A little about me…

So, Melissa had a good idea tell you all a little about herself to help you understand where we are coming from.  Well, here is a little about me. 
I am a follower of Christ, a Wife of 20 years and a mother of four great children.  We sort of have two sets of kids.  We have a daughter that is 18 and a son that is 15.  Also, we have a daughter that is 6 and a son that is 4.  When our oldest was about 10 life was easy and we thought “hey let’s have another baby” and then God said “Hey how about one more”.
I am a stay at home mom now and I have always been at home but I have always worked in some way from home.  Now I am home and just homeschooling our younger two children.  I love to be at home.  I love all things domestic, except crafts those I am capable of but I don’t love.  I love gardening, cooking, baking and even cleaning on a good day.

I started blogging because I have felt in my heart that this is what I am suppose to be doing for years.  Now, God has freed me up to do it.  You see I have done daycare in my home for 10 years and just ended.  See the story about that here.  I am very excited to see what God gives me to write.  I say that God gives it to me because I really believe that through his Holy Spirit he speaks through my hands writing.  I so often get done writing something and say Wow that is really good, not to myself but to the Lord.  If you know me you realize that I am too scatterbrained to write anything good.  In fact, all of the articles about things like recipes, tips and things like that, well that’s just me and you will see.  Now, the inspirational stuff that is Him.

I love that Melissa and I are working together on this because we are so different and yet just like Melissa I need to have that third strand in all parts of my life in order to have order in my life.  We hope that you find good information, are inspired and have fun reading our blog.  Enjoy!!
Jeannie

So Here We Go!!!

So as I begin this adventure (blogging) I begin to ask myself what can I share and what will bring value to you the reader. I plan on sharing my successes, my failures, my thoughts and my ideas. So here goes nothing!! J

For my first blog I would like to just begin sharing a little bit more about me. This will hopefully help you to understand, or maybe even relate to me as I share every Monday my trials and successes of trying to balance it all.

I am a child of god, a wife to an amazing man for the past 12 years and a mother to four beautiful children ages 12 - 6. I am also a college student and a working professional attempting to build a successful career.  I have been a stay at home mom off and on for a total of almost seven years. I loved being a stay at home mom and would not have changed it for the world. Now my kids are all in school and I have been given the desire to achieve a career.  I work in the field of Human Resources and look forward to learning something every day.

Some things I like include gardening (both flowers and vegetable) and canning and working outside on the lawn. I also enjoy making people smile and help them feel valued. I am devoted to my family and love being a mom. I also like working and love the career path that I have chosen. I go to work every morning with a smile! Imagine that!!!

I have learned to coupon this past year and have become as frugal as I can. I do things like meal plan, make my own house cleaners, make my own laundry soap and will try anything new that will help me achieve a successfully managed home. Now with that said, that does not mean I have figured it out, I haven’t even scratched the surface! It is a trial and error process and plan on sharing some of that on this blog.

I would love to figure out how to keep a clean home with four kids…. And maybe how to keep up with laundry…. Those are two things I have never mastered even with being a stay at home mom or working. I can be a little A.D.D with my thoughts and sometimes overanalyze life too much.

Like our blog title, I can’t do anything that I have on my plate without having God in my life. A couple years ago, I learned the lesson of the braid and how it needs to have three strands to be strong… so I use this in all areas of my life. In my marriage, my children, relationship with friends, school and work….. I know I can’t do it alone and it is a relief to know that I don’t have to.  If that is one thing you take away from this blog… it is just that… two strands are good… but three strands… WOW! 

Have a GREAT week!  

Melissa