Confession Thursday: Kerith

There is a little girl screaming right now at my kitchen table her name is Kerith. Her Dad and I are sure the brook in the Bible she was named after was more like a raging river. She is a firecracker, there is no calm and steadiness about her. I must say most days I feel ill equipped to deal with her. She has made every little thing a HUGE deal since birth and I do mean everything. Now that she is two she has more things to make a scene with and she certainly does. She has moved from the table to the stairs. Did I mention I am in the basement? You are probably wondering why she is crying, maybe even feeling a little sorry for her. Why such a fuss? I'd like to know as well. She was eating breakfast at the table like a sweet girl and then something happened. Maybe her Brother looked at her wrong, maybe I gave her spoon to her in the wrong direction, or maybe it was because I wouldn't pick up her blanket off the floor for her. She has made her way to me face in her hands whimpering. I am sure the Lord has great things in store for her. I know in her short life span God has used her to teach me many lessons. So they usually come in the form of "man is this how I sound to Jesus? whine whine whine" but they are lessons none the less.

Confession Thursday: Coffee

I love coffee. I love it way way to much and have consumed entirely to much in the last 11 weeks but man it's good. It all started when I was 16 but then there wasn't a big craze like now, we didn't have Starbucks on every corner and I had never heard of a cappuccino. Fast forward 15 years later and I am all about Starbucks it is a treat for me. I drop the kids off at Mother's day out and get me a big 'ole caramel macchiato or white chocolate mocha. I really do have to use self control because I could easily drink more than one. I need to join a CAA( Coffee Addicts Anonymous) group. I do think when I get to heaven God will greet me with a huge coffee and remind me all the calories won't be going to my hips anymore.

Confession Thursday: Coupons

Thursday's have now been dubbed Confession Thursday but I am sure you realized that :D. I have to tell you I haven't used coupons in quite some time and have felt a lot of guilt because of it. I subscribe to many coupon blogs, websites, and clipping services and read how these ladies are spending $15 for $150 worth of food. It does happen and I have learned all the tools to make it happen for my own family and I really thought I was failing until I started to put two and two together and realized a couple things. 1) I really don't enjoy coupons all that much except for the products we actually use which isn't much since I cook a lot from scratch. 2) I will never be a saving tons off my grocery bill because I don't have a store that doubles coupons over .40 cents. The ladies I have read about have stores that double coupons up to a dollar and some even triple! I am ok with never being a super saver because you know what I am doing my best for my family. If I am only able to save $10 off my grocery bill at one trip to Super Walmart IT IS OK! I need to repeat this IT IS OK! I have a tendency to do way to much then feel guilty when I don't accomplish much. We are working on that this year(we as in Eric is helping me). I love when my husband is proud of even the little bit of savings like $10 off our Walmart visit it gives me the warm and fuzzy feelings. He is also helpful in letting me know that he would rather I spend my few hours I have while the kids are in school doing something I enjoy like soap making or card making rather than focusing on going to several different grocery stores to spend a little less. I married an angel I tell ya but that is a different post. So if he is ok with it I should be as well but again I am the queen of I can do it all syndrome but God isn't finished with me quite yet praise the Lord!