I have been thinking a lot about my blogging journey. I wanted to start writing again. I wanted to start sharing again. Life, well life just kept getting in the way. We are very busy around here. Kids, homeschooling, a husband working for someone else and himself, and church activities just keep us all super busy!
I thought a lot about what this blog was, the direction I wanted it to go, it's purpose. So here it is:
1. I started the blog so you could follow us on Life's Journey, while we were dealing with the devastating news that our sweet baby girl would live a life with vision impairments. You were able to walk with us when we thought that she would be completely blind. You were able to be there when we got an official diagnosis, that while still stings, is better than being blind all together. An update? Kinsely is thriving! Her vision still impaired, she sees about 60% of her waking hours. She still has moments where she sees nothing. We are very thankful for the vision she does have. Her glasses are still at a +6 in both eyes for her farsightedness. She is in a stage that taking them off and hiding them is the best thing in the world and by far the most fun game ever! Her speech is still behind, she is catching up rapidly and surprises us when she says each new word! She is so funny, so sweet, and the most snugly of all our children.
2. The purpose of this blog was/is to give you an inside peek at our life. Our crazy, busy, sometimes super full, life. We wouldn't change our family for the world. We enjoy every minute that we get to spend together as a family. The purpose was also to let others who were struggling with something hard that they were not alone. I was in the pit of despair right along with them. It was a dark time. I also shared my faith in God and I hoped that others would feel that faith and believe the same thing. I want to keep that purpose the same. I want others to know what it is like with a busy family. I want others to know what it is like raising young kids, what its like to have a child with disability, what it is like to home school. I want people to know that they are not alone. I want to be able to share the experiences of our family with you. I want to share my faith with you.
3. The direction in which I will be heading is more day to day life. Lots of homeschooling. Sharing different ideas I have for helping my children learn, some of my own lesson plans for different things, and so much more! I want to be able to just share openly about what happens in our day. I think you will like the new set up. I hope that we will gain some more followers also. I'm excited to start a new chapter.
Be Blessed,
Dany
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Monday, April 1, 2013
Easter Weekend
The Lord has risen! He has risen indeed!
This weekend with my family was such a blessing, as is any time I get to spend with them really. I got to start the weekend with my grandparents, uncle, cousins, brother, and mom, spending Friday night at a restaurant, celebrating my grandparents 50th wedding anniversary. What an amazing example they have set for us. They show that no matter what, with God, love, and patience you can go can work through anything and stay married. I hope I can only continue to live up to what they have shown through the years.
Saturday, I got to spend most of the day with my mother in law. We had a craft show that we sat at. It was a lot of fun! I love just being able to sit and talk with her. She is a pretty amazing women. Then I spent most of the afternoon with my kiddos. We went chicken and turkey shopping. We have raised chickens in the past. Last year we took a year off. That meant this year we needed to fill the yard with chicks again! We also added a few turkeys. It was lots of fun picking which chickens we wanted to get, along with the turkey's. There was visible difference in size between the turkey's which helps us tell them apart and remember their names: Myla, Fishing Pole, and Shiny. Yes, folks, that right. A turkey named Fishing Pole. That is my son for you! Oh the smiles he makes me smile. I then got to spend the evening helping my husband build the final coop. (the chicks are in the brooder right now).
Sunday was full on Easter. We did Easter baskets in the morning. Followed by wearing our pretty new outfits to church. Church was amazing. I love singing that Jesus has risen! The message fantastic. Then we did more egg hunting at my brothers house with all the siblings and cousins. Then off to the in-laws. No egg hunting there, but plenty of food and Easter presents for the kids. It was such a blessing to be with family all day. It was nice to be able to relax and just enjoy.
This week Butterfly Girl has another appointment at the specialist. We will see if they can tell us any more about what is going on with her delayed speech and some other behaviors we have seen. Be in prayer for this please.
