SO. Alot has gone on since the last time I wrote on here. I have gotten alot more pregnant, my kids seem to have grown up a little bit, Emmitt is walking now, and the busy work and school grind has continued. Preparing for a baby's arrival is hectic, but when you are preparing for TWINS, well, I don't have words to explain the chaos that is preparing for two babies. But I have since got our 2nd crib set up (or should I say Jonathon has got the crib set up ;) ) and the babies room just about done. I still have some little details to see to, such as sorting out the clothes, organizing things, maybe rearranging the room...you know...stuff that can wait, but I am starting to get that nesting instince that pregnant women seem to get in the last month or two and can't stop. lol. I am really trying to enjoy whateve time left I have of being pregnant, since this is FOR SURE our last, but I am so uncomfortable most of the time. There is a constant party in my belly!!! And when there isn't, I'm just so big, its uncomfortable. But I don't want to complain because this is a once in a lifetime experience that I know I will be longing for the moment I bring these babies home and real life sets in. I am a strong believer in the power of your tongue and what you say, you will have. So I will have nothing other than chill, sweet, awesome babies who sleep through the night, breastfeed great and bring us nothing but joy!! And Julia and Emmitt are proof that the my words are so powerful. I proclaimed the exact same things about them and they were exactly what I said. Slept through the night and fed great, and of course have brought so much joy and happiness. These babies will make our 'little' family complete! I can't wait for family dinners around the table and hectic, fun holidays!!!
lots o' babies and no more typing tonight!!!
xoxoxo Dena.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Monday, December 26, 2011
Our CHRISTmas :)
I don't know about you, but this CHRISTmas was absolutely amazing. I am truly so blessed to have the family that I have, and the friends that surround me are incredible (you know who you are :)). Every year, Christmas seems to be even better than the last, watching our kids get more and more involved and being able to be more of a blessing to family is so awesome. This year was our sons first Christmas, seeing as he was born on Dec 28th last year, and it was so fun...to watch him crawl around and care more about the used wrapping paper and boxes than his actual presents and pull ornaments off of the tree. Silly babies. And next year we get to see our twins do the same thing...like I said, each Christmas seems to get better and better :).
Today was extremely exhausting, but our girls got bunk beds and we decided to put them together and switch bedrooms around. What we thought would take a few hours, still isn't done at 8:45 at night. But I love that feeling of accomplishment and when my husband goes back to work on Wed, I will not feel so overwhelmed by the craziness of my household!!! (It's really not that crazy, but in lieu of the holidays, it is now hehehehe)AND...this will take a huge load off of me for getting the room ready for the twins!!! Thank you Jonathon for being such an awesome help-mate! :)
Hoping your Christmas was fantastic!!
xoxo Dena
Today was extremely exhausting, but our girls got bunk beds and we decided to put them together and switch bedrooms around. What we thought would take a few hours, still isn't done at 8:45 at night. But I love that feeling of accomplishment and when my husband goes back to work on Wed, I will not feel so overwhelmed by the craziness of my household!!! (It's really not that crazy, but in lieu of the holidays, it is now hehehehe)AND...this will take a huge load off of me for getting the room ready for the twins!!! Thank you Jonathon for being such an awesome help-mate! :)
Hoping your Christmas was fantastic!!
xoxo Dena
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Things that make me happy
Do you ever have those days when you wake up in such a funky mood?? I do, quite often actually...and I start to think of how crappy everything is, and then one of my lovely kids will say something funny, or Jonathon will randomly want to take us out to breakfast, or I found a 20$ bill in my jeans!!! These types of things, really make me realize how good my life is, and how grateful I am for these children and the random, off the wall things they say and do. So, I have compiled a list of things that make me happy and just melt my heart. :)
10 THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY:
1.Jesus and all He did for me
2.Jonathon, my amazing, wonderful, understanding, handsome husband.
3.My 3 children, soon to be 5
4.My amazing family, who is always there, no questions asked.
5.How Riley calls Jonathons whiskers 'sparks'
6.Hearing Julias real laugh
7.Driving a car that starts everytime without fail
8.Jonathon having an awesome job so he can support us comfortably.
9.Quite a nice roof over my head.
10.That God knew what He was doing when He made me and I am completely content with who I am!!
