Who Needs A Laugh?

Got like 5 min. to spare? Then you must watch this!

Not saying I would have done this at my wedding, but I would really enjoy being invited to one of them! I mean even if you are super traditional, you can't say that doesn't look like the funnest wedding ever!!!!

I have recently learned of my husbands pretty-darn-close-to-a-love-affair with the Thriller video. I am pretty sure he would have been game for doing this.....



I'm too young for all the Micheal Jackson hoopla. And that just tears me apart (insert sarcasm here).

I just wanted to swing dance at my wedding. When you go to theater competitions in high school there is always, and I mean ALWAYS a swing dancing workshop. Needless to say I took several of them and I just loved it! Swing dancing is one time where being very tiny is a huge plus. The smaller you are, the higher the guy can toss you. But alas, there was just too much dress for all that when we got married. Oh well, there is still the vow renewal.... better yet we may just bust it out at one of our kids weddings. That is sure to go over well.

If this didn't make you smile then you may need to check your pulse, just saying ;-)

Use Your Words

There are a few of things I find myself or others saying that brought me to a realization.

I love....
I adore.....
I hate.....
I am obsessed...
I loath...

In today's world, it is normal to use these terms on a daily basis and think nothing of it. Although, in our house we do not allow the word hate to be used. It just does not need to come out of my 3 year olds mouth, end of story. But what about these other words? They don't seem so bad, right?

I realized that on a daily basis I don't give God all of myself when I throw these words around aimlessly. When I have said I love Frosty's, love brownies, love sleeping in.... it just doesn't make it seem so important when I say "I love God". I throw the word love around all over the place, when I should truly love Him. I should adore Him. I should be obsessed with Him. I should hate and loath sin and Satan.

I am going to try to use my words better. My kids need to see me making good choices so they can learn to make good choices. I don't want them to think that loving God is the same as loving ice cream. I want them to know that when they think of love, the first thing that should pop into their head is God. If they can do that, then the other things in life that they do love will circle back to Him.

I want to be obsessed with God. I want to fully love God. I want to adore God above everything else. More importantly, I want my children to. I'm not saying we all can't love other things, adore other things.... for me it just seems that we all go a bit overboard and forgotten what we should really love, adore and be obsessed with. Next time you find yourself using these words, take a second to think if you are using them in the right context for your life.

Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. -Romans 12:9

Confessions...

I want a Frosty so bad I can barely contain myself....

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.... but the kids are napping so I can't go get one right now.

My kids hurt my feelings sometimes even though I don't know they are doing it.

I mean why will they not fall over themselves to play with me like they do with Daddy? Why am I so boring?

Lula Mae's new level of sassy is making me very nervous. We try to call it personality but lets face it.... she is just out of line and we need to correct this before it is too late. Why is she 3 going on 16? Oh dear goodness the teenage years are going to be crazy!

I just saw that the Duggars have another book out and I want to order it really, really bad.

I forgot my shoes on Monday when I went to the gym and instead of going back to get them, I dropped the kids off in the nursery and just took a shower. Yep.

Since I have started the gym I have gained weight. Perhaps I should have gone back for my shoes huh?

For a moment I thought I was ready for another baby.... then I looked at what the budget is going to look like with this whole gluten free thing and it made me realize that waiting until some of our debts are paid off is a much better choice.

Even though I am nervous about my trip with the Hubster, I am really looking forward to it. I am stoked to get to ride the rides with him again.

I have been trying to think of a way to meet Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar and their amazing
family.... still working in it though.... any ideas?

Today is Tuesday but it feels like it should be Friday..... what is going on????

I feel like such a hypocrite when I tell Lula Mae that she needs to show people that she has Jesus in her heart by trying to be like Him. I need to be a better example to my kids. They deserve it.

Crazy Love is an awesome book.... but it is making me dig deep and ask myself some tough, tough questions. Thought provoking to say the least!

Even after writing this entire post all I can think about is that stupid Frosty!

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Sometimes I just need to empty my brain, and my conscience. What better place to do it than on my blog for all my millions followers (or 38....close enough....), well lets be honest all 9 of my readers ;-) You should try this sometime guys. Trust me I love reading a good list post of random information!

Break It Up

Lately, my blog has been pretty serious. Our lives go through seasons, and right now our season has been a bit serious. So to break up all this serious mess I thought I would bring you a nice uplifting post, because lets face it.... we could all use one.

One of Lula Mae's new things to say to me is..... "But give me a because Mommy!"
Basically she has reached that all to fun stage of "But why?".... gotta love it! Well, when I say "Because sweetie." she likes to come back with "But give me a because Mommy!" What can I say, the girl wants to know every.last.thing ... she is an information junky ;-)

Evey now and then you take a picture that you just know is a keeper. It's a picture that you know someday your kids will hang their heads and say "Mom did you really do that to me? You were terrible parents you know that right?". And when Jayce sees this picture he is sure to say that, and much more....

