well since tori made a wordy post,it inspired me to do the same(:
Life has been really good lately.Our year is going so well,and im so thankful the Lord is helping us improve in every aspesct of our lives.
Our daughter is shooting up like a weed,and learning new words every week.Her favorite word is "cracker" and im teachng her how to say auntie tori,and keep showing her pirtures so she'll be ready when tori gets here.she calls her "tee-tee" for now...good enough...we'll keep working on it though(: harharhar her hair is getting long and curly,and being out in the sun she's already turning into a blondie...i never thought id have blonde curly kids,guess i was wrong.shes so adorable,and really lights up our lives in so many ways.
Im really busy training right now...for what?im not sure...mostly for me i guess(: im running 3 miles a day and strength training in two different ways,and hopefully im gonna get to make my goal and run in the midnight sun run in june....its a 10k,so it will be pretty cool if i can run the whole thing...jenn is training for it too to do it with me.Josh and i are on the south beach diet for the summer,trying to meet our weight goals by october when we go to hawaii...we are doing it organically as well,and its been a month sice we started it hardcore and feel awesome!!!ive lost a few extra pounds,and josh has lost 8 so far.itll be fun to see what we can accomplish this summer.it keeps me busy,and i like that.Im reading some books that amber sent me on depression and mind control,and its helping my outlook on life as well.i also read a book on balancing hormones naturally and ive been experimenting with that a bit as well...vitamins,diet, excercise,eliminating things from our life,adding other things,its been a real jouney this year.i feel like ive learned so much,and the Lord has been so good to teach me what i need right when i need it.im also staying focused in the Word and in Prayer and Wow!Its amazing how He gives me what i need everyday if i just take the time to spend with Him.Its alot easier not to focus on negative thoughts when you are focusing on the important things.God has brought so many people into my life this year and everytime i reach out to try and be a friend and a blessing im the one that truly gets blessed!!!
Weve been getting up at 5 evry morning and doing a family devotion with breakfast,and praying together,and it makes such a differance in both our days...we feel like we have a true sense of purpose,and if we miss a day,we can tell.Our marriage is growing in alot of ways,and we are also reading some child training books and growing as parents.We love being parents!its sooooo much work,but we are enjoying every second of it!
Our financial journey with dave ramsey is going aweome too!!!we made some HUGE cutbacks this summer,and should be debt free in the next month or two.We have learned so much about living debt-free,budgeting,saving and giving and just general money managemnt this year,and that has been a huge blessing in our lives as well...i geuss you could say were on a financial diet this summer,and its gonna pay off big time for the rest of our lives...we are learning to live like no one else,so that later "we can live like no one else" (: if anybody needs financial advice,let me know,i can tell you some really awesome stuff about what weve learned through this course this year.our gazelle intensity is at an all time high this summer....harharhar...only some of you know what im talking about,but thats ok(:
Joshs job is going super...he was a little nervous about switching to day shift for different reasons,but has found he is really enjoying it despite missing the thrill of working nights...he said he may even bid days the next go-round cuz he's lovin our schedule and family time(: he just started working out again as well,trying to catch up to his crazy die-hard wife,and is feelin pretty whippy(:
Its just been a really good summer so far,and its barely even sarted so im excited about what its gonna bring.Tori and I a gonna do some devotions together when she comes up,im excited about that,and im trying to get some stuff started with the younger girls at church soon too.
I planted flowers and got my yard all prettied up this week and ive been outside enjoying the sunshine almost everyday since it showed up....ill take a picture of my little house and yard once it starts blooming and greening up a little more.Well i better get off here and get my devotions done before my friend shows up to get her hair done...its been a pleasure catching up!(:
5 comments:
I am so glad you guys are doing so good Ang!! It is so hard not to be jealous of your die hard workout routine and everything else. I love you guys and I'm so glad we can spend so much time together!!!
Ang, I am so glad that your reading the books I know they helped me also. With my diet i think I was able to correct the rest of my hormon issue. So this time around I hope my post partume depression does not show up again!
I love you so much. Your a true blessing to me. I am so happy you got on the Davy Ramsey bandwagon. HE ROCKS! We are also living like no one else and loving it. Every now and then we re-focas and get more jump to live with. I am excited to be debt free including my home in 15 years (that's the plan atleast).
i love wordy posts!
It was great to read your post Ang. :) Hearing how God is working is incredible and really a blessing to my heart. The Dave Ramsey journey is something our family has been doing, I have only listened to the first couple lessons, but what I've heard of it is neat.
McKinley learning my name about melts my heart! I can't wait to see her. And to spend some time with you. Not sure I'll be able to keep up with your running skills, but the devotions will be wonderful. :-)
Thankful for you,
Tori
Wow girl, that's awesome! Every bit of it, I'm so glad to hear all of the great changes that are going on in your life. You're taking on so much that I think I would have to make a list and look at it every morning to remind me of what I was working on changing. Haha.I kid, I kid. But really it is a blessing and it inspires me to sit down and really make that list that I've been needing to of reevaluating my life. Thanks for the inspiration!
I LOVE dave ramsey!
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