TIME is it spent well?

what a couple of days I have had emotionally, stressful, with everything...home-schooling, work,house, etc I realize I have many roles I am trying to fill.....Wife, mother, teacher, friend,youth leader, church responsibilities, can-am worker. Each role has emotions, responsibilities, stresses, your brain feels like it is on constant super go. if you are not thinking about one thing you are thinking about one of the many other things. Simplify - is my word!! it means to make less complex, easier. when we stress our selves out with being so busy...who are the ones that suffer? Of course the most important...God...Spouse....Children.....even friends. What is wrong with this picture.....where is our priority? why are we suffering under our own abuse? Harsh words Abuse and suffering, but true words. except we are doing it to our selves no one else is making us be extremely busy .....life was made to be enjoyed. our spouse was given to us to enjoy, our children are a joy...if this isn't so.....you don't spend enough time with them!! SO many marriages, families are barely surviving because the two most important people in a marriage are to busy to make time for themsleves...to keep rekindling passion, romance, friendship......unless something awakes them...life for each one becomes a chore, Marriage is not a chore, it should never be a chore. Where is your focus? Are you too busy working, volunteering, going, stopping only to sleep. Did Jesus do that? Does he say go work your bones to the ground, the important things don't matter? No he took the time to visit the children, to visit he told us to love our spouse , to honor them , to raise our children to respect and honor. Do you really think that our children today have respect for their parents? I don't why...main reason we parents are too busy to really get to know our children for who they are becoming to be. We think we know them. but yet all we see is the house isn't clean...they haven't done their chores, they haven't done this or that...Nag nag nag. Yet they are crying out for acceptance, love despite whether the dishes are done, or their homework is done, or bed made , TIME - one on one time- family time.....time where you just focus on each other...I want to know you for who you are . Spouse I want to know you, I want to love you , I want to cherish you. With Time. I believe that God has given us amazing gifts in our spouse and children......each day is an amazing day, we are changing so quickly.....yet are you there? Do you really know your family or are you so busy running from one thing to another. God loves you so much.....He loves your family so much. He has grace for every situation. He knows all our needs, Can you trust HIm to take care of you and your family, Can you Trust Him to know how much He wants to know you....more time.....

Balance......yes we all need to work to pay the bills, but what about the rest....I am not saying it is bad to volunteer at church..I do it myself! It is not bad to do anything as long as the important things dont suffer for it! Don't let your families suffer for busi-mess....... Value the gifts God has given you! It is ok to say NO It is okay to take time off what ever you are doing on a regular basis to enjoy your family. I challenge you today to lay out your life, schedule before you...where is the dates with your spouse? Where are the dates with your children? Where is your date with God? Where is your dates with the family? Friends? ( Friends are an encouragement we all need) TIME TIME TIME who controls your time? Yes only you! What are you doing with your time? I bet that if you change your time.....if you start having dates with your spouse..you will start living in passion you never knew existed ! If you start spending time with your children..you will notice a change in their attitudes at home..you will be gaining their respect not forcing respect! Respect is given when it is earned...are you earning respect form your children? I know that amazing changes will happen when you put your priorites in place. Life will not be chore but a joy! Stress level will be alot less, happiness will be evident in all....and others who are so busy will want to know why are you so happy, satisfied, complete!! Take the time...nothing is as important as the one closest to you!