Be Blessed,
Dany
This weekend with my family was such a blessing, as is any time I get to spend with them really. I got to start the weekend with my grandparents, uncle, cousins, brother, and mom, spending Friday night at a restaurant, celebrating my grandparents 50th wedding anniversary. What an amazing example they have set for us. They show that no matter what, with God, love, and patience you can go can work through anything and stay married. I hope I can only continue to live up to what they have shown through the years.
Saturday, I got to spend most of the day with my mother in law. We had a craft show that we sat at. It was a lot of fun! I love just being able to sit and talk with her. She is a pretty amazing women. Then I spent most of the afternoon with my kiddos. We went chicken and turkey shopping. We have raised chickens in the past. Last year we took a year off. That meant this year we needed to fill the yard with chicks again! We also added a few turkeys. It was lots of fun picking which chickens we wanted to get, along with the turkey's. There was visible difference in size between the turkey's which helps us tell them apart and remember their names: Myla, Fishing Pole, and Shiny. Yes, folks, that right. A turkey named Fishing Pole. That is my son for you! Oh the smiles he makes me smile. I then got to spend the evening helping my husband build the final coop. (the chicks are in the brooder right now).
Sunday was full on Easter. We did Easter baskets in the morning. Followed by wearing our pretty new outfits to church. Church was amazing. I love singing that Jesus has risen! The message fantastic. Then we did more egg hunting at my brothers house with all the siblings and cousins. Then off to the in-laws. No egg hunting there, but plenty of food and Easter presents for the kids. It was such a blessing to be with family all day. It was nice to be able to relax and just enjoy.
This week Butterfly Girl has another appointment at the specialist. We will see if they can tell us any more about what is going on with her delayed speech and some other behaviors we have seen. Be in prayer for this please.
Be Blessed,
Dany
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Allergic Reaction
Yesterday started wonderful. I was back on my old routine that made me feel like I was getting stuff accomplished. I was feeling refreshed after a really hard weekend. All the kids had seemed to wake up in great moods. This was how I wished every Monday morning would go!
I had fed the kids cinnamon pop tarts for breakfast. No big deal right? Well I was so wrong. Poor Butterfly girl had an allergic reaction to it. The doctor at the Prime care is guessing since we have given pop tarts before, of a different flavor, that it was probably the cinnamon that caused the reaction.
My poor baby was red from head to toe. She had hives on her ears, on her toes, on her belly. They were every wear. She didn't seem to try to itch them, but boy did she ever scream. She was miserable. She wanted nothing, but to be held. She just cried and cried. I am guessing that if I was in her shoes that is all I would want to do also.
The Prime Care doctor gave her some Benadryl and a steroid to help open her lungs. He also noticed that she had an ear infection. Poor baby, sore ear and an allergic reaction. So we started an antibiotic. Once we got home she slept for 3 hours. She was so tired from how hard her body had worked and from the Benadryl.
Today is a new day! Hopefully we can stay away from all things cinnamon and have an uneventful day as far as surprises go. We do have a busy day planned! Fabric shopping, groceries, school work, and mommy has to go to work for a few hours this afternoon.
Be Blessed,
Dany
I had fed the kids cinnamon pop tarts for breakfast. No big deal right? Well I was so wrong. Poor Butterfly girl had an allergic reaction to it. The doctor at the Prime care is guessing since we have given pop tarts before, of a different flavor, that it was probably the cinnamon that caused the reaction.
My poor baby was red from head to toe. She had hives on her ears, on her toes, on her belly. They were every wear. She didn't seem to try to itch them, but boy did she ever scream. She was miserable. She wanted nothing, but to be held. She just cried and cried. I am guessing that if I was in her shoes that is all I would want to do also.
The Prime Care doctor gave her some Benadryl and a steroid to help open her lungs. He also noticed that she had an ear infection. Poor baby, sore ear and an allergic reaction. So we started an antibiotic. Once we got home she slept for 3 hours. She was so tired from how hard her body had worked and from the Benadryl.
