Category Archives: Day in the Life I grew up in a home where we made the most of everything we had–and you didn’t throw anything away. If it was broken–instead of buying a new one, you carefully glued it back together…seemed up the stitch…and made the broken pieces relive their purpose. When Rich and I got married–he thought I was crazy […]  One thing I really try to make an effort to do every year are family portraits. I feel like they are such a tangible investment that I can look at to remember all that God has done and is doing in our little family’s progress. While these last few months have been a bit challenging […] Andrea, He’s a complete doll. It sounds like an amazing night all around. I treasure one on one time with my boys too. xo “Can you try on your wedding dress….and I will chew some bubble gum.” Oh my heavens, he is adorable!  Want the real of our day?? Just for your entertainment…I’ll share. How about the bad news of our day…and then the good??? Keepin’ it really real today. Ok…so I *attempted* to take part in a normal summer daily activity and take the 4 littles to the Lifetime pool. It works GREAT when we go on […] I love how God plans our steps even when we consider it a disaster….GOD KNOWS!!! 🙂 You know sometimes I wonder what it would be like to not have my crazy life…..but not for long because I just look into my hubbies eyes, and the other 18 eyes looking at me and think- what would I do without them? LOVE YOUR HEART!!!!!! Andrea, could you sent me the recipe for your gluten free whoopie pies, please? Thanks! You can send it to candyfeathers@gmail.com Andrea — thank you for being open and honest and real. I don’t know how exactly to say this but your words have really hit me so I had to share what’s on my heart after reading this… We are just finishing up the frantic paper chase toward submitting our dossier. Everything seems to have gone wrong and I’ve been feeling like we will NEVER get on the waitlist… and I’ve been so anxious about that, as well as the lack of movement within the program. I KNOW that God’s plan is perfect and I need to rest in HIM and trust HIS timing, not mine. But even though I know that with my heart, my head still wants things to move along according to my timing and my agenda. Anyway, all of that is to say that this post resonated with me. After reading your words, I have received such a peace that God’s timing IS perfect. He knows the plans for our family and He knows that our twin toddlers need me right now. All of me. I have to be present for them and not so focused on what is to come. The honesty you’ve shared about the good AND the bad times has helped me to see that we have to work hard to prepare our hearts and our family now before our daughter joins it. Does this even make sense? Sorry for such a long comment…but I hope you know that you are such an inspiration and a light for Jesus! Praying for your entire family! I love all your posts, but this one.. and the bit about the white board cracked me up. 😉 Looking forward to reading about your summer adventures with T. Oh, and you ought to go to Isle of Palms instead of Hilton Head. I would love to meet Frankie baby and the other kids. Yea! Could I also get the GF Whoopie Pie Recipe? My seven year old princess has Celiac Disease, and I tried Whoopie Pies once to no avail! 🙁 If you get the time, you can send it to nagruhn@yahoo.com! Thank you!  I have a fun favor to ask of you! I secretly nominated one of my dearest friends for a mommy award–because I think she is that amazing…and need your help in just taking 3 seconds to vote for Christy Elphick BY CLICKING HERE. Just 3 seconds of fun…just for fun…because she is that amazing! Meet […] I can attest to Christy’s awesomeness first hand. She is a tireless encourager!!!! Hope she wins!!! Voted! It looks like she is in the lead so far! 🙂  I’ve been having the most fun with Instagram (thanks Angie Carley for introducing tech challenged me to that fun!) I have had a few friends ask for me to share some recipes from some fun I’ve been posting on my iPhone…so I’m going to post the links–so although I tweaked them–I didn’t write them:) Our […] Isaac and Cohen are seriously long lost cousins…they are soooooo similar! The pic of Isaac potty training found me belly laughing at my desk. LOVE IT!!! |
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Andrea- I LOVE THIS POST!!!!!!!!!!
I am not a mender, I stink at it. If you see me with a needle and thread you should be scared!
BUT the heart in this post is seriously what I need to hear and repeat daily!! Sometimes we get so caught up we forget the lessons we need to share and learn. THANK YOU!!!!
I know that you have no idea who I am–just a stay-at-home mama in Ohio who used to be a Bama girl–but I read your blog often and it brings me to tears every time. You have such a heart to honor Christ in how you live your life and how you raise your children. My 6 month old little girl is very precious to me, and each time I read one of your posts regarding YOUR little ones, I am reminded as to why God gave her to me in the first place. It’s all for Him. For His glory, for His purpose. And, I am ever so thankful that He chose ME to be her mama… to show her God’s love and to one day teach her to fear the Lord. Thank you for your heart and that you blog it. It really is a ministry to me. I’ve been meaning to inform you of your encouragement to me as a mama, but just haven’t done it yet. So, I wanted to let you know now…with this post… that I am thankful for you and your blog, and your heart for Christ. My dear sister in Christ, I hope my words have served as an encouragement to you too. God bless!
I love the heart you express in your posts, Andrea. ‘how just because something looks like it’s not perfect, doesn’t mean it doesn’t have a perfect purpose…’ This.
And yeah, no one reads your posts. Consider this I am a 50 something, single, without children, not adopting ‘career woman’. We have nothing in common 🙂 And I read your blog because I love the heart you express in your posts.
God is using you in ways you have not even begun to imagine.
-Bebe
This is GOOD! I had to choke back my tears while reading this. This really spoke to me. THANK YOU!
Again, God uses you my friend, to speak to me! I SO needed this today…. just this morning as I left for work, I told the sitter that I had not even began packing for the kids…she asked if I would like her to have them pack their own bags, I immediately said “No” as I do so many times in a day when they ask to do things on their own… I am way too consumed with trying to make things perfect… their beds, the house, the way the clothes are folded, etc. etc… and boy is it EXHAUSTING! I will continue to think of Laney’s mended sheet when my kids ask me to teach them to do things on their own! (:
I love the post- thank you for sharing your world with us. I rarely “comment” but you bless me so much and so often! Praying for your healing, too! 🙂