Come What May

When I started my blog and named it I didn't even realize what it would mean to me years later. Our life has been a roller coaster and yet He has been there "Come What May"...Pretty cool. :)

So for Christmas my Mom gave Erin and I, 6 months of E-mealz...its a website and you pick the size of your family, store of your choosing(or a any store plan) and any special stuff, like Weight Watchers or low carb/low fat/gluten free....and they provide a weekly menu and shopping list based on what's on sale at your chosen store. Its been REALLY awesome so far. For us personally I didn't notice it saving us any money at the store because we eat a lot of breakfast and lunch stuff as well, but I do know its saving us some during the month because we are much less likely to eat out when I have tons of wonderful tasty dinners to make. We haven't had a meal yet we haven't liked which is saying a lot because I'm kind of picky, and you know how kids are! I just LOVE that I don't have to think about what to make each week or make a list..its so easy. Plus its new meals all the time so we aren't getting tired of the same thing I used to make all the time...Linky if you're interested.



We've been staying busy lately...so I apologize for the lack of posting.

Entrenched..

Right now I am entrenched in life. Not just going about my days(though that's partly it.), but just getting into a flow of enjoying the every day things. I have had a tendency to dislike all that is habitual about my life(dishes, laundry, schooling, diaper changing, meal making...) But I'm learning how to see the Lord in them..

Jesus sure did have to do a lot to wash me clean, carrying a load of laundry,folding them, and doing some dishes isn't much.

The Lord sure has to be patient with me as I learn to live in Him, so teaching my children isn't too much.

The Lord provides for my every day needs SO well and beyond what I probably even give Him credit for, so taking care of my children and husband's needs(the ones I can!) is so little in the grand scheme of things.

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So, I fell down the stairs yesterday. Got a huge ugly bruise on my back, elbow and knee. Olivia was so concerned that she attempted to call 911...I felt so bad that I had scared her bad enough for her to think she needed to call, but thankful she even thought to call when I was in need. She's such a big girl and I can't believe how growny she is becoming.

Starting to train for my second 5k! I'm excited though nervous because I gave up running to let my shin splints heal and I'm wanting for them to not come back..so my training may be slower this go around..

Noah's almost 4. What?! Stop that sweet boy!!

Luke was blessed with a TRUCK!! We now own a beautiful F-150 that is paid for and its perfect for him and being able to put all of his tools in the tool box and such. God rocked our socks off in His provision for it and we are just so thankful to have it.

My car got an upgrade by getting two new tires, new windshield wipers, and our brakes replaced, only need it aligned now and its good to go again for a while. I love Honda's...they like never need work, and when they do its not usually huge..

Got our taxes filed this week and I am just flat out amazed at how little we lived off of this year. Its astonishing. Makes me wonder what the crap we were doing with our money when Luke had a steady pay check! So sad....haha

So my friend K. called yesterday and wanted to know what size diapers Kate wore and the place she worked had some extra's to get rid of and she brought me 8(!!!!) packs of diapers in her size for us. We won't have to buy any for a little while for sure. So thankful, and K., the diapers work great so far, so THANK YOU for thinking of us!!

Its Valentine's day this week and Luke and I were trying to plan a date and realized its been almost 3 months since having a date night. So lame! So we are trying to make it work where we can go out this week. We have a Chili's gift card to use...:)

Moments

Luke stays up with me to watch Teen Mom 2..I don't feel well and I'm not ready for bed and he humors me. We watch, huddled together in front of my Dad's laptop at a kitchen table in a very retro room in which the fridge looks like a upper cabinets. Literally.

The house is quiet while my parents and our children are asleep and in their beds, we brush our teeth in familiar comfort with each other and walk down the hall to the room we are sleeping in and try our best to sneak into the room like teenagers afraid to be caught by parents, only our "parent" is a sleeping 18 month old in a pack-n-play by the bed...we squeeze together in the double bed and stifle back outrageous laughter as Kate lets a toot go in her sleep.

As Luke quickly falls asleep after a long day of working hard for our family, I contemplate how in the world I got so blessed to have each one of them in my life.

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