I am acutally sitting down...only because my oldest is at driver's ed and it's too far to go back so my little one and I are hanging out at the library. Seems like forever since I have been on this little corner of the web...so much has been going on! Namely, we got all settled into our new house, my Kimberly has graduated from high school, had a huge surprise party, enrolled in college, began driver's ed, and is now starting to work full time. Whew! My little Danae is a busy bee as well. Actually her life has settled down for a bit and she along for the ride most of the time. Poor thing...begs me to stay home for a day! I don't know why it's called being a stay at home mom...I'M NEVER HOME! That's ok though..one day when my girls have a life apart from me I'll be begging for someone to yell "mom" across the house or to need me to take them some where! Danae has vacation Bible school this week and that has been a whole lot of fun! She has had her dance recital so we are on a break from dance right now! That's alittle more money in the bank and a bit more free time during the week! My hunny is happy and healthy and working hard as usual! I don't really have much to blog about that would be of interest...so I'm going to leave you with these few thoughts....
1. I have realized and accepted and even begun to enjoy the hectiness of my life at the present time. One day things will settle down again but for now I'm choosing to enjoy toting my kids around from place to place, lying down exhausted at night, and cherishing our moments together at home. I choose joy!
2. God is creating in me a passion for lost and hurting people. I have been praying for discernment...I want to see people...really see them. He is showing me...it amazes me what I see in others and feel for them when I look at them with Jesus eyes!
I pray all of you are well and that life is so full of Jesus you are going to bust!
Joyfully,
Kathy
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Monday, May 9, 2011
The goings on.....
Hello fabulous friends, I pray you have all been well in my lengthy absence! Things have just been so crazy around here. I have a wonderful true story to tell you and I'll give you an update about what's been going on 'round here! First off...it's blistering hot already in the deep south and we are in desperate need of rain! I'm almost thankful that we moved too late for me to start a garden. It's just so dry...the water bill would be outrageous and I don't know if the crops would have survived anyway. We haven't had a single drop of rain since sometime before April...if you think about it, pray for rain for us. The spreading of fires is a scary thing! So if you have followed by blog for any length of time then you surely have read about an issue that I was going through at my church. It has been a very sad time for me....but at the ladies retreat that I was at this past weekend there has been answer to my ferverant prayers! The Lord showed Himself Mighty and defended me! I have been clinging to His promises in Psalm 35 that the Lord WILL defend the righteous and He did! Oh boy did He ever! Such a faith building experience with the Lord! Not just when I got an answer but the quality time that I have spent with Him in prayer! So yay!
As I mentioned before I was at a ladies retreat for our church this weekend and it was amazing! We left Thursday and returned Saturday so I got spend Mother's Day with my amazing family and my wonderful Moma! I just have to say I'm so glad that my mom is still here on earth with me! I don't know what I would do without her!
My hubby has been experiencing some medical issues but the Lord is working those out and we found out today that the issues were not nearly as huge as we had ourselves worked up for! Praise the Lord.
On another note my oldest darling is done with high school! I did! Well we did it! The Lord, me and Kimberly! But I have my first homeschool graduate! And she's smart! She graduating knowing stuff! Lol! :-) He diploma arrived Friday and I'm just beside myself with joy!
I have been thinking about revamping Danae's homeschool curriculm and I can't wait to sit down and put it on pen and paper! Oh and I met a fabulous lady at the retreat that is going to go with me to the Homeschool Convention this summer! I don't have to go alone and I'm really looking forward to spending time with this gal! She's full of spunk and love for the Lord and her family!
I'm happy right now. I know that sounds kind of wierd to just write but I am! I feel this inner joy and peace that I know is coming from Jesus! I'm really enjoying our fruitful relationship!
Tomorrow will be fun and exciting as well! My dear friend and I are attending a homeschool group meeting that is in our area! We are hopefully going to be getting to know some other homeschool families is our area to hang out with! Ahhh!!.... So exciting!
Have a restful, blessed evening my friends! Seek out people to share Jesus with this week!
