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Showing posts with label Lucy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lucy. Show all posts
Ta-Da! I'm back...
Hey friends :)
Well, It's been over a year since I've been here. wow.
And to be honest, it was a relief to have one less thing on my to-do list. It was hard to step away, but necessary. And looking back now I realize exactly how necessary it was. I was in a transition phase of my life without even knowing it. And I needed time to make that hard transition...
When I began my blog seven plus years ago, I was a different person. I had three little girls, one of which was a baby! I was a creative stay-at-home mama who wanted an outlet for photography, spiritual growth, family, and beauty. I was constantly taking pictures of my growing babies, relaying their energy draining antics and the spiritual refinement that was taking place as a result!
But over the years, my babies got big (gulp), my camera was set aside and replaced by my Wacom drawing tablet, and all of my energy went into homeschooling my growing kiddos, running two Etsy shops, and daily supporting my husband in his role as lead pastor at our church.
But I realized something the other day... while I a have changed, the need to express my heart to somebody remains. I realized that my blog followers from years past were perhaps the ones who knew me best. You see, I'm a homebody who's also an introvert. My days are spent with my kiddos, and my evenings with my husband. I daily share on Instagram, but not my heart.
So I'd like to reclaim this spot to share with you...whoever you are! I may not have cute baby pictures or stories of rogue toddlers trying to break into the neighbors car... but there's plenty to share. I'm still a wife and mama desperately clinging to the hope of Christ. I'm still in need of fellowship, friendship, and encouragement...just like you. And I've still got good stories to tell :) ...just not about babies.... (ahem...Lucy... the craziest kiddo of them all).
And of course, I won't be able to resist sharing my creative side as well! ...I'm sure there will be some free printables along the way :)
So on that note, I will leave you with a few catch up photos of my life over the past months!
My hubs, Jeremy...a.k.a the bearded pastor... built me this desk over the summer. Can you say, "spoiled much!?"
Lucy has humbled me as a mom in ways that V wasn't even capable of! She is more...in every way...in all the good ways and all the hard ways. She. Is. More.
V (Virgil) grew curls...just like the rest of them!
Lucy and V act like an old married couple :)
Sadie loves to dress up :)
Elsie loves to read..to anyone that will listen!
Alice is so grown-up! She is nearly as tall as me and wears the same size shoe...yikes.
Alice is 12, Elsie, is 9.5, Sadie is almost 8, V is 5.5, and Lucy is a spunky 3.5!
That'll do for today :) We'll catch up more later.
Blessings to you all,
Amy J.
Well, It's been over a year since I've been here. wow.
And to be honest, it was a relief to have one less thing on my to-do list. It was hard to step away, but necessary. And looking back now I realize exactly how necessary it was. I was in a transition phase of my life without even knowing it. And I needed time to make that hard transition...
When I began my blog seven plus years ago, I was a different person. I had three little girls, one of which was a baby! I was a creative stay-at-home mama who wanted an outlet for photography, spiritual growth, family, and beauty. I was constantly taking pictures of my growing babies, relaying their energy draining antics and the spiritual refinement that was taking place as a result!
But over the years, my babies got big (gulp), my camera was set aside and replaced by my Wacom drawing tablet, and all of my energy went into homeschooling my growing kiddos, running two Etsy shops, and daily supporting my husband in his role as lead pastor at our church.
But I realized something the other day... while I a have changed, the need to express my heart to somebody remains. I realized that my blog followers from years past were perhaps the ones who knew me best. You see, I'm a homebody who's also an introvert. My days are spent with my kiddos, and my evenings with my husband. I daily share on Instagram, but not my heart.
So I'd like to reclaim this spot to share with you...whoever you are! I may not have cute baby pictures or stories of rogue toddlers trying to break into the neighbors car... but there's plenty to share. I'm still a wife and mama desperately clinging to the hope of Christ. I'm still in need of fellowship, friendship, and encouragement...just like you. And I've still got good stories to tell :) ...just not about babies.... (ahem...Lucy... the craziest kiddo of them all).
And of course, I won't be able to resist sharing my creative side as well! ...I'm sure there will be some free printables along the way :)
So on that note, I will leave you with a few catch up photos of my life over the past months!
My hubs, Jeremy...a.k.a the bearded pastor... built me this desk over the summer. Can you say, "spoiled much!?"
Lucy has humbled me as a mom in ways that V wasn't even capable of! She is more...in every way...in all the good ways and all the hard ways. She. Is. More.
