Grace is 8 !!!!

Today is the day I gave birth to the most caring, smart, outgoing, giving, beautiful little girl in the whole world! God surely gave the world a gift the day you were born! You are my sunshine in the morning! I am such a lucky Mommy to have such an awesome daughter!

HaPpY 8Th BiRtHdAy GrAcE ElIzAbEtH !!

I Just Love Her!

My Mom that is!!!! She is such an amazing person. I look up to her and cherish her dearly! On this Mother's day I just wanted to express a few feelings I have about my best friend~!

* My Mom would do anything for me or my children and that just makes her #1 in my book!

* My Mom tells it like it is and although all people may not like this quality I happen to adore it!

* My Mom has always chosen to be the better person in all situations and I strive to be like that!

* My Mom is dependable, loyal, thoughtful, loving, wise, and trustworthy. All things I hope to carry on!

MOM U ARE THE BEST AND NOT A DAY GOES BY THAT I DON'T REMEMBER THAT! I LOVE YOU MORE THAN WORDS COULD EVER DESCRIBE!

Who??

Who are the random people that comment on my blog?? Do any of you get these? Check out my last post comments. Sorry to offend any of you random people, but I am just curious.

Izzy!!!!!!!!

Yeah that's right....... we named her! She loves the kids, the kids love her....( i love her).... but we are NOT keeping her ;) Nina and Lilly also give her the stamp of approval!

I did put her on K 100 to see if anyone is missing her :( I will also put an add in the paper!

BUT ISN'T SHE A DOLL!!!

Call Me CRAZY.......!!!!!!!!

Ok, So I was driving down Oregon Rd. And I saw this little white dog sopping wet on the side of the road. I pull over to see if she has tags (which she didn't) and she was just soooo happy to see me! She jumped right in my arms saying "please save me nice lady!", so I put her in my car. I then drove to the trailer parks and asked around to see if anyone knew who she belonged to and they replied " NO, but I have seen her runnin out there for 2 days now.". REALLY???? Call me CRAZY, but who let's a little dog run around for days on SUCH a busy road?? I apparently don't. So I went and got her shampoo, flea meds, and dog bowls....... but I am not keeping her....lol. I will have to say I ALREADY LOVE HER. All of you who know me know that I already have 2 German Shepperd's, three children, a full time job and a household to run, so I am thinking I AM CRAZY. HA

Pics to come...... But those of you who read www.twopretzels.com she looks like Fergie, but all white!

HAPPY EASTER!!

He Lives

To Take Away My Shame

And He Lives

Forever I Will Proclaim

That The Payment For My Sins

Was The Precious Life He Gave

And Now He IS Alive

And There IS An Empty Grave!!

~MY REDEEMER LIVES~

I hope that your Easter is a reminder of what Jesus has done for all of us! He died so that we may live! But he did not stay in that grave he rised up and is our living God!!!

Happy Easter!

Too Busy To Blogg......

This would be the reason.....

Thank You For...

1. Vanilla Soy Lattes

2. A baby that wakes up happy and not screaming!

3. The friendships I am creating with really good people!

4. The sound of Mommy coming out of the mouth of my children!

5. God's love for all of us and how amazing it truly is!


I hope you all have a wonderful weekend! Please share with me 5 things you are truly thankful for! Would love to read them!

What happend to Friday Feast???!!

Appetizer:

What was the last thing you dreamed about?

• I had a dream about the rapture ( the end of the world) (big birds dropping from the sky and grabbing people)

Soup:

Do you collect anything? If so, what?

• No, not really.... Do children count??!! lol

Salad:

Have you ever given money to a bum?

• Yes, many times actually. I always use that opportunity to see if they know God.

Main Course:

What is your dream vacation?

• Very Easy..... ARUBA!

Dessert:

Where were you when 9/11 happened?

• 2001- I was at work watching it on the T.V in my office.
• 2009- Giving birth to Samuel!

It was Evan's birthday!

Yesterday was my little boy's birthday! He is now four! What an absolute joy he is to have in my life! My heart smiles at the mention of his name. Here are a few pictures of his (always) smiling face!