Joyfully,
Kathy
As I mentioned before I was at a ladies retreat for our church this weekend and it was amazing! We left Thursday and returned Saturday so I got spend Mother's Day with my amazing family and my wonderful Moma! I just have to say I'm so glad that my mom is still here on earth with me! I don't know what I would do without her!
My hubby has been experiencing some medical issues but the Lord is working those out and we found out today that the issues were not nearly as huge as we had ourselves worked up for! Praise the Lord.
On another note my oldest darling is done with high school! I did! Well we did it! The Lord, me and Kimberly! But I have my first homeschool graduate! And she's smart! She graduating knowing stuff! Lol! :-) He diploma arrived Friday and I'm just beside myself with joy!
I have been thinking about revamping Danae's homeschool curriculm and I can't wait to sit down and put it on pen and paper! Oh and I met a fabulous lady at the retreat that is going to go with me to the Homeschool Convention this summer! I don't have to go alone and I'm really looking forward to spending time with this gal! She's full of spunk and love for the Lord and her family!
I'm happy right now. I know that sounds kind of wierd to just write but I am! I feel this inner joy and peace that I know is coming from Jesus! I'm really enjoying our fruitful relationship!
Tomorrow will be fun and exciting as well! My dear friend and I are attending a homeschool group meeting that is in our area! We are hopefully going to be getting to know some other homeschool families is our area to hang out with! Ahhh!!.... So exciting!
Have a restful, blessed evening my friends! Seek out people to share Jesus with this week!
Joyfully,
Kathy
Monday, May 2, 2011
A hairy situation.....
Hello there lady friends!
I thought I would stop in and let you guys here a little lesson that the Lord is teaching me and let you glean from up what you need. :-)
For those of you who don't know me I have really long hair. Its almost to my waist and I rarely cut it...in fact my first hair cut in three years was just a couple of months ago and that was merely a small trim...I do have bangs now which was a huge scary thing for me. You see I use to have short spiky hair and the Lord began to speak to my heart about femininity and long hair is wear He led....besides my hubby loves long hair. But all that would be a whole other post this is about a lesson learned.
Long hair is beautiful and most maybe even the majority of men are attracted to it. Therefor long hair comes with responsibility in not causing our brothers to stumble with lustful thoughts. I have known this for quite awhile. I typically where my hair up as it is hot down in the deep south and my hair is quite thick. But on occasion that the humidity isn't trying to kill us I will where it half up and half down. This particular Wednesday I wore my hair half up and half down to church. About mid service I had grown quite warm and I took my hair down to wind it up in a bun and get it off my neck...that was when the Lord stopped me in my tracks. As I was twirling my hair around my hair to pin it up the Lord very clearly told me,
" Take your hands out of your hair." I also very clearly understood why He wanted me to stop "messing" with my hair. I sit on the front row at church therefor every man behind me was able to see my long hair being twisted up into a bun. I'm very conscientious about this as my dear hubby has talked to me about the efforts that hair had on a man. In fact my darling used to have me wear my hair up if I was out of the house for modesty sake..he has since relaxed a little as my dress and my attitude are modest and I don't go swinging my hair around. Anyway...I immediantly slapped my hair up and didn't touch it again. Now for all of you who are saying," Come on! It's just hair and it's my hair for that matter." Well...if it causes my brother to stumble then I shouldn't be doing and my hubby who is very much a man assured me that it can and will cause a man to stumble. How could I have avoided this...well I could have gotten up quietly and gone to the ladies room to adjust my hair or if I didn't want to get up then I could have just left alone. I'm glad the Lord spoke to me about this...I want Him to tell me to get back in line. I don't want to have to find out in Heaven who I caused to stumble!!! The Lord is faithful about keeping me in line...sometimes I will hear Him gently whisper....stop wagging those hips so much....for those of you that don't know me well, I used to be a very unmodest, sassy, loud women. It is my journey and desire to be a meek, gentle, classy LADY! Also, my daughter learned something from my lesson that I shared with them. After the Lord spoke to me, I talked with my girls about their own hair responsibilities as they have long hair too. My youngest, She's 9....was fiddling with her hair in Sunday school recently and remembered what the Lord had told me and she stopped playing with her hair and put it up! Makes me proud when my girls learn from me! I love it even more when they share it with me too!
