Wishing your life away...

On Mondays, do you wish it was Friday? On Wednesday, do you wish it was Thursday? Are you wishing your life away each and every week living for the next exciting day or your next break? 

I was. I was doing this weekly. I would wake up on Monday mornings and think, man… I wish it was Sunday again. After I got through Monday, I would think… oh, looking forward to Wednesday. 

And then one day it hit me… I’m wishing my life away. What if I am missing God’s blessings for me in the present by wishing for the future? What if while my thoughts are consumed of the weekend, I’m missing a meaningful moment during the week? 

I truly believe that God sends us blessings, lessons and purpose each and every day. Each day matters and each day holds a new opportunity. What if by missing one single day, it changed the events of your entire life forever? All of these thoughts have changed my wishful thinking. All of these realizations have made me live more in the moment, worry less, be more grateful and look forward to every single day even if I know deep down it holds challenges. 

How about you? Are you living in the moment God has given us or are you wishing for another day?

Children are a blessing

With each month, Isla becomes more and more fun. I have to admit though; I have truly enjoyed every single stage. I loved snuggling her close to me as a newborn, discovering one another for the first time and being in utter amazement of the miracle of her life. She was so delicate, fragile and completely dependent on me. I loved it. She gave me a new found purpose.

As she began to develop and hit milestones, I loved the cooing and ohhing… I would press my mouth against hers and we would coo together. Oh I could live in that moment forever! Her sweet innocent face pressed up against mine. Next she began to roll… I would lie her down and watch her tiny muscles working so hard to accomplish her task of getting from back to belly or belly to back. Something so simple, but I was astonished of her accomplishment. 

She always had great head and neck control… even as a newborn. We knew sitting up would be an easier milestone for her to meet. It didn’t take long from her to go from sitting up, to crawling and within two weeks of crawling she was pulling up on everything, standing solo and cruising along furniture. 

Now we know, walking is next and I feel like it’s just a matter of time before she takes off. With each stage, I continuously find myself amazed at her. I am so proud of her and so proud and honored God thought so much of me to bless me with such a precious being.

And just think... we once listened to a doctor tell me that it was unlikely for me to even be able to get pregnant. :)

Psalm 113:9
He gives the barren woman a home, making her the joyous mother of children. Praise the Lord!

Tired and weary...have Faith

I am amazed at how much strength the Lord gives me. Isla has been sleeping HORRIBLE lately. She has been having a really hard time teething, she has hit some recent milestones (standing and cruising along the furniture on her own) and has also been a little under the weather. Needless to say, she has been having a hard time getting comfortable and wanting her mommy a lot through the night!

Lying awake at night, I'll think... How am I going to make it through the day tomorrow? How am I going to get up on time in the morning? How am I going to keep my spirits up and have a good outlook each day? But despite the lack of sleep, despite the worry and frustration... the Lord gives me strength to not only get through the day, but accomplish my tasks and then some! Yes, I'm tired... I'm a mother and wouldn't expect less...but I know that this too shall pass and soon be a memory of my sweet baby's sleepless nights. I will look back and cherish these hours we spent together rocking, swaying, singing lullaby's and snuggling.

Another thing that has happened in response to these sleepless nights is that I have begun to pray more. Lying awake after Isla has fallen back to sleep, I find myself seeking Him, praying more and having more time with Him. Walking the floors with my inconsolable sweetie, I find myself seeking Him even more. Praying for guidance, relief and comfort. And I know that He is seeking me... drawing me near to Him during these sleepless nights and showing me to have continuous faith in Him that he will see us through the most difficult of times and leave us with a sweet memory of what we thought was a hard night.

Psalm 25 teaches us to seek God in the hard times, no matter for what reason we are in those hard times.

¹ In you, Lord my God,
    I put my trust.

² I trust in you;
    do not let me be put to shame,
    nor let my enemies triumph over me.
³ No one who hopes in you
    will ever be put to shame,
but shame will come on those
    who are treacherous without cause.

⁴ Show me your ways, Lord,
    teach me your paths.
⁵ Guide me in your truth and teach me,
    for you are God my Savior,
    and my hope is in you all day long.
⁶ Remember, Lord, your great mercy and love,
    for they are from of old.
⁷ Do not remember the sins of my youth
    and my rebellious ways;
according to your love remember me,
    for you, Lord, are good.

⁸ Good and upright is the Lord;
    therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.
⁹ He guides the humble in what is right
    and teaches them his way.
¹⁰ All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful
    toward those who keep the demands of his covenant.
¹¹ For the sake of your name, Lord,
    forgive my iniquity, though it is great.

¹² Who, then, are those who fear the Lord?
    He will instruct them in the ways they should choose.
¹³ They will spend their days in prosperity,
    and their descendants will inherit the land.
¹⁴ The Lord confides in those who fear him;
    he makes his covenant known to them.
¹⁵ My eyes are ever on the Lord,
    for only he will release my feet from the snare.

¹⁶ Turn to me and be gracious to me,
    for I am lonely and afflicted.
¹⁷ Relieve the troubles of my heart
    and free me from my anguish.
¹⁸ Look on my affliction and my distress
    and take away all my sins.
¹⁹ See how numerous are my enemies
    and how fiercely they hate me!

²⁰ Guard my life and rescue me;
    do not let me be put to shame,
    for I take refuge in you.
²¹ May integrity and uprightness protect me,
    because my hope, Lord, is in you.


I hope you are sleeping well, but if you find yourself lying awake in the middle of the night... reach out to Him in prayer. I promise He will be listening and see you through tomorrow.

Missing my baby

It really never gets any easier leaving Isla throughout the week. Every day I drop her off and reluctantly hand her over to the caretakers. I savor every sweet second I have with her as we walk in the door, drop off her things and then hand her off to start her day. I probably kiss her at least 20 times between the car and dropping her off. I place my cheek against her soft skin and smell her baby scent. I toss her in the air to get a smile from her that will take me through my day. 

Oh what I would give to be able to spend every day with her. To watch her grow, develop, sleep and play throughout the week. I miss her so much. My heart aches for her when we are not together. I wonder what she is doing, if she is having a good day, if her teeth are bothering her, if she is learning something new and if she is missing me. At 5pm everyday my mommy switch is turned on and I cannot wait to pick up my sweet girl and breathe her in. I only have a few precious hours with her awake throughout the week and I relish every single second I have with her.   

She is my world and everything I do, I do for our family. Really missing my peanut today!

Scripture for Isla: Ephesians 6:18

Bible verses to teach your children. Ephesians 6:18

Strength in Him

I'm loving this verse today! Gives me such strength through Him and makes me feel like I can face anything as long as I stay grounded in His word and have FAITH.

Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.
In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
– Ephesians 6:13-16 (NIV)

Some days I allow myself to become overwhelmed and stressed out. This is exactly when the evil one slips in and attacks my life. When I allow myself to get caught up in the unnecessary stresses of this world, I let down my guard and leave room for poor comments, a bad attitude and depression to slip in. But when I guard myself from this with His word and keeping Him close to mind, then I am armed to face things more positively and with His support. Standing firm in His word and with His help, I can make it through any challenge this world throws my way!

Shake that booty!

Lately, Isla has started moving to the beat of the music. She has always loved music. She goes to sleep so much easier when we play classical music and she loves music time at school. Recently, if the song has a fast beat she will start to bounce up and down to the beat. 

It’s so cute to watch her learn her own rhythm.  I love holding her in my arms and dancing with her through the house. We twirl and dip. She always laughs at me and my crazy good dance moves. 

She has been so much fun recently. Love love love my sweet girl!