Growth

                                                
 Blogger i miss you i love you lol well this summer has been.. an interesting one to say the least  and i still cant believe it is practically over. Well i wanted to come by and do a quick little update on the kids. We are doing awesome, by the way, despite some not so comfortable circumstances God is always good and my hope and trust is always in him! So on that note Caleb turned 6 months on Monday July 30th he is the happiest healthy little chuncker ( his nickname is bug cause he is my cuddle bug) and it feels like he was just born yesterday for real. Mariah turned 2 July 5th and has been doing wonderful.
           More picture of the this summer to come!

And you will reap what you sow

I know it has been FOREVER since iv written a blog i have been super busy with our new addition and chasing Mimi around the house, that blogging hasn't even been in my vocabulary. Well to update you a little bit our princess is now 22 months old and  will be 2 in July and Big boy is 12 weeks! Time is going by so fast and i am just trying to take everything in. Lately i have constantly been reminded of how blessed i am  to be able to be a stay at home mom with a husband who sees the importance of it, just as much if not more, then i do. It doesn't matter the circumstances my husband does what ever it takes for me to get to be the one raising, teaching, nurturing and influencing our children. These last couple of weeks i have kinda been taking staying at home with my kids for granted im not gonna lie its hard and there are times when i say to myself what am i doing putting my dreams on hold? i mean im young i could be out working or going to school and put the kids in day care or just give then to Grama.. But then i just couldn't imagine it, someone else getting to see my daughter go potty on the toilet for the first time? or someone else getting to teach her shapes and colors? or Someone else getting to see my son smile and laugh for the first time. O no i couldn't have that. The Lord has been showing me that all this hard work is paying off and its not in vain! Staying home with my children teaching them, being their main influence, teaching them about God , loving and nurturing them  and praying over them. Sowing into their lives and hearts not only will i reap but they will reap and their children will reap and their children's children will reap. What i am sowing now generations will reap!! I have been encouraged Iam anointed for motherhood and its a high calling.

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Natural Child Birth: Birthing affirmations

• My body was made to give birth
• I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me
• This is a natural process
• Everything is going according to God's plan
• I am at peace
• My body knows what its doing
• Every contraction is one step closer to getting to hold and see my baby
• Every contraction is expanding and opening up my body
• I am supported
• I am not on my own
• I trust my body and the Holy spirit that lives in me
• I surrender my birth over to my body. my baby and Jesus
• My body has a wide open space for my baby to descend
• I inhale peace and Exhale tension
• Birthing is easy and natural in which my body was designed
• I am a strong woman
• Birth is beautiful

I strongly believe in the power of the spoken word, i have see it in action. I believe there is the power of life and death in the tongue and that by our words we can speak things in to existence. So i choose to speak life in every area of my life by declaring  the word of God.  These affirmations are only a few of the positive words that i speak and pray over myself now, while I'm pregnant and i am counting on my spirit to remember and remind me of these things during labor. These are also some of the things i would like my husband to say to me while in labor to encourage me.

How a lazy mamma gets motivated

I don't know about y'all but i am lazy... especially when it comes to getting out of bed and getting the day started and with being prego i am 10x more lazy, i mean i could stay in bed all day,  But with a busy 18 month old that's pretty much impossible. I thought i would jot down some of the things that iv learned from other mommies and what has been working for me to get me up, ready and motivated for my unpredictable day

• First things first i start my day with a cup of tea or coffee its been tea lately i look foward to this warm goodness every morning 
• Shower and get dressed i know that's kinda like duh but this is the hardest thing for me i have to make myself do this  i could stay in my PJ's all day long and not have any problems with it( why waste a cute outfit on paint stains and poopy diapers) , but iv noticed i get so much more done when i shower, get dressed and put on a little make up annnd i feel better too
• Eat a nice healthy breakfast this gives me strength and energy
• Turn on the web stream or some up beat music and get your praise and worship on
• Have a "to do list" made  of things you want to get done for the day and mark them off as you get them done
• Ask the lord for grace and speak life over your day Ex. "Today is gonna be a good day I know the lord has something special planned"
• Take a morning walk and get some fresh air
• Go to bed early your gonna need that sleep

His Heart

Iv have always had a heart for children to teach them ,to love them, to make them laugh and smile and to just be around them but lately I feel his heart for them and its intense!! God loves his babies and wants to use us to show them how much he loves them . Reggie and I have gotten the opportunity to sponsor and provide for a 9 year old Ethiopian boy by giving money monthly so that he can have clothes, food, clean water and go to school the amount of money that we provide is the same amount of money that it would cost for us to go out to eat!! and that little amount of money provides all this for him. Its such an honer that God would use us to  give to him (Naji)

The newest member of our family!!!

Naji is 9 years old lost both of his parents to Aids he has 2 brothers and  2 sisters and was not in school, didn't  have many cloths and very little to eat before we sponsored him... We are able to write to him and he writes back ( there is a translator) so it really becomes like a real relationship where we are able to hear whats going and how he is doing :)

" And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me."
                                          Matthew 18:5



We are blessed to get to bless  one of Gods children if you are interested in doing this check out www.worldvision.org   or go to your local Christian store and ask them (thats how we got involved)

Meet Natalie and Johnny

 Sorry yall i haven't blogged in a couple days I have been super busy!! I have taken on the job as a full time nanny. I will be nannying  a  11 month old baby boy ( Johnny) and a beautiful 4 year old  girl ( Natalie). Call me crazy, but I love it so far. Its really easy they are very sweet and peaceful children. They are on basically the same schedule as Mariah and have adjusted really well. When I got the offer, which was random and at the last minute, I of course prayed and asked the Lord what he would have me do.. and his answer was "Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these."  " And he took the children in his arms , put his hands on them and blessed them." Mark 10:14-16 . I am able to show the love of Christ to these precious ones I get to hug, teach and pray for them all day!! The Lord said to me " You have the Kingdom of heaven inside of you, You could be the only Me they ever see"
I am also blessed to be getting compensated pretty good not to mention I believe this is preparation for more children of my own , the call on my life to mother the generations, and a dream the Lord has put in my heart for children's ministry!

so stinkin cute

coloring

Mimi's new friend she loves other kids 

Blessings and Love to yall!!

New Beginings

The Lord blessed us  with a 2003 Saturn L200, silver  4 door. If you know us you know we have been needing a new car bad. We have a 1994 Honda Accord but its a 2 door and its been in an accident so i don't really feel safe driving in it especially with a baby. So this was a huge blessing considering we got it for really really cheap! Everything we have prayed for in a car we got it in this one, once we bought it I felt like the Lord said this is the start of a new beginning  our jubilee year and that change was coming to my family  financially and spiritually. And he confirmed it with the number 8 three times; first off we got it on the 8th, second Mariah is 8 months old and third the car is a 2003 ,8 years old!! If you don't know the number 8 means new beginnings!!!
God is soo Good

4 door!! 2 doors and a car seat just were not meant for each other

Pretty Good on gas

Cd  player, Ac, heat electric everything :)

 Praying the same "new beginning" blessings over you and your families