Tweet, tweet...

I've been spending a lot of my free time on Twitter.

I was pretty hesitant about joining that community, but have fallen in love with it. I've discovered an entirely new set of people with which to converse. Lots of moms on there trying to make the world a better place for our kids. It's great.

They give me a lot to think about as I continue on this journey of being a SAHM. A journey that I dearly love but also find to be a bit challenging. I love that I can stay at home full-time with my sweet daughter and be here for my son during his time out of school. I can be the parent that totes the kids from activity to activity while picking up their friends along the way. I've always wanted to be that kind of mom. But, I do miss socializing with adults. I miss having adult conversation and helping with things other than changing a diaper or cooking dinner. But, what I am learning is that I need to live in this moment and cherish this time that I can just change diapers and cook dinner. These are moments that my kids will remember for the rest of their lives. I missed out on these moments with my mom and I so wish that she could've stayed home with me.

So, no more pining away for the things of the past or for the things to come. I am going to live in the moment. Soak up every single bit of the time shared with my kids. This after all, is what life is about. Praise the Lord!

Such a heartbreaking few weeks...

Ugh, I just haven't been in the mood to come on here and post a thing. I think I've prayed so much to God over the last few weeks that all I can seem to muster out to Him these days is "Thank you for my blessings and sending prayers for those that are hurting."

It's true what they say that you never know the power of love until you have a child of your own. I have a stepson whom I love dearly, but until I had my sweet girl last October, I truly never knew how deeply I could love someone. How deeply God loves us. It is so overwhelming at times that it's hard to breathe. It also makes you hurt even more when you hear about what others are going through as they experience the loss of a child or even going through an illness with a child. It is heartbreaking.

Last week we had horrible weather and a tornado ripped through a local town killing only 2 people. A new mom and her 9 week old little girl. This is something I will never understand. I just have to continue to have faith in the Lord and know that he has a plan for everyone and this was their plan, as unjust and tragic as it is. I don't like it, but I will learn to accept it. Then I heard about sweet Maddie losing her battle www.remembermaddie.com and then precious Thalon at 4 months losing his life to SIDS. I can only imagine what these families are going through. I pray that I never have to experience the loss of a child. I really don't know how I would survive something like that.

I don't know any of these beautiful families, but my prayers are with them each and every day and night. Almost hourly I think about this and send up a prayer. I know all these sweet babies are up in heaven playing together. Whole, not hurting and looking down on their families and smiling. Sweet angels.

This is fun...

I just entered this coffee contest over at Peas and Bananas. I am really enjoying going through and reading the blogs. Very entertaining. Here is hoping I win. Mama needs free coffee!

Enjoy!

My new favorite shampoo!

I'm not sure how many of you have seen the recent ads for the new Loreal shampoo, Ever Pure, but as soon as I saw the commercial, I knew I wanted to try the product.  It's a sulfate-free shampoo, which is awesome.  I've always had issues with sulfates, they do strange things to my scalp.  And, although this shampoo still has some things in it that I wish it didn't, it's better than the ordinary store-bought shampoos.  I have tried other sulfate-free, paraban-free, etc. shampoos, but none of them worked well enough for me to keep using them.

I went to the local CVS and found the shampoo/conditioner and decided on the Smooth line.  I only purchased the shampoo and conditioner, but plan on going back for the serum.  Anyway, upon my first use, I felt like I was in a spa.  It was wonderful.  Great scent, great feel, great results!  

Go here and sign up for a free sample!  I skipped the free sample entirely and decided to just go for it and I don't regret it.  I have a new favorite product and I hope that it sticks around!

My First Post!

I've started this blog to share a little bit of wisdom from my years of parenting, a little bit of hope during this dismal time for our beloved country and a whole lot of ideas for saving your family some money!

Here's to hoping I actually keep up with it and that I can garner a little bit of a following (which will force me to keep up with it!)....

Cheers!

Ange