Just a little reminder to go easy on those men out there! They have enough trouble wtihout us adding anymore to it! God bless you!
Joyfully, Kathy
I thought I would stop in and let you guys here a little lesson that the Lord is teaching me and let you glean from up what you need. :-)
For those of you who don't know me I have really long hair. Its almost to my waist and I rarely cut it...in fact my first hair cut in three years was just a couple of months ago and that was merely a small trim...I do have bangs now which was a huge scary thing for me. You see I use to have short spiky hair and the Lord began to speak to my heart about femininity and long hair is wear He led....besides my hubby loves long hair. But all that would be a whole other post this is about a lesson learned.
Long hair is beautiful and most maybe even the majority of men are attracted to it. Therefor long hair comes with responsibility in not causing our brothers to stumble with lustful thoughts. I have known this for quite awhile. I typically where my hair up as it is hot down in the deep south and my hair is quite thick. But on occasion that the humidity isn't trying to kill us I will where it half up and half down. This particular Wednesday I wore my hair half up and half down to church. About mid service I had grown quite warm and I took my hair down to wind it up in a bun and get it off my neck...that was when the Lord stopped me in my tracks. As I was twirling my hair around my hair to pin it up the Lord very clearly told me,
" Take your hands out of your hair." I also very clearly understood why He wanted me to stop "messing" with my hair. I sit on the front row at church therefor every man behind me was able to see my long hair being twisted up into a bun. I'm very conscientious about this as my dear hubby has talked to me about the efforts that hair had on a man. In fact my darling used to have me wear my hair up if I was out of the house for modesty sake..he has since relaxed a little as my dress and my attitude are modest and I don't go swinging my hair around. Anyway...I immediantly slapped my hair up and didn't touch it again. Now for all of you who are saying," Come on! It's just hair and it's my hair for that matter." Well...if it causes my brother to stumble then I shouldn't be doing and my hubby who is very much a man assured me that it can and will cause a man to stumble. How could I have avoided this...well I could have gotten up quietly and gone to the ladies room to adjust my hair or if I didn't want to get up then I could have just left alone. I'm glad the Lord spoke to me about this...I want Him to tell me to get back in line. I don't want to have to find out in Heaven who I caused to stumble!!! The Lord is faithful about keeping me in line...sometimes I will hear Him gently whisper....stop wagging those hips so much....for those of you that don't know me well, I used to be a very unmodest, sassy, loud women. It is my journey and desire to be a meek, gentle, classy LADY! Also, my daughter learned something from my lesson that I shared with them. After the Lord spoke to me, I talked with my girls about their own hair responsibilities as they have long hair too. My youngest, She's 9....was fiddling with her hair in Sunday school recently and remembered what the Lord had told me and she stopped playing with her hair and put it up! Makes me proud when my girls learn from me! I love it even more when they share it with me too!
Just a little reminder to go easy on those men out there! They have enough trouble wtihout us adding anymore to it! God bless you!
Joyfully, Kathy
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
It takes no brains to do laundry
Now before you start commenting right away based solely on the title of this post....I asked you to calmly put your claws away and hear me out. Ok, whew, thanks.
Now that I have your attention...the title comes from a statement that I heard from a housewife herself at Danae's dance studio. Yes, a housewife made this very statement to me.
Let me set up the scene and dialogue it for you: It's Monday evening and several of us ladies are sitting in a hot pink crowded room while our little darlings tap their little hearts out. I leaned over to a lady I visit with frequently and asked her ,"Whatcha doing?" As she was diligently pouring over a notebook with all kinds of number combinations on it. She replied," I'm factoring polynomials." Well alrighty, I thought to myself. I replied, "Sounds like fun. Are you in college?" (Mind you, this is much older lady than me...I didn't think this was for homeschool as I was pretty certain we had talked about where her kids went to school. "Yes, and I'm loving it." She said. "It feels so good to use my brain. To learn and use what I learn and figure these problems out." I smiled at her. She went on to say," You know what I mean? It doesn't take much brains to do laundry or make dinner or raise kids." WAIT A MINUTE!!!! HOLD THE PHONE! NOT MUCH BRAINS????AAAGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!
