tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89405779047388399132024-03-06T01:27:20.639-06:00The Jerkinswelcome to our worldCandacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15776818142488893084noreply@blogger.comBlogger718125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940577904738839913.post-53728833390166809732016-03-14T09:09:00.001-05:002016-03-14T14:45:30.010-05:00Hi, My name is MarthaI love blogging, but I've gotten really bad at it. Before kids, I blogged weekly if not daily. Looking back, some blogs were really dumb and pointless. I'm terribly sorry for making you read dumb stuff. I never understood why my momma friends were infrequent bloggers. You stay at home. You've got time. Then I had kids. At first, I thought I could do it all. Then I realized, there wasn't a need to blog daily or even weekly so monthly twin updates and an occasional "what I've been learning" post would show up on here. <div><br></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">This season of life with 2 year olds, though its not always easy, has proven to be my favorite so far. They're pretty independent, great conversationalists (especially if you enjoy answering the question why? a million times day!) and their laid back personalities make going and doing things easier and more fun than I anticipated.</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">With that said, I tend to make things harder than they need to be. God has given me a sweet season of life and of course I try and make it as difficult as possible. I'm naturally lazy, but I'm a people pleaser. So at times, I have a hard time saying no... which means I tend to overcommit especially now in this season where its easier to go and do with the boys.</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">I love ministry. I love friends. I love play dates. I love date nights. I love extended family time. So..... I find myself trying to weekly/monthly make all of this happen. These are all great things. Healthy things. But I'm stressing myself out trying to make all this happen.</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">I read this morning in Luke 10:41-42: "My dear Martha, you are worried and upset over all these details. There is only one thing worth being concerned about. Mary has discovered it, and it will not be taken away from her."</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">I am Martha. Rushing, scheduling, trying to do it all and be all things to all people. This morning I heard... "Candace, you can't do it all. Stop trying. Stop rushing. Enjoy Me. Rest in Me. I will work out the details."</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">I have been so concerned with trying to make everything happen that I've missed it. I know I need to surrender my life daily to Him, but this morning I was reminded I not only need to surrender my life to Him daily but my schedule/calendar as well. He will work out the details. He will give me the wisdom to know when to say yes or when to say no. If and when to schedule that play date.... if only I will surrender all of me... that includes my schedule/calendar.</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">So learn from my mistakes. Don't be Martha and miss the most important thing. Let's strive to be Mary and daily enjoy our Savior and allow him to control our schedule/calendars.</font></div>Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15776818142488893084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940577904738839913.post-26519093697134365432015-12-15T20:58:00.001-06:002015-12-15T21:21:09.778-06:00TWOMy babies turn TWO on Friday. It.can.not.be.possible. Regardless of my feelings and my desire to slow down time... My babies are growing and aren't technically babies anymore. I feel like I can still call them babies at least until Friday... <div><br></div><div>Literally in the last month I feel like they have changed so much. They look like little boys and their speech is growing rapidly. A lot of what they say isn't perfectly clear but they're putting words together and repeating everything... EVERYTHING. </div><div><br></div><div>Sleeping:</div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">-11-13 hours a night</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">-3 hour naps </span></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Jude sleeps with his puppy lovie, blanket and paci.</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">Luke sleeps with his blanket and paci.</font></div><div><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">(Saying goodbye to pacis January 1.)</font></div><div><br></div><div>Food:</div><div>-anything sweet! </div><div>However, when I dont allow cookies for dinner they eat meatloaf the best. </div><div><br></div><div><div>Favorite toy:</div></div><div>Jude- balls, Brown Bear book</div><div>Luke- buckets, arm bands (like the live strong kind)</div><div><br></div><div>Favorite song:</div><div>Jude- Itsy Bitsy Spider</div><div>Luke- Mr. Alligator</div><div><br></div><div>Fun developments:</div><div>-Luke loves hugging and snuggling with Jude. Jude does not.</div><div>-Everytime we get in the car they take off their socks and shoes.</div><div>-When they hear upbeat music, they automatically start dancing.</div><div><br></div><div>We are definitely entering into a fun season of wills and opinions, but overall they are still very easy guys... not perfect but I certainly can not complain. </div><div><br></div><div>Happy 2 years to my favorite guys!</div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKgMxhY-aucgTN6a2FeDUGuUsZGPwc_-M1Ak8OrMHI-G1H3VLkeK2uQQ7M-9tfNY_58cxl1it1bY_K5wjBlpPJkN8EfME1A8YhQxPCkQfozeTa-OSHQfoB5otFQb3UfGkK09sZS0JHNaZH/s640/blogger-image-1932573321.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKgMxhY-aucgTN6a2FeDUGuUsZGPwc_-M1Ak8OrMHI-G1H3VLkeK2uQQ7M-9tfNY_58cxl1it1bY_K5wjBlpPJkN8EfME1A8YhQxPCkQfozeTa-OSHQfoB5otFQb3UfGkK09sZS0JHNaZH/s640/blogger-image-1932573321.jpg"></a></div></div>Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15776818142488893084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940577904738839913.post-33426922957985512872015-10-06T22:06:00.001-05:002015-10-06T22:06:26.752-05:0022 months oldWeight:<div>Jude 26.2</div><div>Luke 24.8</div><div><br></div><div>Favorite Food:</div><div>Anything sweet! (I promise we feed them a variety, but these never get turned down!)</div><div>waffles</div><div>donuts</div><div>cereal</div><div>cookies</div><div>crackers</div><div><br></div><div>Favorite Toys:</div><div>brooms</div><div>dust pan</div><div>vacuums</div><div>(They love "cleaning" so their grammy bought them some black and decker toys.) I hope this love lasts well into their teenage years.)</div><div><br></div><div>Favorite activites:</div><div>singing songs</div><div>getting the mail </div><div>playing in their tent</div><div>reading books</div><div>throwing balls</div><div><br></div><div>In the last few months, its been interesting to see their personalities swap. Luke has become the more laid back one and Jude requires more correcting and discipline. Each day is so different with toddlers. I am certain God created the toddler years simply to sanctify the mother! 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A topic as believers we are familiar with. We know its important. We know its vital. BUT are we doing it? Are we even praying? Are we praying because it's what we're suppose to do? Are we praying memorized prayers out of routine? Or because we are desperate to connect to the Creator and Sustainer of the universe?<div><div><br></div><div>Several months ago I felt God begin to impress these same questions on my heart. </div><div><br></div><div>For those who don't know..... I'm a chicken. A big fat one. Rescue 911 ruined me as kid! I hate being alone especially if D is out late or out of town. This past summer while d was gone, I walked past our office door and I could have sworn a man was standing in the corner! I literally froze in fear uncertain of my next move. After realizing it was only shadows, I attempted to calm myself down. However, I was so shaken up I had to call my dad to come over and spend the night. In light of my childish moment, God brought some truths to light for me. </div><div><br></div><div>If someone was in my home or coming into my home with the intent to harm or kill my family, would I grab a toy gun or would I grab the real thing? Of course I'd open up that safe and grab the real thing! And I would not hesitate to use it! I would do everything I could to protect my family! </div><div><br></div><div>God revealed to me that the enemy is doing that exact thing. He is invading with the intent to steal, kill and destroy.... our marriages, our families, our churches. So why wouldn't I use my strongest weapon, PRAYER, to fight him off?! With the stakes this high, I can't affford to throw up flippant (toy) prayers here and there. I need to grab my strongest weapon and use it!</div><div><br></div><div>So all of this is happening and then I saw War Room.... which only confirmed what God was doing in my life. Was I praying? Yes, I honestly was, but I never saw prayer as such a powerful weapon. So join me as we claim the victory and power we have in Jesus and wage war on the enemy. Let's make it clear he is not welcome in our homes, marriages, churches, etc. So do what I had to do and unlock that safe and access your most powerful weapon.... and use it!