Life is a Journey!

It doesn't get better than this! I want to introduce everyone to our grandson, Noah Avery Hammond! All I can say is wow!  He is the most amazing creature.  He was born this morning, September 18, 2010 at 1:16 A.M.  He weighed 6 pounds 15 ounces and is 19 1/2 inches long.  I must say to me he looks way smaller than this.  Bethany did an absolutely amazing job and I am so proud of her.  He came into the world letting us know he was really not happy with the whole being born situation. But then he thought he'd have a look around. Then he found her, awe yes that's my mommy and this is where he was when I found my way home a bit ago except they where all snoozing.  More to share later after some much needed rest.  It has been a very long day!

Healing Did you know that healing is very painful? I always knew that physical healing was painful, yes it always hurts for a while before a wound heals.  What I never knew it was that spiritual and emotional healing is also very painful.  I have come to find that this is very painful in so many ways.  I have learned that severing relationships that hinder my life is painful but necessary.  I have learned that God is still there when I try but still end up landing on my face.  I have learned that God uses his people in ways that even blow my mind.  I mean there are people that I don't see on a daily basis and have no idea what's going on him my life who all of a sudden know the exact words that need to be spoken at the right time. Did you know that Satan is watching you? He does, he sits and watches our lives and then BOOM just like that he sees a vulnerable spot and he jumps on it. Sometimes we don't even realized that this has happened.  I sp...

I found something I didn't know I had lost! (Warning, very long post) I sit here with tears flowing as I share with you my heart.  Honestly I don't know where to begin or that I'm even comfortable with this.  So I'm stepping out of my comfort zone and have decided to be open about some things with all of you.  You are my friends and have never showed me anything but love so I really think by the end of this post you will rejoice with me. You see over the last 9 months or so life has been anything but stable.  I lost myself somewhere along the way.  Sometimes life throws changes at you that your just not prepared for and you must decide how to cope with them.  I retreated somewhere deep inside of myself, um not a good place to be.  I became very depressed and then life threw more at me. I became very anxious and then life threw even more at me and somewhere along the way I became someone I didn't know.  I was lost and I honestly never realized...

Our Little Girl! Our daughter Bethany thought she needed to go and grow up and grow up she has.  It's so hard to believe that this little girl that I fell in love with over 15 years ago(she was 5 when her daddy and I married) is now becoming a mommy. She will be blessing us with our first grandson in 4 weeks or so.  Her shower for Noah was this weekend.  My cousin Shelby came in and did belly pictures for her and I just had to share these.  Noah Avery Hammond!!!! The proud Mommy and Daddy to be..... Our Little Girl! (She is absolutely glowing) Noah we cannot wait to meet you and we already love you!

A RAY OF SUNSHINE! Have you ever been in a place in you life where something tells you that you have messed things up so horribly bad that not even God cares to fix it?  That my dear friends is where my life has been lately.  But I do want to say that God is so faithful and full of grace.  Satan is a liar, he is the one that put those feeling there.  I life has been on a slippary slope lately and try as I might I couldn't save it but I came heart to heart with the one who could last night.  I so don't understand us humans.  Why do we try to fix things that we know are bigger than we are?  Human nature I guess.  I want to thank all my prayer warrior friends out there, I appreciate your prayers more than you will ever know.  Please continue to be in prayer for us as we are now on an uphill climb but this road is a very bumpy one.  I leave you with this, hold on to Jesus because in this life he is all that we have.  Love to you all, ...

Incredibly Dark! I can officially state that I have been walking through one of the darkest time of my life.  I do understand it could be worse although I think that if it were that would be enough for me to just throw in the towel.  I really am not ready to comment on what I have been going through just please remember me/us in ur prayers.

Seasonal Changes! To all my family and friends I find myself coming back to my blog when I am unsure of things.  Don't get me wrong God is the first place I turn. He is and has always been my ROCK.  I have alway found what used to be journaling and is now blogging theraputic and even if noone out there ever reads this at least I in someway may feel better. We all know that there are changes in life.  Some we love, some are unexpected and some we just flat out hate.  I remember growing up all I ever wanted to be was a wife and mommy.  I wanted to go to nursing school but I really wanted to be a mommy.  I couldn't wait for that experience.  I hated high school, I just never really felt like I fitted in anywhere.  I didn't play sports, wasn't a cheerleader and wasn't a brain so I never felt like there was a place for me.  My plans throughout high school were to graduate as quickly as possible and go to nursing school.  One day all of that...