I couldn't believe what I was hearing! This is a housewife with 6 beautiful children and she is telling me that it has taken no brains to do any of it? Her oldest is 26..did he just arrive there alone? Needless to say my jaw was on the floor at these comments. I have heard this from career women time and time again but to hear it from another housewife just blew me away. Being a housewife is the hardest job I have ever had and ladies, I served in the United States Military and I'm hear to say that being a wife and moma is by far the most challenging position I have ever held!
Let's just go over a couple of areas where my brain is worked out 'real good' at home.
~I have to plan everyone's schedule and get everyone everywhere on time
~I have to come up with healthy yet frugal meals
~I have to shop for those meals all the while staying within a budget
~I have school to teach and curriculm to plan
~I have bills to pay and check books to balance
~There is a house that has to be cleaned and laundry that always has to be done
~Not to mention all my four legged critters that have to be cared for.
~In the midst of all these "few" obligations that I have stated I have to work in time to spend quality time with the Lord, with my children, and with my dear hubby.
~Oh, let's not forget church.
All this has to be done day in and day out, in the most creative ways I can think of...all the while considering the feelings, needs, and well being of those in my care every day! Plus...I have to battle spiritual warfare! I have to fight for my house daily. Ladies, I know you can agree this is no easy feat. There is an enemy ready to kill, steal, and destroy me and my family. If I had nothing else to do in my day this would keep me busy enough! My brain is active and very busy I assure you! How blessed am I that I am home with my family! How would this ladies children feel if they knew that it took 'no brains' to raise them! I know my mom labored day and night to ensure that I turned out well as I labor for my family. My kids don't love Jesus because I'm brainless. My husband isn't enjoying a wonderful marriage because I'm brainless, my house doesn't run itself and it can't runs itself...i'm the brains behind that operation! My friend isn't lifted up or helped out for afternoon because I'm brainless!
To all you with the high calling of being a Stay at home Moma and House Diva, You are beautiful and so super smart! Regardless of whether you house is ship shape always or if all your laundry is done or even if you fix Hamburger Helper every night this week....if your husband and children lay their heads down tonight and rest peacefully, full, and loved then you my dear have done your job and have done it well! And it took a lot of BRAINS to do it! Be blessed and smile! God thinks your the 'Bomb'!
From one joyful House Diva to another,
Kathy
Now that I have your attention...the title comes from a statement that I heard from a housewife herself at Danae's dance studio. Yes, a housewife made this very statement to me.
Let me set up the scene and dialogue it for you: It's Monday evening and several of us ladies are sitting in a hot pink crowded room while our little darlings tap their little hearts out. I leaned over to a lady I visit with frequently and asked her ,"Whatcha doing?" As she was diligently pouring over a notebook with all kinds of number combinations on it. She replied," I'm factoring polynomials." Well alrighty, I thought to myself. I replied, "Sounds like fun. Are you in college?" (Mind you, this is much older lady than me...I didn't think this was for homeschool as I was pretty certain we had talked about where her kids went to school. "Yes, and I'm loving it." She said. "It feels so good to use my brain. To learn and use what I learn and figure these problems out." I smiled at her. She went on to say," You know what I mean? It doesn't take much brains to do laundry or make dinner or raise kids." WAIT A MINUTE!!!! HOLD THE PHONE! NOT MUCH BRAINS????AAAGGGGHHHHHHH!!!!!
I couldn't believe what I was hearing! This is a housewife with 6 beautiful children and she is telling me that it has taken no brains to do any of it? Her oldest is 26..did he just arrive there alone? Needless to say my jaw was on the floor at these comments. I have heard this from career women time and time again but to hear it from another housewife just blew me away. Being a housewife is the hardest job I have ever had and ladies, I served in the United States Military and I'm hear to say that being a wife and moma is by far the most challenging position I have ever held!