Today is a new day! Hopefully we can stay away from all things cinnamon and have an uneventful day as far as surprises go. We do have a busy day planned! Fabric shopping, groceries, school work, and mommy has to go to work for a few hours this afternoon.
Be Blessed,
Dany
Monday, March 25, 2013
Life Happens
Life happens. No matter what we do to try to stop it or to wish certain things didn't happen, they do.
I wished for a lot of things the past few weeks. I wished I had gotten more sleep, that I didn't have sick kids, that my baby's eyes were perfect. I wished that I never yelled at my kids and that I never fought with my husband. I wished I'd be better at managing my time, at saying no, and at saying yes. I wished I was a better mother, wife, daughter, and friend. I wished I was a better worker, better believer, a better sharer of Jesus.
The past few weeks I have fallen short, as we often do in this life. Fallen short of the things my kids have needed me to be. Fallen short as a believer in Christ. Fallen short in who my husband needs me to be.
This morning I was reminded that God sent his disciples to spread the gospel with nothing. They were to take no food, money, or changes of clothes. They needed to trust that there were going to be people out there to take care of them. That if the cities in which they were heading to were open to receiving His word then their needs would be met. Over the past two weeks I have try shoving my traveler's bag with everything that I can. Discipline, work, school, and more. I have tried to do everything on my own. Not trusting in God, that once we arrive at our destination, be it a bad behavior that needs correcting, or a friend in need, he will have everything there waiting for us to use.
At first when this thought struck me I wanted to yell at myself. Get upset that I was going about the past few weeks all wrong. I wanted to wallow in self pity. I had messed up my relationship with God, with my husband, and with my kids. Ahh, how frustrating. Then I remembered. I could change it! I couldn't change everything, but I could change how I depended on the Lord!! There was a different way to go about life. I knew that. I just got caught up in the devils lie that I needed to do it on my own.
So this morning, I come to you saying today is a fresh start. Today is a new day! How exciting!! We can make a choice this morning to follow God. To trust in his ability to meet our needs. We can make the choice to travel light. To bring no more then ourselves to the table.
It's been a trying few weeks at our house. We will push through. The Lord will hold our family tight. I am excited for this week!
I wished for a lot of things the past few weeks. I wished I had gotten more sleep, that I didn't have sick kids, that my baby's eyes were perfect. I wished that I never yelled at my kids and that I never fought with my husband. I wished I'd be better at managing my time, at saying no, and at saying yes. I wished I was a better mother, wife, daughter, and friend. I wished I was a better worker, better believer, a better sharer of Jesus.
The past few weeks I have fallen short, as we often do in this life. Fallen short of the things my kids have needed me to be. Fallen short as a believer in Christ. Fallen short in who my husband needs me to be.
This morning I was reminded that God sent his disciples to spread the gospel with nothing. They were to take no food, money, or changes of clothes. They needed to trust that there were going to be people out there to take care of them. That if the cities in which they were heading to were open to receiving His word then their needs would be met. Over the past two weeks I have try shoving my traveler's bag with everything that I can. Discipline, work, school, and more. I have tried to do everything on my own. Not trusting in God, that once we arrive at our destination, be it a bad behavior that needs correcting, or a friend in need, he will have everything there waiting for us to use.
At first when this thought struck me I wanted to yell at myself. Get upset that I was going about the past few weeks all wrong. I wanted to wallow in self pity. I had messed up my relationship with God, with my husband, and with my kids. Ahh, how frustrating. Then I remembered. I could change it! I couldn't change everything, but I could change how I depended on the Lord!! There was a different way to go about life. I knew that. I just got caught up in the devils lie that I needed to do it on my own.
So this morning, I come to you saying today is a fresh start. Today is a new day! How exciting!! We can make a choice this morning to follow God. To trust in his ability to meet our needs. We can make the choice to travel light. To bring no more then ourselves to the table.
It's been a trying few weeks at our house. We will push through. The Lord will hold our family tight. I am excited for this week!
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Long Time, No Balance
I struggle with balance. When I am on something and running full steam ahead I forget that I made commitments to other things.