</div></div>Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15776818142488893084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940577904738839913.post-7455078372170555882015-05-14T09:13:00.001-05:002015-05-14T09:13:32.070-05:0017 months oldHow is it possible that in 4 days I will have 17 month olds?!<div><br></div><div>I think these boys get more fun each day. They are running, climbing and repeating everything we say. They even try to sing songs with us. Luke's favorite word right now is "Naw." As in No, but with a country accent. And that other brother thinks its fun to repeat everything his brother says so you can guess how fun that is.</div><div><br></div><div>With this new found vocabulary also comes more spankings because those little wills are getting stronger with words. Jude seems to have mellowed out and Luke has taken over as the stronger willed one. Which means... Luke gets more spankings. This stage has definitely stretched us into a new level of parenthood. Trying to navigate the waters of discipline is not for the faint of heart!</div><div><br></div><div>My favorite thing they do right now (that makes my teacher heart swell with pride) is they can tell me the sounds that some vowels make. We are slowly working on "school" and its fun.... not quite the structured setting I'm used to but fun nonetheless.</div><div><br></div><div>Their favorite foods right now include beans (any kind), hot dogs, waffles, crackers, apples and grapes. They both eat well but Jude is less picky and rarely turns down food. This also means he's running away in the weight category. I think he's at least 2lbs heavier than Luke now. They are still in the same size clothes (24mo- shirt/12-18shorts) but Luke has much more room in his clothes.</div><div><br></div><div>They love bubbles... but like this. They could care less about me blowing them.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsrrI1VRQQ1BqSwXXlFmJ37OnKWCXOJ8PRoA2_6BvSk0mwzlL1PA2UdxfMhr4UkhHBAibhcpUkFvVliniEX5auKH8JckO781YnAB-m24ij2dXSobS7JxlW0RFS91w_bhnai1kGSqh4TQsu/s640/blogger-image-762010246.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsrrI1VRQQ1BqSwXXlFmJ37OnKWCXOJ8PRoA2_6BvSk0mwzlL1PA2UdxfMhr4UkhHBAibhcpUkFvVliniEX5auKH8JckO781YnAB-m24ij2dXSobS7JxlW0RFS91w_bhnai1kGSqh4TQsu/s640/blogger-image-762010246.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Luke wants everything Jude touches. And there was another one of these cars 3 ft away from him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLQR8oBVgrI3sSNxkfjn_VKJY12TcZlPl2D6D6rmSmH5u0pcOge3MF9YM-bQrmVgW6RLDE6eKYLR_4l5wuKGPg1vaZdunWOBvIFxYUa3GmsyFsk_diy6Zj2OfozdhAP4fOFAVAeC-u5FV/s640/blogger-image-1426929474.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLQR8oBVgrI3sSNxkfjn_VKJY12TcZlPl2D6D6rmSmH5u0pcOge3MF9YM-bQrmVgW6RLDE6eKYLR_4l5wuKGPg1vaZdunWOBvIFxYUa3GmsyFsk_diy6Zj2OfozdhAP4fOFAVAeC-u5FV/s640/blogger-image-1426929474.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Jude is a climber!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYj-Tis46HoVWKBctunZ-Uw7Y4yNhxKtzPdfNRFTdco7OyCGJM_8nsZ9T3T1rylCHqi-pGXqKPw2-rxkMEMpAwqtvP5CBvErBRCjkl7pu-ODoeYlrDuNSmhSzgEapLsNny3qrLVuPikue/s640/blogger-image-1807624994.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYj-Tis46HoVWKBctunZ-Uw7Y4yNhxKtzPdfNRFTdco7OyCGJM_8nsZ9T3T1rylCHqi-pGXqKPw2-rxkMEMpAwqtvP5CBvErBRCjkl7pu-ODoeYlrDuNSmhSzgEapLsNny3qrLVuPikue/s640/blogger-image-1807624994.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_Zsf8R0mYISj8MRM7AG4kqSrP9poUombvrC06Ntt9bYhQpKmJNlTO3d5y8n166mN3sK3SHTu_5npmKHITeLXPQMDAWHNqeJFJ8St56Jr-FcwCEmc13Gj0VIKYepTLZVG3kraIhZ1sRKt/s640/blogger-image-598814635.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm_Zsf8R0mYISj8MRM7AG4kqSrP9poUombvrC06Ntt9bYhQpKmJNlTO3d5y8n166mN3sK3SHTu_5npmKHITeLXPQMDAWHNqeJFJ8St56Jr-FcwCEmc13Gj0VIKYepTLZVG3kraIhZ1sRKt/s640/blogger-image-598814635.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We love the zoo and are taking advantage of every opportunity with this nice weather!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKzEAA2pM10XG_njFMpJ-iY2Lk1dy9esumMpM9EEAVtPfMmcBprlfu0sRdV2CmnwMjLw01G9-kKVcFh4pNCfWbCVG6zN-iPJOsCH2TneLlmK2EA6DkVO9t0MofMoz05dBXzelpY4Y1Lm22/s640/blogger-image-984451396.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKzEAA2pM10XG_njFMpJ-iY2Lk1dy9esumMpM9EEAVtPfMmcBprlfu0sRdV2CmnwMjLw01G9-kKVcFh4pNCfWbCVG6zN-iPJOsCH2TneLlmK2EA6DkVO9t0MofMoz05dBXzelpY4Y1Lm22/s640/blogger-image-984451396.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">They love watching daddy play basketball. It was really confusing that first game bc they could see daddy but couldnt go get him.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVulejg-ZdT_3OgIroOo2Y8q3XtAIlNVpODXVwvfvwPmUfU5VTbOkkrsgJJuq-_rLd76IlhS55RNmBP9NVdNAPTd4R5DuLVisEo4vw8cwY8o3Gzzhd0HJXzAXJRLDo86vai6AEBurAWxx_/s640/blogger-image-139977575.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVulejg-ZdT_3OgIroOo2Y8q3XtAIlNVpODXVwvfvwPmUfU5VTbOkkrsgJJuq-_rLd76IlhS55RNmBP9NVdNAPTd4R5DuLVisEo4vw8cwY8o3Gzzhd0HJXzAXJRLDo86vai6AEBurAWxx_/s640/blogger-image-139977575.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This new stage of life is easier to go places and we definitely get out the door more quickly. They have cute personalities and laughs that I love. They are sweet and snuggly (at times) but love to wrestle and play ball as well. Being a boy mom is more fun than I could ever have imagined.</div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15776818142488893084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940577904738839913.post-48529517453978810912015-04-17T11:16:00.001-05:002015-04-17T11:16:09.909-05:00Easter 2015<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia9hRkQSdm6IoZJrLzalzqEwBmTZp9udhSgqFW2iFDuvreS2B1LK-rJ7btqzgNFyccWoHZANn1RQn6X2FSbZpfWK2lO4x4_Tq02KFUbgN6orq9DUyurPzHxRAnSR9pT4jMCAJ_Zex9s7xk/s640/blogger-image-1178656533.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia9hRkQSdm6IoZJrLzalzqEwBmTZp9udhSgqFW2iFDuvreS2B1LK-rJ7btqzgNFyccWoHZANn1RQn6X2FSbZpfWK2lO4x4_Tq02KFUbgN6orq9DUyurPzHxRAnSR9pT4jMCAJ_Zex9s7xk/s640/blogger-image-1178656533.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjastFeFcZe93EaRWmElYmvz-nBZHo0-Af6NREJ7K8IKSdao9YZiOt_EGMr4AG3vg7Q-xdBXnqsbOrznnEqL67xtG5MEtijvwLQLEkwwHdhfQoB7wMtt0RSjgkhqOLw_X4R2tNBPcJGbkSz/s640/blogger-image--1367460960.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Not sure who's having more more with it... them or us!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Llf-gQRPxETMhiy94Bqp1q-_-wEMqEcboHi22bPSHw5OYZ-Cti9vnrODgzRjpaIB5dEiGvvq7W9mhOZ4eySFm3BO51sF6aiTXqHIaUjOH3y5LxJvfSdFroWDGWC5PxDNoFJaSFNF8Lmv/s640/blogger-image--886415458.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Llf-gQRPxETMhiy94Bqp1q-_-wEMqEcboHi22bPSHw5OYZ-Cti9vnrODgzRjpaIB5dEiGvvq7W9mhOZ4eySFm3BO51sF6aiTXqHIaUjOH3y5LxJvfSdFroWDGWC5PxDNoFJaSFNF8Lmv/s640/blogger-image--886415458.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15776818142488893084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940577904738839913.post-25156910813682304682015-04-16T10:17:00.001-05:002015-04-16T10:17:54.758-05:00Walkers<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">(I started writing this post a long time ago.)</span><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">It's official. I am a mom to 2 walkers. </span><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Luke began this adventure at the end of January. He took his time and 1 step quickly became several. It was a gradual process for him. He took his time and mastered it gracefully. His slow wobble has turned into a confident walk (more like run) now.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">In the last couple of days (this would have been end of February/beginning of March)it's as if a switch was flipped for Jude and he thought, "Hey, I can do this, too." He went from only walking while holding onto something or someone to taking many steps on his own. His walk is still a bit of a drunken sailor, but he smiles from ear to ear thrilled with his accomplishment. The cutest part is that he waves as he walks entertaining all who are around. (Sadly the wave has gone away but in its place are break dancing hands as he tries to keep his balance.)</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Their learning to walk styles greatly expresses their personalities. Luke is cautious, inquisitive, and likes to figure things out so its no surprise that he slowly figured out that one step leads to two and so on. Jude was all or nothing. When "practicing" he would take one step and then literally leap instead of walking until it clicked and one step wasn't enough. He was all in. </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I was in no hurry for them to learn. Two walkers was intimidating. Although my momma heart might burst with pride over their cuteness in this new adventure now. My "fear" of this new stage has been replaced with gratefulness that they're developing and growing. This new stage of life definitely brings new challenges, but one I am enjoying more than I ever imagined.