Let's just go over a couple of areas where my brain is worked out 'real good' at home.
~I have to plan everyone's schedule and get everyone everywhere on time
~I have to come up with healthy yet frugal meals
~I have to shop for those meals all the while staying within a budget
~I have school to teach and curriculm to plan
~I have bills to pay and check books to balance
~There is a house that has to be cleaned and laundry that always has to be done
~Not to mention all my four legged critters that have to be cared for.
~In the midst of all these "few" obligations that I have stated I have to work in time to spend quality time with the Lord, with my children, and with my dear hubby.
~Oh, let's not forget church.
All this has to be done day in and day out, in the most creative ways I can think of...all the while considering the feelings, needs, and well being of those in my care every day! Plus...I have to battle spiritual warfare! I have to fight for my house daily. Ladies, I know you can agree this is no easy feat. There is an enemy ready to kill, steal, and destroy me and my family. If I had nothing else to do in my day this would keep me busy enough! My brain is active and very busy I assure you! How blessed am I that I am home with my family! How would this ladies children feel if they knew that it took 'no brains' to raise them! I know my mom labored day and night to ensure that I turned out well as I labor for my family. My kids don't love Jesus because I'm brainless. My husband isn't enjoying a wonderful marriage because I'm brainless, my house doesn't run itself and it can't runs itself...i'm the brains behind that operation! My friend isn't lifted up or helped out for afternoon because I'm brainless!
To all you with the high calling of being a Stay at home Moma and House Diva, You are beautiful and so super smart! Regardless of whether you house is ship shape always or if all your laundry is done or even if you fix Hamburger Helper every night this week....if your husband and children lay their heads down tonight and rest peacefully, full, and loved then you my dear have done your job and have done it well! And it took a lot of BRAINS to do it! Be blessed and smile! God thinks your the 'Bomb'!
From one joyful House Diva to another,
Kathy
Saturday, April 23, 2011
I'm Back!!!
Oh my goodness....I mean Geez! I didn't think I was every gonna get to blog again! But finally my computer woes are resolved and my creative outlet is free to roam again! Of course over the last ten days I have had a million things to tell you and of course I can't remember ANY of them now! Lol! Let's just start fresh ok! How 'bout on Monday? As tomorrow is the Resurrection Day of my Savior and I want to celebrate with the ones I love! Be blessed my friends and go to church tomorrow and let everyone you meet know that Jesus IS ALIVE!
Joyfully typing again!
Kathy
Joyfully typing again!
Kathy
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Conflict resolution
Good morning! My computer has a virus so I am attempting to post by using my phone..... I really wanted to write this morning!
Anyway, I'm experiencing the ' coming out of conflict and healing'...... Friends, this recent event has been just terrible and I wondered how I was going to recover if I was going to at all. I have been praying and either God if being quiet our I'm not listening hard enough...... Regardless I know that forgiveness always is what He wants especially among believers! So as I was pondering how I was going to forgive and move on God have me a special reminder....For those if you who know me well, you know of my deep love of amish fiction! One book that I read there was a young lady struggling to forgive but really wanted to because she knew it would please God......her bishop told her this, "How would you behave towards this person if you had forgiven them?" She responded with," I would smile at them, talk with them, be happy to see them." To this the bishop said,"Then do that. Act like you forgive u them and eventually your emotions will catch up."
I happen to think this if amazing advice. When we behave in a Godly fashion I think it hurries our emotions along as well! So friends, here's to acting Godly and trusting Him to make my emotions catch up!
Joyfully,
Kathy
Anyway, I'm experiencing the ' coming out of conflict and healing'...... Friends, this recent event has been just terrible and I wondered how I was going to recover if I was going to at all. I have been praying and either God if being quiet our I'm not listening hard enough...... Regardless I know that forgiveness always is what He wants especially among believers! So as I was pondering how I was going to forgive and move on God have me a special reminder....For those if you who know me well, you know of my deep love of amish fiction! One book that I read there was a young lady struggling to forgive but really wanted to because she knew it would please God......her bishop told her this, "How would you behave towards this person if you had forgiven them?" She responded with," I would smile at them, talk with them, be happy to see them." To this the bishop said,"Then do that. Act like you forgive u them and eventually your emotions will catch up."
