Tuesday, December 29, 2009

On to the New Year...























































Well the New Year is fast approaching. Since we are out of school until next week, I really don't know what the date is :-) Silly of me,but I just have a hard time keeping up with it. Christmas was great and I am glad that the commercial part of it is over. Although I LOVE the season itself for the reason we have it is because of Jesus' birth. Our most precious gift by far! Cameron was suposed to start a new job today, but it ended up not working out. It is hard sometimes to wait on the Lord. I have no idea what he has planned for us, although I am definately looking forward to seeing what that is. Being that we have no money and that we are at home almost all the time, you would think my house would be spotless, but guess what.... its a disaster! I have been so sick with this pregnancy. No throwing up, just lots of gagging and tummy upset. We had a doctors apptointment yesterday. The baby's heartbeat was 157 and it was moving around quite a bit. Only 27 days until my birthday and hopefully we will be able to see what our precious baby is. Cameron hopes for a boy and I guess I do too for the sake of him and James. But of course we will all be thrilled with a baby girl too. All I really want is a healthy baby. We do have names picked out: Jackson Tyler for a boy and Emily Jordyn for a girl. Well I decided that I am gonna try to post a few random pics if I can. Some from earlier in the year and a few from Christmas. Hope you enjoy! And when I posy again, Im gonna list my goals for the New Year... Blessings~















































Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Merry Christmas!!!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!! I just wanted to drop in and say that. I doubt that I will have any time to post between now and then. I really don't have time to post this, but I am feeling a little nauseated today, so I am behind on my list of things that need to be done. Lord willing I will have all them completed by bedtime tonight, so I can have an easy day tomorrow, before the cooking starts Thursday. A few things to ponder though as we aproach the new year.... What are some things that we can all change to make us more productive for the Lord, our husbands, and our familys this next year? I know that I have a ton. I think my next entry will be about just that... what all I am going to change. I am constantly striving to be a better Christian, wife, and mother. And this next year with our baby blessing #5 arriving, I am determined and dedicated to making those changes for sure! Merry Christmas to everyone! May God bless you all and your families this Christmas :-)

Blessings~
Maudie

Friday, December 18, 2009

Well....

Okay, so this is too wierd. I just went through all the trouble to create a new blog and then I discover that I had used the wrong email address to try to log into this one, and then I tried the new one and now I am logged in. So I guess I have 2 blogs, lol. Anyways I am back online, Cameron still doesn't have another job and we are expecting a new baby! Yes, right after my miscarriage in September and the HSG, we conceived about 2 weeks after the miscarriage. I am currently almost 14 weeks pregnant and we are due on June 21st, but we have a c-section scheduled for June 14th at 10 am. And for the most excited news, until the baby arrives, we get find out the gender on Jan. 25th, my 29th birthday! We are so excited. Well I guess I am gonna run for now, but I'll be back!

Blessings~
Maudie

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Uggh... the Pain~




Well my miscarriage officially started yesterday and I am hurting quite bad today. It was really bad when I woke up and I had a very restless night to say the least. I am going to have an HSG preformed next Monday to chek and see what the conditions of my tubes and uterus are. Of course we are praying for a good result but most of all I am praying to be content with whatever the Lord's will is for me and my life. I am feeling kinda down though just because I had really got my hopes up this time. I know that the Lord has a plan, but its hard for me to hold my head up all the time and be positive. I started reading "Created to be His Help Meet" again , over the weekend and I am trying so hard to adapt some of the things she teaches into my life and my marriage with my beloved. Well I am gonna go for now. I am gonna try to add a pic:

Blessings~
Maudie



My 4 kiddos on a day trip to the mountains a couple of months back~
Me gathering sea shells on the beach in the early morning~
The view from our balcony~

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Update~

It seems that I may be going to have a "chemical pregnancy" so please pray for us. My doctor is not too hopeful for this little one and my pregnancy test at home are getting lighter and lighter. Pray for God's will and for us to praise Him no matter what. Another update is on Cameron's job. He got the word yesterday that October 17 would be his last day. I am now getting a wee bit nervous. Why? I dunno. I know God is in control, but when I think about the cuts we are gonna have to make, it scares me. I will update again Monday after my next Doctors appointment. Have a great weekend everybody :-)

Blessings~
Maudie

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Well.....

I have an announcement!!! You guessed it, if you looked at my new ticker over on the side of my blog!!! We are pregnant !!! Praise the Lord!!!!! My first appointment is Friday at 8:15 am. So please pray that this baby is where it is suposed to be and that this pregnancy will not end until May 2010 and will end with the birth of a healthy baby!!!! I am soooo excited! Just wanted to share.

Blessings~
Maudie

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Bye For Now~

As sad as I feel to say this, I must. We are shutting off the internet. So for awhile I will not be posting. The only way I will post is if I go to my friends house and only if I have a huge announcement. Like a new baby ( hint hint ;-} ). We had a WONDERFUL time at the beach and I am so thankful that my MIL ( despite all our problems and differences) invited us and was so kind to pay for everything. I am going on for now, but I will post when I can, until then keep my family in your prayers and I will be praying for everyone too :-)