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNM5TXuMiEgAn1F_DyHBXlIV2EFmV3IRUlNEdJQAc__q9ArUfiRb8Krj2cIuKZxsABGllTETbe7C1rvxEURxj2YTbQPFVoLRl5D-Ws7VAlgoV0hyphenhyphen70OG1uc9mLNZcZtfrPy85YdfwwCXTH/s640/blogger-image-512626805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNM5TXuMiEgAn1F_DyHBXlIV2EFmV3IRUlNEdJQAc__q9ArUfiRb8Krj2cIuKZxsABGllTETbe7C1rvxEURxj2YTbQPFVoLRl5D-Ws7VAlgoV0hyphenhyphen70OG1uc9mLNZcZtfrPy85YdfwwCXTH/s640/blogger-image-512626805.jpg"></font></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div></div>Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15776818142488893084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940577904738839913.post-72054143876334088722015-03-09T10:51:00.001-05:002015-03-09T10:51:36.662-05:00Snow 2015In Memphis its not uncommon to be let down by the talk of snow that never comes. This year we were not disappointed. Several inches covered our yard and porches so everything looked like a white, winter wonderland. It wa gorgeous... and bright! I had to adjust my kitchen shades b/c I was blinded every time I went in there by the reflection of the sun on the snow.<div><br></div><div>Because of all the snow, it was only fair to let the boys experience a "real snow." We've had a few teases of snow, but not enough to warrant me taking the boys out in it. This time there was no question. They were unsure at first, but ended up loving it.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkaAItqvBh6ixkdV7N9N88-YwXpI6Hry6_5bFzPdODvUlcFalWG31247eGF5oS2_7e4Pk27Wyo0HtBJ0tZKw086USbg8K1Zlt6s5UXXTJGWIom5MpTmPJue3wfhMzQfk6IYG_5QliYcGy-/s640/blogger-image--877131309.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkaAItqvBh6ixkdV7N9N88-YwXpI6Hry6_5bFzPdODvUlcFalWG31247eGF5oS2_7e4Pk27Wyo0HtBJ0tZKw086USbg8K1Zlt6s5UXXTJGWIom5MpTmPJue3wfhMzQfk6IYG_5QliYcGy-/s640/blogger-image--877131309.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihe5o7pO0mxW4K0KNDugWjFp3hvViZQ7hpDJ_iykw2FRF2GLRbHyo0S7v78zEaLUMlMxflKmgFXuAonV01isBr71aseKx50H2zIkLvYZPGVEJBoNNWxrY0JNc4uaEB6RsrTWI4gDQ4TA9X/s640/blogger-image-36438261.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Add some sprinkles and brownie brittle you've got quite the delicious snack.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie2O-sLjC4_emxuhkmrYl3X2-yunRRG5vIcHwPDztANwHwqMZDdBnfc8JBI4LRss56_Uzwe7wmv0kPKZzw7mnLi_74M-3kLoFX0ibbiEOV2RuADlij5v-lHkE9MW6vnXWWS4Mp3j8Dc0U-/s640/blogger-image--85560692.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie2O-sLjC4_emxuhkmrYl3X2-yunRRG5vIcHwPDztANwHwqMZDdBnfc8JBI4LRss56_Uzwe7wmv0kPKZzw7mnLi_74M-3kLoFX0ibbiEOV2RuADlij5v-lHkE9MW6vnXWWS4Mp3j8Dc0U-/s640/blogger-image--85560692.jpg"></a></div><br></div></div></div></div>Next year we will be prepared with "snow gear" so they boys can really enjoy the snow... that hopefully we'll get.</div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15776818142488893084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940577904738839913.post-13247143130863436562015-03-09T10:40:00.001-05:002015-04-16T10:16:20.193-05:00Walkers(I started writing this post a long time ago.)<div><br></div><div>It's official. I am a mom to 2 walkers. <div><br></div><div>Luke began this adventure at the end of January. He took his time and 1 step quickly became several. It was a gradual process for him. He took his time and mastered it gracefully. His slow wobble has turned into a confident walk (more like run) now.</div><div><br></div><div>In the last couple of days (this would have been end of February/beginning of March)it's as if a switch was flipped for Jude and he thought, "Hey, I can do this, too." He went from only walking while holding onto something or someone to taking many steps on his own. His walk is still a bit of a drunken sailor, but he smiles from ear to ear thrilled with his accomplishment. The cutest part is that he waves as he walks entertaining all who are around. (Sadly the wave has gone away but in its place are break dancing hands as he tries to keep his balance.)</div><div><br></div><div>Their learning to walk styles greatly expresses their personalities. Luke is cautious, inquisitive, and likes to figure things out so its no surprise that he slowly figured out that one step leads to two and so on. Jude was all or nothing. When "practicing" he would take one step and then literally leap instead of walking until it clicked and one step wasn't enough. He was all in. </div><div><br></div><div>I was in no hurry for them to learn. Two walkers was intimidating. Although my momma heart might burst with pride over their cuteness in this new adventure now. My "fear" of this new stage has been replaced with gratefulness that they're developing and growing. This new stage of life definitely brings new challenges, but one I am enjoying more than I ever imagined.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNM5TXuMiEgAn1F_DyHBXlIV2EFmV3IRUlNEdJQAc__q9ArUfiRb8Krj2cIuKZxsABGllTETbe7C1rvxEURxj2YTbQPFVoLRl5D-Ws7VAlgoV0hyphenhyphen70OG1uc9mLNZcZtfrPy85YdfwwCXTH/s640/blogger-image-512626805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNM5TXuMiEgAn1F_DyHBXlIV2EFmV3IRUlNEdJQAc__q9ArUfiRb8Krj2cIuKZxsABGllTETbe7C1rvxEURxj2YTbQPFVoLRl5D-Ws7VAlgoV0hyphenhyphen70OG1uc9mLNZcZtfrPy85YdfwwCXTH/s640/blogger-image-512626805.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div></div>Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15776818142488893084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940577904738839913.post-8422827501904546712015-02-02T11:45:00.001-06:002015-02-02T11:45:34.109-06:00The evil monster that is discontentmentAs I sit here on my couch listening to the hum of the washing machine and the quietness that is morning nap time, I find myself many times fighting the monster that is discontentment. The mundaneness of chores and schedules of having little ones can be enough to make you lose your mind. On top of that I've been taking care of sick boys for a week now and left the house very few times... that alone makes my monster even bigger. <div><br></div><div>The monster of discontentment is a sneaky little thing. God is using Priscilla Shirer<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">'s book, The Resolution fo Women, to remind me how that monster of discontentment is robbing me of precious time. Priscilla says, "Instead of relishing each moment, each year, each opportunity, each step of the journey, I'm constantly overeager to get to the next thing, which always looks more enticing than whats currently before me. I'm rarely satisfied in full with my present station." </span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">That cut like a dagger. That was me! I didn't even realize it but it was/is how I have been living this journey of motherhood. Ready for them to sleep through the night. Ready for them to self feed. Ready for them to crawl. Ready for them to talk. Ready for them to walk. It's so easy to find the things we don't like about each season of our lives, but God is showing me how fleeting these moments are and how they must be cherished. "Only for the coming year would my husband be exactly like this. Only for these fleeting moments would my children talk, look and act exactly like this. And if I chose to hurry through them in an attempt to avoid the parts I didn't like, I'd simultaneously miss all the things I did like about this season."</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Mommas lets not the the monster of discontentment rob us and our families of joy and precious time together. May we embrace every mountain top and valley, every challenging and easy season, every sick day and every healthy one. Let's choose contentment in all circumstances. Resist the urge to hurry through your season. Enjoy and be content now.</span></div>Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15776818142488893084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940577904738839913.post-76593866029945537102014-12-31T11:54:00.001-06:002014-12-31T11:54:52.204-06:00Christmas 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWfksnz607YycC6kbuMEQAk18qUxbTj_F_nlIXBourMhSDvKzrg9zJgiAq2npk9NRkT_kMvU1k8zhqQzX_7m8zA-0NJRzDIQWK8EbvypZggFl2c3wsgz1lIkz2JqHRDb3tDuLi1v3Q7jwa/s640/blogger-image--928365185.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWfksnz607YycC6kbuMEQAk18qUxbTj_F_nlIXBourMhSDvKzrg9zJgiAq2npk9NRkT_kMvU1k8zhqQzX_7m8zA-0NJRzDIQWK8EbvypZggFl2c3wsgz1lIkz2JqHRDb3tDuLi1v3Q7jwa/s640/blogger-image--928365185.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG0Yi7R10SHB6c47ZLjYexgT9KtY2rRVp-qXjf9NyYfEDjGtML2NNqoAhNLm5ZjhLiGmiNSyrd-NWvRG7rek9Vc0LFMSWaoDZbi5ZIiwR_hPkZfEmXeRYSvmKP_c_Kz26i7SV6Mj8uQftF/s640/blogger-image--1881080237.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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That night just the four of us went to Cracker Barrel where they sang to the boys and brought them a huge ice cream sunday... that they ate most of.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvohtAEWA1SOydgNCsWyBFX1L1LyI_-TZuxIVF7si7pYkOSJ2lhaEXnvCsa-E16MhgCQdZIEPiDwybRmIrNEQQBeyMgPf01QqQVV67kz9oO2gl1YQXHjWzz42X54FgU6iQ9C15eLpQ6uQ8/s640/blogger-image--238147658.