Sitting down to really think about the things that make you happy in life and the things that you are grateful for can be a real eye opener...that you don't really have it as bad as you think. I really am grateful for alot more than 10 things, but in order to not write a book I limited it to 10, and really, only the top 4 are in order ;)
lots o' hugs and mugs of hot chocolate,
Dena xoxo
10 THINGS THAT MAKE ME HAPPY:
1.Jesus and all He did for me
2.Jonathon, my amazing, wonderful, understanding, handsome husband.
3.My 3 children, soon to be 5
4.My amazing family, who is always there, no questions asked.
5.How Riley calls Jonathons whiskers 'sparks'
6.Hearing Julias real laugh
7.Driving a car that starts everytime without fail
8.Jonathon having an awesome job so he can support us comfortably.
9.Quite a nice roof over my head.
10.That God knew what He was doing when He made me and I am completely content with who I am!!
Sitting down to really think about the things that make you happy in life and the things that you are grateful for can be a real eye opener...that you don't really have it as bad as you think. I really am grateful for alot more than 10 things, but in order to not write a book I limited it to 10, and really, only the top 4 are in order ;)
lots o' hugs and mugs of hot chocolate,
Dena xoxo
Thursday, September 22, 2011
youjustknow
You know you're in love when you feel an overwhelming sense of complete surrender and awe for another person, and a feeling of completeness when we're apart....
How do you know when you found the one?
You just know...
Trust me.
How do you know when you found the one?
You just know...
Trust me.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
100 ways to Uncomplicate your life
I came across this blogpost and thought it was great and had to share!!
It begins...
You see, when we’re born we see the world in an uncomplicated way. We know what we need, and we ask for it. We like nice people, and we don’t like mean people. We sleep when we’re tired, we eat when we’re hungry, and we stop eating when we’re full.
As we grow older, we eat and drink to console ourselves, rather than addressing what’s bothering us. We overwork to avoid close relationships, rather than finding people we can trust to form strong bonds with. We hold grudges, play games, spend more than we make, want things we don’t need, and we get too far away from our basic human needs. In other words, we complicate things.
Here are 100 ways to uncomplicate it...
{perfect inspiration for a Sunday!}
1. Don’t try to read other people’s minds
2. Get up 30 minutes earlier so that you don’t rush/get a ticket while driving too fast/have to explain why you’re late/get fired
3. Get 8 hours of sleep per night so that you think more clearly
4. Stick to your budget
5. Start saving and investing every week, no matter how little you can spare
6. Balance your checkbook
7. Don’t try to be friends with everyone. Cultivate closer relationships with fewer people.
8. Don’t try to do business with everyone. Identify your target client and take very good care of them.
9. Before getting angry, ask yourself if it will really matter in 20 years
10. Focus on being a good person, not on pleasing others
11. Stay home this Saturday, and finish off that nagging chore that you need to finish
12. Kiss and make up
13. Make a weekly menu, and shop for only those items at the market
14. Ask your grandparents the best way to uncomplicate life, and try it for a month
15. Fill up your gas tank when it’s half full
16. Don’t drink alcohol when you’re tired, sad or mad
17. Pay your bills on time
18. Get an annual physical examination
19. Say “I love you” to your significant other and to your children. Studies show that more marriages last, and fewer kids use drugs, when these words are spoken every day.
