It has been months since I had a blog entry here...actually 4 months shy of a whole year! The main reason I haven't been back is because I can never quite decide what I want the main focus of this blog to be. I guess I consider my day to day life a bit too mundane for blog entries? But lately certain events have really made me appreciate the small stuff a little more, and so, I return.Lots has happened in the past few months that I guess might have made my blogging a bit more entertaining. We moved about an hour and a half from where we were living before, and now reside in my husband's hometown. May not sound like much to some, but for a girl who has basically lived in the same town since she was about 3, it was a bit of a transition. I am still adjusting and but it has been two months now. I reconnected with some old friends, made some new, and hope to meet more, which is not easy being a stay at home mom. The occasional trip to Wal-Mart or the grocery store has been about as social as I get lately, although we have been blessed with a very mild winter so far, enabling us to get out a lot more. Also- in about 9 weeks, we will be welcoming a new addition to our family- Little baby Jonah! I am so excited for his arrival, although nervous at the same time. It will be a new adventure. I am ready to have my body back though, that is no doubt! But God has been so merciful to me throughout this pregnancy just as He was when I was pregnant with Izzy. I have much to be thankful for!
Speaking of that little town I grew up in, it's been a difficult week for many there and that has been weighing heavy on my heart. Two girls that were just a few years older than me passed away within a few days of each other. Both were beautiful women, inside and out, and have left behind many grieving a loss that doesn't seem fair. The one that hit me closest to my heart was Christen. Christen was a stay at home mother and she left behind two precious children and a husband with faith that could move mountains. I had the privilege of reading her blog, mainly about her faith and her family. It made me realize a lot about God, my faith, about life in general. But mostly, that some days, being a stay at home mom can seem so small, uneventful, and even repetitive. I get bored, I get lonely, I get worn down, frustrated and unmotivated sometimes. But it's all in how you look at it. The things that seem small will be huge in Christen's children's memory of her. Every day I am forming my little girl's foundation for her entire life (and soon my little boy as well). I have no idea how many days I have left on this earth and right now I have every day, all day to teach her what she needs to know and to share my time with her. What an incredible, amazing privilege I have! I will try my best to remember that each morning I am able to wake up to my beautiful family is a blessing. I will take the tears, time-outs, messes, and frustrating days because I know some people would give anything to have that back. As I sit here and write this, I can't wait for my 3 year old to wake up from her nap. We have memories to make <3
R.I.P Christen and Courtney... you will be missed.
2 Corinthians 1:3-5
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows."
"Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God. For just as the sufferings of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ our comfort overflows."