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvohtAEWA1SOydgNCsWyBFX1L1LyI_-TZuxIVF7si7pYkOSJ2lhaEXnvCsa-E16MhgCQdZIEPiDwybRmIrNEQQBeyMgPf01QqQVV67kz9oO2gl1YQXHjWzz42X54FgU6iQ9C15eLpQ6uQ8/s640/blogger-image--238147658.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKMRkeTAXNFr0zKpe2i2YHfBWXK5gXdgvk92QZwUMLcJYd7AxLztme6wXDBUaaqjz_lce_WinM_f2iYP7lj2zr0pAa_7XDi5_KOPfeIcaq-6GUUTrgOXMCYqbVej8QfaYQ4pxErF_Zp1V/s640/blogger-image-903668895.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimKMRkeTAXNFr0zKpe2i2YHfBWXK5gXdgvk92QZwUMLcJYd7AxLztme6wXDBUaaqjz_lce_WinM_f2iYP7lj2zr0pAa_7XDi5_KOPfeIcaq-6GUUTrgOXMCYqbVej8QfaYQ4pxErF_Zp1V/s640/blogger-image-903668895.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLaL4AJrONy0qX50xd-DaH5_KbbvSM44J_FgAM9O4GfFGyP-YsY9W6mCsfjm2WJorzrbgE3g-BsmpRc32Gl3LLL6TR3gOi_ExeQG-iego0RQQ63kmsDz1cPiKqiBHCihEd9ALJhHZorg75/s640/blogger-image--1325625168.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLaL4AJrONy0qX50xd-DaH5_KbbvSM44J_FgAM9O4GfFGyP-YsY9W6mCsfjm2WJorzrbgE3g-BsmpRc32Gl3LLL6TR3gOi_ExeQG-iego0RQQ63kmsDz1cPiKqiBHCihEd9ALJhHZorg75/s640/blogger-image--1325625168.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fKTaCIDYljVWWbPCFi64zVVK2QqE-CJUBTFpiV8Rls_-yYliet6WywCI_xSAmcxpcEYRwox14ZWeUppV8-dfnHsNibQgo-6J0NRNQ-M0DZ3wxJR89i7zkBUZfhMUvZ_op8BxgfD7vfMz/s640/blogger-image--776204687.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fKTaCIDYljVWWbPCFi64zVVK2QqE-CJUBTFpiV8Rls_-yYliet6WywCI_xSAmcxpcEYRwox14ZWeUppV8-dfnHsNibQgo-6J0NRNQ-M0DZ3wxJR89i7zkBUZfhMUvZ_op8BxgfD7vfMz/s640/blogger-image--776204687.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblgupbhNZH9m7-JhD0TxH1JjG2_Pl4wFn__N9yl9-GQtDbczs4hXxMEntEVE5XNDMZJU39UxyUQpPDsC8Bf9NdrsfFoNFBv-l4t5ovnAWY-SLEvD7iCJaNjA8uiMPHsDf49afAKhi5mW5/s640/blogger-image--47071192.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjblgupbhNZH9m7-JhD0TxH1JjG2_Pl4wFn__N9yl9-GQtDbczs4hXxMEntEVE5XNDMZJU39UxyUQpPDsC8Bf9NdrsfFoNFBv-l4t5ovnAWY-SLEvD7iCJaNjA8uiMPHsDf49afAKhi5mW5/s640/blogger-image--47071192.jpg"></a></div><br></div> Ice cream sundaes were a great way to end such a special day and make being sick not so bad.</div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div></div>Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15776818142488893084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940577904738839913.post-43276519042816231612014-12-31T11:02:00.001-06:002014-12-31T11:20:21.766-06:00Jude and Luke 12 monthsMy babies are ONE. The first few months felt like 3 years but then it was as if time flew and here we are 2 weeks after their first birthday. What a fun, challenging year its been!<div><br></div><div>Sleeping:</div><div>12 hours a night</div><div>2 naps a day that are 2-3 hours long</div><div><br></div><div>Eating:</div><div>Everything</div><div>No more bottles</div><div>Sippy cups of whole milk</div><div>(My pumping days are over! I got very emotional about returning the breast pump. It felt very much like the end of an era. But then that first day that I didn't pump I felt like yelling FREEEEEDOM at the top of my lungs. A very good milestone that I'm excited we finally reached.)</div><div><br></div><div>Teeth:</div><div>Lots! This past month has been teeth month. They've both gained what seems like 5 each. And this is the first time they've seemed to really be bothered by teething. There have been lots of tears and snuggles.</div><div><br></div><div>Mobility:</div><div>No walking yet but at times they'll be standing and let go of something for a few seconds. They are very content crawling (yes both are now crawling correctly) and they love to walk behind toys they can push.</div><div><br></div><div>Favorite toy:</div><div>any ball! Or anything they can throw. They like playing catch and its even cuter when they do so with one another.</div><div><br></div><div>New developments:</div><div>Wrestling- they love wrestling with each or anyone who will lay on the floor with them. Most of the time the wrestling is over a toy but none the less right now its cute.</div><div><br></div><div>Clinginess- they've always let anyone hold them, but lately they have been much clingier to daniel and I. I love that they love us but at times this can be difficult and sad.</div><div><br></div><div>Car seats- they got new car seats for their birthdays thanks to both sets of their very gracious grandparents. And they love them.</div><div><br></div><div>Last bottle</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_erRP97BVk9O_Ew17lz0iPDfVz3W7EX5AxVkV8R0uv8p-JcF_Y85T-XDrbMSDCjyoK2RQogYw3Ysu8DMTwkZX0_5Fz6jgERH7FzlZ_D_1bo7cVYtjSk0POF16x7DR4eDHA5NDXUUK2XH/s640/blogger-image-405196161.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_erRP97BVk9O_Ew17lz0iPDfVz3W7EX5AxVkV8R0uv8p-JcF_Y85T-XDrbMSDCjyoK2RQogYw3Ysu8DMTwkZX0_5Fz6jgERH7FzlZ_D_1bo7cVYtjSk0POF16x7DR4eDHA5NDXUUK2XH/s640/blogger-image-405196161.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">They love to eat anything we are eating.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Pjpouo6vH941s9mY-vARgqOSQocEiz1FjXET4a5V6eKpT9428Pqa423FVJ_sXvDe6R8Yry7cf8IYd9LhjpyqWFoj9VBPDPgBfOwx-lG3cf9OsmmC5GT7lZmrAon3JUPbUFylwI-EBq2q/s640/blogger-image--793808563.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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My babies turn one tomorrow. We are saying goodbye to bottles and rattles and hello to sippy cups and walking toys. It seems like just yesterday, d handed me those 2 sweet baby boys for the first time. Though I knew they were Luke and Jude, I had no idea who they really were or what they needed. I simply knew my heart could burst at that moment. Here were two precious baby boys that were ours.<div><br></div><div>I am surprisingly not weepy as we say goodbye to the infancy stage. What a scary, newness that it was! I cherished those days, but I am glad to see this new stage upon on. Personality and independence are getting more fun and challenging every day. I know these upcoming days will bring a whole slew of new challenges but I am enjoying and look forward to this journey. <div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div>Even though we have had what I believe to be excellently, easy babies, I still feel that a celebration of survival is in order. <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Hallelujah, we survived infancy with twins! But in celebrating this milestone, I am reminded of so much. God's goodness still baffles me. A year ago we experienced His goodness in a way that falls only under salvation and our wedding day. Hearing those sweet cries for the first time will forever be one of the greatest moments in my life.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The journey of parenthood has brought about many changes. Our schedules have changed. We realize we are people who need a lot of sleep. I have realized a new love for and dependence on coffee. We have been humbled. We have been challenged. And of course we had no idea we could love 2 little people so much.</span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Jude and Luke, thank you for rocking our world. We love you more than you'll ever know!</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHqcabkJmK9pz2GFXF_aAn3FkIHZH1HdsFo7pte_yfc4qXued51tj2KLcsEB1Vs1Au_9CO-tQntb0KhbYHWQZgHmincOxIiqBZnF2gaVtgqM71uDxzsYiGJGvGw2nmdZjPAf94n0OmBlZC/s640/blogger-image--1364785778.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHqcabkJmK9pz2GFXF_aAn3FkIHZH1HdsFo7pte_yfc4qXued51tj2KLcsEB1Vs1Au_9CO-tQntb0KhbYHWQZgHmincOxIiqBZnF2gaVtgqM71uDxzsYiGJGvGw2nmdZjPAf94n0OmBlZC/s640/blogger-image--1364785778.jpg"></a> <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3DyBh0Pa2biipXw7b-Wg8LKPXUoZuzIZ8HCjO49OhelotiW17Xi3yl3WOuBTbSY1tlyFipe5M62vRmKALlkwaPM5ErD89BfZDUsLejm3pyBGC3yUVb-GhQBsHxRf1eMXoSGRnDTLles71/s640/blogger-image--12648899.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3DyBh0Pa2biipXw7b-Wg8LKPXUoZuzIZ8HCjO49OhelotiW17Xi3yl3WOuBTbSY1tlyFipe5M62vRmKALlkwaPM5ErD89BfZDUsLejm3pyBGC3yUVb-GhQBsHxRf1eMXoSGRnDTLles71/s640/blogger-image--12648899.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYGokpOspmK9FYs7UfS0TshUIp8XLIprskzXVNenw-H6M2T_49dcKXIE4bnDIxIHEi9u8oPWbmXGvqlR7ZGz0OepPEL_gqG98rcPcPmXq78L9buiZWuAfWK96U5sV3rONdy03pcolGqnnp/s640/blogger-image-886721371.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYGokpOspmK9FYs7UfS0TshUIp8XLIprskzXVNenw-H6M2T_49dcKXIE4bnDIxIHEi9u8oPWbmXGvqlR7ZGz0OepPEL_gqG98rcPcPmXq78L9buiZWuAfWK96U5sV3rONdy03pcolGqnnp/s640/blogger-image-886721371.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQUOi7ZwYQjtSNm7U6I2d4iCi9xE5sdHZrhi0dFPXgizg17I3kDyXikcX6lKoxadIUDjZKslQ2p4ZUFe7Mms_4wXJaLgL9B-EvaPTllPTAE5y98DqAzjX5FYr68h28bsvh5zrvmos9n7iM/s640/blogger-image-1574791643.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQUOi7ZwYQjtSNm7U6I2d4iCi9xE5sdHZrhi0dFPXgizg17I3kDyXikcX6lKoxadIUDjZKslQ2p4ZUFe7Mms_4wXJaLgL9B-EvaPTllPTAE5y98DqAzjX5FYr68h28bsvh5zrvmos9n7iM/s640/blogger-image-1574791643.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div></div><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div>Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15776818142488893084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940577904738839913.post-36411478870902377712014-12-01T08:38:00.001-06:002014-12-01T08:49:29.958-06:00Jude and Luke 11 monthsEating:<div>3 meals a day- anything and everything</div><div>4 bottles a day</div><div>Started dropping one bottle</div><div>Introduced cow milk and they love it</div><div><br></div><div>Sleeping:</div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">10-12 hours a night</span></div><div>2- 2.5 hour naps a day</div><div>They need it. They are like their parents and require sleep and will make it known when they haven't had enough.