Right now I am running full steam ahead on the business partnership I just entered with my mother-in-law. We are working on products for craft shows, a blog, and more! We are so excited to be working with her. She has taught me so much when it comes to sewing and she is an amazing writer. I know that I will learn a lot from her as we continue to grow this business of ours. That said I have slacked when it comes to filling my husbands paper work for his business, keep you all up to date on my sweet Butterfly girl, and other general things that need getting done. I have had complete tunnel vision lately.
I was recently slowed down by an injury to my hand. I slipped and fell on a patch of ice in our driveway. When I fell I attempted to catch myself with my hand. It didn't go over so well and my hand swelled pretty big and I couldn't move it very well. I went in to have it looked at and Praise the Lord it was only sprained. I need to wear this very itchy, uncomfortable brace on it for 7-10 days. Today we are at day four. Thankfully my hand is feeling about 90 percent better. The only thing the brace is really doing is protecting the spot on my hand that is near my thumb that was hit the hardest. That spot is still very tender.
So today I took some time to find balance. I revamped our schedule to include time for this momma to work, clean, teach, be an office lady for my husband, be the therapist for butterfly girl, be a mommy, BLOG, and enjoy this life I have been given!
I truly do enjoy everything about this life we are living. My husband and I are just your ordinary family. Raising some pretty EXTRA ordinary kids. Loving the Lord, Loving each other, and loving life. Balance comes from trusting in our God, each other, and that we are on the right path on this journey.
Thank you faithful followers.
Be Blessed,
Dany
Right now I am running full steam ahead on the business partnership I just entered with my mother-in-law. We are working on products for craft shows, a blog, and more! We are so excited to be working with her. She has taught me so much when it comes to sewing and she is an amazing writer. I know that I will learn a lot from her as we continue to grow this business of ours. That said I have slacked when it comes to filling my husbands paper work for his business, keep you all up to date on my sweet Butterfly girl, and other general things that need getting done. I have had complete tunnel vision lately.
I was recently slowed down by an injury to my hand. I slipped and fell on a patch of ice in our driveway. When I fell I attempted to catch myself with my hand. It didn't go over so well and my hand swelled pretty big and I couldn't move it very well. I went in to have it looked at and Praise the Lord it was only sprained. I need to wear this very itchy, uncomfortable brace on it for 7-10 days. Today we are at day four. Thankfully my hand is feeling about 90 percent better. The only thing the brace is really doing is protecting the spot on my hand that is near my thumb that was hit the hardest. That spot is still very tender.
So today I took some time to find balance. I revamped our schedule to include time for this momma to work, clean, teach, be an office lady for my husband, be the therapist for butterfly girl, be a mommy, BLOG, and enjoy this life I have been given!
I truly do enjoy everything about this life we are living. My husband and I are just your ordinary family. Raising some pretty EXTRA ordinary kids. Loving the Lord, Loving each other, and loving life. Balance comes from trusting in our God, each other, and that we are on the right path on this journey.
Thank you faithful followers.
Be Blessed,
Dany
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Pictures
I am not one who is great at taking pictures. There are days that I take a lot of pictures and then I can go spans of time without taking any. Today I took pictures. It was such a snowy day. We just stayed in where it was warm and relaxed. We did some school work and just enjoyed each other.
Today was another really peaceful day.They kids did pretty fantastic. My mood stayed pretty level. Once again this morning I prayed for my children. I prayed for my husband. I prayed for my own spirit. I also prayed that the Holy Spirit have his presence in this house. I asked for a shield of protection over our house. Oh how much prayer can help. Oh how much more peaceful things have been.
We painted. We painted hands. We painted squares. We just had fun. It was exciting. We enjoyed the conversation. We enjoyed the giggling. Oh what a glorious day! Praise to the Lord, King of Heaven and earth. Butterfly Girl also painted. She painted with pudding.
I hope you enjoyed your day. I know that I was blessed. I hope you were also.
Be Blessed.
