Remember all those home projects I wrote about?

I will try to give a brief description of each picture: 1. This is our powder bath. We changed the light fixture and also I painted the room. It was the room that convinced me we would hire out having our home painted too! It was totally worth it.

2. This is Jacobs room. I let each boy choose accent color and Jacob picked blue! It has always been his favorite color. Jacob has a patriotic room filled with stuffed animals, tin toys, books and whatever else he might be collecting. He has now started a pin collect and a dice collection.

3. We were so excited to have a house with a front porch. We wanted to make it a comfortable place to sit and enjoy. We put a few chairs and little tables to make it inviting and the flowers have really flourished thanks to my husband!

4. As you can see we love book! However they were taking over our study. We need our study to be a workplace for my husband to work a couple of days a week from, my scrapbook area and also for a lot of homeschooling items. So we moved the books out to our passion room. It might look like a sun room however we have named it our passion room so that it can be a room that holds books, music, art and such. We have a easel to set up out there, there is a drum set and we want it to a room for creativity.

5. This is our master bedroom. We purchased a chair to put in here so that we could have a small sitting area. I am still looking for a nice little ottoman as I love to put my feet up. It is the perfect place to read a book, have a quiet phone call or nurse a baby!

6. This is Andrews room. He really likes it. I need to find something for the window however he feels like it is dorm like and he likes things simple and clean lines. I let him choose his accent wall and he picked black. At first I said no way! But after talking with a friend of mine who is very experience in decorating she assured me it would look great and I think it does! The best thing of all is that Andrew has a room that he feels like is him and reflects his likes and interest.

7. We have been collecting crosses for some time for a cross wall. We knew someday we would have a dining room and we wanted our dining room/living room to have a casual, rustic Spanish feel to it. We are very happy with how it turned out.

8 & 9. This is our living room/dining room. We hung a new light fixture, Trae re-did the floors and everything was painted. We knew we wanted this room to have a different look and feel than the rest of our home and we are thrilled with it! We really want this area to be a area that is used and welcoming! We also hung the same light fixture above our kitchen table. It was a wonderful Costco find!

10 This is my laundry and utility room. I picked a pretty shade of blue for it and I now it is a inviting room to work in.

11. This is a picture of our family room with new paint and our new chair and ottoman. We have a new sofa too. The paint color is Sherwin Williams Tobacco Road. I found it by the power of the peas and it is just the color I wanted! I love it!

12. Ahhhh, this is one of my favorite things! My husband blesses me often by doing dishes after dinner (his rule is you cook, I clean up) and I just love the depth and look to our new sink. It truly makes dishpan hands not so bad!

A date day with my hubby!

I love a day out with my hubby! The boys are with their dad (we choose to be positive and call that the upside of divorce) and we are hoping to accomplish a few chores this morning and than head out for a day of being together. We often find ourselves at a bookstore sitting in comfy chairs reading and talking about what is on our hearts or inspired us in the books we found. I have to say these moments are some of my favorite. We both have a HUGE passion for books, learning and reading. I love this man! We search out yummy food and good conversation too. He lets me play the question game sometimes as we drive and we each ask one another question that we make up and the person has to answer it and can't repeat the question back to you. All this while I often have my legs stretched out on his dashboard and he is tell me how sexy he finds me! It makes me just giggle.

These days are a rare treat for us both something we take the time for and treasure! Between kids, life, house projects, games, events, etc. Sometimes we do day trips and head off to a area a hour or two away and escape like we are on vacation. We have found that it really doesn't matter if we go far or stay closer to home as long as our hearts are one the day is wonderful!

Beautiful reminder of His love....

The Lord often reminds me of His love in a unique way. I LOVE those moments that are so sweet and filled that I say He is just loving on me!!! Those are the best!!! Yet, I wonder how many times in love He is loving on me and I really don't even realize it. I do think I have missed moments where I find disappointment, pain or loss and I don't realize at the moment how it truly is His great love for me. Oh how my children must sometimes feel the same way.