</div><div><br></div><div>Milestones:</div><div>-Still strongly pulling up and cruising, but no walking on their own yet.</div><div>-Jude still prefers his army crawl over a normal crawl. He can do it but switches to the army crawl when he wants to get somewhere quickly.</div><div>-Jude's front right tooth popped through and the other top front one is close behind. He also had a molar pop through.</div><div>-Luke is still holding strong with his 2 bottom front teeth. We think his top fang-ish teeth may be fixing to break through.</div><div>-They say, "mom,mom,mom," "dadada" and "byebyebye." Everything comes in 3's.</div><div>-Jude does an adorable 2 handed wave thats all wrist and he does it very dramatically.</div><div>-Luke's wave is normally towards himself and its a shy wave unlike Jude's.</div><div>-Our whole family got the stomach bug... enough said.</div><div>-Luke was diagnosed with his first ear infection on their 11 month bday. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfpILJg002P5f9SDkQKSO-ZVgZ-c7dobRITlyknrGhsOweUVQrTlzaLbStNL6CYiHM-j7C450qZ0NUjLSUMW0NYzyDTHUoLmQg0sO4DxFJTLQyTL8r2bA-ZkdoMTCVCoZrQ3AagruW8tZd/s640/blogger-image--769370354.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfpILJg002P5f9SDkQKSO-ZVgZ-c7dobRITlyknrGhsOweUVQrTlzaLbStNL6CYiHM-j7C450qZ0NUjLSUMW0NYzyDTHUoLmQg0sO4DxFJTLQyTL8r2bA-ZkdoMTCVCoZrQ3AagruW8tZd/s640/blogger-image--769370354.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-0WsUqv3VW_snD07FrPg4WvOQKNndYP1_zLgT5Ub91B3J24DYGiUZOjpOOzsjM3zUA-93J0p_aUNCGER3Aj2gzLgLXJ3kQmrVoRsPa4GrY5KKcj75x-oZWMej17OF9hMNLDpB9catj3lG/s640/blogger-image-1801550763.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Most things still are applicable today.)<div><br></div><div>I hope I never come across as a mom/woman who has it all together all the time because I don't. In case, there's ever any doubt...<div><br></div><div>-Sunday, I almost left for church without shoes.</div><div><br></div><div>-Last week I had to wash clothes everyday because my babies kept pooping through their clothes and sheets.</div><div><br></div><div>-I lose my phone numerous times a day.</div><div><br></div><div>-I'm probably asking for new undergarments for Christmas because I can't remember the last time I bought new ones.</div><div><br></div><div>-I feel like a member of a dairy farm. No, not a worker, but a cow who seems to be constantly getting every ounce of milk sucked out of her.</div><div><br></div><div>-Most days I find a cheerio stuck to the bottom of my foot because I pour them on my living room rug and let my babies eat them off of it.</div><div><br></div><div>-Most days I think I have more baby drool and snot on me than make up. And on the days I do decide to look cute, no outfit is complete without either of the above said things.</div><div><br></div><div>-As a stay at home mom, more things should be accomplshed around my house on a daily basis, but most nap times my couch and a nap win out.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15776818142488893084noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940577904738839913.post-31146346548729443002014-10-27T17:25:00.001-05:002014-10-27T17:25:34.457-05:00Jude and Luke 10 months<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Life around our house has been full of babbling, crawling, pulling up, and cruising. </span><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Jude has 3 bottom teeth. Luke has 2.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Jude is still army crawling. Luke is normal crawling.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Jude just learned to pull up. Luke has been pulling up for awhile and is now cruising.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Jude weighs 20.5lbs. Luke weighs 20lbs.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Jude's favorite word: va-va-va-va... whatever that is.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Luke uses more blend combos. He did say, "Bye-Bye" the other night.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">They both wave bye-bye.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Jude shakes his head "no" very dramtically. It's funny when he does it as I'm telling Luke "no." It's ironic because Luke so far seems to understand it better than Jude. Luke will stop what he's doing. Jude will smile and keep doing it.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">In their babble, they've both said, "mom-mom-mom" and "da-da-da"... now if they were referring to us I'm not sure. I doubt it.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Jude has become more picky in eating. Luke seems to eat anything. Luke decided baby food was not for him and much prefers real food. Both babies prefer to eat whatever we are eating even if they've already eaten.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Their current favorite food: blueberries.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">They drink 4 bottles a day and eat 3 meals a day. </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Their favorite toy is a ball... doesn't matter what kind. They throw it then chase it. Then eat it. Then repeat.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">They sleep 10-12 hours a night. And they take two 1.5-2.5 hour naps a day.</span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlwa5XcoKlRXMMYo5H8NtcBukcHhUj3qy3WjrTFSJGj8q3ZTmXvE-fQXn5WyZ8jDvpBaxbCTw_QOEPtripjqt6WZ3wmIuicSXg3sGjw4Cyq8bM62saVaanObCwHK_RTDyUdEx-Qe05bUc/s640/blogger-image-212611031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlwa5XcoKlRXMMYo5H8NtcBukcHhUj3qy3WjrTFSJGj8q3ZTmXvE-fQXn5WyZ8jDvpBaxbCTw_QOEPtripjqt6WZ3wmIuicSXg3sGjw4Cyq8bM62saVaanObCwHK_RTDyUdEx-Qe05bUc/s640/blogger-image-212611031.jpg"></font></a></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">They love people and most of the time give smiles freely. Luke smiled and flirted with the nurse who gave him his flu shot while Jude gave her death stares the whole time.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We've recently converted our living into a safe baby room. Removing the dvds and xbox out from under the tv. Moving the love seat out from the corner as well as the curtains and making that the baby corner where they can play freely. Baby gates are on the stairs and door ways to keep them contained. They love to move and explore and touch EVERYTHING. Life is busy, but oh so fun. I find myself saying no numerous times a day. The teaching and training is in full swing. It's not always a fun job, but I know its a very important one. The sweet, chubby, baby squeezes make up for the not so fun parts.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA9YI6ySZ7HT9HneWlcTvqHnv14rP0KnmyUvrlHu-sGMypUxQUFBt_Ggkbrjp100Y4IIcCrxn8_0lUN0mZ1vxyRB1dX4j3kfGh06kOJd4vsZcaRZ-JpYNc00eOLdvueUB0Vbglb2rUyZWy/s640/blogger-image--369533462.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA9YI6ySZ7HT9HneWlcTvqHnv14rP0KnmyUvrlHu-sGMypUxQUFBt_Ggkbrjp100Y4IIcCrxn8_0lUN0mZ1vxyRB1dX4j3kfGh06kOJd4vsZcaRZ-JpYNc00eOLdvueUB0Vbglb2rUyZWy/s640/blogger-image--369533462.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-O37WC09z3TmLREBlbDXk0qfqngS78GcIGmFqsfYbYHUjNs5D8HdyFqtEfJ5dP0vRH7yRPzyWsYns_zaTDgo4aBh8hXORUUaJpVowNn1uYniLux5SZ1h84YoedN56ojTbgI2hjB1Mrlmk/s640/blogger-image-948288933.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div></div>Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15776818142488893084noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940577904738839913.post-88478075670686633052014-09-18T12:15:00.001-05:002014-09-18T14:34:06.490-05:00Jude and Luke 9 months<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Jude and Luke are 9 months old today. This has been a fun month of exploration and learning the word, "No."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">They are talking and babbling almost constantly. They play and laugh together. Jude follows Luke everywhere. Jude is army crawling almost as quickly as Luke crawls on all fours. Although Jude looks more like a lizard to me.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Jude still only has 2 bottom teeth and now Luke has his bottom 2 teeth as well.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">They now think they need to be eating whatever we are eating so mushy baby food is almost a thing of the past. They still get 7-8oz of formula or breastmilk every 3-4 hours. They are sleeping 10-12 hours a night with two 1.5-2.5 hour naps a day. Self feeding is one of the cutest, funniest things to watch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Jude loves to clap.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBc2h8j3AFwgWFs9fmLKp_5ziqQRf6Jn-CaP0mRP8EYkFen_9eSJgeIPpv5GaYRZRpq9zmYYVJctw-mqw4keHyEZcQ9-el0GinPgDaqUWeWTwaOdV1KsIYxQDZS0Am9lWj19iKGAbeEF9B/s640/blogger-image-2028614895.