V (Virgil) grew curls...just like the rest of them!
Lucy and V act like an old married couple :)
Sadie loves to dress up :)
Elsie loves to read..to anyone that will listen!
Alice is so grown-up! She is nearly as tall as me and wears the same size shoe...yikes.
Alice is 12, Elsie, is 9.5, Sadie is almost 8, V is 5.5, and Lucy is a spunky 3.5!
That'll do for today :) We'll catch up more later.
Blessings to you all,
Amy J.
Sharing Pieces of Life... over a cup of coffee, with you :)
Over the past four plus years, I formed the pages and the images of this blog. I poured out my heart as I talked about pains and struggles. I labored over the story of the Twins, in hopes that it would encourage you. I played show and tell letting your see my creative side. And I filled the cracks with free goodies hoping you'd continue to come back :) But the stages of life press on, and these days I don't always have the time or energy to share with you. This frustrates me especially on certain days when I'm bursting with something I'd love to share, but can't find the time.... But it is what it is. Right?
But for this moment, I'm here! And I'd love to share a bit of "the life of Amy J." with you, haha ;)
And because there is SO MUCH that I could share... really folks, I have a full and crazy life, with much that would probably amuse you or maybe inspire, I hope... (I'm rambling already!)... but I will catch you up on the three most significant portions of my life, in no particular order.
My Home and Family....
What can I tell you? I'm a mama to five, you can fill in most of the blanks :) Do you remember back when V was a toddler? Do you remember how strung out I was because he was such a handful? Well... double that. He is STILL a big handful. Oh, that Virgil (3 yrs now)... I love him, love him, love him... but he is always DOING something (boys, right??)... he's punching, he's kicking, he climbing in fridge, in the closet, digging around in the garage for tools, running around in the neighbors yard and inviting himself in for muffins. yeesh. But then he'll come and find me, curl up on my lap and as I nuzzle his ear he whispers, "I wuv you mommy." Then everything else just doesn't matter.
AND... then there's Lucy (1.5 yrs). I truly have come to believe that God gave me Lucy to humble me and make me desperate for him... haha... no joke. She IS that girl with the curl in the middle of her forehead! When she's sweet, oh my she's adorable, yes, curls and all! But mercy when she's mad... and she's mad most of the time... just brace yourself. For example, we drove to California this summer for a vacation... 25 hours in the car, one way. Lucy intermittently cried, whined, screamed about 20 of those hours. seriously. All of my disciplining strategies are being tested and refined here with #5. And my prayer life has jumped up several notches, just let me say!
The three big girls (10, 7.5, almost 6 yrs), as we call them... I have no complaints, in comparison :) They each have more hair that a full grown adult should have... I'm talking crazy amounts of hair. It's beautiful. They are beautiful... and they are growing up waaaaaay too fast.
My Creative Side...
You know since the explosion of Pinterest, blogs, Instagram and the like, I feel like I'm almost always on creative overload. I love it, but I hate it. I loooooove looking at pretty things and getting inspired. But after awhile, I feel like I'm going to burst. Like I just HAVE to let some of it out! I make lists upon lists of all the ideas that come to my mind, triggered by who knows what all that I've seen out there. But since life is busy and other things take priority, then I'm left over-stuffed with unexpressed creativity! AHHHHH! So eventually when I find a chunk of time to indulge...then I go on massive designing, drawing, or decorating sprees. It's good :) You can see the results of the drawing sprees here :)
My Faith...
If you haven't read my About page, then maybe you don't know about my faith... and perhaps this is my greatest mistake over the last months. I wish I could share with you my heart more often in this area. This is my everything. I am nothing, lost, dead, defeated, empty, futile... if not for Jesus Christ my Savior. Just had to say that first off... :) :)
This stage of life for me is hard. (I will direct you back to my comments about Lucy.. haha ) Yet it is so good. I have struggled for a long time with a desperate need to be in control of things...and by things I mean MY things. I won't boss you around, I won't argue with you... but I do want my home in order. I do want my children to mind. I want peace and tranquility in my home. I want to get myself together as well. Be the mom, wife, believer that I should be... blah, blah, blah. It has become an idol or sorts, I suppose. So God is breaking me down... piece by piece, struggle by struggle, child by child :) And I guess there must be a lot of pressure to finish up the work on me, since Lucy is our last!
I am learning to let life be a mess.... in so many ways. It's not that I'm giving into messy floors and piles of laundry. I'm just embracing this life for what it is. It's not heaven. It's a broken place filled with broken people, including me. I'm letting go of longing for the perfection... realize it only can be found in Christ.