**disclaimer** I didn't take this picture. I found it online but thought it was amazing!

My mommy heart is breaking.

My youngest son has had a dear friend since he was very young. I was always careful not to say he is your best friend but in his heart he was his best friend. Jacobs friend recently began going to a new school. No biggie in our book as many of our friends have made changes over the year including us. Jacob would love to go to this very same school. It isn't a good match for Jacob and therefore he isn't there. Jacob saw his good friend this week and ask him if was making good friends there....his friend said YES! Jacob with his childlike heart said better than me (so wanting that love and acceptance) and the boy said yes a lot better than you. Honestly I can't quit crying. My heart breaks for my son.

I am not the type of mom who hovers over my children's friendships. He has had kids mean rude, mean and I am sure Jacob has made poor choices too. If it is big enough for he and I to talk about than I just usually try to talk him through it and not get more involved other than parenting my son and not going to the child or parent to try and work it out. There are times that might be needed but I tend to air on the side of not very often for that type of thing. Right now every part of me want to call his mom and go you son hurt my son. But you know I am not. If it comes up at some point and I need to share it I will but for today I am just grieving for my son and wishing that life didn't hurt sometimes. It is a lesson he has learned and will continue to from time to time.

Homemakers heart....

I am a homemaker at heart. It is at the core of who I am. I have no desire to do anything outside of that. I did have a time once in my life when I was single that I had a desire to be out in the workforce but that was pretty short lived. Being a wife and mom is the highest calling for me. Sometimes I joyfully embrace it and other days I think WOW they don't pay me enough! Just kidding! It can be draining, full of joy, rewarding, thankless job, eventful, routine, extraordinary, daily and all of that can happen on the same day! I am so grateful that the Lord has always provided a way for me to walk in who He created me to be. When I hear women say they are bored or wish they could do more....it truly boggles my mind. There is nothing boring about creating an atmosphere of love, shaping hearts and nurturing the souls the Lord has blessed you with. My mom did an amazing job. She wasn't perfect as I am full of faults too however we knew he heart was for us and that mattered to her on a daily basis.

Weary but in a good way....

The last several days have been really busy. Starting our new school year, trying to get organized for school, a growing baby boy and Women of Faith weekend with dear friends.

We were blessed to find out last week that we will be having another son. He appeared to be healthy and growing well. We had a level 2 sonogram and will have another in 4 weeks. We are hoping to take the boys to that one or at least tape it so they can view it too. I can tell he is really growing lately! I am 17 weeks today. We are stumped on a boy name and trusting the Lord has already named this special one and will fill us in soon!

Our school year is off to a good start. Tomorrow we will begin our My Fathers World curriculum and add that to our math, language arts and handwriting. We have a co-op we will be starting soon, an art class and a Jr. sports class. It will take time for everything to fall into place but I think we have a good rough draft! We are also doing 6 therapy sessions a week (OT, ST and PT) and will be doing those M-TH.

This weekend I attended Women of Faith in Dallas. It was great time away and a time of worship and being nourished. The Lord has blessed me with the most amazing friends. I am SO grateful!

So although I am a little weary it is a sweet feeling. Weary from walking in Gods will. Having Jacob home again gives me a peace that can't be measured. Being pregnant takes a certain toll on the body but knowing we opened the door for this blessing and God delivered is a sweet spot to be.

My sons words heartfelt and full of laughter.

Last night we had our friends home. As we started driving home he said, mom I love you. He said it so endearing and full of love. I responded and said, I love you too. I than asked him what he was feeling in his heart and to please put it into words. He said well I just love you because you love, you accept me, you make our home, you fed me and I just love you that's all. I told him that was very sweet of him to share. Than I asked him for a quick parents report card. What is his favorite thing about me and what does he think I need to improve on. He said my favorite thing is that you love me. He said there is nothing that you need to improve on mom. I said well of course there is! He said nope you are perfect. Than he kind of caught himself well I know no one is perfect on earth but I am just saying you don't need any updates!

I just chuckled! I loved the way he worded it and most of all I love his heart.