Clean water

The other day all I could think about was water. How amazingly grateful I am to live I a place where there is clean fresh water! Where we daily have access to it.
We are a blessed people who get to wash our bodies, and dishes, and dirty clothes, all in the very cleanest of water.
I was pondering all of this at great length because I was sick with the stomach flu. And that day I was so thirsty I could hardly stand it. But for a while I couldn't keep even the smallest amount of water in my body. All I wanted to was go to the fridge(well send mg I was far to week for walking there) and get some cold water out of our Brita filter(double clean) and gulp the whole glass down.


But I could not. I had to show restraint and take tiny sips. I had to let ice melt in my mouth so I wouldn't drink too fast. I thought about how lucky I was to only have the problem that I had. That my only concern was showing some self control. That I have access to water all of the time and will probably never want for a clean drink. (Or ice chip)
I also thought of Jesus and the woman at the well(how could I not i was thirsty!)how he told her that if she would have asked Him for a drink He would give her living water. Living water. I'm really grateful for this as well. Because when sin-like the flu- makes me sick and I'm thirsty on the inside, in my heart, I can ask Jesus for a drink and He will fill me with his living water! His water will heal me instantly. This is crazy beautiful.
I am so grateful I can drink the water that has been freely pored out for me here. In this land and from my savior.
Check this out if your heart is thirsty today. It's crazy beautiful too.
Woman at the well
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I read other blogs..."let's get praisy"

So there's this blog I read... Called "Hello from the Nato's"and I love it. I think Jamie is funny and her heart for Jesus is amazing! And there are hundreds of other things I could say as well but I won't because I'm not a gusher... Go check it you will like it too.
Ok so on her blog she is doing the crazy funny thing called "let's get praisy" and normally if I heard something was called that I would high tail it in the other direction, but I read what it was first-because it was her-and she said I might win something...
Basically it's this competition where you listen to ANY
music and try to hear the gospel in the lyrics. then you write your lyrics down and the corresponding bible verse... then link up to her blog with your song choice/choices(up to 5)and then on Friday a winner is chosen. You get the idea...
This will be my first entry




Hope this works... I'm doing it from my iPhone because my computer is just moving a block of colors around instead of working...
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Quitter

Life seems to keep getting in the way of the blogging once a day thing. So I have decided to officially give up trying. I have a few more ideas left for the month so I hope to still post those but I won't be trying to get here everyday.
I gave it my best shot... And even that was sorta sketchy. Lol.
So here's me resigning national blog posting whatever...
Hope your weekend was good. Mine was packed full of friends and family and if I was a better blogger I'm sure I would write more about it but instead I'm going to make dinner for my family and enjoy movie night! Yay!!


Our new table!
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Migraine update

Well I posted a while back about my migraines and how life with them is difficult...so I thought I would update a bit about how my treatment has been going.

I am currently still taking an anti seizure medication to help reduce the frequency of the migraines and that has helped quite a a bit. I am no longer getting them weekly! I do however still suffer from anywhere from 1-6 monthly. This is still a very large decrease and a huge blessing.

I was also for a while using a progesterone cream to help reduce some of the remaining headaches but the cream seamed to have some odd side effects for me emotionally so I am taking a break from that(which is a little scary because it seemed to be helping quite a lot).

In all honesty I have come to a place where coping with the migraines is easier and because they are less frequent I feel way less burdened by them. Also I have been made aware of an allergy to acetaminophen in the process which is super helpful. Plus another major bonus...the anti seizure medication has had a nice side effect of helping me in loosing some extra weight which I have always struggled to do in all my healthy endeavors.


So all in all I can see the Lords hand through this suffering. How He has used a painful thing to bring me something good. Isn't that just like Him? To give us gifts where we least expect?

So that is where I'm at with migraines. Better than before... Still enduring a while longer and seeing Jesus in the midst. Not a terrible place.


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A blog a day

I'm trying really hard to do that thing... You know the one where you blog every day for a month? But today I'm not sure what to say...
So I will just say this... Today mg took us all out for breakfast! He works in politics so last night was a long one for him and he treated us to celebrate campaigns being over.



I had this. Bre asparagus ham omelet with Yukon potatoes! It was delish! And the company wasn't half bad either...


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Then and Now

Way back then in-San Gimignano-when I bought this tiny pink cup I had no idea that a tiny boy would one day sip from it every morning.


I had no clue if my tiny glass would even make it home from my trip from Italy in my clumsy care. And now ten years later not only have I managed to keep the tiny pink glass safe but-I have somehow by the grace of God-managed to keep two children safe as well...


Back then I would have laughed hysterically at the idea of me keeping children alive... But here I am... Now! A full blown momma living and breathing the job. Loving TWO boys... and loving that they are mine!
And I still enjoy that tiny pink glass (and all the fine memories the "then's" hold) as I watch tiny boy hands grasp it.
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Sick momma

So maybe what Henry had was a stomach ache... A bad one... One that oscillated between bad cramps,nausea, and extreme hunger(only when you feed the hunger your stomach gets angrier)?

That's what this lady has had all day... And yesterday... Uhg. And yuck. And bleh for good measure.

On a higher note Hank seems to be feeling slightly better...


Yay.
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Sick Henry

Henry you have been sick. It's a mystery illness that's only symptoms include a fever, sleeplessness and discomfort. Unlike your older brother,who when sick becomes docile and contended with anything and everything, you are surly,needy, and whiny. You require near constant holding and attention. I think this be my "sick gene" sorry.
It's been a long, long three days... Here's hoping and of course praying for a better tomorrow.
His mercies are new every morning! Hallelujah!


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The questions I ask every day...

Directed at the big One



#1. Are you naked?
#2. Are you eating crayons?
#3. What noise is that? A gun or a Dino?


#4. Why are you sitting on your brother? Added on every time "he is not an animal...don't ride him"


Directed at the small one
#1. Did you poop? Again?!? Really?!


#2. Why are you screaming?



#3. Would you please take that suckle suckle (pacifier) out of your mouth so I can understand you?


#4. Are you sure you really want that book again... For the 23rd time... Really?!?
#5. Why are you sitting on your brother? "Don't RIDE each-other!
Your NOT animals..."


Well... they only act like it sometimes.


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Little Animals/ Halloween

We did the whole trick or treat thing again this year. Owen opted for being a lion again. Grampy Mark did his face paint(lucky boy)! And he was the best little lion in the whole neighborhood!


His little lion face is just too sweet












Hank was a dragon! He loved it...for the first 45 min anyway...and was walking up to houses saying "say hi" over and over... Then we made the massive judgment error in letting him have a sucker... Apparently Henry may be sensitive to red dye...(who knew? He has never had anything dyed before I guess). By the end he was breathing fire and raging like the dragon he was dressed up like... He also didn't sleep all night and had tummy trouble. Poor kid.


At least we have these shining memories-pre-red sucker.

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