tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61780251154706523742024-03-05T00:39:58.755-05:00Katy's Mommy MusingsWritings and ponderings that God puts on my heart...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03309625075040251483noreply@blogger.comBlogger101125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178025115470652374.post-90599822499343806922009-11-05T06:51:00.003-05:002009-11-05T07:13:49.058-05:00And yet...I have something to share with you all this morning... a deep and profound thought that occured to me as I went about my morning... an insider tip that not just anyone will tell you. Are you ready? Here it is: Depression sucks.In fact, let's go a little deeper. Depression sucks when everything is going well. When everyone is happy and relaxed, time is a luxury, and money is no object, depression Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178025115470652374.post-56730839113567902552009-09-23T08:48:00.001-04:002009-09-23T08:48:52.252-04:00Celebrating & Refreshing Greetings from Tennessee! We are having an absolutely fantastic time down here, just getting to hang out as a family. So far the highlights have been going to the zoo in the rain and having a "celebration" here in our condo. The latter was an idea that Grace had a few days before we left for vacation, and I promised her we would do it. Actually, the conversation went something like this…Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178025115470652374.post-16391365507529094582009-09-18T15:05:00.003-04:002009-09-18T15:11:44.857-04:00A very quick updateHey friends! I only have a moment--my kids are napping, I'm trying to get ready for vacation, and it's just all-around crazy. BUT I had to pop in to thank you all tremendously for your prayers and support since I posted about my pregnancy. I have really been at peace with the whole situation, but it always, always nice to be covered in prayer!And today I had a midwife appointment, so I thoughtUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178025115470652374.post-56519221396758846022009-09-17T13:29:00.001-04:002009-09-17T13:29:54.701-04:00Hellooooooo Applebee’s!When was the last time you went to Applebee's? With children? Well, apparently it had been a while for me, because today I was introduced to a promotion that the manager said has been around for about 7 months now: DVD players.No, they are not giving away DVD players. But it's almost as good. When you come in with children, they ask you if it's OK to bring them a DVD player and some movies. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178025115470652374.post-5455087001050088092009-09-03T20:20:00.002-04:002009-09-03T20:37:03.185-04:00Change of plans...My poor husband can't catch a break. For the last two days he has worked 7 AM - 10 PM or later, trying to get caught up on some things before we go on vacation later this month. Today he was back in at 7, worked until about 4:30, then went on a bike ride with a couple of friends. It was a nice reward after some long days, and a chance to get out of the office and get some exercise as well.And Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178025115470652374.post-29487617652038852582009-09-01T21:47:00.001-04:002009-09-01T21:47:22.549-04:00Yummmm!So I logged on to my blog today to see if there was anything new… and there wasn't! Those darn blog fairies have apparently gone on strike—I hear that they are striking in conjunction with their union "cousins", the laundry fairies and dish-washing fairies. So apparently it's up to me to pick up the slack. Aye, aye, aye.OK, so I sat down to write this really serious post filled with Deep Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178025115470652374.post-50535835160210118982009-08-28T08:06:00.002-04:002009-08-28T08:37:28.253-04:00Trust is a lot easier when you don’t have any choiceSo I woke up at 5:30 this morning (Nothing like just jumping back in after an absence, right? I'll get back to that later. For now just go with me on this…) and could tell that the Lord wanted to talk. So I did what any normal person would do. I said, "Lord, let's talk at 7:00. That's a much more spiritual hour." And I rolled over to go back to sleep.Except that I DIDN'T go back to sleep. As I Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178025115470652374.post-40233187701826672372009-06-22T14:14:00.002-04:002009-06-22T15:16:59.115-04:00Hello, Bloggy Friends! I've missed you--again. Trust me, you really didn't want to hear much from me for the past two weeks anyway! But now I would like to catch you up on the latest in the Land of Crazy. :-)I have mentioned before that I have been struggling emotionally off-and-on for about 2 years--since Matt was born, basically. Fortunately, it has been decreasing lately--thanks in part Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178025115470652374.post-22894817944872307052009-06-13T19:41:00.002-04:002009-06-13T20:26:00.623-04:00Bye-Bye BabyIt's the end of an era here in our home. I no longer have a baby in the house.Grace was born in June of 2005, and was still in diapers and sleeping in a crib when Matt was born just 20 months later. So in some form or another, I've had a baby for the past 4 years. But no more.Now I have twin bedding for Matt, and I am getting ready to buy a twin bed to go with it. :-) (Yes, I am THAT mom-Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178025115470652374.post-57799752849267315132009-06-10T09:13:00.002-04:002009-06-10T09:21:48.252-04:00Check me out!Sorry I'm not posting much--my quiet summer has been a little "noisier" than I expected. Well, that and the stuff that God has been laying on my heart lately has been hitting a little close to home and I've been arguing with Him about whether or not I actually want to write it. Do you wonder who will win...? ;-)But for now, I just wanted to tell you that I am guest blogging now and then at Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178025115470652374.post-12937826958956262822009-06-01T14:23:00.001-04:002009-06-01T14:23:45.707-04:00I Surrender SomeAll to Jesus I surrender,All to Him I freely give.I will ever love & trust Him,In His presence daily live.I surrender all.I surrender all.All to Thee, my blessed Savior,I surrender all.I sang these words in the shower this morning. As I did, a vivid picture came to mind: I was handing things over to God—concerns, situations, people—and as He took hold of them, I pulled them back. I kept Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178025115470652374.post-9406809973531209722009-05-30T20:37:00.003-04:002009-05-30T20:42:06.554-04:00Castle Cake!Just a minute to post here while Jon puts Grace to bed, but I wanted to update you all on my Castle Cake that I made for Grace's birthday party today. I have definitely NOT missed my calling as a professional cake decorator :-) but it turned out cute, nonetheless. I got the recipe/decorating instructions at Family Fun's web site.And now, without further ado... here it is....................Yes, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178025115470652374.post-20943267817428687882009-05-28T06:30:00.003-04:002009-05-28T06:36:32.105-04:00Weekend Roundup (a little belated)I have been wanting to post this since Monday, but it has been a busy week. Cleaning, running errands, getting ready for Grace's birthday party on Saturday—and let's not forget cleaning puke out of clothes, car seats, and car upholstery. That was fun. But here is a little list I've been excited to post for days now…My Top 10 Favorite Things About Our Weekend:Planting our vegetable garden.WatchingUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178025115470652374.post-11241722300561484732009-05-22T12:59:00.003-04:002009-05-22T13:12:02.054-04:00Links, Links, Everywhere!Alright, folks. Today is a light day, because... well, just because. I'm taking a "Mental Health Day" today, and spending naptime working on last year's scrapbook. I am NOT going to write anything deep or introspective, nor am I deep-cleaning my kitchen cabinets.OK, so now that we've got that straight, let's get back to what we're doing here. I have been coming across some fun links lately, Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178025115470652374.post-5967159898590164922009-05-21T12:55:00.003-04:002009-05-21T13:37:53.595-04:00Hello, old friend, helloYes, I have missed you all... but the friend I had lost and who has now returned to me is none other than... my laptop. Oh, dear Laptop, how I have missed you!You see, Internet Friends, my laptop went into cardiac arrest last week, and I had to rush it to computer ER. It has now been given a new pacemaker, and is back with us. (OK, maybe I stretched that metaphor a bit too far. It totally bit theUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178025115470652374.post-61627284295944912872009-05-09T11:09:00.003-04:002009-05-11T07:17:57.038-04:00Katy’s Family Forest, part 26 ***Edited because I changed my mind about some of my wording...***You all have me a little nervous. We're drawing near to the end of the story, and I am afraid you won't come back! So maybe I should just keep you hanging a little longer… ;-)Just kidding. But seriously, I hope you'll keep reading after the story is "finished"—you know, as much as anything that's an ongoing part of my life can be Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178025115470652374.post-40558650392318638112009-05-06T18:54:00.003-04:002009-05-06T19:05:43.672-04:00Wordless Wednesday--sort of...The first bon fire of the season...It's important to always accessorize appropriately. This would be a pretty cool picture without the trash can there... Oh well, live & learn... How's that for some yummy goodness?!? That's what we did last night. What's new with you?