20. For just one day, imagine everyone’s intentions are good because most people’s are
21. Give away clothes that haven’t been worn in two years
22. Throw out clothes that are in disrepair, and can’t be mended
23. When you have a conflict with someone, talk it out. Don’t let it turn into more than it is.
24. Know what your priorities are in life, and act as if they are your priorities
25. Tell the truth
26. Don’t cheat
27. Don’t steal
28. If you’re holding on to a ridiculous grudge, let it go
29. Clean your house weekly, so that it doesn’t become too large a chore
30. Do your best at work, or at school
31. Don’t eat when you aren’t hungry
32. Eat when you are hungry
33. Be yourself
34. Say no unapologetically
35. Cook simple meals
36. Don’t try to keep up with the Joneses
37. Pay off your car before buying a new one
38. Organise your desk at the office
39. Change your smoke alarm batteries when the clocks spring forward, and again when they fall back
40. Organise your important paperwork
41. Take only half the clothes that you planned to take with you on holiday
42. Help your children with their homework every night, and have an open dialogue with their teachers
43. Have white sheets and white towels in children’s rooms/bathrooms, because they’re easily bleached
44. Spend your time with nice people
45. Avoid drama
46. Don’t text or talk on the phone while driving
47. Turn off the television/video games/computer; they’re time consumers
48. Don’t engage in office politics
49. Refuse to gossip, or talk behind other people’s backs
50. Do the dishes right after dinner
51. Never go to sleep angry
52. Ask nicely for what you need and want
53. Walk 10,000 steps per day to help your heart
54. Do 20 push-ups before speaking in anger
55. Leave work at work
56. Don’t befriend anyone that isn’t trustworthy
57. Don’t envy others
58. Have your oil changed
59. Take vitamin C BEFORE you catch a cold
60. Don’t work more than 8 hours per day
61. Weed your garden weekly
62. Wash your car weekly
63. Have a spring cleaning month every year, and do one room at a time
64. You don’t need to be best friends with work colleagues, but build respectful partnerships
65. Don’t drink and drive
66. Don’t look for reasons to be angry or sad, look for reasons to be happy. You’ll always be able to find plenty of each.
67. Be friendly with your neighbours
68. Return emails and phone messages promptly
69. Schedule in free time
70. Don’t procrastinate
71. Do what you say you’ll do, when you say you’ll do it
72. Be more flexible when you’re able to be
73. Forgive and forget. End of story.
74. Break the consumerism habit…put a three month moratorium in place on buying anything not deemed a necessity
75. Start your diet on September 1, rather than January 1, so that you won’t also have holiday pounds to lose
76. Take care of any health issues or concerns
77. Have your tires rotated
78. Have your brakes checked
79. Have your eyes checked
80. Don’t let your imagination run away with you
81. Let go of perfection in others
82. Let go of perfection in yourself
83. Don’t try to help those that refuse to help themselves
84. Find a way to reduce your commute to work
85. Have an alloted amount of worry time per day/week, that you strictly abide by
86. Drink more water
87. Eat more salmon
88. Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill
89. Wear your hair in a classic, easy to care for style
90. Finish what you start
91. Wear classic clothes and shoes that never go out of style
92. Create a daily routine
93. Have a 1, 5, 10 and 20 year plan for your financial and life goals
94. Slow down
95. Eat out less often
96. When you ask your husband which outfit looks best, thank him for his answer and wear the one he liked rather than focusing on why he didn’t like the other one
97. Allow your children to grow up
98. Clean out your garage, and donate anything that hasn’t been used in the past year
99. Stretch every day
100. If a relationship is over, let it go
{Source: Live The Charmed Life}
{Source: bellamumma.com}
www.bellamumma.com
It begins...
You see, when we’re born we see the world in an uncomplicated way. We know what we need, and we ask for it. We like nice people, and we don’t like mean people. We sleep when we’re tired, we eat when we’re hungry, and we stop eating when we’re full.
As we grow older, we eat and drink to console ourselves, rather than addressing what’s bothering us. We overwork to avoid close relationships, rather than finding people we can trust to form strong bonds with. We hold grudges, play games, spend more than we make, want things we don’t need, and we get too far away from our basic human needs. In other words, we complicate things.
Here are 100 ways to uncomplicate it...
{perfect inspiration for a Sunday!}
1. Don’t try to read other people’s minds
2. Get up 30 minutes earlier so that you don’t rush/get a ticket while driving too fast/have to explain why you’re late/get fired
3. Get 8 hours of sleep per night so that you think more clearly
4. Stick to your budget
5. Start saving and investing every week, no matter how little you can spare
6. Balance your checkbook
7. Don’t try to be friends with everyone. Cultivate closer relationships with fewer people.
8. Don’t try to do business with everyone. Identify your target client and take very good care of them.
9. Before getting angry, ask yourself if it will really matter in 20 years
10. Focus on being a good person, not on pleasing others
11. Stay home this Saturday, and finish off that nagging chore that you need to finish
12. Kiss and make up
13. Make a weekly menu, and shop for only those items at the market
14. Ask your grandparents the best way to uncomplicate life, and try it for a month
15. Fill up your gas tank when it’s half full
16. Don’t drink alcohol when you’re tired, sad or mad
17. Pay your bills on time
18. Get an annual physical examination
19. Say “I love you” to your significant other and to your children. Studies show that more marriages last, and fewer kids use drugs, when these words are spoken every day.