Friendship

Friendship is one of the best gifts from GOD. whether it's friendship between husband and wife, or friendship between friends. True friends are rare and as my friends says a rarety that should always be cherished. I am so thankful for our best friends...we have been through alot togther , we even lived together and we are better friends for it, yet at the time you wouldn't of thought so. they have seen our ugly side yet they always see the beautuful side. They have always been there for us, and been a huge encoragement to us.
Why am I writing this.....I know how hard itis to build friendships, somedays I would rather stay home in my own cocoon. yet there are so many friendship starving, unique, people wanting true friendship. Some people are desperate for true friendship yet out of their desperation their walls are up scared that they would be rejected, not liked, that they are not worthy, they feel unloved, unwanted, sad, depressed, uncared for.
Have you ever felt this way? I have!
What is the answer? Jesus said love your neighbor as yourself... do you love yourself? True friendship is about love and trust. Jesus offers us true friendship..HE LOVES YOU AND TRUSTS YOU! Do you love HIM? Do you Trust HIM? He offers us unconditional love and trust. Can you accept it? When you can capture the amazing friendship Jesus wants to have with you..then we can really realize what true friendship is. Do you realize that Jesus already know the good, the bad, the ugly, He already know the deep hidden secrets we all have and He still Loves us and trust us. He is an amazing example of what a true friendship is. And when you come across a friendship that is so much like the true friendship that Jesus offers us then I believe you are truly blessed!
I am truely blessed not only am I blessed because of Jesus's friendship..I also have the most amazing best friend ...my husband...he knows the good, the bad, the ugly, the hidden secrets, and yet he loves me and trusts me ...thank you ! I am also so blessed by our best friends who show what true friendship is...they know the good, the bad, the ugly and the hidden secrets...yet they love nad trust us Thanks!
Father thank you for you unconditional love and trust, Thank you for your friendship! Thank you for placing people in my life to show me what true friendship is. Father give me a love for myself so that I may love my neighbors. help me to be free to build friendship with others and show them what true friendship is .Thank father for friends.
Have ana amzing day!
Love ya

beautiful sunshiny day

My favorite weather is the weather we are having right now. It is so beautiful, amazing, abit of a chill, perfect outside weather for a walk or sking, or something.
So I decided to dosomething different!! I dyed my hair blonde. I thought I would like to see how I would look blonde. However what I didn't realise is that the red streaks I had put in back in the fall woulnd't come out!! The hairdresser put straight bleach on it and it still didn't come out...so the result was blonde hair with red streaks. But bright red streaks!! It's funky!!! I was really disappointed in not being able to be all blonde, but oh well. The also straigten my hair which I decided that if my hair is straight it looks better. I will have to download the pictures for you all.

So today we didn't go to church. It's 10:30 and Trev is still in bed.....what a nice relaxing day!!
So Iam trying to figure out a new way of lifestyle. I love to shop, I love to relax, those things can stay the same, however I am trying to come up with a way to be more organised, have better eating habits,,,,,for example....if I don't plan what we are gonna eat for dinner, i forget to plan....then when it's dinner well we will just go out. Which is fun, but it does get quite expensive.
Maybe I should try one of those dinner planner things. My friend told me about them..you go and you pick out your dinners for the week or whatever and they give you the meals..you put it in your freezer and take them out when you want them. Also my house is so caotic right now...and I find I am not a peace when my house is a mess. Thar's my goal today to work on at least part of my house.

Anyhow I ve got alot of thoughts running through my head, my tea is gone and I think I am ready to start my day!!

Hope you all have a GREAT day!!

wow blogging a blah day!

,Have you ever noticed how when you are so busy that's when you feel the most tired.
Our house is a mess and so unorganised. We have got all this new stuff to help us organise yet we havent made the time to organise it so it works with efficiency. It seems like I am in a never ending circle....
The hardest thing about homeschooling is that I never get time for just me. Though if I had that time who knows what I would do? Maybe it is just the day I am having!! A blah day!! Why is it that we have a great day one day and then a blah day the next? I am a true believer in changing your attitude...and I know that I could change my attitude if I really want to, but yet sometimes I think that it is easier to be blah!
Well today has been a blah day, however ...blah ba blah ba blah...... Snap out of it I say!!! Choose joy!! Choose Life!!! Choose the mind of Christ!!

Put on the Mind of Christ.... Do you think Jesus ever had a blah day? If he was suppose to experience all that we have experinced then don't you think he had ablah day? Did you mellow in the blahness or did he snap out of it at the very first sign of a blah day?

What are the signs of a blah day?

tiredness?
irritability?
annoyance?
wanting to be alone, quiet?
down?
depressed?
lazy?
stressed?

What are the signs of a great day?

wake up effortless?
wake up with a song?
energetic?
happy?
ready to do whatever you need to do with a smile?
cheerful?

Why am I writing about all this? Maybe just to figure out my own feelings and emotions.
Just writing has made me feel better.

I am just in a werid mood! Maybe it's PMS or maybe it's just me. Whatever it is I know that just need some quiet time to reflect, to relax, to be free of stress, work, kids, etc

So I am going to go know and read a good book, relax, have a hotbath, and vege

To all having a blah day...remeber it's ok to have a blah day!!
To those of you having a great day.....enjoy it, share it with someone else...it is contagious!!!