even when dealing with sickness AGAIN there is much to be thankful for. 1. kids that make drive me crazy at times but make me continuously laugh out loud. 2. dear friends from all over that will pray for me/us at a moments notice. 3. a new pediatrician that rocks and an ER experience that […]
i did a fun project with the girls on sunday that i am using to decorate our new house with. i bought some canvases at hobby lobby (new favorite craft store), cut out letters of sayings that i found and lightly glued them on the canvas. i used a glue stick, just a little because […]
1. i’m addicted to pandora. our main computer is on my new desk “mission control” which is the main room of the house. pandora is always playing. i love it and have about 658 stations that i rotate through depending on the time of day and my mood. good stuff. right now snow patrol station […]
we are living in a wild jungle!
i was challenged this week with the posture i choose to live my life. i could choose to live with two tight fists coming together. nothing can get in. i am in control. “if i could just get the right job, the right house, the right car, another raise, if my kids would just get […]
highlights of being in indy thus far… 1. we have joined the community center and have already spent much time there. brian and i take turns in the morning working out. i’m enjoying an early morning cardio/strength class and have even met a few people. we also have taken full advantage of the indoor water […]
one of the best things about our new house is the purchase of a new desk and bookshelf for me. yep. all for me. i was so encouraged by brian in acknowledging the fact that i need a space of my own. to organize our life and family. to sit. to listen. to just be. […]
hello friends! welcome back to my blog now coming to you from carmel,in. i am officially a midwest girl once again. living amongst the flat cornfields of indiana. i think it will take a long while to get used to the fact that i live i indiana but that is besides the point. we are […]
happy valentines day from the barelas! we love because he first loved us! 1 john 4:19
1. We are packing boxes. 2. Organizing. 3. Packing some more. 4. How did we accumulate all this stuff in 8 months? Well this is what happens when a girl sits around pondering about the house she will someday have to decorate. 5. Oh, and our most precious cargo. We will be sure not to […]