And I will be rolling on the floor laughing in hysterics.


Lula Mae has once again shown me how much of my OCD she has inherited.




She made all of her figured take a nap the other day. She was sure to make all the Toy Story figures nap together and all of the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse figures nap together.

For the record, we don't just put Jayce in a wig all the time. He loves to play with Lula Mae's dress up stuff sometimes. Tell me he is going to turn out normal? Right?

General Randomness About What Has Been Going On

Today is day 3 of Jayces gluten free diet. I am keeping a journal of how each day goes so that I can truly see how this is affecting him. Not to mention that if we have to see a specialist the first thing they will say is.... "Well what I want you to do is take 10 days or so and do a food journal.... blah blah blah blah blah".... so I am just getting a head start.

The first day was technically not "gluten free". I didn't know about the change in diet until after his breakfast. The first day was also tough because the child was diving for bits of food he couldn't have (what can I say the boy loves Cheerios and goldfish, sigh).

The second day was better. We took a trip to Bi Lo and took advantage of the very small gluten free section. We have a few options now and it is making it easier to feed Jayce. By the end of the day his skin looked different, better.

Today I have changed a bazillion poop diapers. I can tell his little body is detoxing. His skin looks even better. He seems to be enjoying the foods we have gotten. Luckily he loves avocados, bananas, kiwi, strawberries and a few other fruits. Going fresh is the easiest way to avoid gluten.

Gluten free = EXPENSIVE! I just got our grocery budget under control, and this is going to really throw it into a tailspin. That's okay, this is one of those adjustments that isn't due to wants.... it is due to needs. This is going to also make my shopping more difficult. I may need to drive about an hour away once a month or so to stock up on a few harder to find things.

I say this, but there is a chance that after the next 10 days we find out this is not the answer. Can I just say though, I doubt that. Reading up on gluten intolerance really nails him on the head. He has all the symptoms and honestly I hate that we didn't find this out sooner. Moving on...

I have been blown away with God over the past 3 days. Completely overwhelmed and blown slap away. I have had 2 complete strangers send me an abundance of information and tips on gluten free living. These people don't know me, they don't know Jayce.... and yet they spent there precious time compiling tips and tricks and websites to help me. God is giving me so many answers through some really wonderful people. I wish that I could show them how grateful I am yet all I can do is send them a simple thank you. It just doesn't seem like enough.

So we are taking this one day at a time. Even though this diagnosis is not 100% for sure yet, and it wasn't anything I ever imagined Jayce having, it is nice to have something. It is much better than just being in the dark and hoping for the best.

Jayce has learned to say "cheese" at the camera... we just have to work on him not looking totally terrified while saying it...

Jayce Update

Jayces blood test results came in today.

His vitamin D is completely normal, which is very good and I am very grateful for that. Or at least I thought I was.

And then everything changed.

The nurse told me that the results show that Jayce may be gluten intolerant. In the back of my mind all I could think was "Why could it not just be vitamin D, that is an easy fix".

I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. John 16:33

Gods word does not say we might have trouble, it says we will have trouble. Life is not easy and God did not intend it to be. Anything we go through I truly believe is Gods will and is never an accident. If it were something easy like a vitamin D deficiency how would my faith be tested? Hard times, death, sickness, difficult news, financial struggles, marriage problems and even finding out that your baby may have something wrong with them gives us a chance to show God, and ourselves, that we trust Him and rely on Him.

When I got the news I called the Hubster and a few other people to tell them what we knew so far. So far we know that for the next 10 days we need to get Jayce on a gluten free diet. We know that there may be more testing to come. We know that there is a possibility that Jayce needs to see a specialist about an hour away.

After hanging up the phone my first instinct was to get on the computer and research, research, research. Something stopped me. Instead I finished up lunch with the kids, played dress up with Lula Mae, read a few books with Jayce, did some puzzles, sang a few songs and generally had a great time with my wonderful kids. When nap time came I sat with my Bible and I read. I read and I prayed. I just didn't need the internet to give me my answer, I needed God to. I know that He will give me my answer. These next 10 days I will be listening and praying. Sure I will read up on this and educate myself, but I am learning that my first move needs to be to God.

In case you are wondering, Jayce is doing great! He is laughing and playing again which is so nice. He is not eating as well as I would like, but we are making progress. We are one step closer to making him healthy. To all of you who are praying for him, thank you. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. It is so humbling knowing that you are helping us through this.