Patience

Learn the art of patience. Apply discipline to your thoughts when they become anxious over the outcome of a goal. Impatience breeds anxiety, fear, discouragement and failure. Patience creates confidence, decisiveness, and a rational outlook, which eventually leads to success.

Brian Adams

Came across this quote and thought it was so good! How so true it is. 
Patience is a hard thing to have. I don't have much patience when it comes to some things.
Yet I know God is dealing with me so so often with having patience! 


Need to have patience with my children, need to have patience with family, co-workers, friends, people in line at the store, the person in front of me at the light who has yet to see it's green! The list can go on and on. lol
But what's the rush, what's the urgency? There really never is a rush, or dire need to rush.... But the one I struggle with most.... is patience with my kids. What is it with kids? They know exactly what to do to get under your skin! I have this ringtone I found online that is this voice saying "mom, mom, momma, mom, momma....." on and on it goes... I love it because it sounds just like my youngest. It's like he doesn't think I heard him the first million times! I love my kids, but boy do I look forward to this stage being gone. Whatever "stage" this is! 


This summer has been one of patience for me as well. Looked like so many things were coming me at once and BAM! Accident at work, landed me with the inability to walk for 3 weeks! Uh hello! But I learned quickly and acknowledge God in all of it! I sprained my ankle so bad I couldn't work for 5 weeks. The answer to then unanswered! Hubby is getting so much work at work, that he was working 70-80 hours a week. We were unsure how to juggle the kids with both of us working. That was the answer.... I get to be home! Not the most fun way to spend time at home, but I was home. Still having to have patience with my ankle daily. It's a reminder to slow down and take in the beauty around me. 


As continue to learn to be patient I try and teach my kids the same thing. I think they learn best from watching their parents, family, those around them struggle with things and have to admit, "hey even as adults we don't know everything!" 


So here I sit, having patients for something yet again (I think it's a daily event).... I will fill you in when I have to wait no longer... till then... 

My adorable Nephew and I <3 

Waiting On God

"To wait is not merely to remain impassive. It is to expect--to look for with patience, and also with submission. It is to long for, but not impatiently; to look for, but not to fret at the delay; to watch for, but not restlessly; to feel that if he does not come, we will acquiesce, and yet to refuse to let the mind acquiesce in the feeling that he will not come." - Dr. A.B. Davidson, Waiting on God (quoted in The Hidden Life of Prayer by David McIntyre)

'William Tell Overture' Mom

Solid Strength

The LORD is my strength and my shield;

in him my heart trusts, and I am helped;
my heart exults,and with my song
I give thanks to him. Psalm 28:7-9

The LORD is my strength and my shield;
in him my heart trusts, and I am helped;

For those who will trust the Lord, they enjoy the twin benefits of both His power to accomplish and the protection from the world, the flesh, and the devil.

my heart exults,and with my song I give thanks to him. Psalm 28:7-9

Anyone enjoying these benefits has reason to celebrate, to lift their voices to the King of Kings, while benefiting from an inner joy.

Meditate on your Source and Glory today...

-Bible-Guide-online

unmotivated

with a house of semi-sick kids and self, motivation is hard to find. It's not like we are sick sick sick, like some people.... thankfully. And I pray for those that are way sick, but when u your head feels all foggy and stuffed up it's hard to do anything.

So I am trying to stay positive. Find joy in the little things. like snuggling up in bed and reading a book cover to cover in 2.5 days! lol (granted it had to be returned in a weeks time from when I checked it out, so I did have some motivation to get through it) snuggling in bed with the kids, listening to their silly stories and even their bickering. lol AND getting a little more sleep to help fight this away! Be gone sickness I don't have time for your extended stay! ;)

Day 6--- behind again

I think I may have been crazy to think I could keep up on a blog! ha ha ha 
I am behind on the 30 day Challenge again! Oh well.... If I wasn't behind then that wouldn't be me would it. lol 


Anyways here we go


Day 06 - A picture of a person you'd love to trade places with for a day


I guess I can't post a picture.... (maybe I should have read these challenges before deciding to do it.) 
There isn't anyone I would trade a day with. I love being ME... I love my family, kids, hubby... why would I trade with someone? 


Some people would say what about a celebrity.... honestly I wouldn't even want to trade with them. 


So I guess I am just no fun.... lol ... I don't want to trade place with anyone. 


-Angela

Day 5

Back on track....

Day 05 - A picture of your favorite memory.

This was just the other day. We got to spend the afternoon with my brother and my mom exploring Fort Casey out on Whidbey Island.