this show and just reached the last season. I posted this on Instagram yesterday,

That sad moment when you finish the last episode of your show on Netflix and you have to decide what to watch next. On the bright side, we're eleventh in line for the next and final season of Person of Interest at the library :-)
Edited to say that not ten minutes after I posted this, John Facebook messaged me from his basement office (do other couples im each other from different rooms in their homes? ) to tell me that he got a Netflix notification that season 5 is now up and ready to watch. Yay :-). A new season of Longmire starts tonight as well so I'm sure our evening will include that!

Currently I've been wearing blue jeans and pearls, because that is how I roll :-)

Currently have been drinking wine and coffee, because along with the grace of God, how else do moms of littles survive ;-)
Kidding.....sort of, not really, haha.


I've been enjoying this blog. Sometimes I'm a bit blown away by how large the family's budget is, but I love reading blogs about other moms and families, and I like that this one is most definitely not a lazy, make jokes about her poor work ethic type mom. Those memes on face book where people joke about messy homes and piles of laundry drive me crazy as I posted this morning,
"When did we become people who think it is cute and funny to not do our jobs well? Instead of trying to do better we post memes joking about our messes and piles of laundry, glorifying poor work ethic. I totally get falling behind, being tired, or sick, etc what I'm objecting to is the attitude. I wouldn't let my children treat their work in such an irresponsible way.After some more thought, edited to say, lets take our jobs as moms and homemakers as seriously as our husbands take their jobs that bring home a paycheck. Let's build up and encourage one another in what I freely admit can be a difficult, challenging job, instead of tearing down our homes and work ethics with jokes about our failings. Most of all let us depend on the Lord to give us the ability to do our jobs in a way that brings glory to Him."




Currently I've been burdened and hurting. I've been held at arms length by some, and cut off by others because I am unwilling to say that I can overlook and sweep under the rug, sins against Christ and the church. I can forgive sin against me, though I need some kind resolution, but I don't speak for the Lord. Those things need repentance and wherever possible, an effort to make things right, not just continuing in sin.
I've been criticized for that, and for holding God's word in too much reverence.
Thankfully this has driven me to Christ, and I find comfort in these (and many other) verses from 1 John 3.

 "For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another. Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own works were evil, and his brother's righteous.  Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death. Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him."

Currently I have been loving this facebook page and everything they post. They encourage me so much in my desire to have a gospel centered home and style of parenting..

Life Lived Beautifully

September 19 at 7:27pm · 

ed me to quit running the wrong race. When life gets hard, to-do lists get longer, and rest seems non-existent, my natural response is to just quit. Quit trying hard. Quit fighting for joy. Quit dreaming big. Quit my phone. Instead of quitting what God has called me to, I need to quit myself. The evil we fight is not Instagram, other people, our phones, the laundry, or the dishes. We are waging war against the enemy, and it is time we quit letting Him steal our purpose and joy by making us think the race we run is one for perfection. Only Jesus is perfect, we've got to run to Him.
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I am choosing today to quit listening to the lies Satan whispers, and believe the truth for which Jesus died. I quit worrying about what is not in my control. I quit comparing myself to other Christian women and entrepreneurs. I quit looking into the mirror for my identity instead of the Word. I quit finding success in growth and numbers. And most importantly, I quit chasing the world so I can chase Jesus with all my energy. Quitting the right things brings freedom, joy, and peace. When we stop clinging to the world and ourselves, we can better cling to Christ! Will you quit with me? What is God calling you to quit today?