Ultimate Blog Party Post 2012

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Ultimate Blog Party 2012

Hi all,

Pardon me I’m running Late! It has been a very busy weekend and I have been away pretty much since Thursday Afternoon. I am so sorry I am late to the Party but my hubby and I wanted to invite you for what is left of it!

Welcome to our New home. We have been living here for about 2 months now and LOVE it!

My Hubby is a pastor here in our own little corner of New York state! We have four kids ranging in age from 6 1/2 to almost 2!

They bring such joy and sunshine and we love them dearly!

Come sit outside on our back porch and enjoy the view and the sounds!

Just imagine hearing turkeys, ducks, and geese…OH and the most heavenly sound EVER! PEEPERS!   What?? You don’t know what peepers are. Well they are small frogs that live in and near water. Basically they are tree frogs, and in case you didn’t know this I LOVE FROGS. We have even found one climbing on our house!

If you are around our house either early morning or at night fall you might just catch a glimpse of some deer and one even has a fawn.

Let me introduce myself. I am Mary. My hubby and I have been married for almost 9 years and as I mentioned before we have four kids and a chocolate lab who thinks he is a kid 🙂 I am into scrap-booking, card-making and pretty much ANYTHING crafty! I am an avid reader and I love to serve whenever and wherever possible!

We have been living in this part of NY for three years now and just LOVE it. This is my Blog:  Walking the Walk! It is the place where I journal about the ups and downs of our daily walk in Christ and though it has been sparse as of late due to our recent move I am slowly getting back into the swing of things! I have been blogging for four or five years now and I love it! It is my own personal little place to escape from all the stresses of life and connect and reconnect with friends!

Well I hope you have enjoyed your stay and POP in ANYTIME!. I love to entertain and have visitors!

Oh and if you have no clue what is going on here hop on over to 5 Minutes for mom and JOIN THE PARTY!!!! They are giving away tons of prizes and having lots of fun doing so!

Medication…

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It’s not kind to me…it never has been. The stuff that says non-drowsy is sure to knock me for a loop and the stuff that IS supposed to make you sleepy – LOOKOUT. As a kid allergy medicine made me unbearably grouchy and as an adult it makes me do some really stupid things…namely looking for the cereal in the microwave and today has been no different. It makes no sense…and neither has half of the things I have done today. But this makes me realize something. If medicine that is supposed to make me rest and get better has these adverse effects on me I need to made sure that everything I put into me isn’t going to change my behavior. Drugs alcohol and even TV and music…in more minor forms.

Making some changes!

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Hi all! Well it’s all done; we went to closing on our new house this past Monday!!! We had prepossession of the house and have been living here for a little over a month BUT now it is all official! I am enjoying our new home and I think our kids LOVE it too!

As I have been away from the blogosphere for about a month or so, I have had some time to think. Thinking is good…RIGHT?

I have grown to realize that writing is what God has created me to do. I LOVE it. I have started my first book project though I am not quite sure how long all of this will take me. I will still be doing some fun stuff to be sure and I will be reviewing more books! In the long run it will be better for everyone. I will also be utilizing the “it’s all about the walk” Facebook page more and keeping you up to date on things that are happening in the world around us.

I have joined two new affiliate programs. One is What’s in the Bible with Buck Denver and the other is with Dayspring so stay tuned on both of those because there are great deals coming your way. Along with more reviews for both NetGalley and Thomas Nelson Publishers!

I have become more focused and more driven then ever before in EVERY aspect of my life.

Honestly this last year was rough and to tell you the truth this year has the potential of being the same. As we grow we should share that growth with others and that is why I plan on being more transparent. I will be slimming down on my blog roll it has come to my attention than some of my blogging buddies from a few years ago are no longer doing this SOOOO I will be removing some of that dead weight as well. If you are one of those people and you still want to be on the blogroll comment here ASAP!

One last note: Stay tuned for the Ultimate Blog Party hosted by 5 Minutes for Mom. I will be posting pics of our new home then for my party Post!

In the mean time Be Blessed!

Thankful Thursday-“Moving” Forward

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Greetings to all of my Thankful Thursday friends….As my hiatus from blogging has come to an end I am so thankful to get back into the blogging saddle.  I have missed it and am grateful for this “freedom”

 

I am also grateful for the encouragement I have received through thankful Thursday readers and I am looking forward to the future conversations with these women!