Love and Blessings~
Maudie

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Rainy and Sunny~

The weather today is wierd. It is raining and sunny. I am sitting here taking a break from my cleaning and preparing for the trip, to write in my blog. I hear the sounds of productivity going on around me. I hear my washer spinning out, my dryer running and my dishwasher coming to an end of its rinse cycle. I also hear the chattering of my children and the buzz of this computer. We have done no school today and after re-evaluating my yearly schedule, I discovered ( much to my surprise) that we didn't have to do school today. So we are out of school until Tuesday! My kids are excited and they wouldn't be able to focus anyway. All they have on their mind is the beach!!!! I am kinda getting excited too :-) I haven't been since I was 14 and this is only the second vacation that my beloved and I have taken together in almost 11 years of marriage. So all in all, I pray for a safe and fun trip. I am worried about my 74 year old mother being here alone with 5 cats and 3 grown dogs, plus 4 puppies ( who don't even have their eyes open yet) . I am so scared that she could fall again. So please pray for that and pray for me to have peace and for my mom to enjoy the peace of being here alone and for her to be safe also. I will be calling way too many times while I am gone. I am sure of it. My internet will probably be shut off by the time we get back, but if we decided not to turn it back on, I will update at the library or at my dearest friend Jennifer's house. I guess I will go and hopefully when I return I will be more relaxed, focused and ready to get ready for the fall. And hopefully my family wil still be intact and safe, including my mom and our zoo or animals! Be safe and blessings to all!

Blessings,
Maudie

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Howdy Folks~

Well its been a while since I have wrote so I decided to drop a few lines here this morning before we start school. We are having a light week this week as my MIL has offered to take us to the Beach. We are leaving Friday and will be back Monday. I hope that if I have internet access I can post some photos. Yes, our internet days are probably coming to an end here for awhile. We simply will not be able to afford the internet on Cameron's unemployment. But we will see what happens. We do have some "new additions" that were added to our family Sunday morning.... 4 cute, cute, cute, ( did I say CUTE :-} ) red nose pit bull and boxer mix puppies. They are so sweet. And my Rachel ( the pit) has been such a good moma. She is only a year old herself and this was her first ( and last) litter. We are keeping 1 to add to the confusion here at our home. The others are spoken for, but for 6 weeks they will be ours. I am currently having to get up about every hour to put them back with Rachel. They are running away! They keep getting under things and getting stuck and then they start crying. So being that I am the head moma at the house here, I have took the job upon myself to get up and care for them when need be. Other than that, things are great. Rachel is a good moma and I am glad that she is nursing them so well. Other than that, nothing else is going on. School is going well, Cameron is still working, although at this point he is ready for the job to be over where he can just move on because he is pretty discouraged and irritated that the hard work he is putting in is going no where. Anyways.... I guess I will go for now and start school. Talk to you all soon~

Blessings~
Maudie

Thursday, August 13, 2009

Job Update~

I wanted to take a few minutes to update on Cameron's job situation.... I just got off the phone with him. His boss asked him why he didn't want to contract.. Cameron told him that he simply could not afford it and we felt that going into more debt was no what we needed to do. So his boss told him that within 2 months he would be unemployed . So Cameron told him that that would be fine. Just to do what he had to do. So please pray for us as we embark on this new path that the Lord seems to be leading us down. We are excited and nervous at the same time. Pray that the Lord will use this time to make our marriage and each of us as indiviuals, what it/we need to be as Christians. Well I have to go for now and start our schooling. Be blessed!

Blessings~
Maudie

Monday, August 10, 2009

School Week 2~

Well we about to embark on our second week of homeschooling for the new school year! I am excited and feel that things are going much smoother this year than last. I am loving the way I have my classroom set up and I am also happy that the kiddos seem to be enjoying school. James is really making progress and although its only been 1 week of school, Taylor's reading has improved by leaps and bounds. She will be a class A reader in no time. I am so proud of all of them. I am thankful for the family that God has blessed me with. They are great and I can't wait to see what the Lord has planned for them and for their lives. In other news, on the job fromt, I believe that Cameron is talking to his boss now about his job situation. I secretly hope that Cameron doesn't take the contractor job and that he goes on unemployment. And that is him .... calling on the phone.... I have to go. I will update later.

Sunday, August 9, 2009

Please pray for my husband as he decides on taking the job as a contractor, or going on unemployement. He has to make a final decision and I am just praying that ha makes the right one. Also please pray for me, as I am trying to" let go and let God" have all control in the area of my fertility. I will post again soon, I have tons to do today.

Blessings~
Maudie

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

School Day #2

Well today is going to be our second day of school. Yesterday went well and James actually seems to be adjusting to sitting and minding me. He did seem to get bored with the big kid stuff, but when it came to his work time he really enjoyed it. I am pleased to say that although I am sure there will be frustrating days, I feel that this is going to be a success. I am going to try to occupy my mind with school and planning and I am determined to learn to sew also. I have been so occupied with the whole "trying to get pregnant" thing that I am leaving everything else on the backburner. Another month has went by and still no pregnancy. I am sad, but also I am tired. I am off of fertility friend as soon as I start again. I am also done with one of the message boards that I was on. I am going to let go of all this, because it is no longer healthy for me to concern myself with this. God may not have any more children planned for me and if thats the case I have no chance but to be content with that.~

Blessings~
Maudie

Monday, July 27, 2009

Updates and More Issues~

I wanted to update on Cameron's job. He is more than likely going to take the job as a contractor with his current boss. His boss has offered to let us buy the truck and needed tools for a very reasonable price and we will then be able to make monthly payments to his boss or ex boss might I say, to get it piad off. I guess thats what Cameron will do, because it is either that or be fired and draw less than $300.00 a week, which is just not feasable for us. So please continue praying and hopefully the Lord is really working in this. I am also having some issues with a lady from my past. I knew her son in highschool and dated him for a little bit. Cameron and I have tried helping him in the last couple of years and we have done alot for them as far as trying to help him better himself. He is now locked up in jail in another state for some very violent crimes against his ex girlfriend. The mother has been calling me late at night, sometimes as late or early ( however you want to think of it) 4 am. She left a very threatning message on my voicemail last night and I am a little scared of what she might do. Please pray that she will leace us alone. I am having my cell phone number changed and I am praying that she will leave us alone. Well I guess thats all for now, I have tons to do!