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBc2h8j3AFwgWFs9fmLKp_5ziqQRf6Jn-CaP0mRP8EYkFen_9eSJgeIPpv5GaYRZRpq9zmYYVJctw-mqw4keHyEZcQ9-el0GinPgDaqUWeWTwaOdV1KsIYxQDZS0Am9lWj19iKGAbeEF9B/s640/blogger-image-2028614895.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This was the first time Luke pulled up on something.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZ9T-x3VuL4_wuXvbi9OEerR9FcH2fxfJfcKYm4t-dRSykmirBar9NgpCNYR0alJCiJTPxLDXA2xiBkUhELnZkazpP7Xnht3UGYLKbEmWuDZwX3Kjrqm13eSgdADXuPXhGgLaAtW-an73/s640/blogger-image--1882165642.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZ9T-x3VuL4_wuXvbi9OEerR9FcH2fxfJfcKYm4t-dRSykmirBar9NgpCNYR0alJCiJTPxLDXA2xiBkUhELnZkazpP7Xnht3UGYLKbEmWuDZwX3Kjrqm13eSgdADXuPXhGgLaAtW-an73/s640/blogger-image--1882165642.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This sums them up. Luke is my explorer and Jude, though he does like following Luke around, he is more likely to stay put and play.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjph8nHRjO1ncKQWMtd8OW0Ihjab-3kxir7YT86DQUO23Afdb4yXwF7NNLVnnaI5amFJJto4YXAYkFWNJOzlzM0x5tlohghoWvBwAi4e7TPz-NZgqHKyyDI9VfI2xvjuurCT4I1htB29B_H/s640/blogger-image--967199761.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjph8nHRjO1ncKQWMtd8OW0Ihjab-3kxir7YT86DQUO23Afdb4yXwF7NNLVnnaI5amFJJto4YXAYkFWNJOzlzM0x5tlohghoWvBwAi4e7TPz-NZgqHKyyDI9VfI2xvjuurCT4I1htB29B_H/s640/blogger-image--967199761.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Sweet profile of his duck lips</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjObTa1U6TLLrf9-3DRm6xSQbdLoQWO9Zxoc9gAnmETZ72QJFf1TKrN8DQwX1vSUqy2X8K_ZC5BzolL0-1LbU8T77yXyZIe4BPEPd7_N-ctPZReGKSjwNvzvSTcs66OOGQkKW0bKQYRr_In/s640/blogger-image-2070620679.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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But you can still catch the cuteness of this shark and monkey.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7G4oHrJn3pkkL8b3OyHUA5-zOCw90ZU2GeO17bC3ujw4v8ZA21lMN-EfqvkmKUaG_VL926xrb9tQoZRcCqBg0PO8SaM8i84eS_hxVflyG82RuJ7nZ0OZxQCP3NnRPhSJDteTt6lrc9Obm/s640/blogger-image--2103162130.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7G4oHrJn3pkkL8b3OyHUA5-zOCw90ZU2GeO17bC3ujw4v8ZA21lMN-EfqvkmKUaG_VL926xrb9tQoZRcCqBg0PO8SaM8i84eS_hxVflyG82RuJ7nZ0OZxQCP3NnRPhSJDteTt6lrc9Obm/s640/blogger-image--2103162130.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPv5NdhmKOeqynFY7r8rXGNc8lQm33mgHzToLsK_V-TvWsRyPUJQAouqJM5_VFTZ_mkYS7xTfLYEtbV6jkkY-pZ8bt0bmY51Q1kfGRTbrl_-k23vH5Zyf2CzufCsx-CJLUjiB4juEWJkEv/s640/blogger-image-1491646043.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPv5NdhmKOeqynFY7r8rXGNc8lQm33mgHzToLsK_V-TvWsRyPUJQAouqJM5_VFTZ_mkYS7xTfLYEtbV6jkkY-pZ8bt0bmY51Q1kfGRTbrl_-k23vH5Zyf2CzufCsx-CJLUjiB4juEWJkEv/s640/blogger-image-1491646043.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGdZ1DZnejeLPPdtI1xyWdQI1m2VuWJ-0EKwfjEvCkgkfmsZYVz4NLRBbhq5gTqApLSyxCd6pFLnqx6GZH4KAIUnNBDVKYTCMqIG6Dmye14EG4ffuYm6r_d3bzpF2PhRYUV0PYllmCS2x/s640/blogger-image--126137190.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOGdZ1DZnejeLPPdtI1xyWdQI1m2VuWJ-0EKwfjEvCkgkfmsZYVz4NLRBbhq5gTqApLSyxCd6pFLnqx6GZH4KAIUnNBDVKYTCMqIG6Dmye14EG4ffuYm6r_d3bzpF2PhRYUV0PYllmCS2x/s640/blogger-image--126137190.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIt-eQTLhA2Gxszk-bbU5PNs-5p8fSVAeeKr93XLyhVJox6BZ5FX5q131eAcnhCS4uBeV136uEo6oEV48se5E6aG0ffR2dNxWkz23UFmtSA3ESGgbSGBVRjiKd4CwssVQDe2O8Krjd_kiW/s640/blogger-image-165487385.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIt-eQTLhA2Gxszk-bbU5PNs-5p8fSVAeeKr93XLyhVJox6BZ5FX5q131eAcnhCS4uBeV136uEo6oEV48se5E6aG0ffR2dNxWkz23UFmtSA3ESGgbSGBVRjiKd4CwssVQDe2O8Krjd_kiW/s640/blogger-image-165487385.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This cute baby (Luke), standing jut like this, looked up and saw my coke can. I said, "You see momma's coke?" He clear as day said, "Coke." Then I kept prodding just in case it was a fluke. Sure enough, he kept saying, Coke. He babbles other words, but Coke he said on cue.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggrJg_J8qwzy0N1AvP7HbYma-azhDVyQiBOga9B6FXJBUh0RLRS5ice5LuBwAPw8N0EtO4PtXHUOZgai_FeFOK9PS8JhVpB-1NlhTfK5dOL9q-Qv5fuimvZKGHoqnPSidT9tJmJyZrA0Ua/s640/blogger-image-978992368.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggrJg_J8qwzy0N1AvP7HbYma-azhDVyQiBOga9B6FXJBUh0RLRS5ice5LuBwAPw8N0EtO4PtXHUOZgai_FeFOK9PS8JhVpB-1NlhTfK5dOL9q-Qv5fuimvZKGHoqnPSidT9tJmJyZrA0Ua/s640/blogger-image-978992368.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Happy 9 months to my favorite baby boys!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgh0Ai5iP05OWhH5xIqOTOTSlhGn3k0aRIHNhH1-37dFlJc6xhs7CLGkgGkY1LHlF5sKUQ8pMsLFHXwpTV5RNDXYAAO2R4EGH7oCEYN-tHSiSAcFQ5ucGjN_WLSkgFmx4rGIhqff_yHrsr/s640/blogger-image-1014727486.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgh0Ai5iP05OWhH5xIqOTOTSlhGn3k0aRIHNhH1-37dFlJc6xhs7CLGkgGkY1LHlF5sKUQ8pMsLFHXwpTV5RNDXYAAO2R4EGH7oCEYN-tHSiSAcFQ5ucGjN_WLSkgFmx4rGIhqff_yHrsr/s640/blogger-image-1014727486.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15776818142488893084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940577904738839913.post-24033571700164616342014-08-19T11:37:00.001-05:002014-08-19T11:37:53.478-05:00Fear<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Once they placed these 2 precious babies in my arms something in me ignited that I never anticpated. Yes there was so much excitement and love that is indescribable.... but what I did not anticipate was fear. I wasn't fearful of my role as caregiver, but fearful of all of the unknowns that I could not control. Germs, SIDS, accidents, etc.... I never anticpated to feel so weighted down by this emotion. I definitely think my babies being born in cold December didnt help but the external was nothing compared to my internal battle.</span><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I am currently reading a book called Tame Your Fears by Carol Kent. I recommend this to everyone. We all have fears of something and struggle at different levels but this book covers it all and points out the obvious... Living in fear is sin. Worrying is straight up disobedience. </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Talk about a punch in the gut. </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Growing up in church we know this stuff. We can quote the scriptures. We know there are 365 of them on fear. But do we live this out? Or are we living in bondage to something that is robbing our joy and literally putting a sin barrier up in our lives.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Decemeber 18, 2013... I had no idea that all of this was beginning. I knew I was a protective mom (still am! and I don't apologize for it. God gave me the responsibility of taking care these babies. No one else.) However being a protective mom is very different than being a fearful mom. </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A protective mom prays.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A fearful mom worries.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A protective mom surrenders her family to the Lord.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">A fearful mom tries to control everything.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">We (I) have a choice. I can be fearful. Or I can remember that yes, I birthed these babies, but they are simply on loan to me. I have the responsibility to raise them, but they are not really mine. I can hold on with white knuckles or I can surrender these precious babies to the One who loves them more than me.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I am learning. I am taking baby steps. I am not a super mom. I am human. But I am thankful for the One who is walking beside me in this journey. He created me and my family. And more than that, He loves me and my family and desires a healthy relationship with me (us) not a power struggle.</span></div>Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15776818142488893084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940577904738839913.post-61841492950620379392014-08-18T13:57:00.001-05:002014-08-18T13:57:23.354-05:00Jude and Luke 8 monthsAs stated on social media earlier, this is what 8 months of cuteness looks like:<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLs8FFg8VKBKJjYdfOyNYNMUFsTQbOlOI9wZpwbdm8-lbglw39DpDoxQgTSBaZle1NU35dXx4faDvCCrTGa-IwRf6KnpZ4lXv5Okz195hpZXjgwCvRTHm3uDK5EAJD9xiW4RjWKW3Ti4Aw/s640/blogger-image-2035358636.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLs8FFg8VKBKJjYdfOyNYNMUFsTQbOlOI9wZpwbdm8-lbglw39DpDoxQgTSBaZle1NU35dXx4faDvCCrTGa-IwRf6KnpZ4lXv5Okz195hpZXjgwCvRTHm3uDK5EAJD9xiW4RjWKW3Ti4Aw/s640/blogger-image-2035358636.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdqMG6ipR1CUJtw4_93G9XjkVqpqqKUQPuC9WYgbMW11qaq6Lc-f8Mst9rUcXA3OTPIzIGYIcI9vT5My3Jd41lkCgn6rvjRRSv2YkUlQIwFA-qHRwpu8VbB7yKEt2DZmI9364HUv9_PIhZ/s640/blogger-image-500009168.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdqMG6ipR1CUJtw4_93G9XjkVqpqqKUQPuC9WYgbMW11qaq6Lc-f8Mst9rUcXA3OTPIzIGYIcI9vT5My3Jd41lkCgn6rvjRRSv2YkUlQIwFA-qHRwpu8VbB7yKEt2DZmI9364HUv9_PIhZ/s640/blogger-image-500009168.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Luke is crawling and into everything.