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178025115470652374.post-38358795784198732672009-05-04T14:23:00.002-04:002009-05-04T14:26:12.014-04:00RandomnessI have started about 5 different posts in the past 2 days, but haven't been able to finish them. Why? SLEEP DEPRIVATION. In the middle of last week, I was struck with insomnia—ugh! That lasted for a couple of nights… Then on Friday night, I was up all night with a really bad UTI, which means that I then spent Saturday morning at an urgent care center so that I wouldn't be miserable for the whole Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178025115470652374.post-51625085467588467952009-05-01T07:52:00.002-04:002009-05-04T16:10:59.445-04:00Katy’s Family Forest, part 25 Let me back up here for just a moment. (This is the danger with the post-as-you-go style of writing a story like this, I guess!) About two weeks before that fateful drive, Frank had sent me pictures. Nothing of "historical" significance, just two snapshots of him and Janet on a vacation they had recently taken. I had always had an image of Frank in my head, based partly on the one photograph I Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178025115470652374.post-28203663796559887882009-04-30T04:44:00.002-04:002009-04-30T04:46:28.874-04:00Ummmm… She’s HOW old? Those who know me and my family also know that I have a three-going-on-thirteen-year-old in my house. She's got the attitude all ready to go, she just needs the puberty to go with it. But even I was unprepared for our conversation last night.I had planned to put her to bed at 7:00 because she didn't sleep at naptime yesterday, and that's our typical routine. (Nap = 8:00 bed time, laying down Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178025115470652374.post-86463566703962763202009-04-29T06:50:00.002-04:002009-04-29T06:54:50.587-04:00I could sure use a little definition… …and not just in my muscles. Although that would be good, too.Last fall I had the opportunity to attend MOPS Convention in Texas. It was my third year going to convention, and every bit as worthwhile as my first two. MOPS International does such a fantastic job of growing great women, mothers, and leaders. It is an amazing experience, and I look forward to heading to Nashville this fall for Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178025115470652374.post-85612217792529004552009-04-27T06:24:00.001-04:002009-05-01T07:53:28.678-04:00Katy’s Family Forest, part 24Even though I felt confident that I could "handle" meeting Frank—that my happiness or sense of identity did not hinge on what he thought of me—I still saw some value in protecting my heart a little. So as we arranged to meet, I set some ground rules. First, we would meet at a neutral location. Frank and Janet had volunteered to come to our house, but that was a little too… personal for me. Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178025115470652374.post-23874189796452550102009-04-24T08:05:00.002-04:002009-04-24T08:23:44.049-04:00The Deal of the Century that Wasn’t. And other stuff on my brain…This may shock some of you, because I know that many of my friends are really into this… but I'm not much of a garage sale shopper. Nope, I've just never gotten into it. I understand why other people like them, but I don't know… I just don't find that I have the patience for them. (OK, to be honest, I kind of take this approach to "regular" shopping, too… although I could shop for baby clothes Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178025115470652374.post-73704410176668348692009-04-23T15:15:00.001-04:002009-05-01T07:53:28.679-04:00Katy’s Family Forest, part 23Yes—I have escaped! I didn't think I would make it out, but I finally am freed from the aliens that captured me two months ago! What—you don't believe me? They said you wouldn't. Oh well. Anyway, I knew it had been a while since I last posted, but TWO MONTHS? Geez, somebody needs to keep better tabs on me or something. ;-) Actually, I'm quite surprised at how difficult these last few Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6178025115470652374.post-41621273153168706632009-02-15T15:16:00.001-05:002009-05-01T07:53:28.679-04:00Katy’s Family Forest, part 22Time for another apology, eh? The truth is, I'm working on another project now, and it has been keeping me quite busy. But I don't want to leave you all hanging! If you've been patiently waiting to hear more, I apologize for taking so long. And if you have given up on me because it has been so long… well, then you're not reading this anyway—but I'm still sorry. Here's the next installment…Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2