Blessings~
Maudie

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Prayer Request~

I have a prayer request. Cameron got word yesterday that he may loose his job or be cut hugely in pay. His boss is probably going to ask him to go back to being a contractor which means we would loose our benefits, plus we would have to get the truck up and working again which we can't afford to do right now. I have been praying that the Lord would do His will in Cameron's job and that we ( me and the kids) miss him and want him home more often and earlier in the day. So this may be God's way of answering that prayer. Whatever the case may be, please pray that the Lord will take care of us and our needs during this time and that the Lord will do His perfect will in Cameron's job. Thanks for praying~

Blessings,
Maudie

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Great Giveaway!!!!!

I wanted to give you all a link to this site: http://jude1-22.xanga.com There is a great giveaway on there..... Check in out :-)

Friday, July 24, 2009

Changed a Few Things~

I have changed the background on my blog and I plan on changing it with the season as long as keep blogging :-) As I sit here: listening to the sounds of my 5 year old son whine like an infant and hear the sounds of my girls argueing and as I type I have to fight off my kittens so I can touch the keys on the keyboard: I realize something..... I LOVE MY LIFE!!!!! I know that this is a strange time to realize it, but I do. As I was taking a shower and praying, it just struck me how blessed I really am. As I was praying that this is the month that the Lord will bless us again with another sweet baby, I realized that even if He doesn't, I am so blessed already. Yes, I long to grow another baby in my womb and then hold that precious child in my arms, and of course watch that child grow into hopefully a faithful servant of our Lord and heavenly Father. But I am already the moma to 4 wonderful, although difficult at time, children. My 5 year old son is rude to me at times and mean to his sisters, but I am so proud when we are at Wal Mart or another crowded place and he is so polite. He says please, thank you, and excuse me. I am so proud of him at those moments. I blush just thinking about it :-) Then theres my beloved....yes there are times I could strangle him ( not literally ;-) ) but he is so good to me. I am so proud of him and how he works to make it posible to have me home with our kids. In 10 years of marriage, I have never HAD to work. I did have 2 jobs ,only for a little though, and only because I wanted to do it. I was being rebelious and going against what my beloved said. So I wanted to be independant. I look back on those days and think how silly and childish I was. Praise the Lord for a hubby who has loved me no matter what. And then I look around at my home. It is paid for and all thanks to my mom. She sold her home along with our other home and we bought this place and moved in together. We pay that bills and we will always have a place to live without worrying that the bank woill take it away if my beloved lost his job. Thank you mother! I have had the best mom in the whole world ! I feel so blessed today to be sitting where I am. I just wanted to take a little time and say how blessed I am feeling today. I guess I will go for now, as I have alot to do before my beloved returns home! Blessings and be safe all!

Blessings~
Maudie

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Its Been Along Time~

Its been a long time since I have wrote in here. Not much has really happened. I am just busy preparing for the upcoming school year. We are starting school August 3rd. We have been blessed to have been given 3 wonderful school desk. That makes 4 for me total, which is all I need at the moment. I have been using my old dining room table for our school table. We will still use it, but we will be able to do alot more with desk and we can utilize the space on the table for crafts, and wisdom booklet time. All in all I am very excited. There is nothing else that has really went on, so I guess for now I will go. I'll try to write again soon! I hope that I can post some pictures soon too, as soon as I figure out how :-)

Blessings~
Maudie

Monday, June 22, 2009

See You All Later On~

I have been thinking on this for awhile, but in light of some tragic things that have happenned this past week to an aquaintance of mine on a message board that I am on, I have decided to forgo blogging for a little while. I don't share too much ( I don't think I do ) but you never know what people may use against you if the situation becomes right. I am also in need of just a down time period from the internet. I have alot to prepare for with school starting back soon too. I promise I will update when and if the Lord blesses us again with another wee lil" babe, but until then, this is probably goodbye~

Be Blessed,
Maudie

Monday, June 15, 2009

Sick Baby~

I know that I haven't wrote for awhile, but we have been busy. Cameron worked this past weekend and I enjoyed my first Bible study on the book "Created to be His HelpMeet". I met several other interesting ladies and we are now looking forward to our first meeting of our new Home Church( which is yet to be named) this coming up Sunday which will be Father's Day. I am also trying to recover today from being up almost all night last night with James. He was sick with the croup and I was so scared that he was going to have an asthma attack.Thank the Lord we were able to get up and go to the Doctor this morning and get him some much needed steriods and sp hopefully tonight will be a better night when it comes to sleep. I miss Cameron today ( as I do most all days) and I am sooooo ready for him to come home. Speaking of that, I guess I had better go put on my meatloaf. I know it is going to take an hour or more to cook and it is already 3:30. I am also making mashed potatoes. They take longer to peel and prepare to cook , than to actually cook. Anyway, I will write again later, just wanted to say Hello :-)

Blessings~
Maudie

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Today is Thursday~

Well today is Thursday and I woke up with a headache. I did have a wonderful day yesterday though. We had so much fun at the State Park and I am going to post several pics once I get them uploaded on my computer and can figure out how to post them on this blog. I love my new camera. I am so thankful that Jennifer and Jason gave us such a good deal on it. God is good. Tomorrow is my first Bible study session at another lady's house. I am excited about that too. Well I have lots to do and catch up on since we were gone yetserday and will be busy tomorrow too. So If I don't post for a day or two, its because I am SO busy. Be blessed!

