A Prayer Request for my family

We are going through some major changes in our lives right now, and I am asking for prayers for my family. Thank you :)

Last year in June my husband was hospitalized for 2 weeks with severe dehydration and could not keep anything down. He has decent insurance but it left us with a $4,000 medical bill we can not pay. Jesse recieved a suumons from the court two weeks ago, they are sueing us for the amount we owe., they will not accept monthly payments and are threatening to take it out of Jesse's paychecks. We are barely making ends meat right now as it is so we really don't know what is going to happen.

Jesse also needs prayer for his back right now, he is barely holding on, and trying to work is wearing his body down even more. I just pray that he would be able feel better, because I know he will never be 100 % back to no pain at all.

And for me that I can possibly pick up another kid somehow to watch during the day to bring in more monthly income to pay off our medical bills, and for working at Pier 1 and watching kids, that I can keep doing this everyday because it is very exausting.

And one last one :) For Jordan, that somehow he will not be affected by what is going on with us right now, and he will be able to enjoy his first year of school knowing mommy and daddy are doing ok and we love him. He is such a happy kid, I don't want hime to be affected in any way.

Thank you very much. Whoever reads this if you could just pray for my family during this time. I know God has a plan for us and will get us through this. :)

Before I was a Mom - A cute little poem

This is so cute!
I'm so happy to be a mommy!

Before I was a Mom,
I never tripped over toys
or forgot words to a lullaby.
I didn't worry whether or not
my plants were poisonous.
I never thought about immunizations.
Before I was a Mom,
I had never been puked on.
Pooped on.
Chewed on.
Peed on.
I had complete control of my mind
and my thoughts
I slept all night.
Before I was a Mom,
I never held down a screaming child
so doctors could do tests.
Or give shots.
I never looked into teary eyes and cried.
I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.
I never sat up late hours at night
watching a baby sleep.
Before I was a Mom,
I never held a sleeping baby just because
I didn't want to put her down.
I never felt my heart break into a million pieces
when I couldn't stop the hurt.
I never knew that something so small
could affect my life so much.
I never knew that I could love someone so much.
I never knew I would love being a Mom.
Before I was a Mom,
I didn't know the feeling of
having my heart outside my body.
I didn't know how special it could feel
to feed a hungry baby.
I didn't know that bond
between a mother and her child.
I didn't know that something so small
could make me feel so important and happy..
Before I was a Mom,
I had never gotten up in the middle of the night
every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.
I had never known the warmth,
the joy,
the love,
the heartache,
the wonderment
or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much,
before I was a Mom.

25 things

This is going around the blog world so I thought I would participate. Here goes ...Official rules: Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you.

1. I think I am a little OCD when it comes to putting my eyeliner and lipstick on... it drives my husband crazy!! He always says I wish I could just kiss you without all that stuff getting on me too! :)

2. I sing around the house when I am cleaning and doing laundry, it makes it not such a bad chore, everyday i try to think of a new song.. I thing I got that from my mom and Grandma H. Love you both!!

3. I have a fear of fire.. i hate matches and even turning my stove on freaks me out, i jump back right after I turn it on. OUCH!

4. I think having my son has made me a better person, He is truly a blessing, and I thank God everyday for that little boy. He is truly a miracle and I Love him sooo much!

5. My husband and I met through AIM!!! LoL i know it's silly but we were only 15!!! We have been together a very long time! I Love you Jesse!... oh the good ol' days.

6. I really want to work as a preschool teacher someday, or I would Love to run a daycare through my home! I hope someday we can have a bigger home so i can!!

7. I pray every single day that a miracle will happen and my husband would wake up without pain in his back or legs anymore. I truly know God has a reason he is the way he is, but I worry about him every minute of the day.

8. I love to read, even though I don't have much time in my day to do it. I love mysteries and Love stories. maybe when Jordan gets older I could finish a whole book! haha

9. I watch a Baby Story and Jon & Kate plus 8 every morning on TLC, because I love babies, it just makes me get through my day. kinda silly I know..

10. I think that after i had Jordan I had the Baby blues or postpartum because I cryed about everthing, I and I wished my mom was there to help me and to tell me what to do when he cried or just to tell me it was ok. But I was also only 19 so i think ive grown up a lot and learned a lot about myself since then.

11. My favorite movie is The Notebook, i watch it everytime it plays on abc family, It never gets old to me, and I catch something new everytime I see it. And Ryan Gossling is HOT!!

12. I still wear the promise ring my husband got for me when we were dating, every single day, it reminds me how much we have been through together and how much I love him.

