Intro, Worship and Monkey Bread

All of the research I have done on "the basics of blogging" stress that you need to pick one topic and stick to it when choosing the general theme of a blog.  Well, that is not this type of blog.  It will be about my life- which is not predictable, stream-lined, or able to be narrowed down into topics.  All aspects of my life cross-over into who I am.  I can not separate the mom, from the daughter, from the wife, from the friend....you get the idea! So, if you are looking for a craft themed, photography themed, advice themed blog, this is not for you!  I will simply be sharing about our lives in whatever seed God plants in my mind for the day. Eventually, I will be sharing a kind of biography that lets you know who I was, where I came from, and who God has made me today, but honestly, I am not sure I am prepared to write all of that down to share yet.  So, for now, if you want to share a little of our lives with us, read on!


For those who are mommies, you know what a true blessing it is to be able to get a full night's sleep! Well, last night was one of those glorious nights for our home.  Our youngest, Lissie who is an eight-month-old mess of a teething baby right now, slept all night.  I woke at 6:30 and proceeded to frantically jump out of bed and run to check and make sure she was breathing like any normal mom would do! She was still in baby dreamland.  It briefly crossed my mind that since everyone was still asleep, it would be a good time to sneak in a little early morning Bible reading.  That thought quickly escaped as my head hit the pillow for another hour of sleep.  Seriously, where do people actually get the willpower to forgo sleep to study? I have never been one of those people.  Maybe when the kids are older... (which I added to that ever-growing list- maybe when the kids are older I'll take photography classes, or start scrap booking again, or go to a gym class, or take a vacation with a good group of friends..anyone other moms out there have this kind of list???)

It truly was a peaceful morning, which in itself is another blessing in a home that includes 3 kids under 6.  I had a request for monkey bread for breakfast, (which suspiciously taste and looks like McDonald's cinnamon rolls on a larger scale...) so I began the quick prep for it and turned to the living room and saw this peaceful sight:

It is very rare that all 3 are playing at the same time, side by side in harmony, so I took a pause from monkey bread making to snap a few photos:

(Please ignore the mess of cords in the background- the never won argument with the gamer of our home to put away the controllers and it's pieces is a battle that I have forfeited!) 

If you are on a diet, I deeply apologize for the next photo, but it turned out so pretty, that I couldn't help but include the pic of the monkey bread!

After snapping the photos, I felt a gentle nudging that said, "stop and play...", but I reasoned that I still had to clean up from breakfast, prep the swiss steak to go in the crock pot for dinner, feed Lissie her cereal- all the excuses we as moms make that make us miss opportunities to play because of our "lists" of things that we feel we need to get accomplished for the day.  I missed that opportunity this morning, and have made a promise to myself and my babies that after the sacred hours of nap time, they will get their mommy time!

While I continued my kitchen duties, I flipped on the radio to a Christian station.  Now, I just have to stop and say that my kids are in love with music, especially Thayne.  He came into the kitchen and stopped playing just so he could sing along.  Gracey shortly joined him, and pretty soon we had a jam fest to "How Great is Our God".  I may not have a sweeter moment in my day than my kids singing at the top of the their lungs how GREAT their God is!  It was truly a moment of worship right in our little kitchen. I am getting little goosebumps all over just writing about it!

So, I guess the lesson for the day is the sweet reminder that worship can happen anywhere.  One of my personal goals that God brought to me a long time ago was to be in a constant state of worship.  As I cook.  When I am knee-high in diapers.  While at work.  Playing with legos with the kids.  He wants everything I do, am, say, think to be in response to Him as worship and love.  I hope your day is filled with just that- worship wherever you are!