Blessings~
Maudie

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Todays Happennings~

Okay, that was wierd. I just typed a whole post and when I went to add a coma to my sentence, the whole post disappeared. So I will type it again. I am sitting here listening to my kids go in and out and I am thinking about the stuff I need to be doing. I just made a gallon of sweet tea and I believe my next task will be to make some lunch. I started my cycle today so we know we are not pregnant. I also cancelled my appointment this morning with my Ob/Gyn and instead, ask for a nurse to call me back. We are going to postpone the HSG until after my August cycle and give my body time to do its on thing as the Lord intended. I am also done with temping and charting for now. It was good for a season, but has caused me too much stress that I don't need. I must get my focus on the upcoming school year, as it is fast approaching and I am looking forward to rekindleling my romance with my beloved. I have been so focused on "baby" making that it has kinda replaced the "loving" part of it. Tomorrow is our day trip to the mountain and thanks to the blessing of a dear friend, Jennifer, I am going to be getting to purchase her digital camera for $20.00! So I will be able to finally post some pics on here and on the message board that I belong to. I am so excited!!!! I LOVE taking pictures. They are precious memories that you can hold on to. Well I guess I will go and try to finish up all my duties since I won't be home tomorrow. Talk with you all later !

Blessings~
Maudie

Monday, June 8, 2009

Trying to Get back on Schedule~

It is Monday once again..... And another week starts over. We are busy this week, as we have a ton to do. Tomorrow I have an appointment with my Obb/Gyn to get a recheck after my eptopic and schedule my HSG to see if my tubes are open. Then Wednesday we are going to spend the day with some friends on at an area State park. Then the rest of the week is going to be spent organizing and doing the rest of my Spring ( or shall I say summer ;0) cleaning. Last but not least, I have been invited to a Bible Study on the book "Created to be His Helpmeet" so I will be attending that monthly. I am also super excited about that. I am also feeling a little more optimistic about other things in general. I am trying to lean more on the Lord daily. I want my life to be a billboard for the Lord and His awesome works .I believe that I can make a huge difference in more lives if I continue to stay strong in the dedication of my life to the Lord's purpose. I am also planning for the upcoming school year which is quickly approaching. We are starting school on August 3rd and will have a 4 day school week with Fridays devoted to Bible, test, and errands that must be ran or extra stuff that must be done around the house. I am also excited that I am going to have the oppurtunity to host a confrence presented by the Maxwells ( http://www.titus2.com/) Check out their website if you are not familar with them. This should take place the 1st weekend in October, but we shall see. Anyways, I guess that is all I have to say today. I will write again later.

Blessings~
Maudie

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Howdy~

Howdy Folks! Its me again. I know that when I started this blog, I swore I was NOT gonna let it fall by the wayside and its looks like maybe I did :-) Anyways I am writing now and thats all that counts. I am anxious as I sit here. I will go ahead and share. I think I MIGHT be expecting!!!! I am so excited. I have not really screamed it at Cameron, but he knows that I went and bought some test. I am waiting until Saturday morning to take one. I pray that I am. If not, then I don't know what the heck is going on with me, My body is morphing into something else, lol. Like something that is nauseous, LOVES hard bolied eggs with a slice of dill pickle, and someone who is very well blessed in the chest department. I am working on being thankful in all things, so even if I am not, I am still going to praise God! I Love my Father in Heaven and I know that He always has my best interest in mind. But oh how I pray that this is my best intrest and that we are indeed expecting again.
In other news... My oldest daughter turned 11 and has her first official pimple. She has been quite a pill that last couple of days and I am desperate to get them back on some kind of schedule. They are bickering and hollaring and running around like they have NO manners AT ALL!!! I am praying that the Lord will give me direction in that area too. I want my girls to be young ladies and my sons to be young men and to be well mannered. I believe that it is so sweet to see children who mind and respect athourity. If you can't respect and honor your parents, how can you properly respect and honor the Lord????? We have a big week next week as we are going to a local lake and mountain with some friends. We are looking forward to it and I am looking forward to just getting away for a day. I pray that I know 100% whether I am expecting or not by Wednesday, so I will be able to atleast enjoy my self one way or the other without the "What ifs" being on my mind. Well I have to go now, but I will write again soon!!!!

Blessings~
Maudie

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Its Been Too Long~

I can't believe it has been almost 3 weeks since I last wrote! So many things has been going on. We gave up on school for the rest of the year, and we are going to focus on teaching the girls some much needed homemaking skills and teaching them how to be young ladies. We are also going to work on Mr. James' attitude and some basics before he joins the girls and I in school this next year. And no.... still no new pregnancy announcement. But I do have my 2 month checkup after my eptopic pregnancy June 5th. So we will see what happens then. I will write again soon. I have to go make some dinner. Blessings to all!