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6tQ7mCXuMBhdgbAFFO8AIHEYhH2cNTVwvgAL-EayMpOAY9KYZajtmpYrTx4yvHbOxHpBAPGqjZ7WeuwnX8W5Mr_SqeeAm2XLw6-tT22CpSCUKdN3EHtlqPWaqP10If7OWOPPdETnPnblz/s640/blogger-image-20738153.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6tQ7mCXuMBhdgbAFFO8AIHEYhH2cNTVwvgAL-EayMpOAY9KYZajtmpYrTx4yvHbOxHpBAPGqjZ7WeuwnX8W5Mr_SqeeAm2XLw6-tT22CpSCUKdN3EHtlqPWaqP10If7OWOPPdETnPnblz/s640/blogger-image-20738153.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Jude is getting everywhere by means of rolling... and I do mean everywhere.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMRgp6QqjuYVUnkInihmMwljoP3kS9mzFfLLppqNfPSYLuChEwmtCVXEi6aYSj9iKGSgIPo35pN4i_9PkmqvlZCUxL8gsEmgfBsm8_xHexyI3Mj7OuLueQNHwA39lhr-ch4Zeo0_V8nP27/s640/blogger-image--494768434.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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They did great and so did momma. :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">As stated above, they are moving around like crazy. Luke still has 0 teeth and Jude still only has the 2 front, bottom ones. They are drinking 7oz every 3-3.5 hours (breast milk part of the time and formula the other) and eating baby food 2-3 times a day. We have started introducing them to table food... to which their favorite seems to be homemade ice cream. (at least thats their daddy's opinion because thats his favorite food.)They <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">take 2-3 naps a day and sleep 10-12 hours at night. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><font face="Helvetica Neue Light, HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif">I blame their Grammy and Bebe because they are spoiled rotten! Luke is more content being alone than Jude. Jude still gets the title of more high maintenance. But they still are sweet, good, happy babies which I am sure to thank Jesus for everday! </font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15776818142488893084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940577904738839913.post-10860330422735735702014-07-29T10:44:00.000-05:002014-07-29T10:44:15.237-05:00We're home!At least for a little while, we are back home. The mag drip proved to be successful and slowed everything down so after 9.5 days in the hospital they released us to go home. I am of course still on bed rest and will continue to be until they boys are born but we are so thankful to have at least made it another week with the boys still baking.<br />
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To answer some of your questions:<br />
- How am I feeling? I feel great. My belly is def getting bigger and and heavier so laying on my left side with pillows is the most comfortable.<br />
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-How am I emotionally? I think I'm good. I have moments where I feel so bad about being useless when D is doing so much (without any complaints) but then to put it all into perspective of why I have to be useless makes it all worth it. Even when I was in the hospital, I was ok with it. People kept asking how I was emotionally about being hospitalized for possibly the duration of my pregnancy. Really I was ok with it. Knowing the babies were ok and in great hands gave me peace of mind. Although, now sleeping in my own bed, I can say I'm ok with being home too.<br />
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Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15776818142488893084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940577904738839913.post-5100692255543151792014-07-28T10:57:00.001-05:002014-07-28T10:57:14.992-05:00Jude and Luke 7 months(Warning... picture overload)<div>We are officially moving. Jude is rolling everywhere and Luke is army crawling/scooting. He'll get up on all for fours and then face plant so I know a real crawl is in the works. <div><br></div><div>Jude has 2 teeth and Luke still has none. I guess Luke is making up for it by being more mobile.</div><div><br></div><div>They both are slowly getting the hang of sitting up. They'll do it alone fo a few seconds and then forget and fall over.</div><div><br></div><div>Eating food has become a fun endeavor. Jude looooves to eat... anything. Luke will eat but you have to be a little more forceful. We think his reflux is back so his willingness to eat can be spotty. </div><div><br></div><div>Here's a look at an example of a daily schedule:</div><div>6:00a.m. Jude starts talking and playing</div><div>7:00a.m. Jude falls back asleep</div><div>7:45a.m. Jude and Luke starting waking up </div><div>8:00a.m. 7oz bottle of formula and then a bowl of oatmeal with bananas</div><div>8:30-9:30a.m. play</div><div>9:30-11:00a.m. nap</div><div>11:30a.m. 7oz of breast milk</div><div>11:45a.m.- 1:00pm play</div><div>1:00-3:00pm nap</div><div>3:00 pm 7oz of breast milk and bowl of baby food</div><div>3:30-5:00 play</div><div>5:00-6:30 nap</div><div>6:30 7oz of formula</div><div>6:30-8:00 play</div><div>8:15- bed time</div><div><br></div><div>Every day is a little bit different. And some days we have things going on at night so we don't always stick to the schedule but they definitely let us know when they are hungry or tired.</div><div><br></div><div>They are still very good babies. We are still finding that Jude is more high maintenance than Luke. Luke is very laid back and when he's tired he'll close his eyes and go to sleep... say if we are out somewhere. Jude is my sleep fighter. If we are out he'll cry himself to sleep. Thankfully they both do a good job at home of simply going to sleep in their beds once we lay them down.</div><div><br></div><div>Our first family of 4 dinner date- El Mezcal (I thought we had done this many times before but going and sitting down we realized we hadnt!)</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiitwd7cgAh-HsFHlTMJokW5fExZulRDxHpBGc79Mk-p4gBYdqY6L-aRSjGs5v14Wr3qqwVhwNv-9EyAFQe6aud-q08sN-_kVLrawMmTH3VyxQn59M8FpTdzjiyx4JWq10B9E5mkXoT0z_q/s640/blogger-image--225886820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiitwd7cgAh-HsFHlTMJokW5fExZulRDxHpBGc79Mk-p4gBYdqY6L-aRSjGs5v14Wr3qqwVhwNv-9EyAFQe6aud-q08sN-_kVLrawMmTH3VyxQn59M8FpTdzjiyx4JWq10B9E5mkXoT0z_q/s640/blogger-image--225886820.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLvt2xYTnt8MjBTfw0AT2YvrexnOkzTZvnsZIOUJJZatA1Wtb4073UxihulbjKFhLp67DlS07ELJHi-tj1HZSUi0gERjfutpm7bqz31pcdbBVAYSL0cjpyXTwIBKnJSHzucX2_GBPLs1Yb/s640/blogger-image-638756437.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLvt2xYTnt8MjBTfw0AT2YvrexnOkzTZvnsZIOUJJZatA1Wtb4073UxihulbjKFhLp67DlS07ELJHi-tj1HZSUi0gERjfutpm7bqz31pcdbBVAYSL0cjpyXTwIBKnJSHzucX2_GBPLs1Yb/s640/blogger-image-638756437.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Went to the lake for the Jerkins' family vaca...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We drove over to Mt. View for a fun night on the square.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgikBNyPGK6QuTmoOERySlmzDxcSdO9aSX7HkS2UiXoIfYi3uSojwM03PGZsQccbirt2lnAHQQAgFSGpRR2bxke5x6Jm11JOEeQA8OUKqyFF7v0jXd0EumNmn02sZuUjsJHftKn_FxIgMFx/s640/blogger-image-1105629408.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgikBNyPGK6QuTmoOERySlmzDxcSdO9aSX7HkS2UiXoIfYi3uSojwM03PGZsQccbirt2lnAHQQAgFSGpRR2bxke5x6Jm11JOEeQA8OUKqyFF7v0jXd0EumNmn02sZuUjsJHftKn_FxIgMFx/s640/blogger-image-1105629408.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBO_1mWpc7YksW8bZUUlDw8UAMSKiXf0B0PA1ZJfxfJcAXTr0TROMNFUhlmF4ZHGaXPMLM5yQ4VEcF8VdH30E4NC6cpiA23VeLhR51pi622XcHwHIHn9OxSDp_kxlK0bhAhKOMAzev1uB/s640/blogger-image-760763595.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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They loved the water and sleeping on the boat. I think more than anything they loved this vacation because there was always someone to entertain them or hold them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Lately...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Jude makes this fake cry sound and the other day I was imitating him and this was his response...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6hnt6gq4J8f87oYP2-_EIEn14HZHYtBDZbUtt-7sY3dKi-oaVjDkpvfsPVecPTghvErx5qiax6IpQF6hlOBH3LSNLefZTcHzq5AhzPtj6VzScX1QrxQiq1Q-KxgNL0CpveNJhaIGkYjdB/s640/blogger-image-414184820.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6hnt6gq4J8f87oYP2-_EIEn14HZHYtBDZbUtt-7sY3dKi-oaVjDkpvfsPVecPTghvErx5qiax6IpQF6hlOBH3LSNLefZTcHzq5AhzPtj6VzScX1QrxQiq1Q-KxgNL0CpveNJhaIGkYjdB/s640/blogger-image-414184820.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJM2iXswrayFjndwgwQ_ztwwwxd8K4Vj0o7FccAU3gJ73h5-54vfgxL5F1O8zVNfQqAWc1xikVIUI5svDDijAjBQlrivwsAXHQhTVjaDnoJpPtchtihnjSH3h4iMa8XO-XtlQ_8TUGJ39i/s640/blogger-image-545474583.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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She gave me some great insight and encouragement. She also suggested some great resources that have been very beneficial to her family. One of them being a book, Crazy Busy by Kevin DeYoung.<div><br></div><div>This book was packed full of great advice. Most of it is common sense but I was able to see "busyness" in a whole new light. Like stated in a previous post, busyness is something I have always struggled with, but I never realized that busyness could be dangerous. I know that sounds quite dramatic but when you think about busyness and how it has the power to rob us of our joy, rob our hearts from intimacy and cover up the rot/sin in our life, it then becomes a much more serious thing than we once thought.