Next stop=FOREVER

This Friday the kids and I close on our first house! I can't wait to turn this house into our home. God has been working in our life's everyday! He placed us in each other's lifes and I have been able to see the kids grow so much all ready! Today Gods work was done again and I was able to start the adoption on my twins! I can't wait for this adventure and to be able to share my kiddos with everyone. Thank you all for the support!! Here soon my babies will officially be mine!! God is good all the time!! 

God IS Love

Some days I sit in aw because my God is an amazing God! I don't know why things he does still shock me but they do. I have had my kiddos for almost 5 months! I know that isn't a long time but it feels like I have had them since they were born. If I didn't know better I would say they were my birth children. A few days ago I had to take Miss A to the ER due to her being really sick. Even though she was in so much pain her smile never left her face. She has so much love to give all the time and while we were waiting for her test to come back she was trying to get ME to laugh! I remember being younger (and now) and everyone telling me "that smile never leaves your face." When you are just simply happy to be here a smile is worth so much more to us. Then you have my son...... We are both allergic to chocolate and caffiene. How can two people be connected with allergies like that? Because God can do anything! I feel like he connected us so we could help each other. Let me tell you.... We have helped each other in way some people just won't understand. The twins are stubborn and onery but then again didn't I say they act just like me? God filled a whole that was in my heart. He has been here for me from day one and  has lead me to where I am today. No matter what happens I know God is telling me "keep pushing, we got this" I fell in love with 2 beautiful children who are not biologically mine. I didn't think I could ever love someone like that. The reason I can love is because God IS Love! Today I asked everyone to pray about what ever is on your heart right now. God loves you through the good times and the bad. Just think maybe he is waiting for you to talk to him. 

I forgot how to mom!

Well guys it has been awhile.... Buying a house and taking care of 2 to 3 kids can always make time pass really fast!I thought today (since it’s a snow day) would be perfect for little funny stories. Have you had moments while being a parent where you thought to yourself “What was I doing?” I call this…. “I forgot how to mom.”

As I have mentioned before I have twins. Laundry is always fun at my house. Since I have a boy and a girl organizing jeans can sometimes get tricky. One lovely morning I am running behind and I’m trying to set out the kid’s clothes. I set them out in each of their rooms and wake them up. My son is complaining that he doesn’t like how his jeans are fitting and I tell him they will be fine for the day and that we need to get going. When I pick him up from day care I ask him why he had those jeans on. (Thinking he had an accident and had to change) He says, “Mom you set these out for me this morning.” When we get home I start looking around and trying to figure out what I had done that morning to make me thing that my daughter’s skinny jeans would be okay for my son to wear to school. I’m sure he was the talk amongst the teachers that day.

Some days you are so focused on getting to work, school, soccer, dance, etc. that you forget to really pay attention. When I was younger my mom would always so “look with your eyes and your hands.” Now that I’m older I have to remind myself that I still need to do that. Believe me next time my son tells me he doesn’t like how his pants fit I will be looking and figuring out why he doesn’t like them.

For my last story today I am going to bring up Pinterest. I’m sure a lot of us have tried a DIY idea you found on Pinterest.  With that being said I bet most of those great ideas we failed on. My kids love to look over my shoulder and look at everything I’m looking at on my phone. One day my daughter sees these cupcakes she just had to have. Many people, who know me, know that I love cupcakes and I’m always up for a good challenge especially if it involves baking. I tell her that we can bake the cupcakes and we go on our exciting journey. In no time I had all the ingredients mixed together and the batter in their holders. We let them cook for the time recommended and get them out of the oven. The cupcakes looked like they were water from the swamp. What?? How did this happen? I re-looked at the recipe and make sure I did everything correctly and I couldn’t figure out what I did wrong. Miss A was not happy about the swamp desert so we had ice cream instead. Later that night when I was looking through the blog where we had found the recipe I noticed there was a lot of comments. I started reading them and they were funnier than the swamp mess that Miss A and I had made. Glad I wasn’t the only one who failed at those darn cupcakes.

Most days I just have to sit back, laugh at myself, and thank God for everything good in my life. Things don’t always go as planned but there is always something good we can get out of it. That look my son gave me when I told him he was wearing his sister’s jeans will always be in the back of my mind giving me a good laugh. My daughter and I will always have that memory of us baking together even if they didn’t turn out. Failing isn’t always a bad thing. I mean who wants to be perfect any way? Next time when you “forget how to mom” find something good in the situation. It’s okay to laugh at yourself!