I happen to think this if amazing advice. When we behave in a Godly fashion I think it hurries our emotions along as well! So friends, here's to acting Godly and trusting Him to make my emotions catch up!
Joyfully,
Kathy
Friday, April 8, 2011
MY DAUGHTER FOUND IT!
The post I had worked so hard on that had just up and disappeared...well here it is! Thanks to the lovely Kimberly who had more computer knowledge than I could ever hope to have! Thanks Kim! Enjoy~
Hello my friends, I pray this post finds each of your well! Even better than well...I pray that this finds you blessed beyond measure! I don't really have a whole lot to write about...just thought I'd tell you a little about what going to be happening around here this weekend. Tonight is family night and my family is coming to dinner! Best yet, my hubby is going to cook this delicious meal that we will partake of! Anyway, my lovely family includes my mom, my dad, my little sister and I'm hoping my little brother! My siblings aren't really "little" as my sister is 13 and my brother is 22, but to me they will always be my little siblings! We are going to have our first family gathering right here in my new home!
The blackberries are finally reading for picking! This afternoon my darling Danae and I will have an awesome time picking them and adding them to the fruit in our fridge!
There is a sad spot in my weekend that I am trying desperately to not let it get me down...my sweet hubby will be away all weekend. We won't have the sweetness of his company until Monday evening and possibly Tuesday, depending on how tired he is Monday. He sure does work hard to care for his family! Thank you God for blessing me with a amazing hardworking, God loving, family adoring family!
I am in need of prayer my friends...Due to privacy of this situation I can't divulged many details but please pray for my family and I as we go to church this Sunday! May it be a sweet time of worship and fellowship! May the Spirit of God flow freely and without bounds in all of our hearts!
Lastly, we have blossoming fruit trees around this home! I'm so excited to walk out my door and just pick a priceless piece of fruit! Here are some pictures of what we have growing...these are just pictures and what I pray my will look like soon! They are showing promise of great harvest! We have orange, plum, and green apple trees. As well has blackberries and blueberries growing!
Isn't God so good! Not only did He make fruit with its sweet delicious flavor but He made it bursting with color and amazing shape! It's so pleasing to our eyes and our lips! God, I am amazed by You!
Have a greatly blessed weekend!,
Joyfully,
Kathy
Hello my friends, I pray this post finds each of your well! Even better than well...I pray that this finds you blessed beyond measure! I don't really have a whole lot to write about...just thought I'd tell you a little about what going to be happening around here this weekend. Tonight is family night and my family is coming to dinner! Best yet, my hubby is going to cook this delicious meal that we will partake of! Anyway, my lovely family includes my mom, my dad, my little sister and I'm hoping my little brother! My siblings aren't really "little" as my sister is 13 and my brother is 22, but to me they will always be my little siblings! We are going to have our first family gathering right here in my new home!
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| These are my people minus my hubby who was working! |
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| Yummy! Bursting with flavor! |
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| Me and my sweet love! |
Tomorrow my long time best friend is coming to visit! This dear lady and I have been friends for 16 yrs and don't get to visit too often so I am so looking forward to an afternoon of sweet fellowship!
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| Tender plums |
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| Beautiful green apples |
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| Sumptuous blackberries |
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| Sweet blueberries |
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| Orange trees bursting with color |
Oh! I almost forgot! I love to pick fruit! I mean, I love to pick my own or to go to a picking farms! I get such pleasure out of picking and selecting my own fruit! I have a sweet friend who has offered to let me and my girls come along with her to pick grapes this June! I can't wait! Also, my dear Jamie and I will be taking our sweet children to pick strawberries very soon at our local orchard!! Fun!
Have a greatly blessed weekend!,
Joyfully,
Kathy
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