</div><div><br></div><div>When we pack our schedules so tightly it can make life stressful, ripping from us the joy that we once found from doing most of these things that keep us busy. It also, robs our hearts from intimacy with people. When we are constantly on the go and running from place to place, it leaves little room for us to invest in people.... most importantly our families. And if these things aren't scary enough, being so busy has the ability to cover up the sin in our life.</div><div><br></div><div>The other day I opened my pantry and was immediately hit with an awful smell. I attributed it to a dirty diaper I had thrown in the garbage, but after taking out the trash I quickly realized it was not the diaper I was smelling. After investigating, I realized it was a bag of sweet potatoes. The rotting potatoes that I found didn't happen overnight. It was a daily process due to neglect. Then bam... the smell made me do something about it. Hopefully we will recognize the sin/rot in our lives before the bam moment. Being crazy busy though, helps us easily cover up and/or push to the side a sin that we may or may not think is a big deal. Unfortunately for some, too much neglect leads to a rank smell that becomes evident to all. We must guard our lives from being so busy that covering up sin is not an option.</div><div><br></div><div>We can be encouraged though that our only perfect example, Jesus, was busy as well. If we love God and want to serve others we will be busy. Being busy in and of itself is not bad.. its how we manage or don't that is. Jesus was busy. He had people to heal, people to teach, people to dine with... he had lots of things to do! Even with all the demands from everyone (come here! heal me! teach me!), He stayed on His mission and was driven by the Father. Jesus knew there was a difference between all the good things he could do and how they were not necessarily the things he ought to do.</div><div><br></div><div>The story of Mary and Martha is always so convicting. I definitely am a Martha.... to a fault. What she was doing wasn't wrong. The things she was doing were necessary: preparing food, making sure the guests were comfortable, etc. These were good things, but they weren't the best. We must evaluate our tasks. The things that keep us busy may not be bad things. In fact, most of what we do are probably good, Christ honoring things. But are they best? If we are stretching ourselves so thin that all we've got to give God and our family are leftovers, then what we are doing isn't best. </div><div><br></div><div>And the concept that is the most obvious but not always the easiest sums up this book perfectly: "<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Jesus is the only thing that can pull us away from being crazy busy. W</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">e won't say, "No" to more craziness until we say, "Yes" to more of Jesus."</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"> </span></div>Candacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15776818142488893084noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8940577904738839913.post-40983522190901820232014-06-30T15:24:00.001-05:002014-07-29T10:14:49.448-05:00Balancing the 3 M'sLet me first start by saying I am <i>learning... </i>constantly<i>. </i>I am learning the struggles of being a mom and how to balance the 3 M's of my life: marriage, motherhood and ministry. I felt like I had finally gotten into the groove of marriage then BAM... we go into full time ministry. Then I felt like I had grasped how to balance ministry and marriage well and then BAM... here are these 2 precious babies. It inevitably throws another M onto my plate. Motherhood. I do not have this balancing act mastered nor do I pretend to. Thankfully I do have several sweet friends that are a little further ahead of me in this game who have given great insight. I've also been encouraged to read a couple different books on this topic. (more about these on another post!)<br />
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What I am currently learning is first and foremost my day has to start with Jesus. Not social media, not the TV, not even my family. I have to be intentional about getting up early (not my favorite thing) before everyone else and allow myself to soak up God's word. This act allows me to start fresh. Before I'm pulled in different directions, asked a million questions, begun momma and household duties... I must stop and be quiet and surrender. I know this is shocking, but I CAN NOT DO IT ALL. I can't even do half of it. In my own strength, I fail miserably... everyday. I need God's grace and guidance. To be the wife and mom my family needs, I have to begin my day admitting this. And you know what? There is great freedom in doing so! The enemy would love nothing more than to feed my feelings of guilt and shame in the areas I know I fall short. I'm learning its ok because God's word tells me that His grace is sufficient for me. His power is made perfect in my weakness. (2 Cor. 12:9) </div>
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Secondly, my relationship with D must come before my duties as Jude and Luke's mom. D is not demanding like my hungry little 6 month olds. He doesn't whimper when I leave the room or cry if he poops in his pants. Thankfully he doesn't poop in his pants because that'd be gross and then I'd make him do his own laundry...</div>
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My babies need me. Their life is wrapped up in how I provide for them. Even though D is completely self sufficient, he needs me too. He needs me to be his biggest supporter, encourager, editor, listener, friend, but most importantly... his wife. I realize that as his wife this role encompasses all of those things and more, but on a more intimate level. He needs friends and others to encourage him as well, but the things I say and how I say them greatly effect him... for the good or bad. I am learning that just like I have to be intentional with my time with the Lord, I must also be intentional with my time with Daniel. We must plan date nights, put the babies to bed at a certain time every night, talk throughout the day, etc. Having been together for 14 years, we know each other pretty well. We know what each other needs and we must be intentional about watching for the ques of stress, tiredness, burn out, etc. </div>
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The role of momma is one I do not take lightly. I love these 2 little men that I get to take care of every day. They need me. And I like that. They need me to put down my phone and look at them... To talk to them, sing to them and play with them... without distractions. Is this always easy? No! There's laundry to fold, dishes to clean, texts to respond to, but Jude and Luke need me. They will only need me for so long. I'm told I'll blink and they'll be grown. I too must be intentional with the time I have with them. They sleep 10-12 hours a night and take 2 two hour naps a day plus light snoozing around dinner time. Leaving their awake time minimal and impressionable.</div>
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I never felt called to be a pastor's wife. I was called to be Daniel's wife. That meant I was going to support him if he was a garbage man or a pastor. In ministry there are a lot of demands. We have lots of opportunities to interact with people. As a people person, I love this, but its not always easy. Thankfully we are apart of a very loving church that makes ministry fun... its by no means perfect, but we love it. I have loved being apart of all the events, trips and weekly gatherings that D leads. I knew my role would change a bit once kids came along though. I expected that. I love my role as momma, but I did not anticipate the inner struggle of wanting to be 2 places at once. I want to be the one taking care of my babies but I also want to be able to hang out with our girls and ladies. Thankfully we do have family and friends who are more than willing to help out. I've just got to be more willing to let them. :) The involvement I do have with students and others at church, I'm learning I have to take full advantage of and make the most of my time with them. </div>
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Do I have all of this figured out? Absolutely not. Every day is trial and error and some days more error than Id prefer. The only thing I know for sure is Jesus is enough. This balancing act forces me to depend solely on Him. On my own I fail. I do a mediocre job at best and get stressed which leads to great irritability that no one enjoys. This balancing act forces me to trust Him... trust that His plan is perfect. If I get that part right and begin my day with Him, the rest of my day may not be perfect but it's manageable because I'm not doing it alone. Balancing these 3 M's is hard. It's work. It takes time and effort, but it's absolutely worth it. </div>
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