Dear Evan,

God gave the world a gift the day you were born! I am so happy that you were created just for me! Your smile will minister to many! God has such an amazing plan for your life!

I love you, Mommy

Dedication verses Baptism

I come from a family that was raised Lutheran. We (my brother and I) were then also raised in the Lutheran church and was taught to believe that we are to baptise babies. Well I am now a mother of 3 and a Christian and have had my 2 eldest children dedicated to the Lord. Dedication process includes the following: the pastors of the church has our family come up to the altar; they announce the name of our baby and what that name means; then they pray for such child and give that baby to the Lord (meaning that we dedicate this child to you God and pray that He will direct his or her path).

Why we do this: We Dedicate because we believe that it should be the choice of our children to be baptised. We believe that a baptism is something sacred and that it should be made when you can fully understand WHY people get baptised. At our church they have a baptism class so that you learn what it means to be baptised and read all the scripture pertaining to baptism. NOTE: I was baptised as a baby and then I chose to be baptised AGAIN as an adult.

NOTE:In the bible there is not one mention of a baby being baptised.

So like I said before, I was raised Lutheran. Some of my family think that this gesture is "weird". Well all I have to say is that we all have the right to believe what it is that we believe. I will have Samuel Patrick dedicated this Sunday to our Lord. THAT is what I have chosen to do~!

Can I get an AMEN!

P.S. I read through this again and this could be taken the wrong way... I was just merely educating you about the dedication process not saying anything is the matter with baby baptism!

Back to my Faith

When I decided to blog I thought it would also be a great outlet to share my FAITH and also my experiences. I have been really digging into the word (God's word) and have some things I would love to share!
Did you know that no matter what God loves you??!! That he chooses to love us through any circumstance we may be in! Did you know that we have to choose to love??!! It is not just how we feel "right now". When I said my vows to my husband they were not just empty words that tradition has you say at the altar. When you say "in sickness and in health" or "for richer or for poorer" or even " in good times and in bad" that you are suppose to really mean it. It is easy to be "in love" when things are going smoothly and finances are OK. But when all hope seems lost, do you just turn your back on the one you said you love before God and all your family? NO... you choose to LOVE. It is a choice you make that takes a lot of hard work! It is a choice you make to LOVE NO MATTER WHAT. People are so easy to write off someone in their life when they get hurt or offended, but the best thing you can really do (for you and for them) is to Love them anyway~!
I CHOOSE TO LOVE! DO YOU?

The obvious

I do realize that my blog name does not fit my status anymore and should be changed, but I have grown quite attached to it. 2 Peas In My Pod was created with a yearning for my third so I feel like Sammy was still included. So I would love to hear your suggestions. My thought was that I could just add something in the text under the title that would include Samuel. Do you feel like I need to change the name all together?? Give me ideas!!!

I am back!!

As all of you know I have been a little busy with my new family status and have had little to no time to blog. I do however still check in and read all of your posts! I thought that if I gave my blog a fresh look it would inspire me to post more often, so we will see how that goes! I will try to let this be part of my routine, a way to vent/connect/share whats going on in this chaos I call my life! So much to share, not enough hours in the day! Looking forward to a new year!

Today I turn 30

Well it is true..... I am 30 today. I don't really know what to think about that. I know most people say that "age is just a number" or that "you are as old as you feel". My response to that is "to each their own".
Although I have accomplished alot in my life such as getting married and having 3 beautiful and healthy children, I can't help to feel a little unsettled. In all the chaos of my life I feel that maybe I have lost myself. Today I am reflecting on how I got to where I am and what led me up to this. The bad times the good ones and the in-betweens have all crossed my mind today. ( it is only 7:30am)
I think that my lack of enthusiasm is due to the fact that I am not at a job that I love. Although it is a very convenient job it is not something I LOVE doing. I miss interacting with other people. Right now I think working at the grocery store sounds pretty appealing. No, but what I really want to do is work at a salon. I would love the company of woman all day! A place to get my creative side working again! I have said many times before that doing hair is like art on a head!
Anyway...... I know I may be a downer today, but I am feeling a little down to be honest.
The only thing that keeps me smiling is my little ones that bring constant humor to my life! That I am truly grateful for!