As we journey together “let us think of ways to motivate one another in acts of love and good works”(Hebrews 10:24 NLT)

Hello all,
It’s been two weeks. In that two weeks i have injured my hand to which I was sentenced to 10 to 14 days in a splint. Yeah that was fun! And Then we got a stomach bug thing! It was kinda weird mostly because i was not allowed to do anything! I went stir crazy. I tried taking the splint off too soon! Boy did that not not help things. These are the Lessons I learned:
1. I am VERY INDEPENDENT, but relying on my hubby for help isn’t all bad 🙂
2. God will do WHATEVER it takes to get your attention, it’s better to pay attention the first time!
3.Adversity enables me to write in a way that amazes me. It is a total God thing!

Now for my letter!

Dear weary mom,
I too am a weary mom. I am riddled with weaknesses and imperfections. I felt insecure in everything I attempted. Failure loomed at every turn in the road. Criticism led to anxiety. I feared failure! I knew I could never be perfect, but I hated to fail!

I thought I was alone in all of this. I couldn’t meet the expectations of everyone around me and i was being crushed under the pressure i was unrealistically putting on myself, but I came to realize a few life changing truths!
1. God loves me just as I am and yet enough to not let me stay that way!
2, i am not alone and I am NOT inadequate. God will give me what I need, just when I need it.
3. The only person I need to worry about is God. Living a life full of grace and mercy is what is going to change lives. The lives of my children are dependent on grace and mercy!
4. God’s grace is sufficient. “Grace, Grace God’s Grace, Grace that is Greater than ALL My sins!” I don’t need to have the approval of anyone other than God. I need to have a 1 Corinthians 10:31 focus

In whatever you eat or whatever you drink or whatever you do do all to the glory of God.

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So my dear fellow weary moms, no matter what God hands you, rely on him for his strength! Let me leave you with my thoughts on what I need from other weary moms, shared on the MOB Society’s facebbok page,

I’m tired of hearing that my hands are full. My heart is full , my arms are full but my hands they are empty lifted up to God knowing He and only he will fill my cup. He gives not what I can handle myself but what will push me to my limits and make me rely on him for everything I need. I need to be reminded to rely on Jesus because when I think I have it all figured out, thats when God drops a bowling ball in my teacup!

So mom’s you are crazy busy! But relying on God is the best thing you could possibly do for yourself! Know he loves you! Even if it seems no one else does! The battle is so worth the fight. So fight on and live in grace!
Love your fellow weary mom,

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Just Like Jesus is a book that challenges it readers to live just as the title says, Just Like Jesus! Jam packed with practical applications and life changing challenges Max Lucado really does take the bull by the horns and pulls no punches.

I was so very impressed by this book. I was not shocked though! From his Wemmick books to Just Like Jesus Max Lucado writes with such amazing talent.
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One of my favorite chapters in the book is all about dwelling with God, being in constant communication with God. This chapter challenged me deeply (as did almost every other chapter) and spoke to every part of who I am! I need to be dwelling with and talking to God at every possible chance! Our minds get going on negative things and before we know it we traveling down a path of bitterness. However if we are constantly checking in with God and asking him what he thinks (and actually pausing long enough to listen) we will grown immensely!

I highly recommend this book for both new and veteran believers! I give it five stars and it is DEFINITELY worth reading again and again! ( i rarely if ever say that!)

(NOTE: i received a complimentary ebook version of this book from Booksneeze and I am in no way obligated to give it a positive review.)
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Many things in life give me great joy! Like birds, singing, flowers blooming, rainbows stretching across the sky as I walk barefoot across newly rain soaked grass, my kids giggling, my husband kissing me on the cheek or forehead, or hearing coyotes howling in the distant farmers fields. And the list goes on and on! But there is something that seems to warm my heart more these days. That is watching my two youngest sleeping during nap time. They are so peaceful. Especially weasel. As we have watched him and learned more about his and his Aspergers. One thing we have noticed is that he feels pain in certain ways far greater than most people. And it seems as though every couple of weeks there is this battle his body goes through. At first thought my dear hubby and I said to each other that he just seems to be over reacting. We have tried calming techniques of breathing, counting and so on but to no avail!

There is nothing more frustrating than watching your child suffer through pain and not be able to help them. I have prayed long and hard about how to help him not get so stressed but God allowed me to witness something. I witnessed him sleeping. We’re talking sound asleep dead to the world type of sleep! And all of a sudden his little body tensed, he started to shake,, and he gave a little moan just as he did when he was awake. He wasn’t just psyching himself up over fear of this pain it was real. Oh my poor little guy!

And as I saw this I thanked God for showing me! Not just this but He reminded me just how important it is to be students of my children! They are all so different, all with their own difficulties and yet all of them so amazing! They might have similarities to my husband or I, but they most certainly see their world in Tornado, Ladybug, weasel, and Little Bean colored glasses! And if I take the time to look at the world they do, it’s a pretty amazing place! I am so glad I have them to show it to me!

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Back in October or November (how awful i can’t remember) we had our good friend Annie from AnnieJane Photography yet again take our pictures! She does such a great job and this is our FOURTH SESSION with her!

Her first session was nearly 10 years ago when she was the photographer for our wedding! She did an amazing job then and in the three other times since! We were one of her first jobs, and her business has just flourished!

We have some amazing pictures of our wedding day and this is just a small sampling!

And then there was the photo shoot before little bean made his presence known.

As you can see she has a real eye for some amazing moments!

Then there the shoot from when little bean at about 6 months old

You can’t really tell but they had all just been in tears….Annie made them laugh and giggle!
And then there was this past fall…..

She is one of the few people who can get our son with Aspergers to look at her when she takes pictures! And she didn’t even know!

I highly recommend that if you live in the southern tier of NY, that you consider having Annie do whatever kind of photo shoot you need!

You can check out more of her galleries and her photo blog here!

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As a member of ShSpeaks I was asked to review the new L’Oréal Paris Magic BB Cream and I received a free complimentary tube! I was super excited to try this product after reading the description and have heard about other similar products.
But is it REALLY magic? Does it really make you skin healthier?

Well i will say this there aren’t any pictures and there won’t be either! For the most part the product is pretty cool and it is way more weightless than your average foundation. The color matching is pretty cool too! However for me personally after only a few minutes of applying this makeup my face was very oily in certain areas and within a few days i had breakouts. (Hence the no pictures). I felt like my face needed to be washed all over again even though it had been washed 10 minutes prior!

I know a lot of other reviewers thought it was amazing and i am one of the few that had issues with the product! So it did do most of what it said hust not the healthier skin part (which coincidentally was a a huge selling point) i give it a three stars out of five. Would it be worth the $10.99 for a one fl. oz certainly would but i have a breakout!

My suggestion is try it out for yourself!

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