Hope Everyone has a Blessed Thanksgiving!!

The deal I got at Kroger tonight I got all of this for under $125.00!  Had we paid full price for this stuff is would have been $285.00. Plus I left with a catalina for $3.00 and another one for $1.50. Here is a list of everything in the picture because I'm sure there is some stuff that you cannot see. 1-Bag of Diapers 7-Boxes of Surf Detergent 4-Bottles of All Detergent 4-Bottles of Snuggle Fabric Softner 20-Bottles of Gatorade 6-Packages of Keebler Cookies 12-3 Packs of Dial Soap 6-Cans of Carnation Milk 4-Cartons of Ice Cream 4-Bags of Oreida Fries 4-Boxes of Granola bars 2-Bottles of Sunny D 1-Block Velveta 2-Packages of Cheese 4-Break and Bake Cookies 6-Cans of Biscuits 1-Can of Fruit 7- 4 packs of Fruit & Jello 1-Tub of Smart Balance Butter 2 Steaks 1 Beef Jerky Thing 1 Pack of Chicken 1 Cars Book 1 Pack of Hot Dog Buns 1 Pack of Hamburger Buns and I am sure that I am missing something!!!!

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See this Precious Angel? She has stolen My heart! and See this little Monster? He took it too! I love these babies just like they are mine. I just find it amazing how these 2 little lives have changed mine and they aren't even mine they are my cousins. Thank so much Lindsay and Chris for allowing us to be an active part of Madi and Haydens lives. Oh, guess what I love their mommy and daddy too! I just get so wrapped up in the babies sometimes I forget to remind them. The cutest thing happend on Saturday night! Madi came to spend the night with me so we could get some good snuggling time in. I had her lying on my bed and I was standing down at the end of the bed and my 9 yo son Eli walked right past me onto Madi and he says to her your cold aren't you Madi, yeah I know. He lays her blanky out picks her up and proceeds to swaddle her and then kisses her on the forehead and says there ya go! I was so amazed by this. I mean he is a 9 yo boy to start off with most of t...

Introducing Our Princess, Madison Raelynn She was born on June 11, 2009 @ 11:51 a.m. She is perfect in every way. She weighed in at 6 pounds 11.5 ounces and was 19 inches long. She is so tiny compared to our babies who were both 8 1/2 pounds. Big brother loves his baby sister! Our little Princess!

Sorry it's been so long! We have been so busy with baseball, work, more baseball, more work and with my hubby working nights I feel like I do it all on my own. He starts back on days at the beginning of July right after the vacation we have planned. Nope we will not be traveling far but we cannot wait. We will be going to Arlington on Friday the 26th and hitting Six Flags. Jordan got 2 free tickets through school this year so the boys get in for free. We will then be spending the night in Dallas and finding something fun to do the next day that is yet undecided. Then that afternoon we will be checking into Great Wolf Lodge for 3 nights. I came upon a deal for stay 2 nights and the 3rd is free. Yippee, the boys loved Great Wolf Lodge last year and cannot wait to return. Honestly Mom and Dad are pretty stoked themselves. We bribed Eli with it all school year. He is so bright but with starting a new school was struggling so we told him that if all of his grades were A's and B'...

Where did the time go? My baby boy came into this world at 4:56 p.m. on this day 9 years ago. He was a big 8 pounds 5.8 ounces and 20 1/4 inches long. He was actually born with red hair which didn't last long. He turned snowy blonde soon thereafter. I sat awake with this little guy the entire night that he was born. He was starving and just wasn't getting happy with him mom. Down below are just a few pictures to cover our Elijah David's life over the past 9 years. Eli was the most trying baby I have ever endured in my entire life. He was sick a lot! Once I quit my job and started keeping him at home and he got well he turned into this funny little toot. I don't know what I would do without him in my life. He is our baby, our last. He made our family whole. He actually made the decision that there would be no more siblings. Have a child with severe colic, milk allergies and gastric reflux disease and I assure that he/she will determine that for your family...