Bring it on!!!

I haven't posted in literally eternit , but having the swine flu, being churchless, and my husband being jobless has prompted some new thoughts. Last Tuesday my husband lost his job, my family lost their church, and I was diagnosed with the swine flu , in  a matter of 15 minutes. I know what you are thinking.... WOW! Yeah that is exactly what I was thinking. Praise the Lord that I am feeling physically better. Today, 7 days later, I am finally feeling  somewhat healthy. However, my heart is still broken. Sorry I have no details that I feel like sharing but I just need somewhere to say that I HURT! It is amazing though how God allows you to feel hurt and hope at the same time. I know that my God is way bigger than this stupid stupid week and when the end of the story is revealed , I  will be beaming from ear to ear at what my gracious Saviour had in store for me and my family. The middle of the story just sucks so bad!!! It is quite funny actually..... a true "Mandy" happening. The week before all this happened. I prayed God if you have to destroy me to draw me closer to you then do it. Well I got some of what I asked for and I am going to embrace it. I am DETERMINED and REFUSE to miss this opportunity to draw closer to him, the one who shed His blood for me, during this trial. Satan, seriously, is that all you've got.... bring it on.

Psalm 30:11-12

You turned my wailing into dancing; 

You removed my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness

that my heart may sing to You and not to be silent.

Oh Lord my God, I will give you praise forever.

I've Been Tagged!

I have been tagged by my sweet friend Liz. Thanks to her maybe my blog will stay alive. The boys shattered our camera so I haven't blogged very much. Here it goes:

7 things I plan to do before I die

1. Devote my life to my family and my God

2. A triathlon

3. Travel a lot

4. Be an international missionary

5. Climb Half Dome

6. Hopefully have another baby?

7. Read more



7 things that I do now

1. cook

2. clean

3.play with two cute boys

4. take care of patients

5. Did I say clean!

6. Homework

7. grocery shop


7 things I can't do

1. Stop worrying

2. work in a office

3. read a map

4. loose weight

5. keep up on my blog

6. wear flats

7. play board games with my husband


7 things I find attractive about the opposite sex

1. Dark hair

2. blue eyes

3.5'11

4. scruffy beard

5. loves football

6. loves God

7. loves people


7 things that I say most often

1. Is that a good choice?

2. Ask me nicely

3. Yes you may

4. Push

5. I am so tired!

6. Love ya

7. Stop it now

7 Celebrities that I admire the most:

1. Bono

2. Beth Moore

3. Ann Curry

4.Lisa Ling

5. Kurt Warner

All I could think of...


7 favorite foods

1. Salad with cranberries and glazed pecans

2. Crab legs

3. Any type of pastry

4. frozen yogurt

5. pasta ala vodka from Brio

6. Avacado

7. sushi

I now Tag my friends Melissa , Sunny, and Robin

My Two Spider Men

We had so much fun tonight being spider people! Just wanted to share some of our pictures. Jake was spiderman and Eli kept saying "Yeah, and I am baby spiderman".....so cute. They kept calling me their spider princess. Oh, how I love these years when they are little and they still like their parents! I am going to treasure every moment.

ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL!

Yesterday was so amazing! Any of you that know us well, know that our family is crazy about sports. Yesterday Jake had his first football game and Eli had his first soccer game. It was so fun to watch them play and have so much fun. I tend to be a little bit too competitive and I am even worse when it comes to watching my kids play. Nick has to take me down a notch and remind me that they are just 3 and 5 year olds. Here is some of the action shots of the day.

Eat Your Heart Out Tony Hawk!

Today I bought Eli a skateboard. He saw a huge one at the vans store this weekend and just gazed at it forever as if it were a pot of gold, so today we headed out in search for a wittle one just like him. He is my little dare devil, always wanting to push the limits and dive into the dangerous. The age range on the skateboard was 5-8 but he fluttered those beautiful blues and I caved in. I have to say he looked pretty cute riding it and did a great job despite being under qualified to own the toy. Jake was such a good big brother and showed him how it was done. Please begin praying with me now for Eli's safety:)

What Makes Me Smile....

GETTING MY HAIR DONE! My days are mostly spent stepping over hotwheels, mopping sticky floors, wiping cute little booties, and taking requests from pregnant women. Don't get me wrong, I love EVERY single moment of my life. God has blessed me more than words can say, but every now and then I love a little TLC. There is nothing like sitting down in that cushy chair and having someone, brush your hair, wash your hair, and style your hair. Today was that special day for me, I just love it. And that's not all, after your appointment is over you get 3o minutes of complete silence while you're driving with your new fresh, put together self. Come on ladies, you know what I am talking about. Hair day rocks for us hard working moms out there! I would just like to say I am thankful for today, what a great one it was. I would love to know what makes you guys smile. Please share.

Boys in "Da" Hood!

Tonight we were watching So you think you can dance and the boys came out in their hoodies and danced a little "hip hop" . They are pretty gangsta I must say!