I'll be back!

starting Monday, my big kids are going back to school and I'll have a minute or so to post;)! I'm not excited that they're going back to school... at all!!!!! I am excited that they have good teachers! excited to write again...

erica

Wake Up America

I said that in my best Bernie Mack voice! Oh my gosh! How did my boy Danny get voted off of idol? I like that guy so much and no matter what.... he is THE AMERICAN IDOL! I can't handle Adam for one second. I'll vote for Chris like a mad woman next week, but I won't watch American Idol EVER again! This is why we have idiots in political office.... because the same idiots are voting in those races too!

No show in history has ever inspired this much fury from me... it's pitiful, really!

The Other Half of Spring Pics

Spring Family Pictures~ some of my favorites... I know there are a lot:)

Making A Happy Home Monday

I participate in a carnival on Mondays hosted by my friend LL. Here's how she describes it....

This is a blog carnival that I host in which I wish to be held accountable....I need to be held accountable in getting some housework done.I hope to inspire and encourage others to accomplish things around the house. That being said, I would love for you to join me and post about some of your projects.Pick a project...ANY project. Make it big or small. Make it clean, more organized or prettier. Whatever you do, make it happier.....the happiness can filter down into your home.

You can check out what other ladies are doing in there homes by clicking here http://as-for-me-and-my-house.blogspot.com.

I'm in the middle of a series on MHHM where I pick 5 projects each week that I don't do that often. This carnival keeps me so accountable!

Here are my picks for this past week:

1. Organize ribbon tote. This is quite the undertaking! I make hairbows and have 142 bolts of ribbon and 2 boxes of scrap ribbon, glue gun, glue sticks, wire, clippies, hair bands, etc. It took 4 hours to do this; I'm so ashamed!!!

2. Wipe down walls and baseboards in kids restroom. GROSS!

3. Go through "sock basket" sort out everyones socks and throw out or find another use for the non-matching ones.

4. Clean out from under my kitchen sink. UGH! Why do I accumulate stuff under there? I emptied all of the contents and wiped out the cabinets, then I threw out empty or almost empty containers and refilled the cabinets. It looks so much nicer under there now!

5. I had Walter test all of our smoke detectors and make sure that they are all still connected to each other. The man who built our house was an electrician and he installed a cool network of smoke detectors so that if one goes off they all do. We had to replace 3 batteries.

This next list is long and hard! Come back next week and see what's in store:)!

Off to make my home happy,

erica

A Little Something New

Ok. I've talked about opening myself up and being vulnerable again... Here we go! I know that God has been asking me to branch out, make new friends, pour into others, be accountable to others, etc. Because of hurt and pride, I haven't. I've made the excuse that I just didn't feel peace about it yet....Actually, I've felt like Hannah up there in the blue bonnets!:)

I've been going to the Wednesday night services at church (now that the weather is better; I don't get out at night in the cold:)) and our guest speaker has been encouraging us to make relationships with people who aren't saved in order to show them the hope that we have in Christ.. I really don't know too many people that aren't saved....

Over the past couple of weeks, my friend from high school has been inviting me to join her play group. I have been resistant to say the least!

God has been giving me every opportunity to fulfill my calling, needs, the needs of my little girls, and a unique venue for meeting new people over and over again; He's even convicted me about it EVERY Wednesday night! I just didn't feel good about it...

Until yesterday! Our pastor was preaching about training your flesh to do what the spirit desires and sometimes you just have to get up and make the first step. He not so gently reminded us that you won't feel good about everything that God asks you to do and if you wish to grow or go beyond where you've been.... you have to get up and get out!

Last night, we joined our new Growth Group and LOVED IT!!! Walt and I never love the same groups and we did last night.... God is so faithful! Even when we were so anxious, He made our sacrifice of time and self pay off in a HUGE way! We were both ministered to and we got to bless others. THANK YOU LORD! ALL THE GLORY IS YOURS!

I also came home and joined my friend Tiffany's play group. I am so excited! Some of the ladies even have twins, so I'm going to drag my sister too:)! They have lots of fun activities and I'm positive that Nadiah and Hannah are going to love it! I know I will too.

I'll have some new fun things to blog about now. yea!

branching out and maybe even liking it,

erica

Wordless Wednesday- Hannah's Dedication