There is nothing better than seeing “all public schools cancelled.”  Especially during the last week before break!  Thank you Lord for giving my body and head a much needed rest, and giving me a day with my son!! I absolutely cherish the days where I can put on my “stay-at-home” hat and kick it with Will.  Here are a few highlights from our snowy day together!

Started out the day “Offering it Up” and thanking the Lord for a cozy day with my son. Thank you Hatch Prints for the beautiful mugs!

Next, it was wrapping time! 

Of course I had a helper!

After that, we took a quick trip to the store to grab stuff to make cookies! 

Got some fresh air.

And finished up the day by baking some cookies!

Now I am officially ready to go back to school tomorrow and finish up this week! Happy Wednesday Everyone!

I’ve wanted to start a blog for a while now.

I first thought about it when I found out I was pregnant with our son. I found so much strength in reading about women who were going through similar situations (or have already been through these situations). Then I thought about it again when our son was born. I had this deep desire to share my experiences about the challenges and rewards of having a newborn. (Or maybe I Just had lots of time to think during those 2 am feedingsJ).

Whenever I thought about it, it just never seemed like the right time. We made the decision, as a family, for me to go back to work and keep teaching 3^rd grade in the fall.   I knew that with teaching, plus raising an infant, plus my relationship with my husband, plus my relationship with Christ, there just wasn’t enough time to sit down and write a blog. However, God works in mysterious ways and changed my plan.

On Thursday morning, I woke up with this strong feeling that I should start blogging. I couldn’t shake the feeling throughout the whole day and when I picked up my son from day care, I knew I needed to let go of my own plans and let God lead me. Each time I let Him lead me, I end up somewhere greater than I could’ve imagined.

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do” (Ephesians 2: 8-10).

This blog is my way of sharing the journey. I hope you enjoy this peek into my family’s day-to-day happenings, a few of my favorite recipes, and our journey of serving the Lord and each other, so we may get one another (and our children) to Heaven.