Busy Mommy

written 1-2017 Don't know where this blog post will end up, so just fair warning!  :) Went home to Indiana for Christmas.  We left JUST before the super bad weather hit them, as in the NEGATIVE 45 degree weather!  We were just in front of the storm til Ohio, then we were free and clear!  It only took us just over 9 hours to get there and get back home!  Which is WONDERFUL!!!  We also packed one meal and ate in van. Ella had her check up that I was DREADING.....  Dr Reilly is awesome!  Seriously!  Told him that we were having issues AGAIN with speech and trying to get that all worked out!  It has been crazy!  They had a speech therapy back in JULY, and we got 4 bills from the 2 sessions, which is supposed to be covered.  Dr Reilly and his team got involved and got it all settled.  It took 7 months, but it got taken care of. ;) Our speech therapist called insurance to make sure it was covered so we wouldn't get more bills and found out that it isn't!  So, once again

I received this book from Bethany House for free if I agreed to read and then blog about it. Judah's Wife is by Angela Hunt. I've read a few of her books and absolutely enjoyed and loved them!  I was very excited to be picked to read this book! I've honestly not read anything from the books of Maccabees.  This story is the "silent years' between Malachi and Matthew. I really would like find Maccabees now to read it since I've read this book. This book was amazing! Love being able to read stories that really capture what it was like.  Angela Hunt has done this in this book. I really enjoyed how she told it from Judah's side and Leahs side.  It would go back and forth, but it wasn't confusing at all. Talks about Leahs up-bringing and how she struggled. Her father wasn't a real father figure and in time she realizes how much her mother protected her from her father and his blows. She struggles to truly love Judah at first who was somewhat fo

I signed up to be a review blogger for Bethany House books.  I did not pay for this book.  I got it for free if I would agree to read it, blog it and write a review and post it! This book is called Quick Tips For Busy Families by Jay Payleitner. Honestly I wasn't too sure about this book at first, but I found quite a few ideas in this book!  I thought we are busy, but we aren't "that" busy, are we?  But in this day, everyone I believe is busy and if there are some good tips, I am gonna try them!  Some of them we actually have done before!  Nice to know I'm not the only one who has done some of them too! What I liked about this book is that it is Christian based.  He takes those ideas and has a Christian perspective. Not always easy finding a good, funny, Christian based book.  You will be laughing and rolling your eyes thinking, yep, that has happened, or no that hasn't happened, but I see that happening. to getting to the serious and important topics. H

I signed up to receive books for free, and in return, blog about them...  Whether good or bad!  :) And this is one of those books! I saw the title of this one, and knew I had to check it out!  After having 2 miscarriages, and no one seems to talk about it.  Or more like, you don't hear about it until you have one.  Why is this not talked about? This book was a good read.  Hard at times because I have been through it and felt a lot of what Tanika had gone through.  Now, I hadn't gone through everything she did, but still. It was a comfort to read and know that all the emotions and thoughts, and even angry is ok.  My first one I lost was 13 years ago.  I was very mad at God, and I questioned Him.  The second one, still, very hard to go through because it was completely different than my first (long story, and if any one wants to know it, I'll share it.... I ended up in ER losing my baby naturally.... Had a D&C for my first one... and actually still needed one after

Thankfully God knows what He is doing...  Because I'm a little confused. Was upset and frustrated this morning to be honest. Baby number 7 is due Sept 1. Found out last Tuesday that this lil one is breech...  Had an ultrasound on Wednesday at Milford to confirm for sure, and then another doc appt on Thursday for options. Option 1 would be they would've taken me in last Friday or Saturday (the 21st or 22nd) and try to turn baby.  If baby turned or even if didn't, and everything was ok, I would've been sent home to wait it out.  If something happened, I would need emergency c-section. Option 2 schedule c-section at 39 weeks or after. I was not very comfortable with the first option, so I scheduled it.  They got me in today, exactly 39 weeks. Finally got the call the night before to find out what time I was scheduled for.  All ready to go, at peace, not nervous, and ready!  This kid has been laying the wrong way and it has just been painful.  Not trying to complai

Ever been down one path that you think you are supposed to be on, and then God says, Hey, let's wait a bit for that path, I need you to go down this one instead first? Yeah, that would be me. A year ago in June I had a friend come over because she wanted me to pray for her. I prayed over her and her family, and other things.  She then prayed for me, she then squeezed my hands and said God I don't want to say this but everytime I keep pushing it back you keep pushing it more. Please bless Mandy and open her womb and bless the baby she will give birth too. As soon as she said those words I felt the holy spirit move in me, in my womb.  It was like nothing I've ever experienced before. She very quickly said amen, and ran out the door. I was alone. Curt was away on a missions trip with his work. I wrestled with God that night, wrestled.  I kept saying God, this wasn't the plan, we are supposed to adopt or foster to adopt, or both.  There are so many kids out there