20. For just one day, imagine everyone’s intentions are good because most people’s are
21. Give away clothes that haven’t been worn in two years
22. Throw out clothes that are in disrepair, and can’t be mended
23. When you have a conflict with someone, talk it out. Don’t let it turn into more than it is.
24. Know what your priorities are in life, and act as if they are your priorities
25. Tell the truth
26. Don’t cheat
27. Don’t steal
28. If you’re holding on to a ridiculous grudge, let it go
29. Clean your house weekly, so that it doesn’t become too large a chore
30. Do your best at work, or at school
31. Don’t eat when you aren’t hungry
32. Eat when you are hungry
33. Be yourself
34. Say no unapologetically
35. Cook simple meals
36. Don’t try to keep up with the Joneses
37. Pay off your car before buying a new one
38. Organise your desk at the office
39. Change your smoke alarm batteries when the clocks spring forward, and again when they fall back
40. Organise your important paperwork
41. Take only half the clothes that you planned to take with you on holiday
42. Help your children with their homework every night, and have an open dialogue with their teachers
43. Have white sheets and white towels in children’s rooms/bathrooms, because they’re easily bleached
44. Spend your time with nice people
45. Avoid drama
46. Don’t text or talk on the phone while driving
47. Turn off the television/video games/computer; they’re time consumers
48. Don’t engage in office politics
49. Refuse to gossip, or talk behind other people’s backs
50. Do the dishes right after dinner
51. Never go to sleep angry
52. Ask nicely for what you need and want
53. Walk 10,000 steps per day to help your heart
54. Do 20 push-ups before speaking in anger
55. Leave work at work
56. Don’t befriend anyone that isn’t trustworthy
57. Don’t envy others
58. Have your oil changed
59. Take vitamin C BEFORE you catch a cold
60. Don’t work more than 8 hours per day
61. Weed your garden weekly
62. Wash your car weekly
63. Have a spring cleaning month every year, and do one room at a time
64. You don’t need to be best friends with work colleagues, but build respectful partnerships
65. Don’t drink and drive
66. Don’t look for reasons to be angry or sad, look for reasons to be happy. You’ll always be able to find plenty of each.
67. Be friendly with your neighbours
68. Return emails and phone messages promptly
69. Schedule in free time
70. Don’t procrastinate
71. Do what you say you’ll do, when you say you’ll do it
72. Be more flexible when you’re able to be
73. Forgive and forget. End of story.
74. Break the consumerism habit…put a three month moratorium in place on buying anything not deemed a necessity
75. Start your diet on September 1, rather than January 1, so that you won’t also have holiday pounds to lose
76. Take care of any health issues or concerns
77. Have your tires rotated
78. Have your brakes checked
79. Have your eyes checked
80. Don’t let your imagination run away with you
81. Let go of perfection in others
82. Let go of perfection in yourself
83. Don’t try to help those that refuse to help themselves
84. Find a way to reduce your commute to work
85. Have an alloted amount of worry time per day/week, that you strictly abide by
86. Drink more water
87. Eat more salmon
88. Don’t make a mountain out of a molehill
89. Wear your hair in a classic, easy to care for style
90. Finish what you start
91. Wear classic clothes and shoes that never go out of style
92. Create a daily routine
93. Have a 1, 5, 10 and 20 year plan for your financial and life goals
94. Slow down
95. Eat out less often
96. When you ask your husband which outfit looks best, thank him for his answer and wear the one he liked rather than focusing on why he didn’t like the other one
97. Allow your children to grow up
98. Clean out your garage, and donate anything that hasn’t been used in the past year
99. Stretch every day
100. If a relationship is over, let it go
{Source: Live The Charmed Life}
{Source: bellamumma.com}
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Emotions
Sunday was definitely one of those weird and completely off days. It seemed like everything was making me so irritated and mad! It normally takes a lot for me to get MAD...but for some reason, I was just MAD all day! I didn't want to get out of bed, didn't want to get everyone ready for church...heck...I didn't even WANT to go to church. But, I pulled my lazy sack o' bones out of bed, took a shower, got ready and all the kids ready...all the while being irritable and just plain miserable. You know how they say 'mommas mood affects the whole household' Well...IT IS TRUE!! My kids were being grumps and Jonathon was getting more irritated by the minute. I didn't fully realize how much my mood or attitude can affect everyone and their day. As the day progressed it seemed to just be getting worse. I couldn't or should say I didn't want to get into worship because all I could think about was ME and my petty issues...issues with my husband, kids, friends, family...you name it...I thought about it and had some kind of an issue with it. By the time worship was over I was seething mad. I didn't even want to be near..in the same building..as Jonathon. I just wanted to leave...to escape from everyone