13. I try to tell my son I love him atleast 100 times a day, ok not really but it's probably pretty close to that!!! And I cryed the first time he said it to me just out of the blue that he loves me, he is such a sweetie!

14. I wish I could spend more time and see my sisters and brother more, they are all such wonderful and beautiful people, I am so thankful I have such wonderful siblings! And it's so neat that we have kids of our own now that we can relate to! Kaitlin you will someday too!! ;)

15. I snore, well actually my husband says I make a clicking noise with my throat, but he says I do snore when I am totally wiped. boo hoo, i still don't belive him though!!

16. When I was pregnant, I saw a picture of a doll in a magazine that I thought was going to look like Jordan when he came, and my mom picked out the same picture and thought the same thing!! I think we think alike!! I see so much of my mom in me!

17. I wish someday my mom and dad and sisters could all live in the same city. life is just too short to not see your family very often. I love them so much!

18. i would rather shop online than in a crowded store, escpecially dring the holidays! It's just soo much easier! maybe it's because I work retail!!

19. My favorite snack is celery and cream cheese, atleast it's kinda healthy! :)

20. I Love NASCAR!! And my favorite racer is Carl Edwards! My hubby thinks i'm funny, but I can't get into any other sport!

21. I kinda wish my birthday wasn't on Christmas, I feel a little cheated sometimes, but I know it's very special to share a birthday with Jesus!!

22. My goal is to move into a bigger house and have another baby within 5 years from now, I will be 29 so I think it is pretty realistic. :)

23. I Love to sleep, it's one of my favorite past times! haha It's just makes me feel so much better, even a little cat nap here and there.

24. I clean when I'm bored, I have a hard time just sitting down even for a whole movie, I have get up and do something at all times, or my mind races about over and over unitl it drives me nuts and I have to go do something.

25. My mom and dad are my heroes, I Love them so much!! They both inspire me to be better, and I know if I am having a bad day I can just call them, and they make everything better, just hearing their voice! I only wish I can be a good parent and raise my kids like my parents did! Because I know even through hard times they gave us a wonderful childhood! And we all turned into good people because of them!! You guys are the best parents anyone could ask for!! xoxoxo

Working two jobs..is... tiring!!

heres a pic. of all the kids :) so cute!
Jordan, Isaak, Elijah, Kyle, Alannah, and Austin

I have been watching my sister in laws kids for a year now, Isaak is 9, Elijah is 5, and Alannah just turned 1 in December. I watch them from 6am - 5pm mon. thru friday and then I go to work at Pier 1 3-4 days a week usually at 5:30pm so that means I barely have any time to spend with my husband beacuse I am leaving right when he walks in the door and the kids go home. It is worth though because this way I get to be home with Jordan. I really do believe he has benefited having Jesse or I home with him since he was born, and I feel so blessed we have been able to do that.





I have had my licence for early childhood education for 1 year now and would like to use someday, I would love to work in a daycare. This is something I have been thinking a lot about lately when Jordan starts school in August but I am not sure yet... I'm kinda stuck on what to do.





I enjoy watching the kids, they are very well behaved kids for the most part and Jordan and I have grown very close to them, escpecially Alannah, I been watching her since she was six weeks old, she is such a doll, and so much fun.





This is somrthing I have been praying a lot about only because I am not sure what I'ld like to do after Jordan starts school. Just getting it off my chest.. I guess.. Thanks for reading... :)


whooa im exausted!! :)

Starting a New year!!

2009 is almost here!! OMG!!!

A Blast from the Past!!

Here are some pics from

over the past four years!!

I am looking forward to starting a new year and I am hoping it will be the best so far, we have had some tough years in the five years we've been married, I am looking forward to starting this year with a clean slate and can't wait to see what God has in our future!!!

Jordan will be starting school in August, so that will be both exciting and sad for me, but I know he is ready to start and is so excited!! He says i'm gonna have lots of friends!! so cute! :)

Jesse and I have grown closer, and I know as long as we work on everything as a team and communicate together we are going to have a wonderful year!! I Love you Jesse and Jordan!!! The two cutest boys in the whole world!! :)

Christmas 08

My Sister came down for Christmas this year and it was so fun to have her!! I miss talking and spending time with her, she has really grown up a lot and is such a wonderful person!!

Here are some pics of Christmas and my Birthday, it was a very good day! Jordan was soo cute! I Love that little boy!!

Heres a pic I Love of my cute family on Christmas last year!! We'll see how much wev'e changed from last year to this year in just a couple of days!! Christmas is my favorite holiday! And my birthday! I love looking at our family pictures each year and seeing how much everyone has changed, escpecially Jordan, He is so grown up looking now, no more baby face!!