Blessings~
Maudie

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Thoughts~

I am sitting here thinking about several things. I can't say them all out loud but if you think about me today , please pray for me. We are expecting storms again for like the 30th time this week, lol! The weather is dreary and looks like it is going to be quite dreadful today. I am caught up on all my chores which is a miracle, and so I am basically just sitting around, doing busy work to keep me moving and not asleep on the couch. As for my trying to conceive journey, my test are still negative. I think that I am out for this month, but that is okay. God has something better planned. I am struyggling in several areas and some days are better than others. I really believe that the Lord is preparing me to be alot more "together" and then I feel confident that He will bless us again. I couldn't help myself though today at WalMart, I bought a $3.00 onesie that is blue, and it says "Worth the Wait" with a little colorful snail trailing behind the words. That is so true. My baby will be worth the wait! What is any greater than bringing a new human life into this world!?!?! God has a plan already for that precious baby and that baby is sent to us for us to raise for the glory of the Lord. Now that is truly AWESOME!!!! I am honored to be in the position to do that for God. I regret ever messing with my fertility. I have learned the hard way and that is that. I have already done all I could do to correct my mistake. Now it is up to the Lord to bless us again if He choosess too. I was thinking last night that if I was still pregnant, I would be in my 12th week right now. It makes me sad to wonder why the Lord didn't see fit to allow my baby to grow, but it must have been a really special baby for the Lord to call it home so soon. That is how I must think of it. Well I just wanted to write for a little bit; I doubt I will write much for a few days because my beloved is on vacation for 4 days starting Friday,s o I will be spending time with him. Well until next time, I pray many blessings on everyone and stay safe :-)

Blessings,
Maudie~

Monday, May 4, 2009

Rainy Day~

It is a rainy day today and I am happy that I do not have to get out in it until I go to get Cameron from work. The weather is saying that we are going to have storms and rain all week. I am hoping for nothing more than a little thunder and heavy rain. I like stormy weather as long as its not too stormy. I am sitting hear wearing my grandmothers apron that is atleast 50 years old and it feels awesome. I have very little memories of her, but I am proud that she left these things for me. I tried to participate in the "Simple Womans Daybook" today, but for some reason I could not copy and paste her article, and I don't have time to type it all out. I am only taking a small break and then I am back to work. I have my kitchen to clean and my bathroom to clean. I only have bedding left to wash and a few towels. Anyways I wanted to say hello and that I am gonna go for now! Blessings and be safe.

Blessings,
Maudie

Sunday, May 3, 2009

So Tired~

As I sit here typing, all I can hear is "STOP" , "LEAVE ME ALONE" ,all in whiney tones that I can not stand. My kids are being terrors today! My husband has not said 2 words to us today and has played his Playstation3 all day!!!! I am tired today. My mom has slept most of the day, and I have done laundry. We just came out from under a Tornado warning which was interesting and that got the kids all hyped up. Cameron is now asleep on the couch. I am trying to have a good attitude today, but goodness it sure is hard. I did get to write out some of my goals for next years homeschooling and what I plan to do as far as schedule, courses and James' kindergarten. We have a ton to work on. We are also trying to get pregnant again. I know that the Lord will bless us again in His time, but I just pray that I am atleast pregnant by June, so that the bulk of the nausea and tiredness will be gone by the time school resumes in August. I can push the school year back by starting in September if I have too, but thats the latest I can go. I have so much on my mind and with Cameron going out of town next week, I am praying that I can get out of this horrible mood that I am in before he leaves. I am praying about all this, but I don't understand why the Lord hasn't helped me in some of these areas. But who knows, maybe He is helping me and I just don't realize it. Well I guess only time will tell. But for now, it is time for me to go. I have some laundry that has to be put away. And since I am the only one on duty today ;-) I guess that means the job is left up to me to do.

