25
Jan
Master Peace
by Amy Thoennes
Perfection is a harsh task master.Dishes, laundry, floors to do AGAIN. These maintenance-mode, never ending tasks never end. Get the laundry done one day, only to wake up to more the next. All because we LIVED another day. That is a good thing, right?!With our new addition to the family this perfection thing and I have come to blows. I never had a perfect house, but I always strived for the perfect house. I was always looking for the perfect list, routine, habits to form. But I give up. I surrender. I cannot do it. This, never able to accomplish...
11
Jan
Confessions of a Mom of More Than One
by Amy Thoennes
These days, as I nurture my last newborn babe, I can't help but think back through all my mothering of a newborn thus far. I guess it is the first chapter officially about to close in my life. I actually have some confessions of how I thought as a mom of 1 and how I have evolved since adding another, then another, and now another.Confessions of a Mom of MulitplesMeals brought after birth: Mom of 1 - "Wow, people are so kind even though I am sure I could cook myself, this is nice."Mom of More - "Would it be possible to get meals the entire...
28
Dec
New Music!
by Amy Thoennes
Here is a great new album that I am replacing my Christmas tunes with!
Nothing like worship to say goodbye to the past year and hello to the new!
http://www.jesusculture.com/jcawakeninglive/
14
Dec
Day #24
by Amy Thoennes
It has been 24 days. My Baby Girl is 24 days old. Yet her due date is still 2 weeks away! This is the thought that weaves in and out of my thinking all day everyday for the past few weeks. "What just happened?" "How did that happen?" No matter the strange events that got us here, we have a beautiful, perfectly tiny baby girl to show for it! And besides her perfection, we got to be a part of a beautiful story.Three and a half weeks ago, over the weekend, I was noticing that I didn't feel the typical movements I had grown used to feeling with this...
09
Nov
A price for a LIFE!
by Amy Thoennes
I come to you today heavy with-child. I sit in my recliner typing. This chair and I have a love/hate relationship. I hate it because, well it's a "recliner." That sums it up. I love it because I bought it when I was pregnant with my first looking for a position to get good rest. And with every following child I have landed there earlier and earlier in my pregnancies for a good night's sleep. I have plans for it to land in the dumpster soon, I assure you, although I am grateful for it's tireless service to my life-bearing body.My recliner - it is...
02
Nov
Little Man
by Amy Thoennes
It was a late spring day. I was standing at my first baby's dresser trying to figure out how to fit all of the new season's clothes in among his newborn clothes. It had only been 5 or 6 months since I had this precious little baby! Those first clothes are so precious. Obviously he had grown out of them but I just couldn't bear to pack them away and acknowledge that already, he was moving on past that stage. He had been born in September and it was May! I stood there frozen, trying to gumption the movement from drawer to box. And then I...
19
Oct
Pumpkin Stuff
by Amy Thoennes
Pumpkin, pumpkin, pumpkin! Tis the season for cozy, warm pumpkin treats. Although, I can say, I have never been disappointed with any pumpkin delight, there is one that has my heart forever. "PUMPKIN STUFF!" I know, I know, the name doesn't beg you to try it. But the story is, the first time my mom made this when I was a teenager, she didn't know what it was called, so the family dubbed it, "Pumpkin Stuff," and that's what we call it. So yummy, you must try it! Oh yeah, and it is easy! I. LOVE. EASY.
Pumpkin Stuff
1 lg can of pumpkin (or 2 reg...
05
Oct
Hey, I'm not okay!
by Amy Thoennes
"Hey, I'm not okay." Seriously, how often do we hear that? I walk by countless people, even good friends daily and say, "How are you?" And the age old courteous response is, "I'm good." Well, we all know better. We all know there are good days but there are also bad days, or sad days. And who wants to bombard the passerby with, "Actually, I'm terrible. I am barely holding myself together." I get that. I don't want to be a "dumper" or someone who wears my emotions right out there for the world to see.The truth is, lately I am in a hole. It's a weird...
07
Sep
Date Night In
by Amy Thoennes
Well, date nights with your man are vital! I'm sure I don't have to explain why. Ben and I have been so encouraged to discover that we did not have to actually "go out." Don't get me wrong, this girl likes to hit the town but the real point is to make a connection with your spouse and that can happen in any way. The key is really the effort of setting aside time to do that very thing. So...if the calendar seems full or the budget for a sitter and dinner seems to thin, consider a home date. This takes many forms in our house and yes, they are...
24
Aug
THIS Year
by Amy Thoennes
Destiny. Such an ominous and illusive word. I consider it often over-used in Christian circles. I think it is mostly the idea that there is one or two GREAT BIG moments in life we are all living for. As if to say, one day, when you are 45 years old, the greatness you were intended for will finally come forth! Don't we really know better than that? Life is packed full of building blocks and life changing encounters. Influence is continually happening at every age. As I send my little ones off to 1st grade and pre-school this year, there is one...
Write it on Their Hearts
Weekly scripture memory verse.
Do everything without complaining and arguing.
Philippians 2:14
Mom tip of the Week
I just recently caught up with the times by getting an Iphone. Yes call me old fashioned but I just didn't want something to tie me down. Well it's proven me wrong by actually helping me as long as I don't spend too much time on the social media and ignore my family. Still finding that balance! I recently made the New Year's Resolution to read my Bible all the way through. Well with a baby in one hand for most of the day, I only have one hand to read. And as many people know, it takes two hands to read a book, at least for me it does. So my lovely Iphone came to mind. I downloaded the YouVersion app. It has the Bible, reading plans, a place to take notes, and it will even read to you. The cool part, I can use one hand to read and one hand to hold my baby. ~Misty MaGouirk