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

The to-do list......

It is strange when even taking a rest seems like something to check off of your to-do list. I mean, today for example, I got to sleep in until 8:30am!!!! When I got up I felt like I had to put a check mark next to it on my list and keep moving. Baking dinner rolls, cleaning the bathroom, doing laundry, making lunch, feeding the baby and putting him down for a nap, trying to pin down babysitters for the fall for everything: care group, date night, even the first day of preschool (since the parents go with the children the first day I had to find someone to watch the smallest two). WOW....and there is still more yet to come this evening. Some might say I am "too busy" but that is life with three children. He he he ;)
Brendan our 4yr old will be super busy this fall too. Preschool three afternoons, bible study on Tues (it is for me and the kids go with and play with other kids), Awana on Wed., MOPS two Wednesdays a month and playgroup two Fridays a month. Again, some might say he is "too busy" and to that I reply.........."Have you met my son?" Seriously, this kid is bursting at the seems with energy from the time he wakes up until the time he goes to bed at night. Oh and he has not taken a nap since he was 2 1/2yrs old!!!!! And given his attitude as the summer has slowed to a halt, this boy NEEDS lots of things to do. Does that mean I do not take responsibility for my little guy? Does that mean I just push him in a million directions and hope for the best without nurturing, instructing and guiding him? NO!!!!! I simply know my child and I know that he is a social boy who needs more than his mommy to fulfil that every day of his life!!! So, I will continue to be his mommy ;) I just need to have a little help from outside the home to fill his tank.
Anyway, to all of you moms out there who feel their head spinning right about now............YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!! Hang in there!!!
What I DO want to encourage ALL of us to do is to turn to the One who can sustain us each day. The One who can help us look at things one at a time. The One who will help us discern which things we need to keep in our schedules and which things are overloading us!!!! That One is God. He is sufficient and He is eager to help us little ol' mommies ;) He he he :)

Back by popular demand!!!!!!!

Ok, so maybe my return to the blog world was not a popular request. I just realized that it has been WAY too long since my last blog and I still have TONS to say ;) He he he ;) So, for now, I will try to give a few quick updates in bullet style ;)

• Our third Mosher Monkey, Zachary Paul Mosher, entered the world on March 13, 2009 He is SUCH a doll !!! Totally cute :) Love him so much :)
  
• Mom is no longer living with us. She is back in MI for the time being. She will continue to visit frequently. Our brood was just too much for her ;) He he he :)
• I am now the co-coordinator for the local MOPS group I belong to and I am SO excited to see what God is going to do this year in the lives of these mothers!!!
• I have been doing Weight Watchers with my good friend Amanda since June and have lost 20.6lbs and down one size in clothes :) Feels SO good ;)
• Finally took a family vacation to travese city for the first time ever to visit my big brother :) We had a GREAT time!!!!
• Hubby and I celebrated our 13 year kissiversary on August 24th :)
  
• God continues to be faithful, even when I am not!!! I praise Him for his steadfast love and patients :)
  

Ok, there. I have now written a new blog post ;) He he he ;) I will try to get some pics up from this summer sometime soon!!!

Raising Mommy

Never thought I would be "raising" my own mommy. Here I am 27 years old and that is exactly what I feel like I am doing. For those of you who do not know, my mom moved in with us this past week. She got laid off a year ago from her secretary job at an auto plant in Michigan. Since then she has applied for social security disability and has been denied. Apparently that is the way it goes the first time you apply. So, now she is in the process of fighting that decision. That could take two years!!!!
My mom just turned 60 on Monday but due to all of her medical issues she seems a lot older than that. She hunches over when she walks because her feet are so bad it hurts to walk on them. This then makes her back hurt. She cannot lift things because of all the surgeries she has had on her stomach. She needs hearing aids for both ears.....which she has failed to get because they are too expensive. And she just does not take care of herself in general !!! She does not eat well. She does not drink water. She smokes and drinks coffee all the time.
So here is where the raising mommy part comes in. The roles are reversed in so many ways. I have to remind her to sit down and eat breakfast. I have had to make phone calls to see if there are programs available for people who cannot afford hearing aids......and there are programs out there!!! She just does not think to make phone calls and ask questions about those things.
There are just lots of things I am overwhelmed by right now. How do you help someone when they do not want to help themselves? I know that all I can do is encourage her in positive ways but it is SO frustrating to watch her do things that are harmful to her body!!! And then to hear her go on and on about how she is SO tired and she cannot understand why she just cannot get it together. Granted she has been through a lot but a lot of her issues come from her lack of care for herself.
I have the desire to serve her and help her in whatever ways I can. I really do. The reality of it is, even if she gets the disability it probably will not cover rent, medical bills, groceries, and utilities and stuff. So.......she may be with us forever. We will need to do something about our housing situation if that is the case. She needs her own space. At LEAST her own bedroom, if not was family room and bathroom of her own too. So that has been on my mind A LOT!!! We would have to sell our house.....in this market.....and then find a bigger house for a cheap price!!!! YIKES!!!! But I know that God is bigger than all of this stuff. I just pray that He makes it clear what direction we might need to go in and when. I think my mom and I will both go crazy if we have to live exactly the way we are now for for years and years, ya know?
To conclude, I would ask for prayers for the condition of my heart. That I would be thankful that my mom is here and that we can help her. Pray that God would help me in the times when I get so annoyed and frustrated. There is sin in my heart at those times for sure. There are some things that I just need to let go.
I once again covet your prayers!!!
Oh yeah and do not forget that we have a new baby due in March.
That means, husband and wife, 3 kids, grandma, and 4 cats in a 1,300 sq foot home!!!! WOW!!!

Sheesh....

What a loser, I have not posted since the end of Sept.!!!!!!! What the heck is wrong with me? As if I do not have anything to day!!!! I can always come up with words to type!!! Actually that has been my problem. I have had SO much going on in my mind that I have not been able to narrow things down enough to post. So, I guess I will just give a general update on me and my current state. I am tired.....duh!!! He he he ;-) Yeah with two little ones, one cookin, and finding out my thyroid levels are off of course I am tired!!! I have to be honest I have been kind of up and down the last few weeks. I have been short with the kiddos (Stinker mostly) and just overwhelmed with stuff in general. So, what is the big conclusion I have come to with that? I HAVE NOT BEEN SEEKING THE LORD!!!!! I think about God but I have not been making any time for Him. Ugh...and then I expect my husband to make time for me......but I cannot make time for my Creator? Sheesh.....the nerve of some people ;-) He he he ;-) I know there is grace waiting for me. I just need to approach the throne and ask for it. So, as soon as I get done typing this I am gonna go sit and spend some time with my Maker!!!! The kids are already in bed and Jay is catching a few hours of sleep before work. So it is the perfect time to do it!!!!

I have to say I am looking forward to tomorrow!! My dear friend Cathy is coming to watch the munchkins for a good chunk of time and after this week, I think Jay and I really need it.

I will try to post again before the end of next week :-) Oh and I had a blast at the New Kids concert last night if anyone is wondering ;-)

Peace out !!! (as the Block would have said back in the late 80s early 90s)