Blessings,
Maudie

Saturday, May 2, 2009

So Thankful~

I didn't write yesterday because I have had a lot going on. First I woke up to a wet bed, thanks to James. Then I heard my boxer bumping around in the bathroom and so being that it was 5:30 , I went ahead and got up. I walked down the hall just in time to see Silas ( my boxer) releaving himself on my hard wood floor!!! I was furious as he rarely does this. So out he went. Then just as I thought that things were starting to run smooth , I sat down on the couch, prayed and was maybe one sip into my first cup of coffee for the morning, when I seen a wee little mouse scurry through my hallway, through the living room and into the kitchen. It caught me off guard ( although I had been suspecting we had a mouse) so I screeled and jumped straight up on to the couch. Then after I calmed down from that, it was time to get Cameron up for work. The normal routine went well and as we started to pull out onto the road, Cameron said that something didn't seem right. Of course, my back tire was almost flat. We made it about a mile or so down the road to the gas station, where he put air in it. Well all and all I ended up having to put air in the tire 3 times yesterday. I was in a horrible mood for most of the day. And although I have had several negative pregnancy test, I still felt so nauseous and tired all day. When it finally came time to go get Cameron , a friend of mine had come over with her newborn and little boy. We all jumped into my Expedition with my son James and we headed out to pick Cameron up. My girls had stayed at home with my mom and so we decided to run a couple of errands will we were out also. By this time it was already 6:30,by the time we got back towards the house it was nearly 7:00. Still daylight here though. About that time, I was driving along thinking that the tire was sure starting to ride really good, compared to the bumpiness that we had been feeling. About then Cameron started shouting , "Slow Down, Wow, wow, pull over" The tire had shredded into a million pieces and I didn't even really realize it. How good God was to allow us to be able to get over through 2 lanes of traffic on a Friday night, all while being on a very busy highway. There was literally no one around us! What a miracle that we were able to get to the side. If I would have had to brake in the road, it would have made me loose control of the car. I was going about 55. But that wasn't the end of my interesting night. We ended up staying on side of the road for atleast an hour. We have no spare and we had no jack, so I had to wait for a family friend ( praise God for Donnie) to come and rescue us. And as we waited the storm sirens started sounding saying that we were under a severe thunderstorm warning. Thank the Lord ( again) we only had a little lightning. It was dark by this time and I was trying to get in touch with my mom. She of course was worried sick by now. Donnie took Shae( my friend that was with us) to my house and she was going to get her car. Me and Cameron stayed with the truck and her newborn and James. Donnies truck is a work van that only has 2 seats so we could not all go at once. A very nice sheriffs deputy was the only one that stopped to make sure we were okay. No one else stopped. Finally Donnie pulled back up and we were waiting for Shae to bring her car to come pick us all up, since the truck was gonna have to sit there all night. We waited and waited and she never came. I had kept trying to call my mom on the girls cell phone , because our house phone is dead and need a new battery. I couldn't understand why no one would answer their phone. That is another story I will get to in a sec. We finally made the decision at 9 pm, with no sign of Shae ,to all pile up in Donnies truck and head back home. We were only about a mile from our house ( thank God again) so that is what we did. When we pulled up, and walked in, I asked my mom where was Shae, because her car was still sitting out front. Shae had locked her keys in the door of my truck!!! And she had took off walking to get them, so she could come back and pick us up!!!! So Donnie took off and got her and we finally were all able to get home safely. We made it into bed around 12 or so and boy was I pooped!!!! Cameron had to turn around and get up an head out to work this morning. Donnie picked me up around 8:00 this morning and we ended up getting a tire and having it put on the rim all for $35.00 !!!! The man I spoke too quoted me one for $75.00, so this was a deal. Once we got back to the truck, we discovered that someone had stolen to center caps off my 2 front rims. I was very upset that this had happened, but most people in this world now a days could care less about stealing something like that from someone. So hopefully we will be able to replace them soon. But for now, atleast I have a new tire and I am safe! Now as for my phone....... We bought it to replace the house phone because we decided that we were going to cut the house phone off to cut back on bills. Well I haven't had a chance to cut off the house phone yet, and so we were just using it for a spare. Some people that we know had been over the day before using our internet to get enrolled in college. The lady had been asking me if I had an extra T- Mobile phone that they could use. I told her no. Well I had to leave her and her finance here with my mom, while I ran an got Cameron the day before yesterday. The phone was lying right by their diaper bag and I had just charged it and turned it on. Well my mom saw the fianance looking at it, and motioning to her. Well, that was the last time we seen it. We now think that they stole it. She has not called and will not answer my phone calls. The phone is also turned off. So I am going to call and report it stollen. I pray that they didn't get it, but they are that way. They have a precious newborn daughter, but they do not work, live off family assistance, use their church and the people in it and they think that everyone owes them something. They are always looking for a handout. Cameron warned me about trying to befriend people like this, but I didn't listen. I am definately changing my view on people. I have had too many things stolen , to not realize that when you try to help people that don't really want help or really don't want to change their lives, you usually get burnt. All we can do is pray for these type of people. Well, I have to go for now, but I hope that everyone stays safe and is blessed over the weekend!

Blessings~
Maudie

Thursday, April 30, 2009

Thursday Thinkings~

I am finally getting some work accomplished Prasie the Lord!!!! I feel like I am moving forward with my house cleaning finally after a few blah days. Cameron is leaving Tuesday for a job and won't be back until Wednesday. Then he will be on vacation until Monday!!!! I am so excited. I hate that he has to go out of state, but I am glad he is off after that. I am still feeling a little nauseous, but atleast I don't have the swine flu, right :-) Yes, it could always be so much worse that it really is. I have to stop and remind my self of that constantly. Well Im am off to finish my housework and run to Wal Mart to pick up Taylor's meds. Maybe I will write again later :-)

Blessings~
Maudie

Wednesday, April 29, 2009

Blah~

Today is another one of those days. I have really not been able to get anything accomplished the last couple of days and it is starting to show. I love to have everything in order. I am kinda aa perfectionist at times. Today I had to get up bright and early and take Taylor Grace to the Doctor about a rash that she has. She is now going to have to go to a dermatologist. Then I came home and my older girls had left their bedroom door open and my moms chiuahuah(sp?) pooped on their bed!!!! It makes me sick!!!! Mother treats the dog as if he can do no wrong, when really he bites and nips at everyone, including her. He is down right mean at times. It is days like this that I do miss the comfort of having a home that just included me, my beloved and our kiddos. I wish that my mother was in good enough health that she could live on her own. But that is not the case. I have to remember that the Lord never gives us more than we can handle and that I am privlaged to have a mother in which to take care of. Well I guess I will go for now, my kiddos are coming in from the outside. I hope everyones day is blessed and safe!