Dany
Today was another really peaceful day.They kids did pretty fantastic. My mood stayed pretty level. Once again this morning I prayed for my children. I prayed for my husband. I prayed for my own spirit. I also prayed that the Holy Spirit have his presence in this house. I asked for a shield of protection over our house. Oh how much prayer can help. Oh how much more peaceful things have been.
I hope you enjoyed your day. I know that I was blessed. I hope you were also.
Be Blessed.
Dany
Monday, February 18, 2013
Two steps forward, 5 steps back
I feel as two steps forward, five steps back describes my life. For many reasons. I feel as though we get on a good routine and someone gets sick. We get control of the behavior issues in our house and then it's on to the next set of behaviors that need correcting. I feel like I make progress in a relationship with one of the kids or my husband and fight breaks out over something silly and backwards we go. It is so frustrating. How I wish life would go perfectly all the time. I understand my examples may seem small to some. I know people that work hard, but loss their jobs or worse their houses. I know people that love their spouse and yet divorce happens. I know my examples are mere inconveniences in every day life. Some people struggle with more then I do. I am not trying to undermine those who suffer in a greater way.
Today I am just simply saying I am tired. I am tired of feeling like I am constantly falling backwards after having experienced the greatness of what moving forward feels like. I am coming out of a time where I though I could do it all on my own. I am once again coming out of another pit of self pity, of bad behaviors from my kids, of a rough patch within my marriage. I am currently coming out of a pit where I wasn't reading my bible or praying because I was trying to do life on my own strength. Silly Me!!! I lost sight of why we home school, of why we do our devotions every morning. I lost sight of Jesus. Silly Me!!
Once again I was reminded that I can not raise my children, cannot be a loving wife, cannot be a good friend all on my own strength. I NEED Jesus!! He alone can do all things. I was also reminded that it isn't just about reading my bible. It is about LIVING my bible. Praying for my husband and my kids. Praying for their hearts, praying for their needs. I need to be in prayer for them.
Today we are back on the path of taking steps forward. We have had the most peaceful morning we have had in two weeks. As I type the kids are all playing Lego's while the oldest makes lunch. I hear laughter instead of fighting.
What changed? I spent the morning in devotions. I spent the morning praying for my heart, for the heart of my husband, and for the heart of my children. I spent time actually letting God's word sink in my heart instead of making it just another one of those things I could cross off my list. That is what changed. I gave the burdens of my heart to the Lord. I feel lighter, happier, more patient. Today is a great day. It came from the Lord and I am going to rejoice in it.
Be Blessed
Dany
Today I am just simply saying I am tired. I am tired of feeling like I am constantly falling backwards after having experienced the greatness of what moving forward feels like. I am coming out of a time where I though I could do it all on my own. I am once again coming out of another pit of self pity, of bad behaviors from my kids, of a rough patch within my marriage. I am currently coming out of a pit where I wasn't reading my bible or praying because I was trying to do life on my own strength. Silly Me!!! I lost sight of why we home school, of why we do our devotions every morning. I lost sight of Jesus. Silly Me!!
Once again I was reminded that I can not raise my children, cannot be a loving wife, cannot be a good friend all on my own strength. I NEED Jesus!! He alone can do all things. I was also reminded that it isn't just about reading my bible. It is about LIVING my bible. Praying for my husband and my kids. Praying for their hearts, praying for their needs. I need to be in prayer for them.
Today we are back on the path of taking steps forward. We have had the most peaceful morning we have had in two weeks. As I type the kids are all playing Lego's while the oldest makes lunch. I hear laughter instead of fighting.
What changed? I spent the morning in devotions. I spent the morning praying for my heart, for the heart of my husband, and for the heart of my children. I spent time actually letting God's word sink in my heart instead of making it just another one of those things I could cross off my list. That is what changed. I gave the burdens of my heart to the Lord. I feel lighter, happier, more patient. Today is a great day. It came from the Lord and I am going to rejoice in it.
Be Blessed
Dany
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