Project 365--Day 6

My Pioneer Girl

Project 365--Day 5

My house desperately needs order. We haven't recovered from Christmas and there is way too much stuff in my way too tiny home. I tell my children to put things away and they give me a blank stare because they have no idea WHERE to put it! We're bursting at the seams here...so it's either ORGANIZE (big time) or move. At the moment, #2 is not an option, so I need to get crackin'. I really need a professional organizer. I'm almost at the point where I will willingly forego almost anything in order to be able to afford someone to come in, fix up our home and set up an organizational system that we can live with. It's not so much that I'm DISorderly, although I'm not particularly organized, it's more that I just don't have the TIME to get organized. I'm constantly interrupted and I leave projects half done and by the time I can get back to them, things are a thousand times worse than they were when I started because I wasn't able to put things away. I NEED HELP! Anyway...enough of that. I came here to post my photos. My original point I wanted to mention was that Jeremy took the 3 youngest children to the hardware store this morning so that the girls and I could work on getting this home more orderly...what a blessed, blessed man! :) We got some stuff accomplished, but certainly not as much as I would have liked--or needed to. But it was sweet of him nevertheless. Not to mention the fact that he brought home Subway for lunch because that's what I wanted. He's so good to me.

Here are some photos for today:


If only I looked this pretty first thing in the morning!



"What in the world is he doing?"



Silly girls all tuckered out after rasslin' each other down when they were supposed to be helping me organize



He's tracing his hand!! Awwwwwh! I have to point out that he is using his LEFT hand! Jeremy has been wanting a fellow lefty forever, I wonder if it will last?!?




Luke Loves Daddy

Project 365-Day 4

I really hope the point of this project is not to choose just one photo for the day, because that would be waaaay too hard. I've got a few to share today...


The Princess and a flower:



Looking for rocks to make a tomahawk:



A boy and his wagon, it's a beautiful thing:



What a fun tricycle!



Meditation:




Loungin' around:



Hi Savannah!



Advanced reasoning skills: Using a stick to get something out from under the car:

Aaron the Clown

My Baby Princess

She's doing so good with sleeping! Last night she went to sleep so smoothly and slept until 1:30am, nearly a record. She went back to bed awake and went back to sleep with only a tiny fuss and slept until 6am. I put her back down -awake- after nursing and she woke up at 7:15, my ideal time. :) :) :) What a big girl!

Project 365--Day 3

I'm finding the hardest part of this is choosing just ONE photo! So I won't limit myself on here. Here's my precious Airy Bear...just up from his nap. I would have gotten a TON of great photos if it weren't for his bottle being in his face for most of the shots, but hey, this is real life, right?!?!

Bible Irony

Last night, as I was sitting in the rocking chair, nursing Lilah at her second waking of the night at 4am, I was so frustrated. She would nurse and fall asleep. As soon as I went to get up to put her into bed, she'd start to squirm and fuss. I'd sit back down and start over again. You see, I HATE hearing babies scream at night. I really don't like hearing them cry during the day, but at night it's a BILLION times worse...especially when you have wood floors that echo like mad, AND another baby in the room right next door that you desperately do not want to wake up. So I did this ridiculous circus act not one, not two, but three times and she would NOT go into her crib without a fuss. I lost it. I told God off. I know, it's horrible and yes, I did ask for forgiveness, but at the moment, I was at my wit's end! If HE blesses me with these precious children, I feel strongly that He should also bless me with the REST I need so that I can care for them. I don't want to be irritable and tired with my children. I don't want to lose my temper with them because I'm running on less energy that I need. And I cannot afford to get sick because my immune system is compromised because I'm not getting the rest I need. I'm doing MY part. I'm going to bed early--well, as early as I'm "allowed" (Lilah has been screaming when I put her to bed at night and I usually don't get her down until close to 9:45pm). I'm sleeping in as late as I possibly can--which hasn't been very late lately. But I was very frustrated. I was tired, it was 4am and I just wanted to be back in my warm, cozy bed...sleeping *not* like a baby. I was thinking of the verse that says that He gives sleep to those He loves. I said to Him, "You must not love me then!" I put her to bed, let her cry and climbed into bed. She fell asleep within 5-10 minutes and slept until *gasp* just after 7am--exactly what I BEGGED God to allow me--a 7am waking rather than having to bring her into bed with me and struggling to sleep for the rest of the morning (which is my BEST sleep time of the entire night--when I'm not disrupted).

So today I was driving and listening to Nathan Clark George (who I HIGHLY recommend) and it was Psalm 127 he was singing. Ah ha!

Psalm 127:

2 In vain you rise early
and stay up late,
toiling for food to eat—
for he grants sleep to those he loves.

This is the verse I was thinking of...I didn't know WHERE in the bible this verse was located. But the irony is in what follows:

3 Children are a heritage from the LORD,
offspring a reward from him.

How interesting that "He grants sleep to those He loves" is followed by a verse reminding us that "Children are a heritage from the LORD, offspring a REWARD from Him"!! I need a renewal of faith and of trust in HIS plan. He will grant me the sleep I need...I need more faith. He is so good to me that even though I was so horrible to Him, He blessed me with sleep to the exact time I had prayed for...and I FINALLY had a night with NO baby in bed with me for the entire night for only the 3rd time since Lilah has been born. For the record: I am NOT a co-sleeper. I do NOT like co-sleeping. I've done it out of necessity and, other than seeing her darling sweet face when I wake up in the morning, I have not enjoyed it. She is finally in her own room so I don't hear every peep she makes and I'm working very hard on keeping her in there--full time, so last night was a huge blessing. I guess God DOES love me after all...even if I wasn't nice to Him. Thank you, Lord. I appreciate You and your blessing of sleep...very, very much.