Updates to follow.....

So there has been a lot on my mind and I know I said I want to keep up with my blog so I intend to do it !!! I will be writing a post here pretty soon within the next few days just talking about the changing season of life I find myself entering into. So....just thought I would throw that out there and tell ya to keep an eye open for it ;) There will be pictures and everything :) He he he ;)

I hope you are all enjoying your Friday!!! I am gettin out with some other mommy girls tonight at Applebee's :) YAY :) They have some new menu items that are 550 cals or less :) WHEE for weight watcher friendly meals :)

SHUT UP!!!!!!!!!!

"Shut up, shut up, shut up!!!!!" How many of you moms have thought this at some point when one of your children is crying, whining, yelling or just plan disrupting what you are doing? Man, it happens to me more often than I would care to admit. But alas, here I am admitting it. See, you are not alone ;) He he he ;) Not sure if it is a good thing to know that there are so many moms out there who think things like that ;) I mean, isn't there a June Cleaver somewhere out there? Someone who is SO perfect in their mothering that somehow if we study her enough we can become perfect too? No my fellow mothers, there is no June Cleaver. However, we can grow and learn each day that we parent these little lives. Just because you thought "Shut up!" today does not mean you have to think it tomorrow. Tomorrow you can take your thoughts captive and think "Please, please go to sleep" or "God thank you for these children.....PLEASE sustain me today and give me patience!!!!!!!!" Will asking God to sustain you take away all the tantrums and unwelcome situations in your day? Maybe not. But, it will help you to focus on the One who can get you THROUGH to the end of the day.

So moms, as a fellow "shut up" thinker, I encourage each of us (including myself) to cling to the ONLY One who IS perfect and find strength and rest in Him!!!!

Praise God for His grace and mercy in our lives!!! Now go kiss those little monsters ;)

Therapeutic blogging

Once again it has been many many months since my last blog. *sigh* I would really like to keep up with this because I think it will be very therapeutic for me (and possibly those who read it) as I share my life with you. I mean, come on.....I know there are TONS of stay at home moms out there with LOTS of little ones running around who have LOTS of things to do and feel like they are totally alone. Why shouldn't I share my life so that they know that there are other people just like them. Not only the mom part, but how many women out there struggle with their weight? Or how many women just do not have the right image of themselves? Shouldn't I speak out and give encouragement for us to see ourselves as God sees us? I have also struggled with weight and image but I have currently been experiencing some victory in this area!!!! God has helped me stick with the Weight Watcher plan for 9 months now. And I have lost 75lbs since I had Zach last March!!!!! I am sure there are people who would be encouraged to know that this can be done after having 3 children ;) And how many women out there struggle with finding the balance between being a woman of God, a wife, and a mother? Should I not share what is going on in my spiritual walk, my marriage and my mothering?

I suppose my answer to all of my random questions is yes, I should share. Problem is....I need to make the time to do it. Not all of my posts will be profound. Some may be down right silly or maybe even pointless. But that is how life goes, right? Lots of little events combined with life changing huge events. So....I will try my best to share my life with you :) Please stay tuned and continue to read on....and share my blog with your friends :)

-In Christ
Bridgette Anne