The purging continues!

This little project has now become someone else's little project. 

I feel a surge of energy with each item that leaves my home!

Onward and upward!

My Dad

My Dad died July 11, 2013.

I miss him so much. It is hard to not have someone in your life that has always been there. 

He wasn't just my dad he was my friend. 

I could call him any time of the night or day. He was always happy to talk with me. 

After we lost our baby, I thought my heart would never heal. When God sent us Grace Anne, it has been like a salve for my soul. I still feel sadness over Lydia, but that empty hole has been somewhat filled.  I don't know how this empty space   will ever be filled. Most likely it won't. 

Strange feeling I had today was like I didn't want much to change so my dad won't miss anything. Weird, I know. 

Still processing all of this. Not sure what else to say. 

Thank You Salvation Army!

Today the SA truck came and took all this stuff away. 

Now, I feel so much more free!

That cradle seemed to have a lot of emotional energy tied to it and I'm not sure why. It is not from my family, but it feels very sentimental to me for some reason. 

We continue to lighten our load and seek God's direction. 

Bye old stuff!  I hope you will bless others as you have blessed us!

Sent packing

Well, hopefully I will be able to say that at some point in the near future. 

What is going to be sent packing? Procrastination!

That is my goal. I don't know why I procrastinate. Fear of making the wrong decision? Laziness? Disliking change?  I'm sure at some point and on some level they are all true. 

I actually forget I even keep this blog. So, I'm really not procrastinating about this. Woohoo!

Today, I cleaned up around my sewing machine. It was getting pretty messy over there. I still need to complete some forms and I won't go to bed tonight until they are done. 

Baby steps.

Invisible accountability. I don't think anyone reads this blog, so I write whatever I want. It is more for me. 

Writing down goals and the accomplishments feels pretty good. 

Update: Forms are done!  Baby Steps!

Super Moon

Well, we took a few minutes to go outside and look at the super moon. It was noticeably brighter and it was fun to be a little bit crazy and let the kids go outside in their pjs. 

Sorry for the grainy photo. It was what we had. 

For more info on the super moon: http://www.christiantoday.com/article/super.moon.tonight.2013.june.22.23.facts.full.perigee.moon.video/32937.htm

Our Blessing

So I realized I had not posted in such a long time and thought I'd better fix that. 

We were thrilled to find out that we were expecting last year. Lots of anxiety dominated my mind because of loosing Lydia. We didn't share our good news publicly until I was more than 6 months along. I just didn't want to go through that all over again. 

We are pleased to introduce another member of our family, Grace Anne. 

She is a honey and I feel so thankful and blessed to be mothering an infant again. I love her so much!  I find it amazing how I can love each of my children so fully. Gives me a tiny glimpse of how much God loves all of us. 

What's for dinner?

Dinner was in the crockpot before breakfast even started. For me, this is a good sign that it's going to be a good day!

Slow Cooker Savory Pork Roast

4-5 lb. pork loin roast

1 large onion sliced

1 bay leaf

2 Tbsp soy sauce

1 Tbsp garlic powder

Place roast and onion in slow cooker. Add bay leaf, soy sauce and garlic powder. 

Cover. Cook on High for 1 hour then on Low for 6 hours. 

Slice and serve. 

This is really yummy and one of our favorites.