and just be alone..but I knew escaping would not solve anything, in fact, it would probably make me even more mad. So I stayed and sat through service. As I am sitting there...3 feet away from my husband...I know the look on my face was absolutely horrid and I knew people knew I was mad. But about half way through the preaching I feel the Holy Spirit working on me, starting to soften my heart, and eventually I start feeling guilty for being such a jerk to the people who love me the most. I started thinking about how I don't want my children to see me like that and think its acceptable. Thinking that in other countries, people give their lives to hear the Word preached, thinking that other people would do anything they could to hear the Word. And here I am, acting like a child taking what I have been given for granted and not even caring who my stupid mood is affecting. I started thinking that I don't have it that bad and to be so mad for something so stupid is absolutely and completely ridiculous. So, all in all, what I am trying to get out is that try not to let your mood get so out of control that it affects the people around you in a negative way. I don't want to be the reason why someone can't get into worship, or the reason they can't focus during service. I don't want my children to be mean and bratty because they saw there mom do it and whatever mom does is ok! Being in a place of leadership requires you to think things through and to check yourself before you act out of pure emotion...And I sometimes feel that being related to the pastor puts on extra pressure. Like I can't make even the tiniest mistake, because people who wouldn't normally watch me, are watching me even closer now...So when I have a terrible attitude like I did, it either confirms something in them about me or about the church and probably makes them think that all Christians are just moody, irritable and miserable people who don't care about anyone except themselves. Being in a position of influence can be a very positive thing tho. I need to embrace what I have been given, and not wish I could be somewhere else, or doing something else...I need to embrace it! Live it daily, teach my children that people will look up to them, therefore they need to be an upstanding, moral and God-loving individual! I need to instill these values into my children and I cannot adequately do that if I am in a constant bad mood and always being irritated by the stupid little things. I need to lead by example. Not just in the church, but in my own home. I have realized that as being the mom of the house, I have the most influence. I need to use that influence in a positive way. I will not let the petty things in life get me down, they will not control me and my emotions!! I WILL NOT BE RULED BY THE FLESH, BUT BY THE HOLY SPIRIT!!!! Hey...if we all did this, imagine how much better the world would be...so lets try it!!! I dare you!
I know this is post is all over the place...but its coming from my heart!
hugs, love, and happiness
Dena
Friday, February 25, 2011
Friends, Pals and General Acquaintances...
I 'know' a lot of people, but the true friends that are there for you, who love you for you, that celebrate you and help you along in life, that don't want to change a single thing about you, that love you no matter what...Those are very rare and SO special!
You should want to surround yourself with people that are right for you. People who want to be around you because they truly like YOU and aren't trying to make you into something that you are not! They want to be there for you, support you and just absolutely and unconditionally love you for who you are! But I believe that in order to have a friend like this, you yourself must BE this friend. Proverbs 18:24 "A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother"
Same thing goes for that 'special someone'...you definitely want the right one! That makes you the best you..that makes you feel wonderful, adored, cherished, appreciated..that celebrates you and also helps cheer you along in life to the BEST you you can possibly be!
If you don't have someone like that in your life right now then Pray them in! Re-evaluate why you don't and believe that God will bring this person into your life!
You should want to surround yourself with people that are right for you. People who want to be around you because they truly like YOU and aren't trying to make you into something that you are not! They want to be there for you, support you and just absolutely and unconditionally love you for who you are! But I believe that in order to have a friend like this, you yourself must BE this friend. Proverbs 18:24 "A man who has friends must himself be friendly, But there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother"
Same thing goes for that 'special someone'...you definitely want the right one! That makes you the best you..that makes you feel wonderful, adored, cherished, appreciated..that celebrates you and also helps cheer you along in life to the BEST you you can possibly be!
If you don't have someone like that in your life right now then Pray them in! Re-evaluate why you don't and believe that God will bring this person into your life!
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