I love this quote from C.S. Lewis:
And I've come to the realization, that if all these daily struggles... these interruptions, whatever they may be... keep me desiring him and his perfection, then it's okay. In fact, it's necessary. So I'm learning to start the day by saying, "Okay, God. Have your way. Whatever it is that you have for me today, help me to fall in step... to not fight or complain... Do a good work in me. Teach me. Keep me desperate for you. And let your Holy Spirit consume me so that I am able..."
So that's that... phew! It felt good to catch up! If we were sitting over coffee, this would be the point where you share how you're doing! ... How's your family? What are you creating lately? What's God been teaching you? So comment, if you'd like and let me know! Or you can always email too... I'll respond I promise ;)
Blessings,
But for this moment, I'm here! And I'd love to share a bit of "the life of Amy J." with you, haha ;)
And because there is SO MUCH that I could share... really folks, I have a full and crazy life, with much that would probably amuse you or maybe inspire, I hope... (I'm rambling already!)... but I will catch you up on the three most significant portions of my life, in no particular order.
My Home and Family....
What can I tell you? I'm a mama to five, you can fill in most of the blanks :) Do you remember back when V was a toddler? Do you remember how strung out I was because he was such a handful? Well... double that. He is STILL a big handful. Oh, that Virgil (3 yrs now)... I love him, love him, love him... but he is always DOING something (boys, right??)... he's punching, he's kicking, he climbing in fridge, in the closet, digging around in the garage for tools, running around in the neighbors yard and inviting himself in for muffins. yeesh. But then he'll come and find me, curl up on my lap and as I nuzzle his ear he whispers, "I wuv you mommy." Then everything else just doesn't matter.
AND... then there's Lucy (1.5 yrs). I truly have come to believe that God gave me Lucy to humble me and make me desperate for him... haha... no joke. She IS that girl with the curl in the middle of her forehead! When she's sweet, oh my she's adorable, yes, curls and all! But mercy when she's mad... and she's mad most of the time... just brace yourself. For example, we drove to California this summer for a vacation... 25 hours in the car, one way. Lucy intermittently cried, whined, screamed about 20 of those hours. seriously. All of my disciplining strategies are being tested and refined here with #5. And my prayer life has jumped up several notches, just let me say!
The three big girls (10, 7.5, almost 6 yrs), as we call them... I have no complaints, in comparison :) They each have more hair that a full grown adult should have... I'm talking crazy amounts of hair. It's beautiful. They are beautiful... and they are growing up waaaaaay too fast.
My Creative Side...
You know since the explosion of Pinterest, blogs, Instagram and the like, I feel like I'm almost always on creative overload. I love it, but I hate it. I loooooove looking at pretty things and getting inspired. But after awhile, I feel like I'm going to burst. Like I just HAVE to let some of it out! I make lists upon lists of all the ideas that come to my mind, triggered by who knows what all that I've seen out there. But since life is busy and other things take priority, then I'm left over-stuffed with unexpressed creativity! AHHHHH! So eventually when I find a chunk of time to indulge...then I go on massive designing, drawing, or decorating sprees. It's good :) You can see the results of the drawing sprees here :)
If you haven't read my About page, then maybe you don't know about my faith... and perhaps this is my greatest mistake over the last months. I wish I could share with you my heart more often in this area. This is my everything. I am nothing, lost, dead, defeated, empty, futile... if not for Jesus Christ my Savior. Just had to say that first off... :) :)
This stage of life for me is hard. (I will direct you back to my comments about Lucy.. haha ) Yet it is so good. I have struggled for a long time with a desperate need to be in control of things...and by things I mean MY things. I won't boss you around, I won't argue with you... but I do want my home in order. I do want my children to mind. I want peace and tranquility in my home. I want to get myself together as well. Be the mom, wife, believer that I should be... blah, blah, blah. It has become an idol or sorts, I suppose. So God is breaking me down... piece by piece, struggle by struggle, child by child :) And I guess there must be a lot of pressure to finish up the work on me, since Lucy is our last!
I am learning to let life be a mess.... in so many ways. It's not that I'm giving into messy floors and piles of laundry. I'm just embracing this life for what it is. It's not heaven. It's a broken place filled with broken people, including me. I'm letting go of longing for the perfection... realize it only can be found in Christ.
I love this quote from C.S. Lewis:
“The great thing, if one can, is to stop regarding all the unpleasant things as interruptions of one's 'own,' or 'real' life. The truth is of course that what one calls the interruptions are precisely one's real life -- the life God is sending one day by day.”
