Sickness and other news!!!

Whoa is ME!!! I have been sick since the first day Nate has been home (bad cold)! BOO! He has been great at taking care of me and you know me I am in overdrive half the time so I am doing myself more harm than good. I don't know what it means to take it easy these days. Of course, I was like I have to push through bc I have Bible studies to attend, Fundraisers to do, FRG meetings to attend, children to watch and of course a husband that needs to know I am so excited he is home!!!

On that note...NATE IS HOME!!! He was gone for 30days to NTC. I know all of us spouses are so glad to see that they are home safely. Nate loved our bedroom make over, only to point out that I used Michigan colors. Whatever they are pretty together ;). Since I couldn't get them into the wedding as a joke I will just use them in our house. Of course we are  THE OSU fans til death! It will only take 5 mins to change the sheets to red and no more Michigan colors ;). We have been trying to spend lots of time together before he heads out on the big deployment. We are still asking for you prayers for the upcoming craziness.

We have decided to continue with tradition and cook a meal at home and just spend some quality time together for Valentine's Day. We have discovered on holidays like this we just like staying at home ;). What's on the menu you ask? Crab Ravioli in Creamy Tomato Sauce. We tried sushi making last year, which was a blast! We might make one roll for an appetizer. This dish seems like it will be fun because we get to make the ravioli and so on. We are again still planning a getaway in March, which Nate has now taken over planning ;). Nate and I have also gotten hooked on Modern Family, that show is so funny. We def. find ourselves comparing us to the Dunphy's LOL. Anyways, that is about it for us.

Nate's mom comes in 8days!!! We are excited to get our first visitor here in HI while also helping her cross off "go to Hawaii" on her bucket list. We have already made a meal plan out so I get to go grocery shopping soon for that. I love grocery shopping! We are currently making  plans of things to do and things to see so she can get the most out of her visit.

I am staying busy as you can see from above. I am LOVING my Daniel Bible Study and I am learning so much about myself. I attended a book/craft club ran by a lady in the PWOC and I enjoyed it so much. I will hopefully have a pic up soon of the craft we made. Our new book for Feb. month is called '90 minutes in Heaven' by Don Piper. Nate and I are both reading it and are liking it.

The puppies are doing great. They are so glad Nate is home ;)

Well, that is enough of bouncing all around. Hope you all are doing well. I will update again soon.

Getting Set Up to Step Up!!!

       Well, lets just say God is awesome! Today was def. a realization day! Learning things about myself and exactly what I can handle and the standards I should set for myself. I went to the PWOC meeting today and then afterward proceeded to go to the Bible Study "Daniel" by Beth Moore. Nate is my strength and my verbal barrier. I have realized that I count on Nate to be my leader emotionally, spiritually, and verbally. Nate being gone has shown me that without a leader I need to Step Up to the plate and lead myself, which I haven't been doing a great job. I have what is called word vomit. You know what I mean? We are all guilty of it at some points. It is when our life gets to a boiling point that words and frustrations just spill forth spewing from our mouths before we get a chance to grab a waste basket for them to fall into to be contained. We don't realize what we are saying and the effect it has.I on the other hand am also guilty of not turning the mirror on myself. I am eager to point out when others are talking about Me and doing Me wrong, but while talking about what they are doing, I am actually "talking about them". I think they have no idea what I'm going through or they wouldn't be saying that or doing that. Therefore the cycle continues and nothing ever gets resolved. I urge you to take the high road!!! It may be difficult to take that first step of admitting your wrongful doings. The great things is that if things don't change you tried and that is all we can do. God calls us to love one another, now that doesn't mean we always have to like them ;) (j/k), but we should treat others how we would want to be treated. I often forget others are sometimes different from me. I can let things roll off my shoulders, forgive and forget and not care what anybody in the world thinks, but this doesn't mean everyone else is the same way. I am always trying to learn more about myself and others through all the experiences I go through. God has truly blessed me with being able to learn new things through the good and the bad! I am def. looking forward to seeing what God has in store for me through this Bible Study.

I will update again soon, maybe next time about the crafts I am working on ;)