Friday, August 31, 2018

Heart Melting Pics

When your working crazy hours and your Mom sends you this pic... heart melts instantly.
Mixed feelings between jealousy, guilt and pride.  
Jealousy because I wish I was snuggling with him.
Guilt because I’m his Mommy and should be there with him every night.
And pride because I am doing what I have to do I can provide for him!
Praying so much that God is in charge of our happiness through all of these big changes lately!




Thursday, August 30, 2018

Happy Birthday Daddy

Happy birthday Daddy!!!!  After years of celebrating this guys birthday with him; nothing tops having our babies with us for these special events!  I did learn three new things this year...
 after over 15 birthday celebrations with Brent lol.
1). If you let your 4 year old plan the party expect a blue cake on the agenda and for it to taste as bad as it looks lol!  But the memories are in the baking right????
2). If you spell out the word OLD in candles on top of the cake don’t expect to see the cake in any of the pictures lol.  It literally looks like a light bulb!!!!!!
3). Now matter how many years pass I will always and I mean always buy the wrong size fishing shirt and wrap it.   Ughhhhhh I mean how hard can that be lol.  I at least have learned to save the receipts after all these years!!!!

Happy birthday Old Man!  
Even after all we have been through we still come out somehow together!
Praying for many more!






Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Being Patient Is Hard But Worth It

After a long day with decisions and signs you have to trust God will provide in his time!
Then when your baby girl picks the Bible for her bedtime story you can’t help but know your Angel up there is working overtime.



“You don’t always need a plan.
Sometimes you just need to 
breathe.
Trust.
Let go.
And see what happens.”

“You may not see it today or tomorrow,
But you will look back in a few years and be
absolutely perplexed and awed by how every little
thing added up and brought you somewhere
Wonderful...
Or where you always wanted to be.
You will be grateful that things didn’t work out
the way you once wanted them to.”

“Pray for...
the strength to be patient,
the courage to keep trusting,
and the courage to keep loving.
It’s easy to set your standards high on the good days,
but when you’re discouraged and tired,
have what it takes not to settle.
Timing is everything,
you have to believe that if you 
keep growing and learning,
things will work out exactly 
how they’re supposed to.”



Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Stay At Home Mom Sarah

Today I had a random day off of work, which means today I got to be a stay at home mom!  Well I at least got to pretend I am one lol.  I did the drop offs and pick ups, laundry, cleaning, grocery shopping, dinner cooked (at a decent time for once), homework, play time, bath time, tuck ins and bedtime story time.  I know my babies know I love them even though I can’t do all of these things every single day, but it still hurts that I can’t.  After having a work schedule for years and suddenly everything changing you can’t help but feel anxious.  It is even more nerve racking knowing my kids have to go through it all too.  They are to little to understand the details and reasons poor things.  And when they hurt and ask my why I have to work so much lately it tears me apart.  They truly don’t understand I have always worked it’s just that I worked while they were at daycare so they never really noticed.  So now with crazy shifts with early mornings and late nights they are so confused.  I just keep praying that God is preparing me for exactly where I need to be; and in the meantime, I truly hope they know Mommy loves them more than anything in this world.

“Here’s the deal...
Just because you can’t 
be a stay at home mom
doesn’t mean you are any less awesome
 than the ones who are blessed to be.
Not everyone can be a stay at home mom,
 and the reality is not everyone
 is cut out to be a working mom either.

You are one of the chosen.

Breathe and pray.
You are still loved
 and your children know you love them. 
Anything that doesn’t get done, 
doesn’t need to be done.

Truth is you have two full time jobs
 and you still get it all done!”










Monday, August 27, 2018

Missing You

Simply missing you my baby,
yesterday,
today
and everyday 
for the rest of my life.


Sunday, August 26, 2018

Religion 101 With Leighton

 Leighton:     Hey Mom!!!!!
Me:     Yeah Peanut?
Leighton:     I named Jean Paul’s two ninja turtles God and Jesus!
Me:     Oh well that sure makes them nice turtles.
Leighton:     But then I told Jean Paul I can’t name that one God but we can still name this one Jesus and now he is mad and crying at me.
Me:     Well why can’t you leave the names as God and Jesus sweetie?  Those are really nice names and if it makes him happy then that should make us happy?  Right?

Cue sassy stance....  hand on hip, pajamas, heels, sunglasses and attitude!!!!

Leighton:     Mommmmmm Mrs Abshire said God is a spirit and Jesus is a man!  So we can’t name the ninja turtle God because he is a spirit!!!!!
Me:     Ohhhhhhh now I see that does make perfect sense!!!!

I can’t argue with that can I?  I guess “God Class” (Religion) is working for this little girl lol!!!







Saturday, August 25, 2018

Family Friends

There are friends.
There is family.
Then there are friends
who become family!