Blessings,
Maudie

Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Its a Beautiful Day~

It is truly a beautiful day here today. It is sunny and warm with a slight breeze. We are about to start our wisdom booklets for today and hopefully hurry up with school, so we can get outside! I am so ready to go out adn just enjoy the weather. Its days like this that make it hard to finish my housework. My kids are ready to go and so am I. I was thinking this morning about all the uncertainty that we are facing as a nation right now. The "swine flu" is quickly spreading our way and now not only do we have that to worry about, but we have the economy, our freedom and a host of other things. But we should fear not because our Lord has all this under control. My beloved is seriously considering starting his own business. I am on the other end of the spectrum where I think he should just stay put. But who am I to say yay, or nay? I am not the one having to work in the enviroments that he has to work in. I feel for my beloved and am so proud that he is dilligient in taking care of us. And putting our family above his comfort. Just like our Lord takes care of us. My whole point in saying this is that we should get out and enjoy what the Lord is giving us, whether it be a beautiful day, a warm afternooon , or just a good nights sleep. I think about my mom alot too. I can really see her going downhill. She is loosing her hearing, can not see good, nor can she eat like she used to because of her Type 2 diabetes that she was recently diagnoised with. She depends on me to drive her to the doctor , cook her food, take her blood suger and prepare her meals. It is almost like her becoming a little kid again. Her health has declined so much in the last year. Especially the last 6 months. She is also having a hard time remembering things. I tmakes me sad and mad at the same time. I also feel overwhelmed to have her needs and our needs to take care of. But at the same time this is only a season of my life that could end at any time.My mother is 74 years old and doesn't have all the time in the world left. I feel bad at the way I loose my cool with her sometime. I am praying about that. And I need the Lord's help to change that. All in all I am very blessed and I pray that you all will be very blessed as well. That is one of the reasons that I decided to start this blog. I wanted to share my life with people in hopes that the mistakes that I make and have made can encourage others to do better and to let other people that are dealing with the same situations that I am , know that you are not alone. God is with us, leading and directing our paths if we are born again. I want ot encourage anyone who reads this and is not sure of that salvation to get it right. Pray a simple prayer to the Lord and admit that you are a sinner and that you believed that He sent His only son, Jesus, to die for you on the cross. And that you accept His gift and sacrafice and that you want to be sure of your salvation. Accept Jesus into your heart, and ask for the Lord to do His will in your life. If you pray a prayer similar to this and you give your life to Jesus because of reading my message, please leave me a comment and let me know. I would love to send oyu a couple of things and direct you to a couple of good websites. I have to go for now, but I am praying that the Lord blesses us all today and keeps us safe!

Blessings~
Maudie

Monday, April 27, 2009

Mad Mondays~

Okay, forgive me if the color is not good. I am trying to find a good color to use daily on my post :-) Thanks for all the comments yesterday on my color scheme. Today is going to be a busy day . I can already tell. My hubby is back at work and its just the kids, myself and my mom. School is supposed to start in an hour, but it is a beautiful day here, I still have a ton of laundry and housework to do , plus I still have flowers to plant. I honestly think that today will just be a "nature/home management day", plus my oldest daughter is still sick with some type of stomach bug. I also am dedicateting this week to trying to getting 5year old under control. He is abn absoloute terror at times and he is constantly making noise or moving. Yes, I know he is 5 and he is a boy, but he still needs self control. I will be using the 'blanket training" method on the rest of the kids that we have. I wish I would have known about it sooner. Like maybe 10 years ago, lol. My oldest daughter is very controlled on her own. She is going to make some lucky fellow a very good wife someday. And I feel that my youngest daughter will do the same. I am still definately working on my middle daughter, who has a bit more to go. As for future husbands and wives, while I am on the subject, as you can see from some of the buttons on my side bar: Marriage is very import to us and so is the process of courtship. We are leaning towards bethrotal, though plain old courtship maybe what we do. We are still waiting on the Lord to clarify that to us. Dating is simply shopping around. Its like looking for a new car. If you go to every new carlot in town and test drive every car on the lot and so does 5 other people, essientially when you finally find that right car, you are buying a "used" car. It has been test drove many times and has already developed some wear on it even though you may not be able to see it right away. When you date, as Joshua Duggar says, you are giving little pieces of your heart away, and when you finally find that right one, you don't have a whole heart to give them. I know by experience that the lives that my beloved and I led prior to getting married has interfeared manytimes with us and our marriage. We run into people that we had dated or had and immoral relationship with. It is awkward to say the least. I wish a thousand times over that I had waited on the Lord, instead of seeking my own way. I still struggle with that today. I was not brought up the way I want my kids to be brought up. Everything was handed to me on a silver platter. I never worked, had responsibility, or anything. I was free as a bird. What a mistake that was. I am now struggleling to be the right type of wife and homemaker, because I was always carried along. when my mom tried to show me how to do things, I didn't want to pay attention and so I didn't have to. Funny how 10 years can change things. My life is truly a work in progress and now I too am having to start from scratch with my kids and ,ake up for those first few, but ESSIENTIAL, years of child training that my husband and I missed out on , because we were focused on how the world says we should raise our kids. Thanks the Lord that we have changed our ways and opinions on child training. Well I guess that is enough for now, speaking of all the stuff I have to do, I guess I should get started! Have a blessed day :-)

Blessings~
Maudie

Sunday, April 26, 2009

Just Checking the Color

A friend of mine said that the dark red was hard to read on my blog background, so I am trying new colors!!!! What about this ??? This??? This??? This ???? Lucinda... I hope you get back with me on CMOMB and chime in on what looks better :-)

Slow Sundays~

Well its Sunday and I am just pooped! I have not accomplished anything that I wanted to do today and it is already 2:40pm. My beloved is asleep on the couch , my sick daughter is sitting here with me and my youngest child and only son to this date, is hovering over me, likes flies over a pile of poo! I would love a HUGE energy shot and be able to accomplish everything at lightning speeds, but unfourtunately that does not happen. Tomorrow will be busy until atleast lunch because it is a school day and we are already having to continue with school until early June to make up for the days we already missed. My mother in law is so dead set against us homeschooling and living modestly. I dread seeing her this afternoon. I have a sick feeling also. Like nauseousness is setting in. I pray that I am not getting a stomach bug. I have far too much to do this next week to be sick with a bug. I am already zapped enough of all my energy, that I can not imagine getting sick right now. I do however feel a little better emotionally today that I did yesterday. Whats the difference? I prayed all alone this morning when I woke up. God gave me some quality one on one time with him by allowing James to sleep an extra 45 mins or so, in turn I had the whole house to myself. I drank my coffee, prayed, then by then James had woke up, so we went outside while it was cool and cleared out most of the rest of my flower beds. I am planning on finishing my planting this afternoon when it cools off again. My beloved was so sweet yesterday to jump right in and practically do all the work that got done yesterday evenning, and he doesn't know the first thing about planting flowers! I just love him so much!!!!! I am so thankful that the Lord sent me Cameron. He is awesome. Maybe not in the "worlds" standards, but in mine, he is "Top Notch" ;-) He is a great provider and full of great ideas. I am going to try really hard to keep my eyes on the Lord this week and not get discouraged. I have so much to do and with God's help, I can do it all!!!!! Well I guess that is enough for now, I am gonna throw a load of laundry in and start cleaning my kitchen! Be safe and blessed!