And I've come to the realization, that if all these daily struggles... these interruptions, whatever they may be... keep me desiring him and his perfection, then it's okay. In fact, it's necessary. So I'm learning to start the day by saying, "Okay, God. Have your way. Whatever it is that you have for me today, help me to fall in step... to not fight or complain... Do a good work in me. Teach me. Keep me desperate for you. And let your Holy Spirit consume me so that I am able..."
Blessings,
Lucy Lou...turns one!
Hello Friends!
I just wanted to pop in and say "hi" in the middle of our crazy birthday week! We have three birthdays in a row... hubs' was on the 2nd, Lucy turned one on the 3rd, and Elsie turns seven today! There's a lot of partying going on here...let me tell you! But yesterday I managed to take a few shots of my sweet Lucy Lou to commemorate her first birthday... bittersweet emotions going on in this mama's heart, for sure :)
Loucille Louise.... my spirited and precious baby #5:
Blessings,
I just wanted to pop in and say "hi" in the middle of our crazy birthday week! We have three birthdays in a row... hubs' was on the 2nd, Lucy turned one on the 3rd, and Elsie turns seven today! There's a lot of partying going on here...let me tell you! But yesterday I managed to take a few shots of my sweet Lucy Lou to commemorate her first birthday... bittersweet emotions going on in this mama's heart, for sure :)
Loucille Louise.... my spirited and precious baby #5:
A little on the personal side...
My kiddos are growing. duh. I know... but isn't it weird how it just hits you one day.
Today it hit me when I looked down at my son's footie p.j.s.
She pretty much looks just like my hubs... Can't you see the mischief in her eyes!?
Oh, yeah... and I wanted to tell you...
I finished my Christmas clip-art sets! Go take a look... you need to get busy with your Christmas
projects!
Blessings to y'all!
Today it hit me when I looked down at my son's footie p.j.s.
Lucy's getting big too.
um... she's pulling up on things. what?! Clue me in here, didn't I just give birth to her??
Yeah, and she has 4 teeth and has a will of her own already. Where did those baby-baby days go?
Oh, yeah... and I wanted to tell you...
I finished my Christmas clip-art sets! Go take a look... you need to get busy with your Christmas
projects!
Blessings to y'all!
My big girl... and my baby girl....
When did this happen?
When did I become the mamma of a 9 year old? I don't think I'm old enough to have a "tween"!
eek.
And when did my newborn baby become a loud slobbering rolly thing with teeth?
dunno.
But it's happening. My babies are growing up. And this will be my anthem... for many years to come, I'm sure: "When did this happen?!"
So bittersweet.
So surreal.
So blessed.
As the days pass,
this is my comfort...
This is my encouragement:
"She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come. She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue. She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: 'Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all.' Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised."
Proverbs 31:25-30
When did I become the mamma of a 9 year old? I don't think I'm old enough to have a "tween"!
eek.
And when did my newborn baby become a loud slobbering rolly thing with teeth?
dunno.
But it's happening. My babies are growing up. And this will be my anthem... for many years to come, I'm sure: "When did this happen?!"
So bittersweet.
So surreal.
So blessed.
As the days pass,
this is my comfort...
This is my encouragement:
"She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come. She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue. She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness. Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: 'Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all.' Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised."
Proverbs 31:25-30
This and That
Vacation.
School planning.
Laundry.
Lots of Instagram :)
Lucy is 4 mo. (well actually closer to 5...I'm that behind!)
I've got plans... to actually blog more than once a month. ha!
I've got ideas... that I'll eventually be showing you.
I'm re-branding my business. Working on new products for my Etsy store.
Hang with me, y'all. This is just a season, so I've been told :)
My sweet Lucy... my precious time-stealer :)
I went vintage this round of pics... vintage sweater that my mom gave me, and vintage blanket from Auntie Jaime at Raising up Rubies...
School planning.
Laundry.
Lots of Instagram :)
Lucy is 4 mo. (well actually closer to 5...I'm that behind!)
I've got plans... to actually blog more than once a month. ha!
I've got ideas... that I'll eventually be showing you.
I'm re-branding my business. Working on new products for my Etsy store.
Hang with me, y'all. This is just a season, so I've been told :)
My sweet Lucy... my precious time-stealer :)
I went vintage this round of pics... vintage sweater that my mom gave me, and vintage blanket from Auntie Jaime at Raising up Rubies...
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