Blessings~
Maudie

Saturday, April 25, 2009

Late Night Rambles~

I am here at this computer at a little after 9 pm. My 5 year old son is still quite rowdy and my girls are gone with their Nana ( my beloved's mother). I guess I am bored and have decided to actually write for twice in 1 day. Do NOT get used to that, lol! I will more than likely not have this opportunity quite often. Today I have been struggleling with the wrong type of attitude. I feel like I am so blessed, yet at times I am so ill and irritated. I am going to re-read Debbie Pearls " Created To Be His HelpMeet" again for like the 50th time. It is so easy to forget what you have when you are consumed with the day to day hussle and bussle of being alive, running a home, homeschooling 4 children and just doing what all you have to do in general. I haven't got in alot of prayer time today or yesterday. The one day that I was happiest last week , was when I got lots of prayer time in. I prayed in the morning when I woke up, on my way back from dropping my beloved off at work, and all through out the day. I usually only pray on the way back from dropping him off at work, in the shower, and sometimes on the way to get him from work. I need the Lord's help with this attitude I have developed. My hubby was wondeful to me today. He has spent half his paycheck on me this weekend . He bought me over $60.00 worth of flowers to plant in our yard here at our new house, and he took me out to eat again ( he had already taken me to Cracker Barrell last night) and he bought me a candle sconce to hang on the wall above my moms chair. I love candles and since we have moved here, I have tried to minimalize our decorations because it makes our house less cluttered and my beloved HATES clutter. When we moved here in December, we had to combine my household goods with my moms. It has been an adjustment to say the least. But I am so thankful that although I am stressed, I do have a mother to take care of. It is the least I can do. I have the best mother on earth!!!! She has been so good to me adn my family all these years. And although my mom has some different views on some things than we do, she always supports us. My girls and I only wear skirts and dresses. We strive to be very modest. My mom is totally supportive rather than being judgemental. And that means so much. Well I am starting to get a little sleepy and my baby man is ready to go to "sheep " as he says!

Blessings,
Maudie

Saturday~

As I promised I said that the next entry would be more about us, and so here goes~
On top of all the day to day things that we have going on( my 74 year old mom also lives with us) we homeschool. We are members of the ATI ( IBLP , Bill Gothard) . If you are unfamilar with it, you can google it or check out there webpage at : www.ati.iblp.org./ati/ and see what you think. I am going to post some onf my favorite links as soon as I have the time. We homeschool because after several years of having our kids our in public schoool, we realized that we were not happy with some of the "fruits" they were producing. Plus it is so much easier to have my girls and guys with me, rather than wonder whats going on somewhere else. Its not always a blast 100% because we are still training them and they are still kids who want to run wild! But thats normal in my book. Well I here my little man getting up, so I will have to cut it short for now.

Blessings,
Maudie

Friday, April 24, 2009

Our New Home on the Web~

I am finally glad to have found a new blog spot on the web. We have blogged before and I have had atleast 3 Myspace accounts and although I do have a Facebook, I don't know how to use it, so I have never been on it since I first started it up about 2 years ago. So my first entry will be about me family and I. I am married to the most wonderful man ever, Cameron and we have been married since I was 17. We celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary last December. We are looking forward to many more years togther. We are parents to 4 very active, strong spirited children. Our oldest 3 are girls and they are: Jodee 10, Savannah 9, and Taylor Grace 8. We then were blessed again with another pregnancy that resulted in a miscarriage followed by another pregnancy which resulted in the birth of our 5 year old son, James. We had a tubal ligation during his birth, which was a premature birth at 34 weeks along. I knew shortly after that , that I had made a mistake by allowing my tubes to be tied. I began praying and although my husband was not on the same page as I was for several years, I still had faith that the Lord would bless us with a reversal. Well that blessing came to us on December 31, 2008. My husband and I , along with our then 4 year old son, traveled to Tennessee and had the reversal done there. We were very blessed to conceive with in 10 weeks with baby # 6 or #5 , however you want to look at it. My husband and I believe that from the moment conception is accomplished, you have a life from that second on! We were only privaleged to be with that child for 6 weeks and 1 day. I had surgery to remove the baby from my tube, but thankfully we were able to save the tube and we are looking forward to seeing if the Lord has anymore baby blessings in store for us. On top of all that we are proud parents to 5 "furbabies" : Silas 5 who is a boxer, Noah 2 who is a chiuhahua (sp?) , and Rachel 7 months who is a red nose pit. We also have 2 exotic cats, Lelah and Sabin. I am going to post some pics on here as soon as I can. I love showing off my beautiful family! Well I guess that is all for now. Next time I will tell you more about our lives, our homeschooling journey, the ATI and what it means to us, and just more about us in general. Until then, praying lots of blessings your way!

~Maudie~